Cody Ross deals with vision problems

Diamondbacks outfielder Cody Ross has been dealing with blurred vision for much of the season due to issues with his contact lenses, but he clearly had no issues seeing Wednesday against the Marlins. Thanks to a visit to a three-hour trip to an eye doctor prior to the game, Ross was able to see clearly in a pinch-hitting appearance in the eighth inning.

Ross took Marlins reliever Mike Dunn deep for a three-run home run that provided all of the team's offense, in a 3-1 win. It was just Ross' third home run of the season, and first since May 27, nearly a month.

"Honestly I was going up there with blurry vision half the time at the plate," Ross said. "It's hard enough to hit in this league when you've got good vision, as opposed to going up with blurry vision. But it's just one of those things where you don't want to make excuses, but it's a true story. It was tough."