Arizona Diamondbacks 2016 Spring Training Game Notes
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ARIZONA DIAMONDBACKS 2016 SPRING TRAINING GAME NOTES dbacks.com losdbacks.com @Dbacks @LosDbacks facebook.com/D-backs Salt River Fields at Talking Stick 7555 N. Pima Road, Scottsdale, Ariz., 85258 ARIZONA DIAMONDBACKS (11-3-1) VS. CINCINNATI REDS (7-8-1) PRESS.DBACKSMEDIA.COM ♦Daily content includes media guides, game notes, statistical packets, audio, video and Wednesday, March 16, 2016 ♦ Salt River Fields at Talking Stick ♦ Scottsdale, Ariz. ♦ 6:40 p.m. other game-day information: LOGIN: arizona // PASSWORD: Arizona16 Game No. 17 ♦ Home Game No. 8 ♦ Home Record: 5-2 ♦ Road Record: 6-1-1 LHP Patrick Corbin (1-0, 0.00) vs. RHP Tim Adleman (0-0, 10.80) 2016 D-BACKS SPRING SCHEDULE (11-3-1) FOX Sports Arizona / MLB Network / dbacks.com WINNING LOSING DATE OPP RESULT REC. PITCHER PITCHER ATT. 3/1 UofA W, 12-5 - Hall Johnson 5,007 DIAMOND-FACTS SPRING TRAINING NOTABLES 3/2 @ COL W, 6-3 1-0 Bradley (1-0) Matzek (0-1) 6,147 ♦Arizona is in its 19th Cactus League season and sixth at ♦JEAN SEGURA: Has hit safely in all 6 games (.550, 11-for- 3/3 COL L, 5-6 1-1 Moll (1-0) Cisnero (0-1) 7,295 Salt River Fields at Talking Stick…Tucson was the club’s 20), and is tied for eighth in the Cactus League in hits. 3/4 OAK (ss) W, 6-3 2-1 Wagner (1-0) C. Smith (0-1) 9,875 spring headquarters from 1998-2010. ♦BRANDON DRURY: Is 9-for-19 (.474) with 5 doubles, 2 3/5 @ LAD L, 2-7 2-2 De Leon (1-0) Gibson (0-1) 13,122 ♦D-backs are 312-283-20 all-time during Spring Train- homers, 7 RBI and 5 runs scored over his last 7 games… 3/6 CHC W, 8-3 3-2 Wright (1-0) Brothers (0-1) #13,151 ing…in 2015, the D-backs went 19-14-2. among Cactus League leaders, is tied for fi rst in dou- 3/7 @ SEA W, 10-8 4-2 De La Rosa (1-0) Paxton (0-1) 6,124 ♦Arizona’s 19 wins last spring tied for the most in the NL, bles, fi fth in average (.423) and tied for fi fth in total 3/8 @SD T, 8-8 4-2-1 - - 3,829 LAA L, 3-5 4-3-1 Bedrosian (1-1) Collmenter (0-1) 8,457 with New York, and tied for third overall (also Toron- bases (22). 3/9 SD W, 8-4 5-3-1 Wagner (2-0) Hellweg (0-1) 10,027 to)…only Oakland (22) and Kansas City (20) had more. ♦SÓCRATES BRITO: Has hit safely in 7 of 8 games (9-for- 3/10 @LAA W, 5-3 6-3-1 López (1-0) Rassmussen (0-1) 6,990 23)…recorded a RBI in 5 of his 8 games (6 RBI total). 3/11 @ KC W, 12-3 7-3-1 Corbin (1-0) Young (0-1) 10,110 YESTERDAY’S RECAP ♦RICKIE WEEKS JR.: Has hit safely in 6-of-8 games (.500, 3/12 KC W, 3-0 8-3-1 De La Rosa (1-0) Medlen (0-1) #13,514 ♦D-backs enjoyed their lone off day of the spring yester- 10-for-20) with 4 doubles and 4 RBI. @ SF (ss) W, 9-5 9-3-1 Bradley (2-0) Blach (0-1) 11,544 day. ♦WELINGTON CASTILLO: Hitting .412 (7-for-17) with 5 3/13 @ CWS W, 11-4 10-3-1 Ray (1-0) Danks (1-2) 7,290 doubles, 2 homers and 8 RBI. 3/14 SEA (ss) W, 8-3 11-3-1 Sarianides (1-0) Walker (0-2) 11,491 3/15 - OFF DAY - WEDNESDAY NIGHT LIGHTS ♦PHIL GOSSELIN: Hitting .391 (9-for-23) in 9 games. ♦Tonight marks the fi rst night game of the spring at Salt 3/16 CIN 6:40 p.m. FSAZ/MLB Network/dbacks.com 3/17 @ CHC 4:05 p.m. ESPN River Fields at Talking Stick for the D-backs. CALL JOHN STAMOS, WE HAVE A FULL HOUSE 3/18 LAD 1:10 p.m. FSAZ ♦The game will be broadcast locally on FOX Sports Ari- ♦Saturday’s attendance of 13,514 set a Salt River Fields 3/19 TEX (ss) 1:10 p.m. Arizona Sports 98.7 FM zona and will air nationally on MLB Network…the game at Talking Stick complex single-game record (previous: @ SEA (ss) 7:10 p.m. can also be heard at dbacks.com/webcast. 13,507, March 22, 2015 vs. Rockies)...D-backs have had 3/20 @ CIN 1:05 p.m. Arizona Sports 98.7 FM ♦The ceremonial fi rst pitch will be thrown by Don Hoo- 2 sellouts this spring (also: March 6 vs. Cubs). 3/21 MIL (ss) 6:40 p.m. FSAZ ton, founder of the Taylor Hooton Foundation, with 3/22 SF (ss) 7:10 p.m. FSAZ/dbacks.com 3/23 SF 1:10 p.m. dbacks.com Brad Ziegler catching it…Brad is on the advisory board WE’RE #1! for the foundation’s “It’s All Me” campaign to help young 3/24 @ SD 1:10 p.m. ♦Salt River Fields at Talking Stick has received the follow- 3/25 CLE 1:10 p.m. FSAZ players avoid the dangers of steroids. ing accolades this spring: 3/26 @ MIL 1:05 p.m. Arizona Sports 98.7 FM ARIZONA FOOTHILLS MAGAZINE - “Best of Our Valley” Best 3/27 @ TEX 1:05 p.m. HEATING UP Spring Training Field. COL 1:10 p.m. FSAZ/Arizona Sports 98.7 FM ♦The D-backs are 9-1-1 in their last 11 games, including SPORTS ON EARTH - Best Spring Training Destination 3/28 @ SF 7:05 p.m. an active 7-game winning streak…their current streak CONCIERGES MAGAZINE - #1 Spring Training Facility 3/29 COL 1:10 p.m. dbacks.com is their longest since also winning 7 consecutive Cactus 3/30 @ OAK 12:05 p.m. dbacks.com League games from March 12-17, 2002 [STATS, INC]. 3/31 @ COL 12:10 p.m. ROSTER ROUNDUP & OFFSEASON ACQUISITIONS 4/1 KC - Chase Field 6:40 p.m. FSAZ/Arizona Sports 98.7 FM ♦11 wins entered play today as the most in the Majors. ♦Arizona currently has 46 players in camp: 24 pitchers (6 4/2 KC - Chase Field 12:10 p.m. ESPN Phoenix 620 left-handed), 4 catchers, 8 infi elders and 10 outfi elders. # - Sellout HIT, RUN, SCORE ♦The D-backs return 22 players from its 40-man roster at MISCELLANEOUS 2016 ATTENDANCE ♦Arizona leads Major League Baseball with 104 runs and the start of last Spring Training…Arizona returned 23 Record: 11-3-1 Day: 11-3-1 HOME ROAD 172 hits, while their 63 extra-base hits, 281 total bases players in 2015 and 26 in 2014. Home: 5-2 Night: 0-0 Total: 73,810 Total: 65,246 and .887 OPS all lead the Cactus League…D-backs hit- ♦Key transactions: Acquired RHP Shelby Miller (from At- ters have seen 1,894 pitches, the second-most in base- Away: 6-1-1 vs. AL: 7-1 Avg: 10,544 Avg: 8,156 lanta) and Jean Segura (Milwaukee); Signed RHP Zack Neutral: 0-0 vs. NL: 4-2-1 Largest: 13,514 (3/12) Largest: 13,122 (3/5) ball (Mariners have 2,024). Greinke and RHP Tyler Clippard. The D-backs also rank second in the CL in average ♦ UPCOMING PITCHING PROBABLES (.316), slugging pct. (517) and OBP (.371). HALE AT THE HELM & COACHING STAFF CHANGES ♦Chip Hale is in his second season as the D-backs’ man- WEDNESDAY, MARCH 16 VS. CIN - 6:40 P.M. FOR STARTERS ager and 12th in the organization (also: 2000-09)…from LHP Patrick Corbin (1-0, 0.00) vs. RHP Tim Adleman (0-0, 10.80) ♦The D-backs starting rotation has posted a 5-0 record 2007-09, was the D-backs third base and infi eld coach. ARI: RHP Enrique Burgos, RHP Evan Marshall, RHP Sam LeCure, LHP Wesley Wright, RHP with a 3.19 ERA (15 ER in 42.1 IP) in 15 games this spring. ♦Led Arizona to a 15-win improvement in 2015 after go- Jake Barrett ♦Arizona is the only team in Major League Baseball with ing 79-83 in his rookie campaign…79 wins were the CIN: RHP Blake Wood, RHP Caleb Cotham, RHP Drew Hayes, RHP Ryan Mattheus, LHP an undefeated record by the starting rotation, and their second most by a D-backs manager in their fi rst 162 Chris O’Grady ERA ranks third in the Cactus League behind the Cubs games, trailing Bob Brenly (92 in 2001). THURSDAY, MARCH 17 AT CHC - 4:05 P.M. (2.84) and Indians (2.86). ♦Arizona made 4 new additions to its coaching staff : RHP Archie Bradley (2-0, 4.70) vs. RHP Jason Hammel (1-0, 0.00) GARVIN ALSTON / BULLPEN COACH NEW BABY D-BACK ARI: RHP Brad Ziegler, RHP Daniel Hudson, RHP Tyler Clippard, RHP Kaleb Fleck, LHP Keith MIKE BUTCHER / PITCHING COACH Congratulations to Major League coach and interpreter, Hessler ♦ DAVE MAGADAN / HITTING COACH Ariel Prieto, and his wife, Patricia, on the birth of their CHC: RHP Jason Hammel MATT WILLIAMS / THIRD BASE COACH baby boy Aaron Gabriel Prieto…Aaron was born on FRIDAY, MARCH 18 VS. LAD - 1:10 P.M. March 14, weighing 6 lbs., 13 oz., and 20 inches long.