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In memory of the Prescott ARIZONA DIAMONDBACKS (59-57) vs. BALTIMORE ORIOLES (65-52) Fire Department Granite Monday, August 12, 2013 ♦ Chase Field ♦ Phoenix, Ariz. ♦ 6:40 p.m. AZT Mountain Hotshots 19 fi refi ghters who perished FOX Sports Arizona ♦ Arizona Sports 620 AM ♦ ESPN Deportes 710 AM, JOSE 106.9 FM fi ghting the Yarnell fi re on Game No. 117 ♦ Home Game No. 60 ♦ Home Record: 33-26 ♦ Road Record: 26-31 June 30. LHP Wade Miley (9-8, 3.56) vs. RHP Scott Feldman (2-3, 5.70) GIBBY AT THE HELM ♦ Fourth season overall, third full season. Arizona Diamondbacks Communications 401 E. Jefferson Street, Phoenix, Ariz. 85004 602.462.6519 ♦ Overall: 268-255; 2013: 59-57, 2012: 81- TONIGHT’S STORYLINES 81, 2011: 94-68, 2010: 34-49. VS. ORIOLES ♦ 0-0 ♦ HOME: 0-0 ♦ ROAD: 0-0 ♦ The D-backs have won 3 of their last 5 games. ♦ BBWAA 2011 NL Manager of Year… ♦ The D-backs and Orioles are facing each other for the fi rst time since June with Frank Robinson, Joe Torre, Don ♦ Arizona is 9-7 in its last 16 games at Chase Field. 22-24, 2007 at Chase Field. Baylor, only people to win MVP & MOY. ♦ D-backs are 9-1 in their last 10 Interleague games at Chase Field… ♦ All-Time: 9-3, going 4-2 at Chase Field and 5-1 at Camden Yards. ♦ Third on D-backs all-time wins list be- are 6-1 in their last 7 games vs. the Orioles. ♦ D-backs are 6-1 in their last 7 meetings. hind Bob Melvin (337; 2005-09) and Bob ♦ Wade Miley has won 3 straight starts and is 5-1 with a 1.54 ERA (8 DATE H/R W/L Brenly (303, 2001-04). ER in 46.2 IP) in his last 7 outings…he is also 2-0 with a 1.80 ERA Aug. 12 H 6:40 p.m. (6 ER in 41.2 IP) in 3 Interleague starts this season and 4-1 with a Aug. 13 H 6:40 p.m. BY THE NUMBERS 1.30 ERA (6 ER in 41.2 IP) in his career. Aug. 14 H 12:45 p.m. Last 5 games ................................................3-2 Last 10 games .............................................5-5 YESTERDAY’S RECAP D-BACKS IN THE COMMUNITY & PROMOTIONS Roof Open ................................................10-9 Roof Closed ............................................22-16 ♦ Aaron Hill homered for the second straight game, a 3-run shot in $150,000 SCHOOL CHALLENGE - Now thru Sept. 30: D-backs are now ac- the third inning, but the Mets pulled out a 9-5 win in the series fi nale. Roof Open/Closed ...................................1-1 cepting applications for the $150,000 School Challenge, presented by Uni- Uniform - White ......................................15-9 ♦ New York-NL scored 4 unearned runs in the fi rst. versity of Phoenix, to benefi t schools across the state of Arizona…program Uniform - Gray ......................................19-23 ♦ Matt Davidson made his Major League debut and singled in the is open to all Arizona public, private, and nonprofi t charter schools, Grades Uniform - Red ........................................15-16 sixth off Jonathon Niese. K-12, and teachers and administrators are encouraged to “make their best Uniform - Black..........................................3-5 ♦ Cody Ross left the game in the fi rst with a dislocated right hip. pitch” on why they deserve to receive this important funding by submit- Uniform - Black (Arizona)........................6-4 ting an application online at www.dbacks.com/schoolchallenge by Sept. 30. Uniform - Camo (White) ..........................1-0 ROSTER MOVES Lead after 6.0 innings ..............................39-6 GETTING DEFENSIVE ♦ Prior to tonight’s game, the D-backs recalled RHP Chaz Roe and Lead after 7.0 innings .............................39-5 LHP Tyler Skaggs from Triple-A Reno, placed OF Cody Ross on the ♦ The D-backs lead the NL with a .9878 fi elding percentage, percent- Lead after 8.0 innings ..............................45-4 age points ahead of the Cardinals (.9877). Tied after 6.0 innings ...............................12-7 15-day disabled list (dislocated right hip) and optioned RHP Zeke Tied after 7.0 innings ...............................13-8 Spruill to Reno. ♦ Arizona set a club record with 6 double plays turned on Aug. 7 vs. Tampa Bay…the D-backs were the fi rst team to record 6 double Tied after 8.0 innings ...............................12-3 plays in a 9-inning game since the Rangers on April 15, 2011 at Trail after 6.0 innings ...............................8-44 WELCOME BACK BUCK! Trail after 7.0 innings ...............................7-44 ♦ Buck Showalter, the fi rst D-backs manager, will return to Chase Yankees, and the fi rst NL club to do so since the Astros on May 17, Trail after 8.0 innings ...............................2-50 Field for the fi rst time since 2000 and manage against his old club 2003 vs. Phillies. Extra-inning games ..................................10-5 for just the second time (also June 16-18, 2006 at Rangers Ballpark). Day ...........................................................16-15 EXTRA! EXTRA! ♦ Showalter was named the franchise’s inaugural skipper on Nov. 15, Night ........................................................43-42 ♦ Arizona has 14 doubles over its last 5 games and rank third in the vs. RHS ....................................................39-39 1995 and went 250-236 (.514) in 3 seasons, including a NL West vs. LHS.....................................................20-18 championship in 1999. NL with 217, trailing only St. Louis (230) and Chicago (228). ♦ The D-backs have collected an extra-base hit in 52 straight home Score fi rst .................................................35-20 games, the fi fth-longest streak in club history and longest since a Opponents score fi rst ............................24-37 INTERLEAGUE INSIGHT Score 4 runs or more .............................41-18 ♦ D-backs are 26-21 in Interleague since 2011 and 116-133 (.466) all- 93-game stretch from Aug. 30, 2010-Sept. 25, 2011. Score 3 runs or less ................................18-39 time…their .553 winning percentage is third in NL during that span, Shutouts - Pitching (ARI-OPP) ...............7-4 PRADO AT THE PLATE trailing the Pirates (.600; 30-20) and Mets (.565; 26-20). Hit home run ..........................................39-30 ♦ Arizona is also 9-1 in its last 10 Interleague games at Chase Field. ♦ Martin Prado is hitting .372 (16-for-43) in his last 10 games and .354 Hit 2 or more home runs ........................15-6 (29-for-82) in the second half. Do not homer .........................................20-27 ♦ Prado’s .354 average since the All-Star Break ranks 10th in the NL. 10 or more hits .......................................34-12 WADE’S WORLD Opponents 10 or more hits ..................13-32 ♦ Wade Miley is 5-1 with a 1.54 ERA (8 ER in 46.2 IP) in 7 starts since ZIEGLER CLOSES THE DOOR Errorless games ......................................40-32 July 1, including holding opponents to a .210 (35-for-167) average. Last at-bat (ARI-OPP) ..........................23-13 ♦ NL leaders since July 1: ♦ Brad Ziegler, who has converted all 7 save chances, has not allowed Walkoff wins (ARI-OPP) .........................7-3 an earned run in 13 straight outings (13.0 IP). Comeback wins (ARI-OPP) .................32-25 NAME, CLUB W NAME, CLUB WIN % NAME, CLUB ERA ♦ Ziegler has also made 15 straight scoreless appearances at Chase Series opener ...........................................19-20 Miley, ARI ............5 Hudson, ATL............1.000 Kershaw, LAD ...........1.48 Field (15.0 IP) dating back to May 27. Series fi nale ..............................................22-15 Kershaw, LAD ........5 Ryu, LAD ..................1.000 Miley, ARI ..............1.54 Series (W-L-T) .....................................16-17-5 Liriano, PIT .............5 Miley, ARI ...............833 Fernandez, MIA ........1.88 Series sweeps (ARI-OPP) .........................5-5 Lohse, MIL ..............5 Greinke, LAD .............833 Bumgarner, SF ...........1.88 WHERE THERE’S A WIL, THERE’S A WAY Interleague ...................................................7-7 Ryu, LAD .................5 Lohse, MIL..................833 Peralta, MIL ...............2.06 ♦ Wil Nieves has hit safely in 8 of his last 9 games (.355, 11-for-31) and in 12 of his last 14 (.358, 19-for-53). Before the All-Star Break ......................50-45 After the All-Star Break ..........................9-12 FIRST AND SECOND AT FIRST BASE ♦ His .358 average (44-for-123) is the fourth-best in Majors (min. 100 ♦ The D-backs-Orioles series features 2 of the top offensive fi rst AB) behind Yasiel Puig (.376), Miguel Cabrera (.365) and Hanley PROBABLE PITCHERS basemen in MLB this season, Paul Goldschmidt and Chris Davis. Ramirez (.359). VS. BALTIMORE ORIOLES ♦ Goldschmidt and Davis lead their respective leagues at their position ♦ Tue., Aug. 13 - 6:40 p.m. TV: FSAZ in home runs, RBI and slugging percentage…a closer look at where DOWN-ON-THE-FARM: GAMES OF AUGUST 11 ♦ Reno (48-74): Lost, 6-4, vs. Memphis…RHP Trevor Cahill yielded RHP Randall Delgado (4-3, 3.48) vs. Goldschmidt and Davis rank among NL fi rst baseman (stats at fi rst RHP Miguel Gonzalez (8-5, 3.91) base only): 2 earned runs in 7.0 innings. ♦ Wed., Aug. 14 - 12:40 p.m. TV: FSAZ ♦ Mobile (64-52): Lost, 3-1, vs. Birmingham…LHP David Holmberg GOLDSCHMIDT CATEGORY DAVIS LHP Patrick Corbin (12-3, 2.36) vs. .547 (2nd) .........................................Slugging Percentage ..................................651 (1st) allowed just 1 earned run on 2 hits in 5.0 innings. RHP Chris Tillman (14-3, 3.73) 27 (2nd) ...................................................Home Runs ..........................................39 (1st) ♦ Visalia (66-54): Won, 11-1, @ Inland Empire…1B Tom Belza was AT PITTSBURGH PIRATES 91 (2nd) ...........................................................RBI ................................................101 (1st) 3-for-5 with a home run (9) and 3 RBI (57)…RHP Eddie McKier- ♦ Fri., Aug. 16 - 4:05 p.m. TV: FSAZ 52 (T-2nd) ............................................Extra-Base Hits .......................................69 (1st) nan (6-3) tossed a 7-hit complete game (1 ER). TBA vs.