Souza Jr., Godley guide Diamondbacks back into win column

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    It had been a couple of weeks since Steven Souza Jr. approached Arizona manager Torey Lovullo in Cincinnati about batting leadoff, so the right fielder began to question whether he would get his chance.

    "I was wondering," he said.

    Then, with the offense in a deep funk, Souza arrived at the ballpark Wednesday and checked the lineup: leadoff.

    He made good on his word that he could handle the job, hitting a home run to start the third that ended the Diamondbacks' 25-inning scoreless drought. Souza added an RBI double the next inning and backed Zack Godley with a defensive gem in a 3-1 win over the San Francisco Giants on Wednesday night

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