ARIZONA DIAMONDBACKS (20-48) @ SAN FRANCISCO GIANTS (42-25) PROBABLE PITCHERS @ GIANTS RHP Merrill Kelly (2-6, 5.14) vs. RHP Anthony DeSclafani (6-2, 3.09) 6/17 12:45p Bally 620 AM 105.1 FM Wed., June 16, 2021 • 6:45 p.m. AZT • Oracle Park • San Francisco, Calif. TBA vs. Bally Sports Arizona • 98.7 FM Arizona's Sports Station • TUDN Radio 105.1 FM RHP Kevin Gausman (7-1, 1.43) Game No. 69 • Road Game No. 39 • Home: 11-19 • Road: 9-29 VS. DODGERS 6/18 6:40p Bally 98.7 FM 105.1 FM HERE'S THE STORY: Merrill Kelly, in his last start, June 11 vs. TOUCHING ALL THE BASES TBA vs. RHP Trevor Bauer (6-5, 2.64) 6/19 7:10p Bally 98.7 FM 105.1 FM Angels, worked 5.0 innings with 3 runs allowed. CITY CONNECT UNIFORMS: The D-backs unveiled their Nike x · In his last 4 road starts, has a .235 opponent average TBA vs. RHP Walker Buehler (6-0, 2.38) MLB City Connect "Serpientes" uniforms to highlight the 6/20 1:10p Bally 98.7 FM 105.1 FM with 7 walks and 25 strikeouts. franchise’s desert roots, the state’s Hispanic culture and the TBA vs. RHP Tony Gonsolin (0-0, 3.38) · Will make his sixth career start vs. Giants…in 5 starts, is bond between the team and its fans...the D-backs will wear VS. BREWERS 2-1 with a 2.57 ERA (8 ER in 28.0 IP), .255 opponent aver- the uniform this Friday, at various points this season and TRIP (0-2) age, 6 walks and 26 strikeouts. Hispanic Heritage Weekend, Sept. 24-26. AVG/OBP/SLG ...... 257/.316/.386 · Will make his second start @ Giants…also: June 28, 2019 “We are proud to be among the fi rst teams to launch our City Con- (L, 3 ER in 5.0 IP). RISP ...... 250 (4-for-16) nect uniforms that pay homage to so much of what makes life in Team ERA ...... 7.88 ♦ Ketel Marte has hit safely in 5 of his last 7 road games Arizona unique,” said D-backs President & CEO Derrick Hall. “This Starters W-L-QS | ERA ...... 0-1-0 | 6.00 (.367, 11-for-30) and 12 of 18 road games this season concept is about bringing our community together, with respect for Bullpen W-L-SV | ERA ...... 0-1-0 | 10.29 (.357, 25-for-70). the past and an eye toward the future.” BY THE NUMBERS ♦ David Peralta, who needs 1 RBI for 400 in his career, has · The jersey’s colors bring forward the Sonoran desert sand and utilize the reached base safely in 7 straight games and hit safely in term “Serpientes” – a Spanish translation of snakes -- winding across the NL West ...... 5th | -22.5 Current Streak ...... Lost 12 6 those games at a .400 clip (8-for-20)/1.028 OPS with 3 chest...the uniform patches feature Arizona’s state fl ag and a nod to Phoenix’s doubles, 5 RBI and 3 walks. Last 5 games...... 0-5 moniker, The Valley of the Sun. Last 10 games ...... 0-10 THIS DAY IN D-BACKS HISTORY: On this day in 2002, 1B Mark · For more info, visit dbacks.com/serpientes or losdbacks.com/serpientes. Roof Open (at fi rst pitch) ...... 6-13 Grace collected his 500th career double to become Roof Closed (at fi rst pitch) ...... 3-5 the 38th player in Major League history to achieve the Roof Open/Closed (during game) ....2-1 Lead after 6.0 innings ...... 14-7 500-double plateau. Lead after 7.0 innings ...... 15-4 ♦ Grace would go on to collect his fi nal regular-season Lead after 8.0 innings ...... 15-1 double of 2002 on Sept. 27 vs. Rockies to tie Babe Ruth ON TOP SINCE MAY 25: Pavin Smith leads the Majors with Tied after 6.0 innings ...... 3-7 for 35th on the all-time list with 506. a .364 average since May 25 followed by Jonathan Vil- Tied after 7.0 innings ...... 0-6 ♦ In that June 16 game, Grace went 2-for-3 with a double, a lar/NYM/.353, Starling Marte/MIA/.350, Yonathan Daza/ Tied after 8.0 innings ...... 1-6 2-run homer, 3 RBI and a walk in an 11-2 win vs. Tigers… COL/.350, Charlie Blackmon/COL/.344, Tyler O'Neill/ Trail after 6.0 innings ...... 3-34 also in that game, C Damian Miller went 3-for-4 with 2 STL/.343 and Ketel Marte/.342. Trail after 7.0 innings ...... 3-38 Trail after 8.0 innings ...... 2-41 doubles and 1 RBI, LF Luis Gonzalez went 2-for-5 with a Extra-inning games ...... 4-4 solo homer and CF Steve Finley was 2-for-4. DOWN ON THE FARM - TRIPLE-A WEST RENO: The Aces scored 16 Day ...... 8-14 runs on 19 hits, including 6 doubles and 5 home runs, in a Night ...... 12-34 RUNNERS ON BASE : The D-backs, in their last 5 games with 16-4 win @ Las Vegas. vs. LHS ...... 3-15 runners on base, are hitting .325 (25-for-77) with 21 runs ♦ CF Daulton Varsho, DH Andrew Young, 1B Drew Ellis, vs. RHS ...... 17-33 scored. C Bryan Holaday and SS Camden Duzenack each hit Score fi rst ...... 11-10 home runs. Opponents score fi rst ...... 9-38 HITTERS COUNTS: The D-backs in hitters counts (1-0, 2-0, 3-0, Score 4 runs or more ...... 19-18 ♦ Young, Holaday and Duzenack each had 3 RBI. Score 3 runs or fewer ...... 1-30 2-1, 3-1) over 12 games since June 1 are hitting .363 (33-for- ♦ RF Matt Lipka had 4 hits and 2 RBI. Shutouts - Pitching ( ARI- OPP) ...... 3-8 91) with 9 doubles, 4 homers, 15 RBI and 14 walks. Hit home run ...... 18-25 ♦ Among NL teams since June 1, the D-backs rank third DOWN ON THE FARM - TRIPLE-A WEST RENO - PART II: The Aces have Hit 2 or more home runs...... 10-5 with a .363 average behind the Marlins/.390 and Gi- scored 52 runs in their last 3 games @ Las Vegas, outscoring Do not homer ...... 2-23 ants/.365. the Aviators 52-27. 10 or more hits ...... 12-10 ♦ This 3-game stretch has been comprised of 15 runs, 21 Opponents 10 or more hits ...... 6-27 SLICK NICK: Nick Ahmed is error-free in 41 of his last 42 runs and 16 runs with a total of 13 doubles, 1 triple and Errorless games ...... 14-25 Comeback wins (ARI-OPP) ...... 12-13 games (1 error) for a .994 fi elding pct., second best among 11 home runs. Last at-bat (ARI-OPP) ...... 5-11 shortstops since April 27 (min. 15 G) behind Kevin New- NEXT STARTER: TBA Walkoff wins (ARI-OPP) ...... 1-3 man/PIT/1.000 and ahead of Xander Bogaerts/BOS/.993, Series opener ...... 6-16 Miguel Rojas/MIA/.988 and Francisco Lindor/NYM/.988. Series fi nale...... 7-14 Series (W-L-T) ...... 4-14-3 RHP MERRILL KELLY ♦ #29 ♦ R/R ♦ 6-2/210 ♦ 32 (OCT. 14, 1988) Series sweeps (ARI-OPP) ...... 1-9 Lineups ...... 66 AT A GLANCE: Third season with the D-backs. CAREER HIGHS STATCAST DAY-BY-DAY • Agreed to terms on a 2-year contract through 2020 (club INNINGS: ...... 8.0, 4/7/19 vs. BOS PITCH PCT. AVG. DATE OPP. W-L SCORE POS A/B options 2021, '22) on Dec. 4, 2018. STRIKEOUTS: ...... 12, 5/20/19 @ LAD 4-seamer...... 34.0 ...... 278 • Played 5 seasons in the Rays' system (2010-14) then 4 sea- SCORELESS INNINGS STREAK: ...... 16.2 IP, Sinker ...... 22.3 ...... 292 6/10 OFF DAY 5 -19.0 6/11 vs. LAA L 5-6 (10) 5 -20.0 sons (2015-18) with the SK Wyverns in the KBO League. 9/9-25/19 Curve ...... 20.4 ...... 225 HITLESS INNINGS TO START: 6/12 vs. LAA L 7-8 5 -20.5 • Rays eighth-round pick in the 2010 draft...... 6.1 IP, Changeup ...... 14.9 ...... 313 6/13 vs. LAA L 3-10 5 -20.5 7/28/19 @ TEX (R. Odor home run) Cutter ...... 8.3 ...... 217 6/14 @ SF L 2-5 5 -21.5 WHAT YOU NEED TO KNOW: Is looking for his fi rst win since April 2020-21 & CAREER RECORD 6/15 @ SF L 8-9 5 -22.5 27 (0-4, 4.47 ERA since). YEAR W-L ERA G-GS IP H R ER HR BB SO AVG WHIP 6/16 @ SF 6:45 p.m. 6/17 @ SF 12:45 p.m. 2020 3-2 2.59 5-5 31.1 26 9 9 5 5 29 .218 0.99 LAST START: Did not factor in the decision on June 11 vs. An- 6/18 vs. LAD 6:40 p.m. 2021 2-6 5.14 13-13 75.1 79 46 43 11 21 68 .270 1.33 gels (3 ER in 5.0 IP). 6/19 vs. LAD 7:10 p.m. Totals 18-22 4.41 50-50 290.0 289 150 142 45 83 255 .258 1.28 6/20 vs. LAD 1:10 p.m. VS. GIANTS: Will be making his sixth career start…has gone 2021 STARTS ROSTER & PRONUNCIATIONS 2-1 with a 2.57 ERA (8 ER in 28.0 IP). DATE OPP RESULT W/L ERA IP H R ER HR BB SO TP • Did not factor in the 5-4 loss @ Chase Field in his last start 4/2 @ SD L, 2-4 L 6.75 4.0 5 3 3 1 3 4 94 17 Torey Lovullo MANAGER 4 Ketel Marte INF/OF on May 26 (2 ER in 6.0 IP)…struck out 6 with no walks. 4/8 @ COL L, 3-7 L 8.10 6.0 9 7 6 1 0 1 90 5 Eduardo Escobar INF • Lost lone start @ Oracle Park on June 28, 2019 (3 ER in 5.0 IP). 4/15 @ WSH W, 11-6 W 8.44 6.0 9 6 6 2 1 5 96 6 David Peralta OF 4/21 @ CIN W, 8-5 - 7.71 5.0 5 3 3 0 1 3 79 8 Ildemaro Vargas INF/OF STRIKEOUT STATS: Boasts 34 strikeouts and only 5 walks in his 4/27 vs. SD W, 5-1 W 6.33 6.0 4 1 1 0 2 5 95 10 Josh Rojas INF/OF last 5 starts. 5/2 vs. COL W, 8-4 - 5.79 5.2 7 2 2 1 2 6 85 13 Nick Ahmed (AH-med) INF • Became 1 of 6 D-back pitchers with 12+ strikeouts and no 5/8 @ NYM L, 2-4 L 5.40 5.2 3 3 2 1 5 6 99 14 Asdrúbal Cabrera INF walks in a game on May 26 vs. Giants (last: Patrick Corbin 5/13 vs. MIA L, 1-5 L 5.24 6.1 7 3 3 0 2 4 96 16 Tim Locastro OF 18 Carson Kelly C in 2018) and 1 of 4 overall to do so as an opponent @ 5/20 @ LAD L, 2-3 L 5.05 7.0 6 3 3 2 0 12 94 5/26 vs. SF L, 4-5 - 4.84 6.0 5 2 2 0 0 6 81 21 Stephen Vogt (VOTE) C Dodger Stadium (also: Curt Schilling/ARI, Ray Sadecki/SF 22 Josh Reddick OF and Robbie Ray/ARI). 5/31 vs. NYM L, 2-6 L 5.04 6.2 9 5 5 1 2 6 83 6/5 @ MIL L, 5-7 - 5.12 6.0 6 5 4 1 1 4 85 25 Corbin Martin RHP 26 Pavin Smith (PAY-vin) INF/OF MISSING BARRELS: 6/11 vs. LAA L, 5-6 - 5.14 5.0 4 3 3 1 2 6 88 Has lowered his barrel pct. down from 11.1 Totals 2-6 5.14 75.1 79 46 43 11 21 68 29 Merrill Kelly RHP in 2020 to 6.9 in 2021. 31 Caleb Smith LHP • Barrel = comparable hit types (exit velo. + launch angle) VS. GIANTS 35 Joe Mantiply LHP PLAYER AB H 2B 3B HR RBI AVG PLAYER AB H 2B 3B HR RBI AVG that have lead to a min. .500 BA/1.500 SLG. 37 Kevin Ginkel RHP Belt 10 2 1 0 0 0 .200 Posey 12 4 2 0 0 3 .333 46 Riley Smith RHP 2020 REVIEW: Crawford 11 3 1 0 0 0 .273 Slater 2 1 0 0 0 0 .500 47 Matt Peacock RHP Limited to 5 starts before undergoing season- 48 Joakim Soria (wah-KEEM) RHP ending right shoulder thoracic outlet surgery on Aug. 25. DeSclafani 2 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Solano 2 1 0 0 0 0 .500 Dubon 2 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Tauchman 3 0 0 0 0 0 .000 49 Alex Young LHP • At the time of his injury, was 3-2 with a 2.59 ERA (9 ER in 52 Ryan Buchter (BOOK-ter) LHP Duggar 4 2 0 0 0 0 .500 Yastrzemski12 3 1 1 0 1 .250 31.1 IP) and ranked among NL leaders in fewest walks per 53 Christian Walker INF 9.0 (2nd, 1.44), strikeout-to-walk ratio (6th, 5.80), wins (T- 54 Humberto Castellanos RHP 5th, 3), ERA (10th, 2.59) and WHIP (10th, 0.99). 58 Stefan Crichton (ste-FON CRY-ton) RHP 64 Keury Mella (KAY-ooh-ree MAY-uh) RHP VS. GIANTS RECENT TRANSACTIONS INJURED LIST Overall : 0-4 // 174-231 Home: 0-2 // 84-117 Road : 0-2 // 90-113 DATE PLAYER TRANSACTION *Post-game transaction 10-DAY IL: J.B. Bukauskas (right elbow fl exor DATE H/R SCORE WIN LOSS DATE H/R SCORE WIN LOSS 6/15 Keury Mella Selected from Triple-A Reno strain), Madison Bumgarner (left shoulder infl am- 5/25 H L, 0-8 Gausman Martin 8/2 H 6:40 p.m. Taylor Clarke Placed on the 10-day injured list mation), Taylor Clarke (strained right Teres Major), 5/26 H L, 4-5 Tropeano Young 8/3 H 6:40 p.m. (strained right Teres Major) Zac Gallen (sprained right elbow), Taylor Widener 6/14 R L, 2-5 Wood Peacock 8/4 H 6:40 p.m. Seth Frankoff Transferred to 60-day injured list (right groin strain) 6/15 R L, 8-9 Sherfy Castellanos 8/5 H 12:40 p.m. (right forearm soreness) 60-DAY IL: Kole Calhoun (strained left ham- 6/16 R 6:45 p.m. 8/10 R 6:45 p.m. 6/14 Corbin Martin Recalled from Triple-A Reno string), Tyler Clippard (sprained right shoulder 6/17 R 12:45 p.m. 8/11 R 6:45 p.m. 6/13 Jon Duplantier* Optioned to Triple-A Reno 7/1 H 6:40 p.m. 9/28 R 6:45 p.m. capsule), Chris Devenski (sprained right ulnar col- 7/2 H 6:40 p.m. 9/29 R 6:45 p.m. lateral ligament), Seth Frankoff (right forearm 7/3 H 7:10 p.m. 9/30 R 6:45 p.m. soreness), Luke Weaver (strained right shoulder) 7/4 H 6:40 p.m. BULLPEN #52 • RYAN BUCHTER • L/L 6-4 • 230 • 34 #37 • KEVIN GINKEL • R/R 6-4 • 235 • 27 #46 • RILEY SMITH • R/R 6-1 • 207 • 26 @ SF: 0 ER/0.2 IP Trip: 0 ER/0.2 IP @ SF: - Trip: - @ SF: - Trip: - ♦ Has made 5 straight hitless appearances (16 BF). ♦ NL RANKINGS: T-8th in G (30). ♦ Owns a 3.42 ERA (10 ER in 26.1 IP) in 11 relief ♦ Has not allowed an earned run in 6 of his 7 ap- ♦ Has a 3.86 ERA (3 ER in 7.0 IP) in his last 7 games. outings in 2021 (2.62 ERA in 17 career games as pearances. ♦ Righties are hitting .235 with 18 strikeouts. reliever). ♦ Opponents are hitting .083 (6-for-72) off his ♦ Made 4 straight starts from April 28-May 14. curveball since 2018. #35 • JOE MANTIPLY • L/L 6-3 • 208 • 28 ♦ Selected from Triple-A Reno on May 27. @ SF: 2 ER/1.2 IP, 2 K Trip: 2 ER/1.2 IP, 2 K #48 • JOAKIM SORIA • R/R 6-3 • 205 • 37 Appeared in 10 games with the Angels in 2020. ♦ ♦ Left-handers are batting .167 (3-for-18). @ SF: - Trip: - ♦ Selected on May 15 from Triple-A Reno…had a ♦ Is 2 appearances shy of 750 in his career. #54 • HUMBERTO CASTELLANOS • R/R 6-1 • 222 • 23 1.93 ERA, 0 walks and 10 strikeouts in 5 games. ♦ Reinstated on May 4 from the 10-day injured list @ SF: L, 2 ER/0.1 IP, K Trip: L, 2 ER/0.1 IP, K (strained left calf). ♦ Pronounced: uhm-BAIR-toh kah-stay-AH-nohs. #25 • CORBIN MARTIN • R/R 6-2 • 225 • 25 ♦ Became the D-backs’ 12th Mexico-born player ♦ Is the D-backs’ 13th Mexico-born player (11th @ SF: 2 ER/3.0 IP, 2 K Trip: 2 ER/3.0 IP, 2 K (10th pitcher). pitcher). ♦ Recalled from Triple-A Reno on June 14…was ♦ Recalled on June 3 from Triple-A Reno…in 4 2-0 with a 5.32 ERA in 5 starts. starts, went 2-1 with a 6.00 ERA (10 ER in 15.0 IP). ♦ Made 2 starts with D-backs from May 18-25. Pitched in 8 games in 2020 with Houston. ♦ ♦ Acquired from Astros in part of Zack Greinke trade in 2020. #58 • STEFAN CRICHTON • R/R 6-3 • 208 • 29 IR SCORED SCORELESS @ SF: 2 ER/0.1 IP Trip: 2 ER/0.1 IP #64 • KEURY MELLA • R/R 6-2 • 235 • 27 PITCHER PCT IR-RS STREAK (GAMES) BUCHTER ♦ Opponents are batting .071 (1-for-14) off his @ SF: Trip: 33.3 3-1 2 G 1.2 IP - - CASTELLANOS 100.0 2-2 - - curveball (.161 in 2020). ♦ Selected from Triple-A Reno on June 16…posted CRICHTON 0.0 1-0 2 G 2.0 IP ♦ Has converted 9 straight save opportunities dat- a 3.86 ERA in 11 appearances with the Aces. GINKEL 37.5 8-3 - - ing back to 2020…went 5-for-5 in save opportu- Pitched in 11 games with Arizona in 2020. MANTIPLY 14.3 7-1 - - ♦ MARTIN nities (13 BF, 0 H) as the closer after Sept. 11 Signed by the D-backs as a MiLB free agent on -- - - ♦ MELLA -- - - Nov. 8, 2019…was a NRI to 2021 Spring Training. SMITH, R. 33.9 9-3 - - SORIA -- - - HITTERS #13 • NICK AHMED • R/R 6-2 • 200 • 31 #4 • KETEL MARTE • S/R 6-1 • 210 • 27 #26 • PAVIN SMITH • L/L 6-2 • 208 • 25 @ SF: 0-7, HBP Trip: 0-7, HBP @ SF: 2-9 Trip: 2-9 @ SF: 0-5 Trip: 0-5 ♦ Has committed just 1 error in his last 41 games. ♦ Is hitting .370 (20-for-54) with 3 doubles, 2 hom- ♦ NL RANKINGS: T-4th in 3B (3), T-9th in H (66). ♦ His 52 defensive runs saved since 2018 lead all ers and 6 RBI in his last 14 games. ♦ Is tied for fi rst among all MLB rookies with 66 hits shortstops and are second most in MLB behind ♦ Is batting .452 vs. lefties (14-for-31) and .305 vs. and 22 extra-base hits. Matt Chapman (56). righties (25-for-82). ♦ Had a 14-game hitting streak (.420, 21-for-50) ♦ Is 6-for-16 (.375) with runners in scoring position. from May 20-June 3, the third-longest hitting #14 • ASDRÚBAL CABRERA • S/R 6-0 • 235 • 35 ♦ On 10-day injured list from April 8-May 18 with a streak by a D-backs rookie. @ SF: 1-4, 2B, 2 RBI, 2 BB Trip: 1-4, 2B, 2 RBI, 2 BB strained right hamstring. ♦ Led off 27 times , batting .259 (29-for-112) with 6 doubles, 2 triples, 2 homers, 8 RBI and 7 walks. ♦ Is hitting .295 (13-for-44) with 3 doubles, 2 hom- ers and 9 RBI in his last 17 games. #6 • DAVID PERALTA • L/L 6-1 • 210 • 33 ♦ Has made 25 starts at 1B, 18 in RF, 10 in CF, 3 in LF. ♦ Has made 24 starts at third base (made 18 starts @ SF: 2-5, 2B, 2 RBI, BB Trip: 2-5, 2B, 2 RBI, BB at third from 2019-20) and 8 starts at fi rst base. ♦ NL RANKINGS: T-1st in 3B (5). #8 • ILDEMARO VARGAS • S/R 6-0 • 180 • 29 ♦ On the 10-day injured list from May 14-June 4 ♦ Hit safely in 6 of his last 7 games (.400; 8-for-20). @ SF: 0-1 Trip: 0-1 (strained right hamstring). ♦ Needs 1 RBI for 400 and 6 home runs for 100. ♦ Acquired from the Pirates on June 2 for cash… ♦ Made his fi rst career pitching appearance on was claimed off waivers by Pittsburgh from Chi- #5 • EDUARDO ESCOBAR • S/R 5-10 • 193 • 32 May 14 vs. Nationals (3 ER/1.0 IP). cago-NL on May 17. @ SF: 1-4 Trip: 1-4 ♦ Set a career high with 7 RBI on April 22 @ Reds. ♦ Played 4 seasons with Arizona (2017-20)…trad- ed to the Twins on Aug. 11, 2020 for cash. ♦ NL RANKINGS: T-5th in HR (15), T-5th in RBI (43). ♦ Has a 4-game hitting streak (.294; 5-for-17). #22 • JOSH REDDICK • L/R 6-2 • 200 • 34 ♦ Hit safely in 18 of 19 games from May 15-June 3, @ SF: 1-4, 2B, RBI Trip: 1-4, 2B, RBI #21 • STEPHEN VOGT • L/R 6-0 • 215 • 36 batting .325 with 6 homers and 19 RBI. ♦ In 8 games from May 25-June 1, hit .517 (15-for- @ SF: - Trip: - ♦ Tied his career high with 7 RBI (also: Aug. 3, 2019 29)/1.207 OPS with 5 doubles and 5 RBI. ♦ 11 of his 19 hits have gone for extra bases. vs. Nationals) on May 15 vs. Nationals. ♦ Delivered his seventh career walk-off plate ap- ♦ In 12 games from April 22-May 16, hit .281/.874 ♦ Lost 20 lbs. from 2020 after changing his diet. pearance (fi fth hit) on June 1 vs. Mets (10th-in- OPS with 3 doubles, 1 triple, 1 home and 5 RBI. ning, 2-run single). #18 • CARSON KELLY • R/R 6-2 • 212 • 26 ♦ Selected from Triple-A Reno on May 20…hit .304 #53 • CHRISTIAN WALKER • R/R 6-0 • 208 • 30 @ SF: 4-8, 2 2B, HR, 2 RBI Trip: 4-8, 2 2B, HR, 2 RBI with 2 homers and 8 RBI in 11 games with Aces. @ SF: 3-8, 2B, 3 RBI, BB Trip: 3-8, 2B, 3 RBI, BB Signed as a Minor League free agent on April 12. ♦ Ranks among all catchers in RBI (T-4th, 26), OBP ♦ ♦ Is batting .280 (7-for-25) with 2 doubles, 1 home (5th, .398), OPS (5th, .894) and home runs (T-7th, run and 5 RBI in his last 7 games. 8) [min. 100 PA]. #10 • JOSH ROJAS • L/R 6-1 • 207 • 26 ♦ Reinstated on May 29 from the 10-day injured ♦ Is fourth in the NL with 50 strikes framed (called @ SF: 3-8 Trip: 3-8 list (right oblique soreness). strike less than 25.0 pct. chance) behind Yadier ♦ Is hitting .368 (7-for-19) with 2 home runs and 3 Molina/STL/64, Tucker Barnhart/CIN/57 and Vic- RBI in his last 5 games. VS. ANTHONY DESCLAFANI (R) tor Caratini/SD/51. ♦ Notched his fi rst 2 multi-homer games (June 5 @ HITTER AVG AB H HR RBI ♦ Reinstated on May 25 from 10-day injured list Brewers and June 12 vs. Angels)...also hit his fi rst AHMED .300 10 3 0 1 (left great toe tuft fracture). leadoff homer on June 5. CABRERA .2005100 ♦ Reached base safely in a career-best 20 straight ♦ Hit .346/.977 OPS with 10 doubles, 4 homers and ESCOBAR .0008000 games from April 7-May 8 (.305 AVG/482 OBP). 9 RBI in 27 games from April 29-May 29. KELLY .0002000 ♦ Has made 18 starts in right fi eld, 17 at second LOCASTRO .0002000 MARTE #16 • TIM LOCASTRO • R/R 6-1 • 190 • 28 base, 13 at shortstop and 3 in left. .1258112 PERALTA .3339301 @ SF: 0-2 Trip: 0-2 REDDICK .0004000 ♦ Third in MLB with 31.2 (ft./sec.) avg. sprint speed. ROJAS .2005100 Set a Major League record (since 1951) with 29 SMITH, P. ----- ♦ VARGAS straight stolen bases to start his career passing .0003000 VOGT .2229211 Tim Raines (27 from 1979-81). WALKER .0003000