05-25-2018 Arizona Game Notes
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PROBABLE PITCHERS ARIZONA DIAMONDBACKS (25-24) at OAKLAND ATHLETICS (26-24) @ OAKLAND A'S Friday, May 25, 2018 ♦ Oakland Coliseum ♦ Oakland, Calif. ♦ 6:35 p.m. AZT May 26 - 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 Clay Buchholz (0-0, 1.80) vs. RHP Daniel Mengden (4-4, 3.30) Game No. 50 ♦ Road Game No. 24 ♦ Home Record: 14-12 ♦ Road Record: 11-12 May 27 - 1:05 p.m. FSAZ/98.7 FM/KHOV 105.1 LHP Patrick Corbin (4-1, 2.60) vs. LHP Sean Manaea (5-4, 2.71) RHP Zack Greinke (3-3, 3.71) vs. RHP Trevor Cahill (1-2, 2.75) Arizona Diamondbacks Communications 401 E. Jefferson Street, Phoenix, Ariz. 85004 602.462.6519 VS. CINCINNATI REDS May 28 - 1:10 p.m. FSAZ/620 AM/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 Homer Bailey (1-6, 6.21) July 1-3, 2011…the D-backs are 7-3 in their last 10 games @ A's MEMORIAL DAY ON MONDAY: The D-backs will honor those who May 29 - 6:40 p.m. FSAZ/98.7 FM/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 Luis Castillo (4-4, 5.34) ♦Arizona is 2-1 this season in Interleague Play, taking 2 of 3 from teams…Players and coaches will wear a camoufl age-designed May 30 - 12:40 p.m. FSAZ/620 AM/KHOV 105.1 the Astros from May 4-6 @ Chase Field. cap, matching jersey and socks which will feature fi ve stars to TBA vs. ♦The D- backs are 15-15 all-time vs. A's. represent the fi ve branches of the U.S military…the D-backs will RHP Sal Ramano (2-5, 5.62 + today) ♦The D-backs lead the NL with a .991 fi elding pct., ahead of the also give away a Memorial Day Camo Cap courtesy of Sanderson Rockies (.991), Nationals (.987) and Mets (.986). Ford to the fi rst 20,000 fans. CURRENT TRIP Ketel Marte has hit .337 (30-for-89) with 7 RBI in 23 career ♦ Record ............................................................0-6 games vs. A's…Jarrod Dyson hits .311 (32-for-103) in 35 games. PAUL SOLO BOBBLEHEAD courtesy of COX COMMUNICATIONS: The D-backs will host Star Wars Day at Chase Field on June 2 vs. Team AVG/OBP/SLG ............ .165/.232/.275 ♦Patrick Corbin is 3-0 with a 1.07 ERA (3 ER in 25.1 IP) in his last Runs per game ............................................ 1.7 5 games (3 starts) during Interleague Play. Marlins, and the fi rst 20,000 fans will receive a Paul Solo (Paul Home Runs ...................................................... 5 Goldschmidt + Han Solo) bobblehead, courtesy of Cox Commu- RISP ........................................... .115 (3-for-26) YESTERDAY'S RECAP nications. Team ERA .....................................................4.10 ♦The D-backs were swept @ Brewers, losing 9-2. Starters W-L-QS | ERA ............... 0-4-1 | 4.35 ♦ Paul Goldschmidt was 1-for-3 with a home run (6)…John INTERLEAGUE INFORMATION Bullpen W-L-SV | ERA ................ 0-2-0 | 3.63 Ryan Murphy also went 1-for-4 with a home run (5). ♦Arizona is 2-1 this season in Interleague Play, taking 2 of 3 from ♦ Zack Godley (4-4) suff ered the loss after allowing 8 runs (6 the Astros from May 4-6 @ Chase Field. BY THE NUMBERS ER) in 3.1 innings…Fernando Salas (0.2 IP), T..J. McFarland ♦The D-backs went 12-8 (.600) in Interleague Play in 2017, their NL West ....................................... 2nd | -0.5 GB (2.0) and Brad Boxberger (1.0) combined to toss 3.2 scoreless most wins in a season vs. AL teams (also: 2002, '03, '13, '15). Current Streak .........................................Lost 7 frames. Last 5 games.................................................0-5 Last 10 games ..............................................1-9 IT'S (SHELBY) MILLER TIME! Roof Open .....................................................8-7 PROGRAMMING NOTES ♦ Shelby Miller made his third rehab appearance in Extended Roof Closed...................................................5-4 ♦The D-backs have been added to ESPN's Monday Night Baseball Spring Training Wednesday, tossing 5.0 innings, allowing 1 run Roof Open/Closed ......................................1-1 on June 4 @ Giants and June 18th @ Angels and Tuesday Night on 2 hits with 4 strikeouts (66 pitches, 45 strikes). Uniform - White/Red .................................4-5 Baseball on June 19 @ Angels…the games can also be seen lo- Uniform - White/Teal .................................5-3 cally on FOX Sports Arizona. D-BACKS ON THE LEADERBOARD Uniform - Red ...............................................4-4 ♦Arizona's pitching staff rankings among NL teams: Uniform - Black ............................................1-1 Uniform - Los D-backs ..............................1-0 HALL OF FAME CLASSIC OVERALL NO. RANK STARTERS NO. RANK RELIEVERS NO. RANK Uniform - Throwback ................................1-3 ♦Tomorrow, Augie Ojeda will represent the D-backs at the an- OPP. OPS .... .667 ......2nd SO .................. 286 ........3rd WHIP ........... 1.06 .........1st Uniform - Gray/Red ....................................6-3 nual Hall of Fame Classic @ Doubleday Field in Cooperstown, WHIP. ........... 1.18 ......2nd OPP. AVG .... .235 ....T-5th OPP. OPS .....591 .........1st Uniform - Gray/Teal ....................................3-4 ERA ............... 3.40 ....... 4th WHIP.............1.25 ........6th OPP. AVG ... .205 .......2nd New York…each Major League team sends a player representa- Uniform - Other ...........................................0-1 OPP. AVG .... .224 ....... 4th OPP. OPS .... .712 ........6th ERA .............. 2.55 .......2nd tive to take part in a 7-inning exhibition game. Lead after 6.0 innings ..............................19-2 SO .................. 438 ....T-4th ERA............... 3.92 ........7th SV PCT. ....... 73.7 ........3rd Lead after 7.0 innings .............................20-3 ABOVE .500 Lead after 8.0 innings ..............................22-0 GETTING DEFENSIVE ♦Arizona has had a record of .500 or better for 211 consecutive Tied after 6.0 innings .................................2-3 games since Opening Day 2017, the third-longest streak in ♦The D-backs rank second in the Major Leagues with a .991 fi eld- Tied after 7.0 innings .................................3-3 team history behind 333 games from April 19, 1999-April 26, ing pct. behid the Astros (.992) and ahead of the Rockies (.991) Tied after 8.0 innings .................................2-3 2001 and 305 games from April 21, 2001-Sept. 29, 2002. and Royals (.990). Trail after 6.0 innings ...............................4-18 ♦Arizona also leads all of baseball with a 18.4 Defensive Runs Trail after 7.0 innings ...............................2-18 Trail after 8.0 innings ...............................1-21 PAT IN THE HAT Above Average, which measures a player's defensive value rela- tive to league average: Extra-inning games....................................3-2 ♦ Patrick Corbin ranks among the NL leaders in opp. average Day ...................................................................7-8 MLB DEF Leaders [source: FanGraphs.com]: 18.4 - D-backs; 17.2 - Brew- (2nd, .177), WHIP (2nd, 0.91), strikeouts (2nd, 81), strikeouts per Night ..........................................................18-16 ers; 16.0 - Cubs; 15.5 - Angels; 14.7 - Indians. 9.0 IP (5th, 11.70), strikeout-to-walk ratio (10th, 4.50) and ERA vs. RHS .......................................................13-17 (8th, 2.60). ♦The D-backs, who have the fewest errors in the NL (16), have vs. LHS ...........................................................12-7 made 4 miscues in their last 15 games and 5 over their last 20. ♦Is 3-0 with a 1.07 ERA (3 ER in 25.1 IP) in his last 5 games (3 starts) Score fi rst .....................................................16-9 during Interleague Play. Opponents score fi rst .............................9-15 FAMILIAR FACES Score 4 runs or more ...............................18-3 Score 3 runs or fewer ..............................7-21 IT'S YOSHI! ♦ Several members of the A's coaching staff have ties to the D- backs: Shutouts - Pitching (ARI-OPP) ................2-2 ♦ Yoshihisa Hirano boasts an 8-game scoreless streak (7.0 IP) Hit home run ..............................................18-8 BOB MELVIN (manger): Was the D-backs Manager from 2005-09, since May 6, allowing just 2 hits and 2 walks (1 intentional), a Hit 2 or more home runs........................12-2 .091 (2-for-22) opponent average and 7 strikeouts. winning the NL Manager of the Year in 2007…was Bob Brenly's bench coach in Arizona from 2000-01. Do not homer ............................................7-16 10 or more hits ..........................................10-1 SCOTT EMERSON (pitching coach): Pitched in the D-backs organiza- Opponents 10 or more hits .....................4-7 MURPH-DAWG tion in 1997…went to Shadow Mountain High School and Scottsdale Errorless games ......................................20-17 ♦ John Ryan Murphy is batting .302 (13-for-43) with 2 doubles, 5 Community College. homers and 11 RBI in 11 starts this season…his 5 home runs are Last at-bat (ARI-OPP) .................................6-5 AL PEDRIQUE (fi rst base coach): Was the D-backs' interim manager Walkoff wins (ARI-OPP) .............................2-2 already a career high (previous: 3 in 2015), and match his career in 2004 and was the third base coach in 2003. Comeback wins (ARI-OPP) .................12-11 total entering this season (146 games). MATT WILLIAMS (third base coach): Played 6