Two months after getting cut, Pavin Smith's game-ending homer gives D-backs playoff hope
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What happened
Torey Lovullo has said the same phrase several times over the past seven years, even as fans and sometimes reporters rolled their eyes at the Arizona Diamondbacks manager's optimism. “Pavin Smith can hit,” Lovullo would say. Entering as a pinch-hitter, the left-hander ripped a cutter from Michael Fulmer over the right-field wall.
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