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"When he can stay balanced and hit the ball hard up the right-field alley, that's what I've seen him do in his good seasons. But getting on top of a high inside fastball - that's not bad to see, either."
-- Manager Clint Hurdle on Clint Barmes, who roped an off-speed pitch for an opposite-field single before turning on a fastball for a two-run homer in Sunday's 9-2 win against Atlanta