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 (9-9) vs. CINCINNATI REDS (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 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 hit 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 triple, 2 home runs, 6 3/5 @ SD W, 10-3 5-7 Koch Lamet 4,857 ♦LF David Peralta 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 Ketel Marte 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 double, 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 pitchers from both bullpens at 3/24 KC (ss) 1:10 p.m. ESPN 620 AM ♦ The D-backs and Reds will honor Kevin Towers 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 coach Mike Fetters 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 "Workaholics" 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, Major League Baseball 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 baseballs signed by nearly all D- backs players and coaches. TODAY’S SCHEDULED PITCHERS STARTING PITCHER 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 save 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 strikeouts, 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.