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2018 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 (9-9) vs. (6-12-1) 2018 D-BACKS SPRING SCHEDULE Wednesday, March 14, 2018 ♦ Salt River Fields at Talking Stick ♦ Scottsdale, Ariz. ♦ 1:10 p.m. WINNING LOSING DATE OPP RESULT REC. PITCHER ATT. Game No. 19 ♦ Home Game No. 10 ♦ Home Record: 4-5-0 ♦ Road Record: 5-4-0 2/21 ASU W, 6-2 N/A Carpenter C. Davis 5,506 RHP Zack Greinke (0-1, 5.40) vs. RHP Robert Stephenson (0-1, 7.50) 2/22 - OFF DAY - - FOX Sports Arizona | Dbacks.com - 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 WINNING WAYS 2/25 MIL L, 1-5 1-2 Chacin Greinke 8,370 ♦Arizona is in its 21st Cactus League season and ♦ Arizona has won 6 of its last 8 games, outscoring 2/26 @ CIN (ss) W, 5-2 2-2 Ray Stephenson 2,129 COL (ss) W, 7-4 3-2 Shipley Freeland 5,292 eighth at Salt River Fields at Talking Stick…Tuc- its opponents, 52-28. 2/27 @ SF L, 12-14 3-3 Heston Vasquez 6,708 son was spring headquarters from 1998-2010. 2/28 COL L, 3-9 3-4 Almonte Hirano 5,799 ♦The D-backs have won 4 Cactus League titles SNAKEBITES - AT THE PLATE 3/1 MIL L, 1-6 3-5 Suter Chafin 6,763 (also: 1999, 2002, '07, '16). ♦1B Paul Goldschmidt has safely in 7 of his 3/2 @ COL L, 6-15 3-6 Senzatela Blazek 8,876 last 7 games (.471; 8-for-17). 3/3 @ LAD L, 6-14 3-7 Ray A. Wood 13,186 YESTERDAY'S RECAP ♦OF Rey Fuentes has a 6-game hitting streak, go- 3/4 CHI W, 2-0 4-7 Walker Lester 13,782* ♦The D-backs lost to the Rockies, 4-2. ing 7-for-14 (.500) with 1 , 2 home runs, 6 3/5 @ SD W, 10-3 5-7 Koch Lamet 4,857 ♦LF went 1-for-3 with a RBI sin- RBI and 7 runs scored. 3/6 LAA W, 5-4 6-7 Feliz Pinder 7,885 3/7 - OFF DAY - gle…1B Christian Walker extended his hitting ♦C Chris Herrmann has reached base safely in 6 3/8 @ MIL W, 11-6 7-7 Bracho Wilkerson 5,231 streak to 4 games…1B Paul Goldschmidt was of his last 10 plate appearances (4 hits & 2 walks). 3/9 @ KC W, 7-2 8-7 Bradley Stout 6,206 1-for-3. ♦INF has reached base safely in 9 of 3/10 KC W, 10-3 9-7 Suárez Lenik 13,511* ♦RHP Kris Medlen tossed 2.0 scoreless innings his last 13 plate appearances (5-for-9, 4 BB). 3/11 @ CWS L, 5-6 9-8 Lopez Corbin 7,289 in his fi rst spring start…LHP Antonio Bastardo ♦OF David Peralta, who has a 6-game hitting 3/12 COL 1:10 p.m. and RHP Joey Krehbiel each threw a perfect streak, is batting .480 (12-for-25) with 1 , 1 3/13 - OFF DAY - frame…RHP Fernando Salas struck out the side homer, 5 RBI and 1 walk in 9 games. 3/14 CIN L, 2-4 9-9 Bettis Chafin 11,077* in his 1.0 inning of work. ♦OF Yasmany Tomás is hitting .391 (9-for-23) 3/15 @ CHC 1:05 p.m. dbacks.com with 5 doubles, 2 RBI and 4 walks. 3/16 LAD 1:10 p.m. FSAZ ON THE BACK FIELDS 3/17 SD 1:10 p.m. 98.7 FM Arizona’s Sports Station 3/18 @ CIN 1:05 p.m. FSAZ+/98.7 FM Arizona’s Sports Station RHP Braden Shipley, RHP Archie Bradley, RHP ♦ THE BULLPEN CART IS BACK! 3/19 CWS 1:10 p.m. Jimmie Sherfy and RHP Jake Buchanan will all ♦ On Tuesday, the D-backs announced they will 3/20 @ LAA 1:05 p.m. FSAZ be throwing in Minor League game vs. Cubs this bring back a piece of baseball lore -- the bullpen 3/21 SF 6:40 p.m. dbacks.com afternoon. cart that has long been a part of the game’s his- 3/22 CWS 6:40 p.m. dbacks.com tory…the OnTrac Bullpen Cart will be available 3/23 @ CLE 6:05 p.m. REMEMBERING KT to transport relief from both bullpens at 3/24 KC (ss) 1:10 p.m. ESPN 620 AM ♦ The D-backs and Reds will honor Chase Field prior to entering a game. @ LAA (ss) 1:05 p.m. 3/25 @ COL 1:10 p.m. 98.7 FM Arizona’s Sports Station at Salt River Fields tonight @ 7:00 p.m…among ♦ The last known use of a motorized vehicle in Ma- those expected in attendance are Paul Gold- 3/26 CLE - Chase Field 6:40 p.m. KHOV 105.1 FM jor League Baseball was in 1995 -- 3 years before 3/27 CLE - Chase Field 12:40 p.m. FSAZ/ESPN 620 AM/KHOV 105.1 FM schmidt and Craig Shipley, the Cubs’ Theo Ep- the D-backs’ fi rst season -- when the Milwaukee stein, Reds’ Walt Jocketty, White Sox Ken Williams Brewers utilized a motorcycle with a sidecar… * Denotes sell out All Times Local and Rangers’ Randy Smith. current D-backs bullpen was MISCELLANEOUS 2018 ATTENDANCE ♦ Greg Schulte will serve as the emcee of the event Milwaukee’s closer that season. Record: 9-9 Day: 8-9 HOME ROAD while Ken Kendrick and Derrick Hall are also ex- Home: 4-5 Night: 1-0 Total: 82,107 Total: 62,164 pected to share their memories about KT. SINGLE-GAME TICKETS ON SALE Away: 5-4 vs. AL: 3-2 Avg: 9,123 Avg: 6,907 Neutral: 0-0 vs. NL: 6-7 Largest: 13,782 (3/4) Largest: 13,186 (3/3) ♦ RSVP to [email protected]…attire is "KT Casual" ♦D-backs single-game tickets are on sale at (khakis, jeans, club polos are encouraged). dbacks.com/tickets, at the Chase Field Ticket UPCOMING PITCHING PROBABLES Offi ce or by phone at (602) 514-8400. HAPPY BIRTHDAY, MAC! ♦The D-backs' promotional calendar highlights MARCH 14 VS. REDS - 1:10 P.M. ♦ D-backs' fi rst base coach Dave McKay is cel- include the 20th Anniversary Game (March 31), RHP Zack Greinke (0-1, 5.40) vs. RHP Robert Stephenson (0-1, 7.50) ebrating his 68th birthday today…he shares his Archie Bradley Audio Bobblehead (April 21), ARI: RHP Albert Suárez, RHP Yoshihisa Hirano, LHP T.J. McFarland, LHP Jorge birthday with the likes of Albert Einstein, Ste- Sugar Skull T-shirt (May 5), Star Wars Paul Solo De La Rosa phen Curry and Billy Crystal. (Goldschmidt) Bobblehead (June 2), Father’s CIN: RHP Kevin Quackenbush, RHP Kevin Shackelford, RHP Zack Weiss, LHP Wandy Peralta, RHP Vance Worley, RHP Tanner Rainey, RHP Jimmy Herget Day Hawaiian Shirt (June 17), Fourth of July Fire- LET'S GET WEIRD! works Spectacular and Alumni Game (Aug. 4). Adam Devine, Anders Holm and Blake Ander- MARCH 15 @ CUBS- 1:05 P.M. ♦ LHP Robbie Ray (1-1, 9.00) vs. RHP Kyle Hendricks (0-1, 7.50) son of the upcoming fi lm "Game Over, Man!" D-BACKS TO CELEBRATE 20TH ANNIVERSARY and the television series "" were at ♦The D-backs will celebrate their 20th anniversary ARI: RHP Brad Boxberger, LHP Andrew Chafi n, RHP Nefalí Feliz, RHP Silvino Bracho, LHP Antonio Bastardo D-backs camp today and will throw out the fi rst all season with a series of events allowing fans to CHC: TBA pitch. look back at the club's fi rst 20 years while focus- ing on the next generation…elements include: IN THIS CORNER...  Vote for the D-backs All-Time Team at dbacks.com/20. ♦ World Boxing Council president Mauricio Sulai- The logo (top L corner) features the team’s historic man will also throw one of the ceremonial fi rst and current colors (Purple and Sedona Red) and pitches this afternoon. 6 stars, each representing a D-backs playoff team (1999, 2001, '02, '07, '11 & '17); CHURRO DOG TO BE FEATURED AT MLB FOODFEST A commemorative patch, featuring the logo, will adorn the team’s jerseys throughout the season and Yesterday, announced ♦ caps during the fi rst homestand; their inaugural MLB Foodfest from April 21-22 in The “D-backs 20th Anniversary Experience,” a 2,000 New York, featuring special selections from each square-foot exhibit at Chase Field, located on the Major League ballpark, including Chase Field's Main Concourse in right fi eld behind the Coors Light Churro Dog. Strike Zone, will feature historic artifacts, memora- ♦ Tickets and information is available at mlb.com/ bilia and photography celebrating the team’s history foodfest. and a wall featuring signed by nearly all D- backs players and coaches. TODAY’S SCHEDULED PITCHERS No. 56 - RHP Albert Suárez @ALBERTSUAREZ822 2017 SEASON RECAP ♦ In 2017 with Giants, limited righties to a .211 average. SEASON NO. 20 RECAP No. 21 - RHP Zack Greinke Earned fi rst career on Aug. 6, 2017 vs D-backs. ♦ ♦ The D-backs went 93-69 (52-29 at home and 41-40 ♦ Went 17-7 with a 3.20 ERA, 215 , 45 walks, ♦ Selected by the D-backs in the fi rst round of the 2017 on the road), and won the NL Wild Card Game vs. and a .230 opponent average in 2017. Rule 5 Draft. Rockies, 11-8. ♦ In 2017, ranked among NL leaders in wins (T-2nd), DATE OPP DEC ERA G-GS IP H R ER HR BB SO Arizona went 45-31 vs. NL West, 17-16 vs. NL Central, 2/25 MIL - 0.00 1-0 2.0 0 0 0 0 1 2 ♦ -to-walk ratio (4th, 4.78), WHIP (4th, 1.07), 19-14 vs. NL East and 12-8 in Interleague Play. walks per 9.0 innings (4th, 2.00), innings (4th), strike- 3/2 @ COL - 6.75 1-1 2.0 5 3 3 1 1 3 3/6 LAA - 6.35 1-0 1.2 2 2 1 0 0 0 outs (5th), ERA (6th) and strikeouts per 9.0 innings 3/10 KC W 4.70 1-0 2.0 1 0 0 0 0 2 LOVULLO NAMED NL OF THE YEAR (8th, 9.56). TOTALS 1-0 4.70 4-1 7.2 9 5 3 1 2 7 ♦ was named the NL Manager of the ♦ Is a 4-time All-Star (2009, ‘14-15, '17), won 4 NL Rawl- Year after guiding the D-backs to a second-place ings® Gold Glove Awards (2014-17) and earned a Lou- 2017 CLUBS W-L ERA G-GS CG IP ER BB SO Sacramento (AAA) 0-0 0.00 1-1 0 3.0 0 0 5 fi nish in the NL West in his fi rst season as manager... isville Slugger® Silver Slugger™ in 2013. AZL Giants 0-1 9.64 3-3 0 4.2 5 2 3 he is the third Arizona manager to garner the honor, ♦ Won the 2009 AL Cy Young Award and fi nished - San Jose (Adv A) 0-0 3.00 2-2 0 6.0 2 1 3 joining Bob Melvin (2007) and (2011). ner-up in the 2015 NL race to the Cubs’ . SAN FRANCISCO 0-3 5.12 18-0 0 31.2 18 11 34 ♦ Lovullo's 93 wins were the most by an Arizona man- ♦ Signed by D-backs as a Major League free agent in MINORS 28-36 3.50 119-113 2 557.2 217 143 377 ager in his fi rst 162 games, 1 more than Bob Brenly’s 2013. MAJORS 3-8 4.51 40-12 0 115.2 58 37 88 92 in 2001. DATE OPP DEC ERA G-GS IP H R ER HR BB SO 2/25 MIL L 5.40 1-1 1.2 3 1 1 0 0 0 No. 66 - RHP Yoshihisa Hirano IMPROVEMENT IN THE WIN COLUMN 3/8 Intrasq. - - 1-1 4.2 6 1 1 0 0 3 ♦ In 2017, appeared in 58 games with the Buff aloes The D-backs’ 93 wins were 24 more than their total TOTALS 0-1 5.40 1-1 1.2 3 1 1 0 0 0 ♦ of 's Nippon League, go- of 69 in 2016…the 24-win diff erence from last sea- 2017 CLUBS W-L ERA G-GS SV IP ER BB SO ing 3-7 with 29 saves, 2.67 ERA, and 47 strikeouts. son was the second largest in the Majors, behind ARIZONA 17-7 3.20 32-32 1 202.1 72 45 215 ♦ Was a member of Team Japan in the 2017 World Base- the Twins (26), and fourth-best increase in a single- MAJORS 172-107 3.40 422-381 16 2455.2 928 594 2236 ball Classic making 6 relief appearances and going 1-0 season in franchise history. with a 3.38 ERA, 7 strikeouts and a 0.56 WHIP. ALSO SCHEDULED TO PITCH ♦ Signed by D-backs as free agent on Jan. 12. NEW D-BACKS ERA RECORD No. 29 - LHP Jorge De La Rosa DATE OPP DEC ERA G-GS IP H R ER HR BB SO ♦ The D-backs’ 3.66 ERA was a franchise best, 0.11 bet- ♦ Went 3-1 with a 4.21 ERA and .240 opponent average 2/24 CLE - 9.00 1-0 1.0 2 1 1 0 0 1 ter than the previous mark of 3.77 in 1999, and 1.43 in career-high 65 games in his fi rst season with the D- 2/28 COL L 13.50 1-0 1.0 3 2 2 0 0 1 lower than 2016 (5.09). backs in 2017…65 appearances were the sixth most 3/4 CHC - 9.00 1-0 1.0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Arizona’s 1.43 diff erence in ERA from 2016 to 2017 3/8 @ MIL - 6.75 1-0 1.0 1 0 0 0 0 1 ♦ by a D-backs lefty reliever all time. 3/11 @ CWS - 7.20 1-0 1.0 1 1 1 1 0 0 was the best in baseball, ahead of Cleveland (0.54) ♦ In 2017, led the Majors with a 3.03 inherited runners TOTALS 0-1 7.20 5-0 5.0 7 4 4 1 0 3 and Minnesota (0.49). scored pct. (1 IRS/33 IR), tied for the lowest since at 2017 CLUBS W-L ERA G-GS SV IP ER BB SO least 1957… stranded his fi rst 24 inherited runners (al- ARIZONA BBWAA AWARDS Orix 3-7 2.67 58-0 0 57.1 17 16 47 lowed run on Aug. 18 @ Twins). Japanese Totals 48-69 3.10 549-68 20 974.2 336 228 884 ♦ MOST VALUABLE PLAYER: Paul Goldschmidt ♦ Began his career with the D-backs, having signed in ♦ MOST VALUABLE PITCHER: Zack Greinke 1998 as non-drafted free agent. MINOR LEAGUE CALL-UPS ♦ ROOKIE OF THE YEAR: Jimmie Sherfy ♦ Signed as a Minor League free agent on Feb. 16. ♦ GOOD GUY AWARD: Archie Bradley DATE OPP DEC ERA G-GS IP H R ER HR BB SO No. 91 - RHP Parker Markel 2/26 COL - 27.00 1-0 0.2 2 2 2 1 1 1 ♦ Did not play in 2017. 3/1 MIL - 10.80 1-0 1.0 0 0 0 0 0 3 ♦ Signed by D-backs as a Minor League free agent on 3/4 CHC - 7.71 1-0 0.2 1 0 0 0 1 1 Feb. 21. 3/8 @ MIL - 8.10 1-0 1.0 2 1 1 0 0 2 3/11 @ CWS - 7.36 1-0 0.1 0 0 0 0 0 1 DATE OPP DEC ERA G-GS IP H R ER HR BB SO TOTALS 0-0 7.36 5-0 3.2 5 3 3 1 2 8 2/24 CLE - 13.50 1-0 0.2 2 1 1 0 0 1 2/27 @ SF - 16.20 1-0 1.0 1 2 2 1 1 1 2017 CLUBS W-L ERA G-GS SV IP ER BB SO TOTALS 0-0 16.20 2-0 1.2 3 3 3 1 1 2 ARIZONA 3-1 4.21 65-0 0 51.1 24 21 45 MAJORS 104-85 4.63 371-241 2 1466.2 754 661 1226 No. 93 - RHP Michael Dimock ♦ First season in the D-backs organization. No. 30 - LHP T.J. McFarland @66TJMAC ♦ Went 1-4 with a 4.91 ERA between Double-A Mobile ♦ Went 4-5 with a 5.33 ERA, 29 strikeouts and 17 walks and Triple-A El Paso and Triple-A Salt Lake. in a career-high 43 appearances in his fi rst season with ♦ Signed with the D-backs as a Minor League Free Agent the D-backs in 2017. on Feb. 21. ♦ Led NL relievers in 2017 in ground-ball pct. (62.8). DATE OPP DEC ERA G-GS IP H R ER HR BB SO ♦ Since 2013, ranks among relievers in ground balls (5th, 2/24 CLE - 0.00 1-0 0.1 0 0 0 0 0 0 517), ground ball pct. (7th, 63.0) and groundball-to- 2/26 COL - 0.00 1-0 0.1 0 0 0 0 0 1 fl yball ratio (9th, 3.36)…he leads left-handed relievers 3/1 MIL - 0.00 1-0 0.1 1 0 0 0 0 1 TOTALS 0-0 0.00 3-0 1.0 1 0 0 0 0 2 in ground balls in the same time frame. ♦ Signed by D-backs as a Minor League free agent on No. 98 - LHP Josh Taylor Dec. 6, 2017. 2018 SPRING TRANSACTIONS ♦ Went 4-7 with a 5.01 ERA at Double-A Jackson in 2017. FEBRUARY DATE OPP DEC ERA G-GS IP H R ER HR BB SO ♦ Traded to the D-backs by Phillies on July 5, 2015. 5 Outrighted OF Rey Fuentes to Triple-A Reno. 2/25 MIL - 0.00 1-0 1.0 1 0 0 0 0 0 DATE OPP DEC ERA G-GS IP H R ER HR BB SO 16 Signed LHP Jorge De La Rosa to a Minor League contract. 2/28 COL - 0.00 1-0 1.0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2/26 @ CIN - 0.00 1-0 1.0 0 0 0 0 0 1 19 Agreed to terms on a 2-year contract with OF Jarrod Dyson; 3/3 @ LAD - 0.00 1-0 1.0 2 1 0 0 0 1 2/28 COL - 0.00 1-0 0.1 1 0 0 0 0 1 placed RHP Shelby Miller (Tommy John surgery rehab) on 3/6 LAA - 0.00 1-0 1.1 1 1 0 0 1 1 3/2 @ COL - 0.00 1-0 0.1 1 0 0 0 0 1 the 60-day disabled list. 3/10 KC - 0.00 1-0 1.0 2 0 0 0 0 0 TOTALS 0-0 0.00 3-0 1.2 2 0 0 0 0 3 TOTALS 0-0 0.00 5-0 5.1 6 2 0 0 1 2 20 Acquired OF Steven Souza Jr. from the Rays and RHP from the Yankees...the D-backs traded INF Brandon 2017 CLUBS W-L ERA G-GS SV IP ER BB SO Drury to the Yankees and LHP Anthony Banda and 2 play- Reno (AAA) 0-0 0.00 7-0 1 11.0 0 4 9 ers to be named to the Rays....the Rays also acquired INF Nick ARIZONA 4-5 4.49 43-1 0 54.0 32 17 29 Solak from the Yankees. MINORS 52-37 3.75 158-129 3 742.0 309 231 517 MAJORS 16-2 4.49 164-3 0 252.1 126 86 154 MARCH 5 Signed C Anthony Recker (No. 27) to a Minor League contract with an invitation to Major League Spring Training. 6 Optioned INF Domingo Leyba to Double-A Jackson. 10 Optioned RHP Jake Barrett and LHP Jared Miller to Triple-A Reno…reassigned RHP Ryan Atkinson, RHP , INF Kevin Cron, LHP Yuhei Nakaushiro, C Michael Perez and RHP Taylor Widener to Minor League camp.