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 (15-15-2) vs. (19-13-2) 2018 D-BACKS SPRING SCHEDULE Tuesday, March 27, 2018 ♦ Chase Field ♦ Phoenix, Ariz. ♦ 12:40 p.m. WINNING LOSING DATE OPP RESULT REC. PITCHER ATT. Game No. 33 ♦ Home Game No. 18 ♦ Home Record: 7-8-2 ♦ Road Record: 8-7-0 2/21 ASU W, 6-2 N/A Carpenter C. Davis 5,506 RHP Taijuan Walker (1-1, 5.40) vs. RHP (2-1, 4.44) 2/22 - OFF DAY - - FSAZ/ESPN 620 AM/KHOV 105.1 FM - 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 SNAKEBITES - AT THE PLATE 2/25 MIL L, 1-5 1-2 Chacin Greinke 8,370 ♦Arizona is in its 21st Cactus League season and ♦Nick Ahmed has reached base safely in 8 of his 2/26 @ CIN (ss) W, 5-2 2-2 Ray Stephenson 2,129 eighth at Salt River Fields at Talking Stick…Tuc- last 15 plate appearances (4 walks & 4 hits). COL (ss) W, 7-4 3-2 Shipley Freeland 5,292 2/27 @ SF L, 12-14 3-3 Heston Vasquez 6,708 son was spring headquarters from 1998-2010. Daniel Descalso has a 5-game hitting streak ♦ 2/28 COL L, 3-9 3-4 Almonte Hirano 5,799 ♦The D-backs have won 4 Cactus League titles (.438; 7-for-16). 3/1 MIL L, 1-6 3-5 Suter Chafin 6,763 (also: 1999, 2002, '07, '16). ♦Jake Lamb is batting .444 (8-for-18) with 5 dou- 3/2 @ COL L, 6-15 3-6 Senzatela Blazek 8,876 bles, 1 home run and 8 RBI in his last 8 games. 3/3 @ LAD L, 6-14 3-7 Ray A. Wood 13,186 LAST NIGHT'S RECAP ♦Ketel Marte, who has reached base in 9 of his 3/4 CHI W, 2-0 4-7 Walker Lester 13,782* ♦ The D-backs limited the Indians to just 1 hit in a last 14 plate appearances, is hitting .542 (13-for- 3/5 @ SD W, 10-3 5-7 Koch Lamet 4,857 7-0 victory. 24) with 3 doubles and 3 RBI in last 8 games. 3/6 LAA W, 5-4 6-7 Feliz Pinder 7,885 3/7 - OFF DAY - ♦ 1B Paul Goldschmidt went 3-for-4 with a dou- ♦David Peralta has reached base safely in 10 of ble, a home run (3) and 2 RBI that keyed a 5-run his last 12 games (.406, 13-for-32). 3/8 @ MIL W, 11-6 7-7 Bracho Wilkerson 5,231 3/9 @ KC W, 7-2 8-7 Bradley Stout 6,206 fourth inning…3B Jake Lamb was 2-for-3 with 1 ♦A.J. Pollock has gone 7-for-22 (.318) over his last 3/10 KC W, 10-3 9-7 Suárez Lenik 13,511* double, a home run (3) and 2 RBI. 7 games. 3/11 @ CWS L, 5-6 9-8 Lopez Corbin 7,289 ♦ RHP Zack Greinke threw 6.0 shutout innings (1 3/12 COL L, 2-4 9-9 Bettis Chafin 11,077* H, 4 K)…RHP Archie Bradley, RHP Brad Box- ROSTER ROUNDUP & OFFSEASON ACQUISITIONS 3/13 - OFF DAY - berger and RHP Yoshihisa Hirano each tossed ♦Arizona has 28 players (25 active) left in Ma- 3/14 CIN W, 7-3 10-9 Greinke Stephenson 12,214* 1.0 scoreless frame. jor League camp: 14 (5 left-handed), 3 3/15 @ CHC W, 3-2 11-9 Boxberger Perakslis 15,829 catchers, 7 infi elders and 4 outfi elders. 3/16 LAD W, 4-1 12-9 Koch Font 13,796* D-BACKS EXTEND KETEL MARTE ♦Acquired RHP Brad Boxberger and OF Steven 3/17 SD T, 3-3 12-9-1 - - 13,669* 3/18 @ CIN L, 3-6 12-10-1 Garrett Godley 7,031 The D-backs have agreed to a 5-year contract Souza Jr.; signed C Alex Avila, OF Jarrod Dyson ♦ 3/19 CWS L, 2-15 12-11-1 Fulmer Suarez 10,299 with INF Ketel Marte through 2022, with club and RHP Yoshihisa Hirano; selected RHP Albert 3/20 @ LAA L, 5-6 12-12-1 Alvarez Taylor 7,947 options for the 2023 and 2024 seasons. Suárez in the Rule 5 Draft. 3/21 SF L, 0-14 12-13-1 Rodriguez Koch 12,888* ♦Marte batted .260/.345 OBP/.395 SLG with 11 3/22 CWS L, 1-3 12-14-1 Gonzalez Walker 8,576 doubles, 5 home runs and 18 RBI in 73 games in THE BULLPEN CART IS BACK! 3/23 @ CLE L, 1-6 12-15-1 Clevinger Corbin 10,022 his fi rst season with the D-backs in 2017. ♦ The D-backs will bring back a piece of 3/24 @ LAA (ss) W, 15-9 13-15-1 Medlen Skaggs 8,515 ♦He hit .412 (7-for-17)/.412 OBP/.824 SLG with lore -- the bullpen cart that has long been a part KC (ss) T, 4-4 13-15-2 - - 12,514* 2 triples, 1 homer and 2 RBI in 4 Postseason of the game’s history…the OnTrac Bullpen Cart 3/25 @ COL W, 8-3 14-15-2 Clarke Almonte 13,553 games…he recorded a pair of triples in the Wild will be available to transport relievers from both 3/26 CLE W, 7-0 15-15-2 Greinke Carrasco 16,392 3/27 CLE - Chase Field 12:40 p.m. FSAZ/ESPN 620 AM/KHOV 105.1 FM Card Game vs. Rockies, making him the eighth bullpens at Chase Field when they enter a game. player in Major League history (fi rst since 1992) * Denotes sell out All Times Local and the fi rst to do so from both sides of the plate. HONORING KT MISCELLANEOUS 2018 ATTENDANCE (EXCLUDING CHASE FIELD) ♦ The D-backs will honor the memory of former Record: 15-15-2 Day: 13-12-2 HOME ROAD OPENING DAY FESTIVITIES GM Kevin Towers this season and beyond: Home: 7-8-2 Night: 2-3 Total: 166,063 Total: 125,061 ♦The D-backs announced the following festivities  KEVIN TOWERS PRO SCOUTING AWARD: Will be given Away: 8-7 vs. AL: 5-6-1 Avg: 10,379 Avg: 8,337 for Opening Day: annually to a D-backs Professional Scout who exem- Neutral: 0-0 vs. NL: 10-9-1 Largest: 13,796 (3/16) Largest: 15,829 (3/15)  NATIONAL ANTHEM: Roger Clyne plifi es the characteristics displayed by Towers.  CEREMONIAL FIRST PITCHES: Representatives from  "KEVIN'S TOWER": The D-backs will rename the suite UPCOMING PITCHING PROBABLES each of the club's 6 Postseason teams: Erubial Du- that Towers sat in during his tenure as "Kevin's Tower" MARCH 27 VS. INDIANS - 12:40 P.M. razo (1999), Luis Gonzalez (2001), Mark Grace (2002), in a dedication ceremony on April 20. RHP Taijuan Walker (1-1, 5.40) vs. RHP Trevor Bauer (2-1, 4.44) Brandon Webb (2007), J.J. Putz (2011) and Archie  KT PATCH: Arizona will wear a "KT" patch on their ARI: LHP Andrew Chafi n, LHP T.J. McFarland, RHP Michael Blazek Bradley (2017). left chest on Aug. 2, when they celebrate the 2011 CLE: LHP Andrew Miller, RHP Cody Allen, LHP Tyler Olson NL West Championship Team vs. Padres, who Towers A SNEAK PEAK AT THURSDAY'S GAME NOTES was also a GM for from 1995-2005. MARCH 28 - OFF DAY ♦The D-backs are 7-3 in their last 10 Opening Day games and are 11-9 all-time. D-BACKS TO CELEBRATE 20TH ANNIVERSARY MARCH 29 VS. ROCKIES - 7:10 P.M. ♦Arizona has won 8 of its last 10 games vs. Colo- ♦The D-backs will celebrate their 20th anniversary LHP Patrick Corbin (NR) vs. RHP Jon Gray (NR) rado, including an 11-8 victory in the 2017 Wild all season with a series of events allowing fans to Card Game. look back at the club's fi rst 20 years while focus- MARCH 30 VS. ROCKIES - 6:40 P.M. ♦The D-backs are opening their season at Chase ing on the next generation…elements include: LHP Robbie Ray (NR) vs. LHP (NR) Field for the seventh straight season and for the  Vote for the D-backs All-Time Team at dbacks.com/20. ninth time in the last 10 years. The logo (top L corner) features the team’s historic MARCH 31 VS. ROCKIES - 5:10 P.M. ♦Patrick Corbin, who was scheduled to start the and current colors (Purple and Sedona Red) and TBA vs. RHP German Marquez (NR) 2014 Opening Day in Sydney, Australia, before 6 stars, each representing a D-backs playoff team suff ering a torn ulnar collateral ligament, will be (1999, 2001, '02, '07, '11 & '17); making his fi rst career Opening Day start. A commemorative patch, featuring the logo, will adorn the team’s jerseys throughout the season and FROM THE TRAINING ROOM caps during the fi rst homestand; ♦Randall Delgado (strained left oblique), who The “D-backs 20th Anniversary Experience,” a 2,000 square-foot exhibit at Chase Field, located on the threw a 25-pitch bullpen on Saturday at Salt Riv- Main Concourse in right fi eld behind the Coors Light er Fields, is scheduled to throw a bullpen today. Strike Zone, will feature historic artifacts, memora- ♦Shelby Miller (Tommy John Surgery) is expect- bilia and photography. ed to throw a bullpen today. TODAY’S SCHEDULED PITCHERS STARTING PITCHER No. 40 - LHP Andrew Chafi n @BIGCOUNTRY1739 2017 SEASON RECAP ♦ Posted career highs in both appearances (71) and No. 99 - RHP Taijuan Walker @TAI_WALKER SEASON NO. 20 RECAP (61), going 1-0 with a 3.51 ERA and .246 op- ♦ The D-backs went 93-69 (52-29 at home and 41-40 ♦ Went 9-9 in 2017 with a career-best 3.49 ERA while his ponents average in 2017. .247 opponent average matched his career low (also: on the road), and won the NL Wild Card Game vs. ♦ His 71 appearances were the second most all-time by Rockies, 11-8. 2016)…his 146 strikeouts were the second-most of his a D-backs lefty reliever (Randy Choate, 74 in 2004). career (157 in 2015) as were his 157.1 innings (169.2 in ♦ Arizona went 45-31 vs. NL West, 17-16 vs. NL Central, ♦ Signed by the D-backs as a supplemental round se- 19-14 vs. NL East and 12-8 in Interleague Play. 2015). lection (43rd overall) in the 2011 First-Year Player Draft ♦ In 15 starts vs. NL West (team was 10-5), he went 8-3 from . LOVULLO NAMED NL MANAGER OF THE YEAR with a 2.94 ERA (29 ER in 88.2 IP), a .230 opponent av- DATE OPP DEC ERA G-GS IP H R ER HR BB SO erage (76-for-331) and 86 strikeouts. ♦ Torey Lovullo was named the NL Manager of the 2/23 @ C OL - 9.00 1-0 1.0 1 1 1 0 0 1 Year after guiding the D-backs to a second-place ♦ Acquired by the D-backs from the Mariners with INF 2/25 @ CIN - 4.50 1-0 1.0 0 0 0 0 0 0 fi nish in the NL West in his fi rst season as manager... Ketel Marte for INF Jean Segura, OF Mitch Haniger and 3/1 MIL L 13.50 1-0 0.2 0 3 3 0 3 2 LHP Zac Curtis (Nov. 23, 2016). 3/5 @ SD - 9.82 1.0 1.0 0 0 0 0 0 1 he is the third Arizona manager to garner the honor, DATE OPP DEC ERA G-GS IP H R ER HR BB SO 3/9 @ KC - 8.31 1-0 0.2 1 0 0 0 0 1 joining Bob Melvin (2007) and Kirk Gibson (2011). 2/27 SF - 9.00 1-1 1.0 2 1 1 0 0 2 3/12 COL L 12.60 1-0 0.2 3 3 3 0 2 1 ♦ Lovullo's 93 wins were the most by an Arizona man- 3/4 CHC W 2.25 1-1 3.0 0 0 0 0 0 4 3/15 @ CHC - 10.50 1-0 1.0 0 0 0 0 0 2 ager in his fi rst 162 games, 1 more than Bob Brenly’s 3/10 KC - 6.00 1-1 2.0 3 3 3 0 2 0 3/18 SF (AAA) - - 1-0 2.0 2 0 0 0 0 1 92 in 2001. 3/16 @ CHC (AAA) - - 1-1 4.2 3 1 1 0 1 8 3/22 CWS - 9.95 1-0 0.1 0 0 0 0 0 0 3/22 CWS L 5.40 1-1 5.2 8 3 3 1 0 7 TOTALS 0-2 9.95 8-0 6.1 5 7 7 0 5 8 IMPROVEMENT IN THE WIN COLUMN TOTALS 1-1 5.40 4-4 11.2 13 7 10 1 2 13 2017 CLUBS W-L ERA G-GS SV IP ER BB SO ♦ The D-backs’ 93 wins were 24 more than their total 2017 CLUBS W-L ERA G-GS CG IP ER BB SO ARIZONA 1-0 3.51 71-0 0 51.1 20 21 61 of 69 in 2016…the 24-win diff erence from last sea- ARIZONA 9-9 3.49 28-28 0 157.1 61 61 146 MAJORS 6-3 3.64 172-3 0 163.0 66 70 157 son was the second largest in the Majors, behind MAJORS 31-31 3.97 93-90 3 514.1 160 160 468 No. 49 - RHP Michael Blazek the Twins (26), and fourth-best increase in a single- ♦ Spent the majority of the 2017 season with Triple-A season in franchise history. ALSO SCHEDULED TO PITCH Colorado Springs (Brewers), going 3-4 with 2 saves No. 29 - LHP Jorge De La Rosa and a 3.71 ERA in 26 games. NEW D-BACKS ERA RECORD ♦ Appeared in 5 games (1 start) for Milwaukee in 2017 ♦ 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 did not allow a run in his 4 relief appearances (6.1 IP)… 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- was 0-1 with an 8.31 ERA. lower than 2016 (5.09). backs in 2017…65 appearances were the sixth most Signed by D-backs as a Minor League free agent on Arizona’s 1.43 diff erence in ERA from 2016 to 2017 by a D-backs lefty reliever all time. ♦ ♦ Jan. 20. was the best in baseball, ahead of Cleveland (0.54) ♦ In 2017, led the Majors with a 3.03 inherited runners DATE OPP DEC ERA G-GS IP H R ER HR BB SO and Minnesota (0.49). scored pct. (1 IRS/33 IR), tied for the lowest since at least 1957… stranded his fi rst 24 inherited runners (al- 2/23 @ COL - 0.00 1-0 1.0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2/26 @ CIN - 3.38 1-0 1.2 3 1 1 0 1 1 lowed run on Aug. 18 @ Twins). 3/2 @ COL L 7.36 1-0 1.0 2 2 2 1 1 1 2018 SPRING TRANSACTIONS ♦ Began his career with the D-backs, having signed in 3/5 @ SD - 5.40 1-0 1.1 1 0 0 0 0 3 FEBRUARY 1998 as non-drafted free agent. 3/8 @ MIL - 4.50 1-0 1.0 0 0 0 0 0 1 5 Outrighted OF Rey Fuentes to Triple-A Reno. ♦ Signed as a Minor League free agent on Feb. 16. 3/11 @ CWS - 3.86 1-0 1.0 0 0 0 0 0 2 16 Signed LHP Jorge De La Rosa to a Minor League contract. DATE OPP DEC ERA G-GS IP H R ER HR BB SO 3/12 COL - 3.38 1-0 1.0 1 0 0 0 0 0 19 Agreed to terms on a 2-year contract with OF Jarrod Dyson; 2/26 COL - 27.00 1-0 0.2 2 2 2 1 1 1 3/16 LAD - 4.00 1-0 1.0 1 1 1 0 0 1 placed RHP Shelby Miller (Tommy John surgery rehab) on 3/1 MIL - 10.80 1-0 1.0 0 0 0 0 0 3 3/17 SD - 4.50 1-0 1.0 1 1 1 1 0 3 the 60-day disabled list. 3/4 CHC - 7.71 1-0 0.2 1 0 0 0 1 1 3/20 @ LAA - 3.86 1-0 1.2 0 0 0 0 1 2 20 Acquired OF Steven Souza Jr. from the Rays and RHP Taylor 3/8 @ MIL - 8.10 1-0 1.0 2 1 1 0 0 2 3/24 @ LAA - 3.38 1-0 1.2 1 0 0 0 0 1 Widener from the Yankees…the D-backs traded INF Brandon 3/11 @ CWS - 7.36 1-0 0.1 0 0 0 0 0 1 TOTALS 0-1 3.38 11-0 13.1 10 5 5 2 3 15 Drury to the Yankees and LHP Anthony Banda and 2 play- 3/14 CIN - 9.64 1-0 1.0 2 2 2 1 0 0 2017 CLUBS W-L ERA G-GS SV IP ER BB SO ers to be named to the Rays…the Rays also acquired INF Nick Solak from the Yankees. 3/17 LAA (AAA) - - 1-0 2.0 1 0 0 0 1 1 Colorado Springs (AAA) 3-4 3.71 26-13 2 85.0 35 33 66 3/21 Intrasq. - - 1-0 0.2 0 0 0 0 1 1 MILWAUKEE 0-1 8.31 5-1 0 8.2 8 1 7 3/22 CWS - 7.94 1-0 1.0 0 0 0 0 0 1 MINORS 42-46 4.08 243-101 15 722.2 328 300 688 MARCH TOTALS 0-0 7.94 7-0 5.2 7 5 5 2 2 9 MAJORS 8-6 4.39 109-1 0 123.0 60 59 104 5 Signed C Anthony Recker (No. 27) to a Minor League contract with an invitation to Major League Spring Training. 2017 CLUBS W-L ERA G-GS SV IP ER BB SO 6 Optioned INF Domingo Leyba to Double-A Jackson. ARIZONA 3-1 4.21 65-0 0 51.1 24 21 45 10 Optioned RHP Jake Barrett and LHP Jared Miller to Triple-A MAJORS 104-85 4.63 371-241 2 1466.2 754 661 1226 Reno…reassigned RHP Ryan Atkinson, RHP Taylor Clarke, No. 30 - LHP T.J. McFarland @66TJMAC INF Kevin Cron, LHP Yuhei Nakaushiro, C Michael Perez and ♦ Went 4-5 with a 5.33 ERA, 29 strikeouts and 17 walks RHP Taylor Widener to Minor League camp. in a career-high 43 appearances in his fi rst season with 16 Optioned RHP Sócrates Brito, INF Jack Reinheimer and INF Ildemaro Vargas to Triple-A Reno…reassigned OF Ramón the D-backs in 2017. Flores and RHP Jake Buchanan to Minor League camp. ♦ Led NL relievers in 2017 in ground-ball pct. (62.8). 18 Optioned to Triple-A Reno: RHP Silvino Bracho, RHP ♦ Since 2013, ranks among relievers in ground balls (5th, …reassigned to Minor League camp: RHP 517), ground ball pct. (7th, 63.0) and groundball-to- Joey Krehbiel, OF César Puello…released: C Josh Thole. fl yball ratio (9th, 3.36)…he leads left-handed relievers 20 Optioned to Triple-A Reno: OF Jeremy Hazelbaker, RHP in ground balls in the same time frame. Jimmie Sherfy and 1B Christian Walker…reassigned to ♦ Signed by D-backs as a Minor League free agent on Minor League camp: RHP Neftalí Feliz and C Anthony Dec. 6, 2017. Recker…released: LHP Antonio Bastardo. 22 Optioned to Triple-A Reno: RHP Matt Koch. DATE OPP DEC ERA G-GS IP H R ER HR BB SO 24 Acquired INF Deven Marrero from Red Sox for a player 2/25 MIL - 0.00 1-0 1.0 1 0 0 0 0 0 to be named later or cash…selected the contract of RHP 2/28 COL - 0.00 1-0 1.0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Fernando Salas…designated RHP Albert Suárez for as- 3/3 @ LAD - 0.00 1-0 1.0 2 1 0 0 0 1 signment. 3/6 LAA - 0.00 1-0 1.1 1 1 0 0 1 1 25 Optioned to Triple-A Reno: OF Yasmany Tomás…desig- 3/10 KC - 0.00 1-0 1.0 2 0 0 0 0 0 nated C Chris Herrmann for assignment…selected the 3/14 CIN - 0.00 1-0 2.0 0 0 0 0 0 3 contact of LHP Jorge De La Rosa. 3/18 SF (AAA) - - 1-0 2.0 3 1 1 0 1 4 26 Placed RHP Randall Delgado (strained left oblique) and 3/23 @ CLE - 2.16 1-0 1.0 2 2 2 0 0 1 OF Steven Souza Jr. (strained right pectoral) on 10-day 3/24 KC - 3.00 1-0 0.2 1 1 1 0 0 0 disabled list…released C Chris Herrmann…reassigned TOTALS 0-0 3.00 8-0 8.0 9 5 3 0 1 6 RHP Michael Blazek, OF Rey Fuentes, RHP Kris Medlen 2017 CLUBS W-L ERA G-GS SV IP ER BB SO and INF Kristopher Negrón to Minor League camp. Reno (AAA) 0-0 0.00 7-0 1 11.0 0 4 9 ARIZONA 4-5 4.49 43-1 0 54.0 32 17 29 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