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PROBABLE PITCHERS ARIZONA DIAMONDBACKS (26-24) at OAKLAND ATHLETICS (26-25) @ OAKLAND A'S Saturday, May 26, 2018 ♦ Oakland Coliseum ♦ Oakland, Calif. ♦ 1:05 p.m. AZT May 27 - 1:05 p.m. FSAZ/98.7 FM/KHOV 105.1 Fox Sports Arizona ♦ 98.7 FM Arizona's Sports Station ♦ Univision Deportes 105.1 FM RHP Zack Greinke (3-3, 3.71) vs. RHP Trevor Cahill (1-2, 2.75) Game No. 51 ♦ Road Game No. 25 ♦ Home Record: 14-12 ♦ Road Record: 12-12 VS. CINCINNATI REDS RHP Clay Buchholz (0-0, 1.80) vs. RHP Daniel Mengden (4-4, 3.30) May 28 - 1:10 p.m. FSAZ/620 AM/KHOV 105.1 TBA vs. Arizona Diamondbacks Communications 401 E. Jefferson Street, Phoenix, Ariz. 85004 602.462.6519 RHP Homer Bailey (1-6, 6.21) May 29 - 6:40 p.m. FSAZ/98.7 FM/KHOV 105.1 HERE’S THE STORY… TOUCHING ALL THE BASES TBA vs. ♦Arizona is making its fi rst trip to the Oakland Coliseum since RHP Luis Castillo (4-4, 5.34) July 1-3, 2011…the D-backs are 8-3 in their last 11 games @ A's MEMORIAL DAY ON MONDAY: The D-backs will honor those who May 30 - 12:40 p.m. FSAZ/620 AM/KHOV 105.1 since July 9, 2000. have sacrifi ced their lives serving our country throughout the TBA vs. game, including a moment of remembrance at 3 p.m. for all MLB RHP Sal Ramano (2-5, 5.62 + today) ♦Arizona is 3-1 this season in Interleague Play, having also taken teams…Players and coaches will wear a camoufl age-designed 2 of 3 from the Astros from May 4-6 @ Chase Field. cap, matching jersey and socks which will feature fi ve stars to ♦The D-backs rank second in the Major Leagues with a .991 fi eld- CURRENT TRIP represent the fi ve branches of the U.S military…the D-backs will ing pct. behind the Astros (.992) and ahead of the Rockies (.991) Record ............................................................1-6 also give away a Memorial Day Camo Cap courtesy of Sanderson and Royals (.989). Team AVG/OBP/SLG ............ .190/.260/.326 Ford to the fi rst 20,000 fans. ♦Clay Buchholz leads the Majors with a .692 winning pct. (45-20) Runs per game ............................................ 2.4 on the road since 2009. PAUL SOLO BOBBLEHEAD courtesy of COX COMMUNICATIONS: The Home Runs ...................................................... 6 RISP ........................................... .156 (7-for-45) D-backs will host Star Wars Day at Chase Field on June 2 vs. Marlins, and the fi rst 20,000 fans will receive a Paul Solo (Paul Team ERA .....................................................3.61 YESTERDAY'S RECAP Starters W-L-QS | ERA ............... 1-4-2 | 3.79 Goldschmidt + Han Solo) bobblehead, courtesy of Cox Commu- ♦The D-backs won the the series opener @ A's, 7-1. Bullpen W-L-SV | ERA ................ 0-2-0 | 3.26 ♦ Patrick Corbin (5-1) earned his 50th career win after striking nications. out 7 and allowing 1 run in 7.0 innings...Yoshihisa Hirano (1.0 BY THE NUMBERS IP) and Andrew Chafi n (1.0) each had scoreless outings. ON THIS DAY: NEAR PERFECTION & CONSECUTIVE SHUTOUTS NL West ....................................... 2nd | -0.5 GB ♦On this day in 2001, Curt Schilling took a perfect game into the ♦ Nick Ahmed went 2-for-4 with a home run (7), 2 RBI and 2 runs Current Streak ........................................Won 1 scored...Paul Goldschmidt tripled and drove in 2 runs...John eighth inning @ Padres, but has it broken up by a bunt single by Last 5 games.................................................1-4 Ryan Murphy had a double and 2 RBI as the DH. Ben Davis with 1 out. Last 10 games ..............................................2-8 ♦On this day in 2006, Brandon Webb throws his second consecu- Roof Open .....................................................8-7 MEMORIAL DAY UNIFORMS tive shutout, blanking the Reds, 3-0…he is 1 of 2 pitchers in Roof Closed...................................................5-4 ♦Over the next 3 days, teams across Major League Baseball will team history (3 times) to toss back-to-back shutouts, along with Roof Open/Closed ......................................1-1 wear a camoufl age-designed cap, matching jersey and socks Curt Schlling from May 9-14, 2003 (Webb also did it in 3 straight Uniform - White/Red .................................4-5 which will feature fi ve stars to represent the 5 branches of the games from Aug. 5-17, 2007). Uniform - White/Teal .................................5-3 Uniform - Red ...............................................4-4 U.S military. Uniform - Black ............................................1-1 INTERLEAGUE INFORMATION ♦Major League Baseball will donate 100 pct. of its royalties from Uniform - Los D-backs ..............................1-0 the sales of Memorial Day weekend apparel to charities sup- ♦Arizona is 3-1 this season in Interleague Play, winning the series Uniform - Throwback ................................1-3 porting children and families grieving the loss of a military opener last night @ A's and taking 2 of 3 from the Astros from Uniform - Gray/Red ....................................6-3 loved one…the organizations – Tragedy Assistance Program for May 4-6 @ Chase Field. Uniform - Gray/Teal ....................................4-4 Survivors and Folds of Honor Foundation – will receive a mini- ♦The D-backs went 12-8 (.600) in Interleague Play in 2017, their Uniform - Other ...........................................0-1 mum $500,000 collective donation. most wins in a season vs. AL teams (also: 2002, '03, '13, '15). Lead after 6.0 innings ..............................20-2 Lead after 7.0 innings .............................21-3 Lead after 8.0 innings ..............................23-0 HALL OF FAME CLASSIC D-BACKS ALL-TIME DH NOTES Tied after 6.0 innings .................................2-3 ♦Today, Augie Ojeda will represent the D-backs at the annual ♦ D-backs designated hitters have combined to bat .239 (160-for- Tied after 7.0 innings .................................3-3 Hall of Fame Classic @ Doubleday Field in Cooperstown, New 670) with 26 home runs and 93 RBI…D-backs designated hitters Tied after 8.0 innings .................................2-3 York…each Major League team sends a player representative were 6-for-39 (.231) with 3 homers and 8 RBI in 2017. Trail after 6.0 innings ...............................4-18 to take part in a 7-inning exhibition game. ♦ More information about D-backs as the DH: Trail after 7.0 innings ...............................2-18 The last D-back DH to homer was A.J. Pollock on Sept. 30, 2017 @ Trail after 8.0 innings ...............................1-21 RECORD-LOW THROUGH THE FIRST 50 Royals (off Jacob Junis). Extra-inning games....................................3-2 ♦The D-backs pitching staff has allowed 179 runs this season, the The only D-back with a multi-homer game as a DH was Jay Bell on Day ...................................................................7-8 fewest in franchise history through the fi rst 50 games of a sea- July 17, 1999 @ Rangers. Night ..........................................................19-16 DH HR: Jay Bell (4), Wily Mo Pena (3), Paul Goldschmidt (2) Chad vs. RHS .......................................................13-17 son [source: STATS LLC]: Tracy (2), Erubiel Durazo (2) and Eric Chavez (2)…11 players with 1. vs. LHS ...........................................................13-7 SEASON RUNS Score fi rst .....................................................17-9 2018 .......................................179 D-BACKS ON THE LEADERBOARD Opponents score fi rst .............................9-15 2013 ...................................................182 Score 4 runs or more ...............................19-3 ♦Arizona's pitching staff rankings among NL teams: 2017 ...................................................192 Score 3 runs or fewer ..............................7-21 2008 ...................................................199 OVERALL NO. RANK STARTERS NO. RANK RELIEVERS NO. RANK Shutouts - Pitching (ARI-OPP) ................2-2 2007 ...................................................204 OPP. OPS .... .664 ........1st SO .................. 293 ........3rd WHIP ........... 1.06 .........1st Hit home run ..............................................19-8 ♦Arizona is 1 of 3 teams this season to have not allowed 10+ runs WHIP. ........... 1.17 ......2nd OPP. AVG .... .233 ........5th OPP. OPS .....588 .........1st Hit 2 or more home runs........................12-2 in a single game this season, joining Houston and St. Louis. ERA ............... 3.25 ......2nd WHIP.............1.24 ........6th OPP. AVG ... .205 .......2nd Do not homer ............................................7-16 OPP. AVG .... .223 ....... 3rd OPP. OPS .... .708 ........5th ERA .............. 2.52 .......2nd 10 or more hits ..........................................11-1 SO .................. 448 ....... 5th ERA............... 3.86 ........7th SV PCT. ....... 73.7 ........3rd ABOVE .500 Opponents 10 or more hits .....................4-7 ♦Arizona has had a record of .500 or better for 212 consecutive Errorless games ......................................21-17 GETTING DEFENSIVE games since Opening Day 2017, the third-longest streak in Last at-bat (ARI-OPP) .................................6-5 The D-backs rank second in the Major Leagues with a .991 fi eld- Walkoff wins (ARI-OPP) .............................2-2 team history behind 333 games from April 19, 1999-April 26, ♦ ing pct. behind the Astros (.992) and ahead of the Rockies (.991) Comeback wins (ARI-OPP) .................12-11 2001 and 305 games from April 21, 2001-Sept. 29, 2002. and Royals (.989). Series opener .............................................11-6