SCOTTSDALE, Ariz. -- It was the eighth inning of a late September game against the Dodgers when D-backs right-hander Yoan Lopez showed that not only might he have the stuff to be a future closer, but also the moxie of one as well.
With the D-backs clinging to a 3-2 lead, Dodgers shortstop Manny Machado led off the top of the eighth with a double. In an effort to get his teammates fired up, Machado looked toward the Dodgers dugout and gestured with his hands.
Lopez, who made his MLB debut a couple of weeks beforehand after being signed out of Cuba in January 2015, did not let the moment overwhelm him.