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 (12-11-1) at LOS ANGELES ANGELS (11-15) 2018 D-BACKS SPRING SCHEDULE Tuesday, March 20, 2018 ♦ Tempe Diablo Stadium ♦ Tempe, Ariz. ♦ 1:05 p.m. WINNING LOSING DATE OPP RESULT REC. PITCHER PITCHER ATT. Game No. 25 ♦ Road Game No. 12 ♦ Home Record: 6-6-1 ♦ Road Record: 6-5-0 2/21 ASU W, 6-2 N/A Carpenter C. Davis 5,506 LHP Robbie Ray (1-1, 6.55) vs. RHP Parker Bridwell (0-1, 9.22) 2/22 - OFF DAY - - FSAZ - 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 "WHAT'S NEW AT CHASE FIELD" TOMORROW 2/25 MIL L, 1-5 1-2 Chacin Greinke 8,370 ♦Arizona is in its 21st Cactus League season and ♦Tomorrow at 10:00 a.m. at Chase Field, Derrick 2/26 @ CIN (ss) W, 5-2 2-2 Ray Stephenson 2,129 eighth at Salt River Fields at Talking Stick…Tuc- Hall will lead media on a tour of new elements at 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. Chase Field in 2018: 2/28 COL L, 3-9 3-4 Almonte Hirano 5,799 ♦The D-backs have won 4 Cactus League titles New food items and their creation as explained by 3/1 MIL L, 1-6 3-5 Suter Chafin 6,763 (also: 1999, 2002, '07, '16). Chef Stephen Tilder. 3/2 @ COL L, 6-15 3-6 Senzatela Blazek 8,876 Additions of Dutch Bros and Portillo’s. 3/3 @ LAD L, 6-14 3-7 Ray A. Wood 13,186 YESTERDAY'S RECAP Luis Gonzalez's "Gonzo’s Grill, presented by Tyson" 3/4 CHI W, 2-0 4-7 Walker Lester 13,782* ♦The D-backs fell to the White Sox, 15-2. with Tyson Food's featured products. 3/5 @ SD W, 10-3 5-7 Koch Lamet 4,857 ♦RHP Albert Suárez struck out 2 and allowed 5 COX Connects VR Bullpen and an opportunity to try 3/6 LAA W, 5-4 6-7 Feliz Pinder 7,885 3/7 - OFF DAY - runs in 2.2 innings…RHP Fernando Salas threw out the new Chase Field edition of the Home Run 3/8 @ MIL W, 11-6 7-7 Bracho Wilkerson 5,231 1.1 scoreless innings…RHP Michael Dimock Derby VR experience. 3/9 @ KC W, 7-2 8-7 Bradley Stout 6,206 threw scoreless 2.0 innings with 3 strikeouts. Coors Light Strike Zone Cabanas. D-backs 20th Anniversary Experience 3/10 KC W, 10-3 9-7 Suárez Lenik 13,511* ♦CF Rey Fuentes left the game after being hit on 3/11 @ CWS L, 5-6 9-8 Lopez Corbin 7,289 his left hand (x-rays negative). 3/12 COL L, 2-4 9-9 Bettis Chafin 11,077* THE BULLPEN CART IS BACK! 3/13 - OFF DAY - The D-backs will bring back a piece of baseball ROSTER MOVES ♦ 3/14 CIN W, 7-3 10-9 Greinke Stephenson 12,214* lore -- the bullpen cart that has long been a part ♦ Today, the D-backs made the following roster 3/15 @ CHC W, 3-2 11-9 Boxberger Perakslis 15,829 moves and have 35 players left in camp: of the game’s history…the OnTrac Bullpen Cart 3/16 LAD W, 4-1 12-9 Koch Font 13,796* will be available to transport relievers from both 3/17 SD T, 3-3 12-9-1 - - 13,669* OPTIONED TO TRIPLE-A RENO: OF Jeremy Hazelbaker, 3/18 @ CIN L, 3-6 12-10-1 Garrett Godley 7,031 RHP Jimmie Sherfy and 1B Christian Walker; bullpens at Chase Field when they enter a game. 3/19 CWS L, 2-15 12-11-1 Fulmer Suarez 10,299 REASSIGNED TO MINOR LEAGUE CAMP: RHP Neftalí Fe- 3/20 @ LAA 1:05 p.m. FSAZ liz and C Anthony Recker; HONORING KT ♦ The D-backs will honor the memory of former 3/21 SF 6:40 p.m. dbacks.com RELEASED: LHP Antonio Bastardo. 3/22 CWS 6:40 p.m. dbacks.com GM Kevin Towers this season and beyond: 3/23 @ CLE 6:05 p.m. ROSTER ROUNDUP & OFFSEASON ACQUISITIONS KEVIN TOWERS PRO SCOUTING AWARD: Will be given 3/24 KC (ss) 1:10 p.m. ESPN 620 AM annually to a D-backs Professional Scout who exem- ♦Arizona has 35 players left in Major League @ LAA (ss) 1:05 p.m. plifi es the characteristics displayed by Towers. camp: 18 pitchers (5 left-handed), 4 catchers, 7 3/25 @ COL 1:10 p.m. 98.7 FM Arizona’s Sports Station "KEVIN'S TOWER": The D-backs will rename the suite infi elders and 6 outfi elders. 3/26 CLE - Chase Field 6:40 p.m. KHOV 105.1 FM that Towers sat in during his tenure as "Kevin's Tower" 3/27 CLE - Chase Field 12:40 p.m. FSAZ/ESPN 620 AM/KHOV 105.1 FM ♦Acquired RHP Brad Boxberger and OF Steven in a dedication ceremony on April 20. * Denotes sell out All Times Local Souza Jr.; signed C Alex Avila, OF Jarrod Dyson KT PATCH: Arizona will wear a "KT" patch on their and RHP Yoshihisa Hirano; selected RHP Albert left chest on Aug. 2, when they celebrate the 2011 MISCELLANEOUS 2018 ATTENDANCE Suárez in the Rule 5 Draft. NL West Championship Team vs. Padres, who Towers Record: 12-11-1 Day: 11-11-1 HOME ROAD was also a GM for from 1995-2005. Home: 6-6-1 Night: 1-0 Total: 132,085 Total: 85,024 PHOENIX SUNS' D-BACKS NIGHT TONIGHT Away: 6-5 vs. AL: 3-3 Avg: 10,160 Avg: 7,729 TH ♦Torey Lovullo, Steven Souza Jr., Brad Box- D-BACKS TO CELEBRATE 20 ANNIVERSARY Neutral: 0-0 vs. NL: 9-8-1 Largest: 13,796 (3/16) Largest: 15,829 (3/15) berger and other D-backs players and coaches ♦The D-backs will celebrate their 20th anniversary will be among the D-backs in attendance when all season with a series of events allowing fans to UPCOMING PITCHING PROBABLES the Phoenix Suns celebrate D-backs Night to- look back at the club's fi rst 20 years while focus- MARCH 21 VS. GIANTS - 6:40 P.M. night at Talking Stick Resort Arena at 7:00 p.m. ing on the next generation…elements include: TBA vs. TBA ♦Fans purchasing the special ticket package hon- Vote for the D-backs All-Time Team at dbacks.com/20. ARI: RHP Archie Bradley, RHP Yoshihisa Hirano, RHP Brad Boxberger, LHP oring the Suns’ 50th and the D-backs’ 20th an- The logo (top L corner) features the team’s historic Jorge De La Rosa niversary seasons receive a co-branded baseball and current colors (Purple and Sedona Red) and SF: RHP Sam Dyson, RHP Cory Gearrin, LHP Josh Osich, RHP Derek Law shirt featuring the iconic Suns Sunburst in the D- 6 stars, each representing a D-backs playoff team (1999, 2001, '02, '07, '11 & '17); backs’ Sedona Red…tickets at suns.com/dbacks. MARCH 22 VS. WHITE SOX - 6:40 P.M. A commemorative patch, featuring the logo, will RHP Taijuan Walker ( vs. RHP Miguel Gonzalez (1-0, 7.88) adorn the team’s jerseys throughout the season and ARI: RHP Archie Bradley, LHP Andrew Chafi n, RHP Brad Boxberger, LHP T.J. SNAKEBITES - AT THE PLATE caps during the fi rst homestand; McFarland, LHP Jorge De La Rosa ♦ Arizona is 9-4-1 in its last 14 games. The “D-backs 20th Anniversary Experience,” a 2,000 CWS: RHP Joakim Soria, RHP Danny Farquhar, RHP Gregory Infante, LHP Rob- ♦1B Paul Goldschmidt has hit safely in 8 of his square-foot exhibit at Chase Field, located on the bie Ross Jr., RHP Juan Minaya, LHP Xavier Cedeno last 12 games (.333; 9-for-27). Main Concourse in right fi eld behind the Coors Light ♦OF Rey Fuentes is batting .429 (9-for-21) with 2 Strike Zone, will feature historic artifacts, memora- triples, 2 home runs, 6 RBI and 8 runs scored in bilia and photography. MARCH 23 @ INDIANS - 6:05 P.M. his last 11 games. TBA vs. RHP Mike Clevinger (1-0, 4.53) ARI: TBA ♦OF David Peralta has hit safely in 8 of his last 9 SINGLE-GAME TICKETS ON SALE games (.444, 12-for-27). ♦D-backs single-game tickets are on sale at CLE: RHP Evan Marshall, RHP Carlos Torres, RHP Alexi Ogando, RHP Matt dbacks.com/tickets, at the Chase Field Ticket Belisle SNAKEBITES - ON THE MOUND Offi ce or by phone at (602) 514-8400. ♦ RHP Michael Blazek is tied for the Cactus ♦The D-backs' promotional calendar highlights League lead with 9 appearances. include the 20th Anniversary Game (March 31), ♦ RHP Fernando Salas, who has not allowed a run, Archie Bradley Audio Bobblehead (April 21), is tied for the CL lead with 9 appearances. Sugar Skull T-shirt (May 5), Star Wars Paul Solo (Goldschmidt) Bobblehead (June 2), Father’s Day Hawaiian Shirt (June 17), Fourth of July Fire- works Spectacular and Alumni Game (Aug.