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Mismanagement of games on Saturday and Sunday cost the team the game tonight.
Hicks should not have been brought into the game on Saturday once they were trailing, and Norris should not have been brought into a game they were leading by five runs on Sunday. Had Matheny not made those moves, he could have used Norris for a second inning tonight or a combination of Hicks/Norris.
Then, compound that by putting the winning run on base when doubles are more likely than homers and leaving in an obviously ineffective Bowman and you have what you have.
I'm not going to blast Ozuna for not getting to a ball with a 4% catch probability, but he probably shouldn't have dived for it.
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