Arizona Diamondbacks 2018 Spring Training Game Notes
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ARIZONA DIAMONDBACKS 2018 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 (12-9) vs. SAN DIEGO PADRES (10-9-3) 2018 D-BACKS SPRING SCHEDULE Saturday, March 17, 2018 ♦ Salt River Fields at Talking Stick ♦ Scottsdale, Ariz. ♦ 1:10 p.m. WINNING LOSING DATE OPP RESULT REC. PITCHER PITCHER ATT. Game No. 22 ♦ Home Game No. 12 ♦ Home Record: 6-5-0 ♦ Road Record: 6-4-0 2/21 ASU W, 6-2 N/A Carpenter C. Davis 5,506 RHP Ryan Atkinson (0-0, 15.43) vs. LHP Robbie Erlin (0-0, 3.38) 2/22 - OFF DAY - - 98.7 FM Arizona's Sports Station - 2/23 @ COL W, 7-6 1-0 Payamps Pierpont 7,682 2/24 CLE L, 2-11 1-1 Morimando J. Miller 9,628 DIAMOND-FACTS HONORING KT 2/25 MIL L, 1-5 1-2 Chacin Greinke 8,370 ♦Arizona is in its 21st Cactus League season and ♦ The D-backs will honor the memory of former 2/26 @ CIN (ss) W, 5-2 2-2 Ray Stephenson 2,129 eighth at Salt River Fields at Talking Stick…Tuc- GM Kevin Towers in the following ways: COL (ss) W, 7-4 3-2 Shipley Freeland 5,292 2/27 @ SF L, 12-14 3-3 Heston Vasquez 6,708 son was spring headquarters from 1998-2010. KEVIN TOWERS PRO SCOUTING AWARD: Will be 2/28 COL L, 3-9 3-4 Almonte Hirano 5,799 given annually to a D-backs Professional Scout who ♦The D-backs have won 4 Cactus League titles 3/1 MIL L, 1-6 3-5 Suter Chafin 6,763 exemplifi es the characteristics displayed by Towers. (also: 1999, 2002, '07, '16). 3/2 @ COL L, 6-15 3-6 Senzatela Blazek 8,876 "KEVIN'S TOWER": The D-backs will rename the 3/3 @ LAD L, 6-14 3-7 Ray A. Wood 13,186 YESTERDAY'S RECAP suite that Towers sat in during his tenure as "Kevin's 3/4 CHI W, 2-0 4-7 Walker Lester 13,782* Tower" in a dedication ceremony on April 20. ♦The D-backs won vs. Dodgers, 4-1. 3/5 @ SD W, 10-3 5-7 Koch Lamet 4,857 KT PATCH: Arizona will wear a "KT" patch on their ♦3B Jake Lamb hit a 2-run double and went 3/6 LAA W, 5-4 6-7 Feliz Pinder 7,885 left chest on Aug. 2, when they celebrate the 2011 3/7 - OFF DAY - 1-for-2…CF Rey Fuentes tripled, extending his NL West Championship Team vs. Padres, who Towers 3/8 @ MIL W, 11-6 7-7 Bracho Wilkerson 5,231 on-base streak to 8 games, and 2B Kristopher was also a GM for from 1995-2005. 3/9 @ KC W, 7-2 8-7 Bradley Stout 6,206 Negrón went 1-for-2 with a double. 3/10 KC W, 10-3 9-7 Suárez Lenik 13,511* ♦RHP Matt Koch earned the win throwing 3.0 SNAKEBITES - AT THE PLATE 3/11 @ CWS L, 5-6 9-8 Lopez Corbin 7,289 scoreless innings allowing 2 hits and 1 strike- ♦1B Paul Goldschmidt has hit safely in 7 of his 3/12 COL L, 2-4 9-9 Bettis Chafin 11,077* out…RHP Kris Medlen threw 2.0 scoreless in- last 10 games (.364; 8-for-22). 3/13 - OFF DAY - nings, while RHP Fernando Salas, RHP Silvino ♦OF Rey Fuentes has a 8-game hitting streak, go- 3/14 CIN W, 7-3 10-9 Greinke Stephenson 12,214* Bracho and RHP Joey Krehbiel each posted a ing 9-for-16 (.533) with, 2 triples, 2 home runs, 6 3/15 @ CHC W, 3-2 11-9 Boxberger Perakslis 15,829 shutout frame. 3/16 LAD W, 4-1 12-9 Koch Font 13,796* RBI and 7 runs scored. 3/17 SD 1:10 p.m. 98.7 FM Arizona’s Sports Station ♦OF David Peralta, who has a 8-game hitting 3/18 @ CIN 1:05 p.m. FSAZ+/98.7 FM Arizona’s Sports Station LUCK OF THE IRISH streak, is batting .484 (15-for-31) with 3 doubles, 3/19 CWS 1:10 p.m. ♦ In honor of St. Patrick's Day today, the D-backs 1 homer, 7 RBI and 1 walk in 11 games. 3/20 @ LAA 1:05 p.m. FSAZ will be wearing special green hats and socks. 3/21 SF 6:40 p.m. dbacks.com SINGLE-GAME TICKETS ON SALE 3/22 CWS 6:40 p.m. dbacks.com BACK FIELD ACTION ♦D-backs single-game tickets are on sale at 3/23 @ CLE 6:05 p.m. ♦ LHP Patrick Corbin, RHP Yoshihisa Hirano and dbacks.com/tickets, at the Chase Field Ticket 3/24 KC (ss) 1:10 p.m. ESPN 620 AM @ LAA (ss) 1:05 p.m. LHP Jorge De La Rosa will throw in a Minor Offi ce or by phone at (602) 514-8400. League game today vs. Angels. 3/25 @ COL 1:10 p.m. 98.7 FM Arizona’s Sports Station ♦The D-backs' promotional calendar highlights 3/26 CLE - Chase Field 6:40 p.m. KHOV 105.1 FM ♦ RHP Taijuan Walker pitched yesterday in a Tri- include the 20th Anniversary Game (March 31), 3/27 CLE - Chase Field 12:40 p.m. FSAZ/ESPN 620 AM/KHOV 105.1 FM ple-A game @ Cubs (4.2 IP, 3 H, 1 R/ER, 1 BB, 8 SO, Archie Bradley Audio Bobblehead (April 21), * Denotes sell out All Times Local 75 pitches [51 strikes]). Sugar Skull T-shirt (May 5), Star Wars Paul Solo (Goldschmidt) Bobblehead (June 2), Father’s MISCELLANEOUS 2018 ATTENDANCE WINNING WAYS Day Hawaiian Shirt (June 17), Fourth of July Fire- Record: 12-9 Day: 11-9 HOME ROAD ♦ Arizona has won 9 of its last 11 games, outscor- works Spectacular and Alumni Game (Aug. 4). Home: 6-5 Night: 1-0 Total: 108,117 Total: 77,993 ing its opponents, 66-34. Away: 6-4 vs. AL: 3-2 Avg: 9,828 Avg: 7,799 D-BACKS TO CELEBRATE 20TH ANNIVERSARY Neutral: 0-0 vs. NL: 9-7 Largest: 13,796 (3/16) Largest: 15,829 (3/15) TODAY'S KIDS, TOMORROW'S STARS ♦The D-backs will celebrate their 20th anniversary UPCOMING PITCHING PROBABLES ♦ Tonight, the D-backs and Derrick Hall will be all season with a series of events allowing fans to honored at the Boys & Girls Club’s signature char- look back at the club's fi rst 20 years while focus- MARCH 17 VS. PADRES- 1:10 P.M. ity event celebrating “Today’s Kids, Tomorrow’s ing on the next generation…elements include: RHP Ryan Atkinson (0-0, 15.43) vs. LHP Robbie Erlin (0-0, 3.38) Stars” at 5:00 at the Westin Kierland. Vote for the D-backs All-Time Team at dbacks.com/20. ARI: LHP Jorge De La Rosa, RHP Michael Blazek, RHP Joey Krehbiel, RHP Sil- vino Bracho, RHP Yoshihisa Hirano ♦ Ken Kendrick, Luis Gonzalez, Randy Johnson, The logo (top L corner) features the team’s historic Torey Lovullo, Archie Bradley, Zack Greinke, and current colors (Purple and Sedona Red) and SD: RHP Jonathan Aro, RHP Colten Brewer, RHP Adam Cimber, RHP Eric Yard- Chris Owings and Taijuan Walker will be on 6 stars, each representing a D-backs playoff team ley, LHP Buddy Baumann hand at the event, as will Cullen Maxey who sits (1999, 2001, '02, '07, '11 & '17); on the Board of directors of B&G Clubs of Metro A commemorative patch, featuring the logo, will MARCH 18 @ REDS- 1:05 P.M. RHP Zack Godley (0-0, 0.00) vs. LHP Amir Garrett (1-0, 2.00) Phoenix. adorn the team’s jerseys throughout the season and caps during the fi rst homestand; ARI: TBA CHURRO DOG TO BE FEATURED AT MLB FOODFEST The “D-backs 20th Anniversary Experience,” a 2,000 CIN: RHP Raisel Iglesias, RHP Jared Hughes, RHP Vance Worley square-foot exhibit at Chase Field, located on the ♦ Yesterday, Major League Baseball announced Main Concourse in right fi eld behind the Coors Light their inaugural MLB Foodfest from April 21-22 in MARCH 19 VS. WHITE SOX - 1:10 P.M. Strike Zone, will feature historic artifacts, memora- TBA vs. RHP Carson Fulmer (0-4, 18.90) New York, featuring special selections from each bilia and photography celebrating the team’s history ARI: TBA Major League ballpark, including Chase Field's and a wall featuring baseballs signed by nearly all D- Churro Dog. backs players and coaches. CWS: LHP Hector Santiago, LHP Robbie Ross Jr. THE BULLPEN CART IS BACK! ROSTER ROUNDUP & OFFSEASON ACQUISITIONS ♦ The D-backs announced they will bring back ♦Arizona has 46 players left in Major League a piece of baseball lore -- the bullpen cart that camp: 24 pitchers (6 left-handed), 6 catchers, 8 has long been a part of the game’s history…the infi elders and 8 outfi elders. OnTrac Bullpen Cart will be available to transport ♦Acquired RHP Brad Boxberger and OF Steven relief pitchers from both bullpens at Chase Field Souza Jr.; signed C Alex Avila, OF Jarrod Dyson prior to entering a game. and RHP Yoshihisa Hirano; selected RHP Albert Suárez in the Rule 5 Draft. TODAY’S SCHEDULED PITCHERS STARTING PITCHER No. 61 - RHP Silvino Bracho @SILVINOBRACHO No.