ARIZONA DIAMONDBACKS (7-11-5) vs. CLEVELAND INDIANS (8-15-0) LHP Caleb Smith (0-2, 6.17) vs. RHP Aaron Civale (1-1, 3.60) Wed., March 24, 2021 · Salt River Fields at Talking Stick · 6:10 p.m. Game No. 24 · Home Game No. 13 · Home: 3-6-3 · Road: 4-5-2 FOX Sports Arizona Plus · dbacks.com webcast DIAMOND-FACTS YESTERDAY'S RECAP SPRING SCHEDULE ♦ Arizona is in its 24th Cactus League season ♦ The D-backs lost, 3-0, vs. Mariners DATE OPP RESULT REC. WIN LOSS ATT. and 11th at Salt River Fields at Talking Stick ♦ Merrill Kelly allowed 1 run in 4.2 innings (5 2/28 @ COL L, 2-5 0-1 Diehl Frankoff *2,100 (Tucson from 1998-2010). H, 2 BB, 3 K). 3/1 MIL L, 1-7 0-2 Burnes M. Kelly *2,100 ♦ Chris Devenski threw a scoreless inning 3/2 SD L, 2-7 0-3 Weathers C. Smith *2,100 10TH ANNIVERSARY IN 2021 with 1 walk and 1 strikeout. 3/3 @ CLE W, 9-4 1-3 Weaver Plesac 1,869 ♦ Salt River Fields at Talking Stick is celebrat- ♦ Christian Walker was 2-for-3 with 1 dou- 3/4 LAA W, 9-2 2-3 Bumgarner Canning *2,130 ing its 10th Anniversary in 2021. ble. 3/5 @ CIN W, 5-2 3-3 Moll Lorenzen 2,211 ♦ Since the inaugural game on Sat., Feb. 26, ♦ Ketel Marte had a double. 3/6 TEX L, 6-7 3-4 de Geus R. Smith *2,215 2011, the stadium has hosted 3+ million 3/7 CHI W, 5-4 4-4 Soria Alzolay *2,299 fans for baseball, 1+ million guests for spe- AT THE DISH 3/8 @ SF T, 2-2 4-4-1 - - 1,059 cial events and won 40+ "Best of" awards. ♦Asdrúbal Cabrera has a 7-game hitting 3/9 COL L, 4-11 4-5-1 C. González Weaver *2,232 ♦ The facility had 157 sellouts from 2011-20 streak, batting .500 (11-for-22)/1.409 OPS 3/10 @ LAD L, 2-3 4-6-1 Cleavinger Ginkel 2,311 and the D-backs and Rockies have drawn with 3 doubles, 2 home runs and 5 RBI. 3/11 OFF DAY more than 300,000 fans 8 times, the only ♦ Tim Locastro is batting .412 (7-for-17) with 3/12 @ LAA L, 3-4 4-7-1 Barria Soria 2,040 MLB complex to ever accomplish the feat. 3 doubles, 1 triple, 1 walk and 2 stolen bas- 3/13 @ SD W, 6-3 5-7-1 Bukauskas Johnson 1,862 es in 6 games since returning to action on 3/14 SF L, 3-6 5-8-1 Menez C. Smith *2,253 3/15 @ SEA W, 6-2 6-8-1 Widener Newsome 1,875 SINGLE-GAME TICKETS ON SALE TOMORROW March 13. 3/16 OAK W, 12-3 7-8-1 Bumgarner Luzardo *2,232 ♦ Tomorrow at 9:00 a.m., D-backs single- ♦Christian Walker, who is tied for fi rst in 3/17 @ TEX L, 0-3 7-9-1 Gibson Gallen 2,068 game tickets for the fi rst 3 homestands at all of Spring Training with 14 RBI, is hitting 3/18 LAD T, 7-7 7-9-2 - - *2,283 Chase Field will go on sale. .353 (12-for-34)/1.189 OPS with 3 doubles, 3/19 @ MIL L, 3-9 7-10-2 Suter Clippard 2,248 ♦ The team is expecting to make 25 percent 4 homers, 14 RBI and 3 walks in his last 12 3/20 KC T, 6-6 7-10-3 - - *2,389 of the seats available each game with social games. 3/21 CWS T, 4-4 7-10-4 - - *2,424 distancing and increased safety, health and ♦ Josh VanMeter has reached base safely in 3/22 @ OAK T, 4-4 7-10-5 - - 1,998 comfort measures in place. 8 of his last 10 games, hitting .381 (8-for- 3/23 SEA L, 0-3 7-11-5 Flexen M. Kelly *2,306 • Each of the fi rst 3 homestands will feature 21)/1.196 OPS with 1 double, 2 home runs, 3/24 CLE 6:10 p.m. FSAZ+, dbacks.com a promotional item giveaway to the fi rst 7 RBI and 4 walks. 3/25 @ KC 1:05 p.m. FSAZ 5,000 fans: Clear Tote Bags on April 9-11 3/26 CIN 1:10 p.m. 620 AM (Gila River Hotels & Casinos); D-backs Graf- THE ROJAS REPORT 3/27 OFF DAY fi ti Cap on April 30 – May 2 (Pepsi); Ketel ♦Josh Rojas has reached base safely in 15 of 3/28 @ CWS 1:05 p.m. Marte Switch-Hitter bobblehead on May his last 17 games - 13 straight from March 3/29 @ CHI 12:05 p.m. FSAZ 14-16 (Gila River Hotels & Casinos). 1-18 - batting .340 (18-for-53)/.944 OPS 3/30 CLE (Chase Field) 12:40 p.m. FSAZ, 620 AM, 105.1 FM with 2 doubles, 3 homers, 8 RBI and 5 walks. WHAT'S NEW AT CHASE FIELD EVENT ♦ He ranks among all qualifi ed Major Leagu- All Times Local | * SRF Sellout ♦ Tomorrow at 12:00 p.m., the D-backs will ers this spring in hits (T-1st, 18), total bases MISCELLANEOUS ATTENDANCE hold their annual "What's New at Chase (1th, 29), AVG (12th, .327) and OPS (16th, Home: 3-6-3 Away: 4-5-2 HOME ROAD Field" event, showcasing new health & .911). Day: 6-8-5 Night: 1-3 Total: 26,963 Total: 21,641 comfort measures and what to expect at vs. AL: 4-4-3 vs. NL: 3-7-2 Avg: 2,247 (12 G) Avg: 1,967 (11 G) the stadium in 2021. ON THE SHELF Largest: 2,424 (3/21) Largest: 2,311 (3/10) ♦ D-backs President & CEO Derrick Hall and ♦ Zac Gallen was scratched from his start on Special Assistant to President & CEO Luis Monday with right lateral forearm soreness UPCOMING PITCHING PROBABLES Gonzalez will give the media a tour of and diagnosed with a hairline fracture of MARCH 24 vs. INDIANS - 6:10 P.M. what to expect in 2021, including: his right forearm at the radial head. LHP Caleb Smith (0-2, 6.17) vs. RHP Aaron Civale (1-1, 3.60) • New clear bag policy and mobile ticketing ♦ Kole Calhoun suff ered a right knee me- ARI: RHP Yoan López, RHP Anthony Swarzak, RHP Jon Duplantier, RHP J.B. Bu- process; dial meniscus tear and had a partial medial kauskas, RHP Carlos Navas, LHP Tyler Gilbert, LHP Taylor Guilbeau • Health & Comfort measures in place to meniscectomy performed by Dr. Waslewski CLE: RHP Emmanuel Clase, LHP Oliver Pérez, RHP Trevor Stephan, RHP Adam provide a safe environment for fans; on March 4. Plutko, RHP Kyle Nelson, RHP Nick Sandlin • New food items and mobile ordering pre- • Progressed to outdoors activities, includ- sented by Chase; ing hitting in the cage and throwing. MARCH 25 @ ROYALS - 1:05 P.M. • New items available at the Team Shop. ♦ Tyler Clippard was diagnosed with a RHP Luke Weaver (1-1, 6.75) vs. LHP Danny Duff y (1-1, 4.85) ♦ Media wishing to attend the event (11:30 sprained capsule in his right shoulder fol- ARI: RHP Stefan Crichton, RHP Kevin Ginkel a.m. arrival/12:00 p.m. start) should contact lowing his last outing on March 19 and will KC: TBA D-backs Communications. not participate in baseball activities for 6 weeks. FRESH FACES AT SRF MARCH 26 vs. REDS - 1:10 P.M. LHP Madison Bumgarner (2-0, 3.00) vs. LHP Wade Miley (0-1, 8.31) ♦ The D-backs added the following 12 play- LOTS OF TIES ARI: LHP Alex Young, LHP Joe Mantiply ers to their Spring Training player pool: ♦ The D-backs have posted a tie in 3 of their CIN: LHP Amir Garrett, LHP Sean Doolittle, RHP Lucas Sims, RHP Cam Bedrosian • LHP: Tommy Henry and Blake Walston last 4 games and 4 of their last 6. • RHP: Connor Grammes, Drey Jameson, ♦ Arizona's 5 ties are its most since at least MARCH 27 - OFF DAY Bryce Jarvis, Levi Kelly, Ryne Nelson and 2008 and, coincidentally, are also tied for Matt Tabor the most in baseball this spring with the • OF: Corbin Carroll, Ben DeLuzio, Dominic Dodgers, Cardinals, Mariners, Marlins and Fletcher and Alek Thomas White Sox. Banner Sports Medicine Performance Center Salt River Fields at Talking Stick 7555 N. Pima Road, Scottsdale, Ariz., 85258 SCHEDULED PITCHERS STARTING PITCHER No. 50 - RHP Yoan López No. 76 - RHP Carlos Navas ♦ In 2020, appeared in 20 games in his third sea- ♦ Reassigned to Minor League camp on March 20. No. 35 - LHP Caleb Smith son with the D-backs, going 0-1 with a 5.95 ERA ♦ Signed by D-backs as a Minor League free agent ♦ Is a 2010 graduate of Huntsville (Texas) High (13 ER in 19.2 IP). on Dec. 18, 2020. School…famed director Richard Linklater is a • Did not surrender a homer on his 4-seam fast- ♦ Spent the entire 2020 season at the Giants' Al- 1977 graduate of Hunstville High, and says he ball compared to 10 in 2019. ternate Training Site. based much of his cult classic fi lm "Dazed and ♦ In 2019, his 21 holds ranked second among Ari- ♦ Combined to go 2-7 with a 3.40 ERA in 35 games Confused" on his experience there.