(19-32) @ HOUSTON ASTROS (25-25) PROBABLE RHP Zac Gallen (1-2, 3.15) vs. RHP Zack Greinke (3-2, 3.77) @ ASTROS Sept. 19 - 4:10 p.m. FSAZ · FSAZ+ · 98.7 · 105.1 Fri., Sept. 18, 2020 • 5:10 p.m. AZT • Minute Maid Park • Houston, Texas RHP Luke Weaver (1-7, 6.70) vs. FOX Sports Arizona • FOX Sports Arizona Plus • ESPN Phoenix 620 AM • TUDN Radio 105.1 FM RHP Cristian Javier (4-2, 3.22) Game No. 52 • Road Game No. 28 • Home: 11-13 • Road: 8-19 Sept. 20 - 11:10 a.m. FSAZ · FSAZ+ · 620 · 105.1 LHP Madison Bumgarner (0-4, 8.53) vs. HERE'S THE STORY: The D-backs are 4-3 in their last 7 games. TOUCHING ALL THE BASES RHP Jose Urquidy (1-1, 2.70) The D-backs took 2 of 3 @ Angels to open this trip. ♦ COX VIRTUAL MEET & GREET: The D-backs and Cox have trans- VS. RANGERS ♦ The D-backs are 8-7 vs. AL West this season. formed their in-stadium meet and greet experience to a Sept. 22 - 6:10 p.m. FSAZ · FSAZ+ · 98.7 · 105.1 ♦ The D-backs took 2 of 3 vs. Astros from Aug. 4-6... last virtual platform...instead of the area in center fi eld, fans Sept. 23 - 3:10 p.m. FSAZ · FSAZ+ · 620 · 105.1 played in Houston in 2018, dropping 2 of 3 from Sept. can now take a virtual photo with D-backs, legends and 14-16... are 3-3 in their last 6 games @ Astros. more online at coxvmg.com/Dbacks. ROADTRIP (2-1) ♦ The D-backs' bullpen, in its last 8 games, is 4-1 and 4-for- D-BACKS ANNOUNCE 2021 SPRING TRAINING SCHEDULE: The D-backs' AVG/OBP/SLG ...... 273/.325/.518 4 in save opportunities with a 3.08 ERA (13 ER in 38.0 IP) 33-game 2021 Spring Training schedule features 15 home RISP ...... 400 and .215 opponent average. games and 2 road games at the award-winning Salt River Team ERA ...... 7.27 ♦ Christian Walker's 21 RBI since Aug. 24 are tied for third Fields at Talking Stick, the 11th season at the shared facility Starters W-L-QS | ERA ...... 0-1-0 | 14.40 Bullpen W-L-SV | ERA ...... 2-0-2 | 2.81 in the NL with Eugenio Suarez/CIN behind Freddie Free- with the , on Salt River Pima-Maricopa In- man/ATL (29) and Marcell Ozuna/ATL (25). dian Community land near Scottsdale...for more informa- BY THE NUMBERS Kole Calhoun's ♦ career .579 average (11-for-19) is the tion, visit dbacks.com/spring. NL West ...... 5th | -17.0 best all-time vs. Zack Greinke (min. 15 PA) ahead of Wil- Current Streak ...... Lost 1 lie Harris (.571), Cody Bellinger (.500) and Brian Roberts CRICHTON RETURNS HOME CONT.: Resides in Katy, approx. 30 miles Last 5 games...... 2-3 (.500). west of Houston...was a 2010 graduate of Cinco Ranch High Last 10 games ...... 4-6 INTERLEAGUE INSIGHT: Arizona is 17-9 (.654) in its last 26 games School...played in college at TCU from 2011-13...was team- Roof Open (at fi rst pitch) ...... 4-4 vs. AL opponents and is 22-13 (.629) since 2019. mate and road-roommate with Alex Young. Roof Closed (at fi rst pitch) ...... 4-7 Roof Open/Closed (during game) ....3-2 The D-backs' .629 interleague winning pct. since 2019 is ♦ Has 10 scoreless outings on the road this season (11.0 IP). ♦ Lead after 6.0 innings ...... 14-2 tied for second best in the Majors with the Padres (.629, ♦ Is 1 of 4 relievers (min. 9 GR) to not allow a run on the Lead after 7.0 innings ...... 15-1 22-13) behind the Rays (.647; 22-12). road this season along with Dylan Floro/LAD (9 G), Dar- ren O'Day/ATL (9 G) and Drew Pomeranz/SD (9 G). Lead after 8.0 innings ...... 16-1 FREIGHT TRAIN CHUGGING ALONG: David Peralta has hit safely ♦ Since 2019, has held opponents scoreless in 18 of 20 road Tied after 6.0 innings ...... 2-2 in 9 of his last 10 games at a .350 clip (14-for-40)/.966 OPS games (3.10 ERA, 7 ER in 20.1 IP) with a .241 opponent Tied after 7.0 innings ...... 1-5 with 1 double, 3 home runs, 7 RBI and 1 walk. average and 23 (10.18 K/9.0 IP). Tied after 8.0 innings ...... 2-2 ♦ In 14 games vs. AL West this season, is hitting .360 (18-for- Trail after 6.0 innings ...... 3-28 50)/1.111 OPS with 3 doubles, 1 triple, 4 homers, 13 RBI TEXAS ROOTS: Caleb Smith, who was acquired from the Mar- Trail after 7.0 innings ...... 3-26 Trail after 8.0 innings ...... 1-29 and 5 walks. lins on Aug. 31, is a native of Huntsville, approx. 70 miles Extra-inning games ...... 0-3 ♦ Has hit safely in 7 of his last 8 games vs. Astros at a .448 north of Houston...is a 2010 graduate of Huntsville High Day ...... 5-9 clip (13-for-29)/1.342 OPS with 1 triple, 3 homers, 11 RBI School then stayed local playing at Sam Houston State Uni- Night ...... 14-23 and 5 walks. versity from 2011-13. vs. RHS ...... 16-21 Wyatt Mathisen • In 17 career games vs. Astros, is hitting .361 (22-for- ♦ is from Corpus Christi, approx. 200 miles vs. LHS ...... 3-11 61)/.412 OBP/.541 SLG with 1 triple, 3 homers, 12 RBI and southwest of Houston...is a 2012 graduate of Calallen Score fi rst ...... 12-7 6 walks. High School...committed to University of Texas at Austin Opponents score fi rst ...... 7-25 before signing with the Pirates in 2012. Score 4 runs or more ...... 18-7 KOLE CALBOOM: Kole Calhoun, in his last 9 games, is hitting ♦ Riley Smith is from Lufkin, approx. 115 miles to the Score 3 runs or fewer ...... 1-25 .344 (11-for-32)/.410 OBP/.813 SLG/1.223 OPS with 3 dou- northeast of Houston...is a 2013 graduate of Hudson Shutouts - Pitching ( ARI- OPP) ...... 0-2 bles, 4 home runs, 11 RBI, 1 HBP and 4 walks. High School...played 2 seasons at San Jacinto Junior Col- Hit home run ...... 12-15 ♦ In his return to Angel Stadium, hit .462 (6-for-13)/1.731 lege in 2014-15, highlighted by a trip to the NJCAA World Hit 2 or more home runs...... 6-6 OPS with 1 double, 3 homers, 7 RBI and 1 walk...highlight- Series in 2015, then at LSU in 2016. Do not homer ...... 7-17 ed by a 2-homer, career-high-setting 5 RBI in the series 10 or more hits ...... 11-2 opener on Sept. 15. NEXT STARTER: RHP LUKE WEAVER (1-7, 6.70) Opponents 10 or more hits ...... 6-13 Errorless games ...... 9-21 ♦ In his last 3 starts, is 0-2 with a 3.77 ERA (6 ER in 14.1 IP) CRICHTON RETURNS HOME: Stefan Crichton was born in Hous- and .236 opponent average. Last at-bat (ARI-OPP) ...... 5-5 Walkoff wins (ARI-OPP) ...... 2-1 ton on a leap day (Feb. 29, 1992), so he just celebrated his ♦ Will make his fi rst career start vs. Astros. seventh offi cial birthday in 2020. Comeback wins (ARI-OPP) ...... 9-11 Series opener ...... 8-9 RHP ZAC GALLEN ♦ #23 ♦ R/R ♦ 6-2/198 ♦ 25 (AUG. 3, 1995) Series fi nale...... 5-11 Series (W-L-T) ...... 5-11-1 AT A GLANCE: Second season with the D-backs. CAREER HIGHS STATCAST Series sweeps (ARI-OPP) ...... 2-4 • Acquired on July 31, 2019 from the Marlins for INF Jazz INNINGS: ...... 7.0, 7x, last: 9/2/20 @ LAD PITCH PCT. AVG. Lineups ...... 49 Chisholm. STRIKEOUTS: ...... 9, 3x, last: 7/31/20 vs. LAD 4-seamer...... 37.5 ...... 164 ROSTER & PRONUNCIATIONS • Selected by the Cardinals' in the third round of the 2016 SCORELESS INNINGS STREAK: ...... 10.0 IP, Cutter ...... 26.8 ...... 305 draft…traded to the Marlins as part of a deal that includ- 8/30-9/10/19 Changeup ...... 18.1 ...... 208 17 Torey Lovullo MANAGER ed Marcell Ozuna on Dec. 14, 2017. HITLESS INNINGS TO START: ...... 6.1 IP, Curve ...... 17.4 ...... 108 5 Eduardo Escobar INF • Nicknamed "The Milkman" by a University of North Caro- 9/4/19 vs. SD (M. Machado single) Sinker ...... 0.2 ...... N/A 6 David Peralta OF lina broadcaster (up for debate why - because of his last 9 Jon Jay OF name or because he "always delivered"). 2020 & CAREER RECORD 10 Josh Rojas OF/INF YEAR W-L ERA G-S IP H R ER HR BB SO AVG WHIP 12 Daulton Varsho C/OF 13 Nick Ahmed (AH-med) INF GALLEN LATELY: Has a 9.90 ERA (11 ER in 10.0 IP) in his last 2 2020 1-2 3.15 10-10 60.0 44 21 21 8 22 66 .204 1.10 16 Tim Locastro OF starts after a 1.80 ERA (10 ER in 50.0 IP) in his fi rst 8. Totals 4-8 2.96 25-25 140.0 106 47 46 16 58 162 .208 1.17 18 Carson Kelly C • Has not surrendered a home run on the road in his last 21 2020 STARTS 19 Josh VanMeter INF/OF innings. DATE OPP RESULT W/L ERA IP H R ER HR BB SO TP 21 Stephen Vogt (VOTE) C • Is looking for his fi rst road win since July 24, 2019 @ White 7/26 @ SD W, 4-3 - 2.25 4.0 2 1 1 1 5 6 88 23 Zac Gallen RHP Sox (w/Marlins). 7/31 vs. LAD W, 5-3 - 2.70 6.0 5 2 2 1 1 9 98 24 Luke Weaver RHP 8/6 vs. HOU W, 5-4 - 2.81 6.0 6 2 2 1 1 6 92 26 Pavin Smith INF/OF LAST START: Suff ered his second consecutive loss on Sept. 12 8/11 @ COL L, 7-8 - 2.74 7.0 7 2 2 1 0 7 94 27 Wyatt Mathisen INF vs. Mariners…allowed a season high 7 runs in 5.0 innings, 8/17 vs. OAK W, 4-3 - 2.40 7.0 3 1 1 1 1 8 97 28 Hector Rondón RHP including 4 runs in the fi rst frame. 8/22 @ SF L, 1-5 - 2.25 6.0 3 1 1 0 4 6 95 31 Caleb Smith LHP 8/28 vs. SF W, 7-4 W 2.09 7.0 5 1 1 1 1 5 92 35 Joel Payamps RHP QUITE A STREAK TO START: Set the Major League record with 23 9/2 @ LAD L, 2-3 (10) - 1.80 7.0 1 0 0 0 2 7 97 (joh-EHL PIE-amps) games allowing 3 or fewer earned runs to begin a career 9/7 @ SF L, 2-4 L 2.29 5.0 5 4 4 0 2 6 82 40 Madison Bumgarner LHP (all starts), surpassing the 21-game stretch by Aaron Sele/ 9/12 vs. SEA L, 3-7 L 3.15 5.0 7 7 7 2 5 6 98 41 Junior Guerra RHP BOS, June 23, 1993-April 19, 1994. VS. ASTROS 45 Taylor Clarke RHP PLAYER AB H 2B 3B HR RBI AVG PLAYER AB H 2B 3B HR RBI AVG 46 Riley Smith RHP 47 Travis Bergen LHP VS. ASTROS: Is making his second career start. Altuve 3 2 0 0 1 1 .667 Maldonado 1 0 0 0 0 0 .000 • Did not factor in the decision on Aug. 6 @ Chase Field, al- 49 Alex Young LHP Brantley 3 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Reddick 2 1 0 0 0 0 .500 50 Yoan López (yo-AHN) RHP lowing 2 runs on 6 hits in 6.0 innings…surrendered a solo Bregman 3 1 1 0 0 0 .333 Springer 3 0 0 0 0 0 .000 homer to Jose Altuve in the sixth inning. 53 Christian Walker INF Correa 2 1 0 0 0 0 .500 Tucker 2 0 0 0 0 0 .000 56 Kole Calhoun OF Gurriel 3 1 0 0 0 1 .333 58 Stefan Crichton (CRY-ton) RHP ON THE LEADERBOARD: Ranks among the NL leaders in quality 64 Keury Mella RHP starts (T-3rd, 7), innings (T-8th, 60.0) and opponent average (KAY-ooh-ree MAY-uh) (6th, .204). TAXI SQUAD 30 Tracy Thompson OF TROUBLE WITH THE CURVE: Opponents are hitting .108 (4-for- 33 Matt Grace LHP 37) off his curveball (.203 in 2019). 55 John Hicks C RECENT DAY-BY-DAY VS. ASTROS RECENT TRANSACTIONS DATE OPP D/N W-L SCORE REC. POS. A/B WIN LOSS SAVE Overall: 2020: 2-1 All-Time: 75-58 DATE PLAYER TRANSACTION 9/6 @ SF D L 2-4 15-26 5 -14.5 Baragar (R, 5-1) Young (1-3) Rogers (3) Home: 2020: 2-1 All-Time: 41-30 9/14 J. Lamb Released 9/7 @ SF N L 2-4 15-27 5 -15.0 Gausman (3-2) Gallen (1-1) Coonrod (2) Road: 2020: 0-0 All-Time: 34-28 9/11 C. Smith Reinstated from 45-day IL 9/8 LAD N L 9-10 (10) 15-28 5 -16.0 Jansen (R, 3-0) López (R, 0-1) - — DATE H/R SCORE WIN LOSS 9/10 K. Ginkel Optioned to Alternate Training Site 9/9 LAD N L 4-6 (10) 15-29 5 -17.0 McGee (R, 3-1) Ginkel (R, 0-2) Treinen (1) 9/10 P. Smith Selected from Alternate Training Site 8/4 H L, 2-8 Javier Bumgarner 9/10 LAD N W 5-2 16-29 5 -16.0 R. Smith (R, 1-0) Gonsolin (R, 0-1) Bergen (1) J. Lamb Designated for assignment 9/11 SEA N W 4-3 17-29 5 -15.5 Al. Young (R, 2-3) Kikuchi (2-3) Crichton (1) 8/5 H W, 14-7 Ray McCullers 9/9 J. Payamps Recalled from Alternate Training Site 9/12 SEA N L 3-7 17-30 5 -15.5 Sheffield (3-3) Gallen (1-2) - 8/6 H W, 5-4 Guerra Pressly 9/13 SEA D L 3-7 17-31 5 -16.5 Sadler (R, 1-0) Weaver (1-7 - 9/18 R 6:10 p.m. INJURED LIST 9/14 OFF DAY -16.0 9/19 R 5:10 p.m. 10-DAY IL: Ketel Marte (L wrist inflammation), Corbin 9/15 @ LAA N W 9-8 18-31 5 -16.0 Mella (R, 1-0) Andriese (R, 2-3) Crichton (2) 9/20 R 12:10 p.m. Martin (recovery from R elbow surgery), Taylor Widener 9/16 @ LAA N W 9-6 19-31 5 -16.0 Clarke (R, 2-0) Bundy (5-3) Crichton (3) 9/17 @ LAA D L 3-7 19-32 5 Canning (1-3) Young (2-4) - (strained R rib cage). 9/18 @ HOU 5:10 p.m. 45-DAY IL: (R shoulder strain); Silvino Bra- 9/19 @ HOU 4:10 p.m. cho (recovery from R elbow surgery); Merrill Kelly (R shoulder 9/20 @ HOU 11:10 a.m. nerve impingement). BULLPEN #47 • TRAVIS BERGEN • L/L 6-1 • 215 • 26 #50 • YOAN LÓPEZ • R/R 6-3 • 205 • 27 #46 • RILEY SMITH • R/R 6-1 • 175 • 25 @ LAA: - Trip - @ LAA: 0 ER/0.1 IP Trip 0 ER/0.1 IP @ LAA: 1 ER/5.0 IP, 3 K Trip 1 ER/5.0 IP, 3 K ♦ Left-handers are 1-for-9 (.111). ♦ First pitch strike pct. (63.2) is up from 58.0 in ♦ 3 of his 4 outings have been 2.0+ innings, includ- ♦ Earned fi rst career save on Sept. 10 vs. Dodgers. 2019. ing 5.0 frames. ♦ Acquired on Aug. 31 from the Blue Jays for LHP ♦ Right-handers are 4-for-24 (.167) with 8 strike- ♦ Earned fi rst Major League win with 3.1 scoreless and cash considerations. outs in his last 8 games. frames on Sept. 10 vs. Dodgers. ♦ Played with Giants (2019) and Blue Jays (2020). #64 • KEURY MELLA • R/R 6-2 • 230 • 27 ♦ Made his Major League debut on Aug. 26 vs. #45 • TAYLOR CLARKE • R/R 6-4 • 220 • 27 @ LAA: W, 0 ER/1.0 IP Trip W, 0 ER/1.0 IP Rockies. 2019 Southern League All-Star…made 25 starts @ LAA: W, 4 ER/5.0 IP, 3 K Trip W, 4 ER/5.0 IP, 3 K 5 of his last 6 outings have been scoreless (1.69; 1 ♦ ♦ with Double-A Jackson and Triple- Reno. ♦ Owns a 1.01 WHIP in 15 career relief outings. ER in 5.1 IP). ♦ Is 2-0 with a 3.54 ERA (8 ER in 20.1 IP) in 7 relief ♦ Earned fi rst MLB win on Sept. 15 @ Angels. #49 • ALEX YOUNG • L/L 6-3 • 220 • 27 outings in 2020…also made 4 starts (4.50 ERA). ♦ Spent most of 2019 at Triple-A Louisville (CIN)… @ LAA: - Trip - #58 • STEFAN CRICHTON • R/R 6-3 • 205 • 28 in 27 starts, went 8-14 with a 5.05 ERA. ♦ Has made 8 relief appearances this season (2-0, @ LAA: 2 SV, 0 ER/2.0 IP Trip 2 SV, 0 ER/2.0 IP ♦ From 2017-19, had 8 relief outings for the Reds. 4.20 ERA, .196 OPP AVG, 11 K). In 5 starts, is 0-3 with a 4.56 ERA (12 ER in 23.2 IP). Earned fi rst career save on Sept. 11 vs. Mariners. #35 • JOEL PAYAMPS • R/R 6-2 • 225 • 26 ♦ ♦ Threw 5.1 innings of relief and earned the win on Has not allowed a run in 10 road games (11.0 IP). @ LAA: - Trip - ♦ ♦ Sept. 11 vs. Mariners (2 ER). ♦ Owns a 2.41 ERA (5 ER in 18.2 IP) in last 18 games. ♦ Has made 2 appearances (2 R-1 ER in 3.0 IP). ♦ Allowed 1 "barrel" out of 67 batted balls (1.5 pct.) ♦ Pitched in 2 games with D-backs in 2019…was IR SCOREDSCORELESS [comparable hit types (exit velo. + launch angle) 5-6 with 3.89 ERA in 15 starts at Double-A Jack- PCT IR-RS STREAK (GAMES) that have led to a min. .500 BA/1.500 SLG]. son and Triple-A Reno. BERGEN 25.0 4-1 - - #41 • JUNIOR GUERRA • R/R 6-0 • 235 • 35 #28 • HECTOR RONDÓN • R/R 6-3 • 225 • 32 CLARKE 0.0 1-0 - - @ LAA: HLD, 0 ER/1.2 IP, 2 K Trip HLD, 0 ER/1.2 IP, 2 K @ LAA: HLD, 0 ER/1.0 IP, K Trip HLD, 0 ER/1.0 IP, K CRICHTON 41.7 12-54 G 3.2 IP GUERRA 43.8 16-72 G 1.2 IP NL RANKINGS: T-2nd in appearances (23). 7 of his last 8 games are scoreless (1.17 ERA; 1 ER ♦ ♦ LÓPEZ 16.7 6-12 G 2.1 IP ♦ Owns a 1.59 ER (2 ER in 11.1 IP) in last 11 games. in 7.2 IP). MELLA 0.0 3-0 1 G 1.0 IP ♦ 82.8 mph average exit velocity is the lowest ♦ Is averaging 11.65 strikeouts per 9.0 IP, the high- PAYAMPS - - 1 G 1.0 IP among all D-backs pitchers [min. 300 pitches]. est mark of his career (10.83 in 2017). RONDÓN 33.3 6-24 G 4.0 IP ♦ Has not surrendered a homer to a RHH since ♦ Recorded 1+ in 10 consecutive games SMITH 100.0 2-2 - - Starlin Castro on Sept. 10, 2019 @ Marlins (52 BF). (14 SO). YOUNG 100.0 2-2 - - HITTERS #13 • NICK AHMED • R/R 6-2 • 200 • 30 #27 • WYATT MATHISEN • R/R 6-0 • 210 • 26 #12 • DAULTON VARSHO • L/R 5-10 • 205 • 24 @ LAA: 3-12, 2B, 3 RBI, SB Trip 3-12, 2B, 3 RBI, SB @ LAA: - Trip - @ LAA: 2-11, HR, 2 RBI, 2 BB Trip 2-11, HR, 2 RBI, 2 BB ♦ Hit safely in 7 of last 8 games (.355; 11-for-31). ♦ Collected fi rst hit (single) on Sept. 9 vs. Dodgers. ♦ Hit his fi rst home run on Sept. 5 @ Giants, the ♦ Leads all MLB shortstops with 50 defensive runs ♦ Made Major League debut on Sept. 7 @ Giants. fi rst visiting player to hit his fi rst Major League saved since 2018, ahead of Paul DeJong/STL (41) ♦ Recalled from Alternate Training Site on Sept. 6. home run directly into McCovey Cove. and Andrelton Simmons/LAA (35). ♦ Hit .283/1.004 OPS with 19 doubles, 23 homers ♦ Collected fi rst 2 RBI on Sept. 4 @ Giants. #56 • KOLE CALHOUN • L/L 5-10 • 210 • 32 and 61 RBI in 87 games with Reno (AAA) in 2019. ♦ Is 1 of 2 D-backs to start a game at catcher and @ LAA: 6-13, 2B, 3 HR, 7 RBI, BB Trip 6-13, 2B, 3 HR, 7 RBI, BB ♦ Signed by D-backs as a MiLB FA on Nov. 12, 2018. center fi eld in the same season (also: Chris Her- ♦ Is hitting .344 (11-for-32)/1.223 OPS with 3 dou- #6 • DAVID PERALTA • L/L 6-1 • 220 • 32 rmann on May 15, 2016 vs. Giants). bles, 4 home runs and 11 RBI in his last 9 games. @ LAA: 6-12, 2 HR, 3 RBI Trip 6-12, 2 HR, 3 RBI ♦ First hit (2B off Tim Hill) on Aug. 9 @ Padres. Baseball Has an RBI in 4 of his last 5 games (9 RBI total). Has hit safely in 9 of last 10 games (.350; 14-for- ♦ D-backs’ No. 1 prospect (53rd overall) by ♦ ♦ America ♦ Registered a career-high 5 RBI, including his sixth 40) with 1 double, 3 home runs and 7 RBI. and No. 3 by MLB.com (76th overall). career 2-homer game, on Sept. 15 @ Angels. ♦ Owns a 60-game errorless streak in left fi eld dat- #21 • STEPHEN VOGT • L/R 6-0 • 211 • 35 ♦ Sixth D-back to play high school (Buckeye), a ing back to July 30, 2019. @ LAA: 1-3, RBI, BB Trip 1-3, RBI, BB 4-year university (ASU) and MLB in Arizona. ♦ Had his fourth career walk-off plate appearance ♦ Has converted 51.9 percent of non-swing pitch- #5 • EDUARDO ESCOBAR • S/R 5-10 • 210 • 31 with a bases-loaded, RBI single on Aug. 17 vs. A's. es into called strikes in the Shadow Zone (edges @ LAA: 0-12, BB Trip 0-12, BB #10 • JOSH ROJAS • L/R 6-1 • 200 • 26 of strike zone), the eighth-best rate in the Majors @ LAA: Trip (min. 500 pitches). Made 41 starts at 3B and 2 at 2B. 1-10 1-10 ♦ .442 SLG is eighth among active catchers (min. Ranks second among MLB third basemen in ♦ Has reached base safely 10 of 12 games since his ♦ ♦ 500 PA). fi elding pct. (.975) since 2018, slightly behind recall on Aug. 31 from Alternate Training Site. Nolan Arenado (.975). ♦ Led off for the fi rst time on Sept. 7 @ Giants. #53 • CHRISTIAN WALKER • R/R 6-0 • 210 • 29 #9 • JON JAY • L/L 5-11 • 200 • 35 ♦ In 2019, played in 41 games in fi rst MLB season @ LAA: 4-12, 2 2B, RBI, 3 BB Trip 4-12, 2 2B, RBI, 3 BB with Arizona…acquired from Astros on July 31. NL RANKINGS: @ LAA: - Trip - ♦ T-1st in doubles (18). ♦ Graduated from Millenium H.S. in Goodyear and 21 RBI since Aug. 24 are tied for third most in the Has made 11 starts (5 in RF, 3 in CF, 2 in LF, 1 DH). ♦ ♦ attended Paradise Valley C.C. NL (also: Eugenio Suarez/CIN (21) behind Fred- Reached 10 years of MLB service on Aug. 4. ♦ #26 • PAVIN SMITH • L/R 6-2 • 210 • 24 die Freeman/ATL (29) and Marcell Ozuna/ATL #18 • CARSON KELLY • R/R 6-2 • 210 • 26 @ LAA: 3-8, RBI Trip 3-8, RBI (25). @ LAA: 3-8, 2 2B, HR, RBI Trip 3-8, 2 2B, HR, RBI ♦ Made his Major League debut on Sept. 12 as the ♦ Leads NL fi rst baseman since 2019 with 9 DRS. ♦ All of his last 4 hits have gone for extra bases (2 starting right fi elder and collected his fi rst hit ♦ 444-ft. home run off Kenley Jansen on Sept. 8 vs. 2B & 2 HR). (single off Yoshihisa Hirano). Dodgers was the third longest he has allowed ♦ Career-high 3 extra-base hits on Sept. 15 @ An- ♦ Selected from Alternate Training Site on Sept. 10. since 2015 (including postseason). gels (2 2B & 1 HR). ♦ 2019 Southern League postseason All-Star after ♦ Is hitting .320 (8-for-25) with runners in scoring hitting .291 AVG/.370 OBP/.466 SLG with 29 dou- position and .333 (3-for-9) with RISP/2 outs. bles, 12 homers and 67 RB for Double-A Jackson. VS. ZACK GREINKE (R) #16 • TIM LOCASTRO • R/R 6-1 • 195 • 28 ♦ Seventh overall pick in 2017 draft. HITTER AVG AB H HR RBI @ LAA: - Trip - AHMED .5006300 #19 • JOSH VanMETER • L/R 5-11 • 190 • 25 CALHOUN Has reached base safely in 11 of 13 starts. .579 19 11 1 2 ♦ @ LAA: 1-9, RBI, BB Trip 1-9, RBI, BB ESCOBAR .5004201 ♦ Has 25 straight stolen bases to start his career, ♦ Went 1-for-4 (2B) as the starting second base- JAY .282 39 11 0 1 tied for the third-longest streak since 1951 man in D-backs debut on Sept. 10 vs. Dodgers. KELLY ----- [source: Sportradar]. ♦ Has played 10 games at 2B, 3 at 1B, 2 as DH and 1 LOCASTRO ----- ♦ Hit his fi rst career leadoff home run on Sept. 6 @ at 3B in 2020. MATHISEN ----- PERALTA Giants (second overall homer). ♦ Recalled from Alternate Training Site on Sept. 9. .000 6000 ROJAS ----- ♦ Led MLB with 30.8 ft./sec. sprint speed in ♦ Acquired from the Reds on Aug. 31 with OF Stu- 2019…99 speed rating in "MLB The Show." SMITH ----- art Fairchild for RHP Archie Bradley and cash. VANMETER ----- ♦ Appeared in 109 games with Reds from 2019-20. VARSHO ----- VOGT .5002100 WALKER -----