ARIZONA DIAMONDBACKS (7-9-2) at MILWAUKEE BREWERS (8-8-1) LHP Caleb Smith (0-2, 8.59) vs. RHP Adrian Houser (0-0, 1.69) Fri., March 19, 2021 · American Family Fields of Phoenix · 1:05 p.m. Game No. 19 · Road Game No. 10 · Home: 3-5-1 · Road: 4-4-1 - FSAZ - DIAMOND-FACTS YESTERDAY'S RECAP SPRING SCHEDULE ♦ Arizona is in its 24th Cactus League season ♦ The D-backs and Dodgers tied, 7-7. DATE OPP RESULT REC. WIN LOSS ATT. and 11th at Salt River Fields at Talking Stick ♦ Merrill Kelly allowed 4 earned runs in 4.0 2/28 @ COL L, 2-5 0-1 Diehl Frankoff *2,100 (Tucson from 1998-2010). innings. 3/1 MIL L, 1-7 0-2 Burnes M. Kelly *2,100 ♦ Joe Mantiply (1.0 IP) and Kevin Ginkel 3/2 SD L, 2-7 0-3 Weathers C. Smith *2,100 10TH ANNIVERSARY IN 2021 (1.0) each had scoreless outings. 3/3 @ CLE W, 9-4 1-3 Weaver Plesac 1,869 ♦ Salt River Fields at Talking Stick is celebrat- ♦ Asdrúbal Cabrera was 3-for-3 with a dou- 3/4 LAA W, 9-2 2-3 Bumgarner Canning *2,130 ing its 10th Anniversary in 2021. ble, home run (2) and 2 RBI. 3/5 @ CIN W, 5-2 3-3 Moll Lorenzen 2,211 ♦ Since the inaugural game on Sat., Feb. 26, ♦ David Peralta went 3-for-4 with a home 3/6 TEX L, 6-7 3-4 de Geus R. Smith *2,215 2011, the stadium has hosted 3+ million run (2) and 3 RBI. 3/7 CHI W, 5-4 4-4 Soria Alzolay *2,299 fans for baseball, 1+ million guests for spe- 3/8 @ SF T, 2-2 4-4-1 - - 1,059 cial events and won 40+ "Best of" awards. AT THE DISH 3/9 COL L, 4-11 4-5-1 C. González Weaver *2,232 ♦ The facility had 157 sellouts from 2011-20 ♦Asdrúbal Cabrera has gone 7-for-12 3/10 @ LAD L, 2-3 4-6-1 Cleavinger Ginkel 2,311 and the D-backs and Rockies have drawn (.583)/1.917 OPS with 3 doubles, 2 home 3/11 OFF DAY more than 300,000 fans 8 times, the only runs and 5 RBI in his last 4 games. 3/12 @ LAA L, 3-4 4-7-1 Barria Soria 2,040 MLB complex to ever accomplish the feat. ♦Ketel Marte has hit safely in 7 of 9 games, 3/13 @ SD W, 6-3 5-7-1 Bukauskas Johnson 1,862 batting .455 (10-for-22)/1.429 OPS with 4 3/14 SF L, 3-6 5-8-1 Menez C. Smith *2,253 D-BACKS MADNESS ON MARCH 20-21 doubles, 2 homers, 5 RBI and 2 walks. 3/15 @ SEA W, 6-2 6-8-1 Widener Newsome 1,875 3/16 OAK W, 12-3 7-8-1 Bumgarner Luzardo *2,232 ♦ The inaugural D-backs Madness (#Dbacks- ♦David Peralta is hitting .368 (7-for- 3/17 @ TEX L, 0-3 7-9-1 Gibson Gallen 2,068 Madness) presented by Chevrolet, an on- 19)/1.189 OPS with 2 doubles, 2 home runs, 3/18 LAD T, 7-7 7-9-2 - - *2,283 line and on-air virtual and social event, will 5 RBI and 1 walk in his last 6 games. 3/19 @ MIL 1:05 p.m. FSAZ take place on March 20-21 and feature live ♦Josh VanMeter has hit safely in 4 of his last 3/20 KC 1:10 p.m. 98.7 FM and recorded events on the team’s social 6 games at a .385 clip (5-for-13)/1.346 OPS 3/21 CWS 1:10 p.m. FSAZ, 98.7 FM media channels including dbacks.com, with 2 home runs, 6 RBI and 2 walks. 3/22 @ OAK 1:05 p.m. Facebook, Twitter, Instagram, TikTok and 3/23 SEA 6:10 p.m. 98.7 FM Reddit, broadcasts on FOX Sports Arizona THE ROJAS REPORT 3/24 CLE 6:10 p.m. FSAZ+, dbacks.com and 98.7 FM Arizona’s Sports Station. ♦Josh Rojas has reached base safely in 13 3/25 @ KC 1:05 p.m. FSAZ consecutive games and is batting .400 (16- 3/26 CIN 1:10 p.m. 620 AM D-BACKS RE-LAUNCH KIDS CLUB for-40)/1.130 OPS with 2 doubles, 3 hom- 3/27 OFF DAY ♦ Earlier today, the D-backs announced they ers, 8 RBI and 4 walks. 3/28 @ CWS 1:05 p.m. re-launched the D-backs Kids Club, a free ♦He ranks among all qualifi ed Major Leagu- 3/29 @ CHI 12:05 p.m. FSAZ program that rewards kids 15 and younger ers this spring in hits (1st, 16), total bases 3/30 CLE (Chase Field) 12:40 p.m. FSAZ, 620 AM, 105.1 FM with a prize for each game they attend. (4th, 27), AVG (4th, .381), OPS (6th, 1.078), • New for 2021, fans can sign up on the MLB SLG (8th, .643) and OBP (8th, .435). All Times Local | * SRF Sellout Ballpark App, with features that include a MISCELLANEOUS ATTENDANCE digital card that can be customized with a THE THREE (LEFTY) AMIGOS! Home: 3-5-1 Away: 4-4-1 HOME ROAD personal photo. The left-handed trio of Miguel Aguilar (3.2 ♦ Day: 6-7-2 Night: 1-2 Total: 19,844 Total: 17,395 • Another new feature of the Kids Club is IP), (4.0 IP) and Taylor Guilbeau Joe Man- vs. AL: 4-3 vs. NL: 3-6-2 Avg: 2,204 (9 G) Avg: 1,933 (9 G) the ability to earn digital badges to deco- tiply (4.2 IP) have combined for 12.1 score- Largest: 2,299 (3/7) Largest: 2,311 (3/10) rate the card…these badges are unlocked less innings this spring. by attending certain games including a UPCOMING PITCHING PROBABLES fi rst game, Opening Weekend and more. 1…2…3 STRIKES & YOU'RE…NOT WALKING MARCH 19 @ BREWERS - 1:05 P.M. • The D-backs Kids Club Headquarters will ♦The D-backs are second in the Majors with LHP Caleb Smith (0-2, 8.59) vs. RHP Adrian Houser (0-0, 1.69) now be located on the main concourse at a 3.04 strikeout-to-walk ratio (158 SO/52 ARI: RHP Anthony Swarzak, LHP Ryan Buchter, RHP Yoan López, RHP Tyler Clip- Section 125, as The Sandlot in the upper BB), trailing the Dodgers (3.38). pard concourse will be closed to start the sea- ♦Arizona's 3.10 walks per 9.0 innings are sec- MIL: LHP Josh Hader son. ond to the Dodgers (2.74). ♦The D-backs' 158 strikeouts are sixth most MARCH 20 vs. ROYALS - 1:10 P.M. SINGLE-GAME TICKETS ON SALE MARCH 25 in baseball…the Reds are fi rst with 185. RHP Luke Weaver (1-1, 7.20) vs. LHP Danny Duff y (1-1, 6.00) ♦ D-backs single-game tickets for the fi rst 3 ARI: RHP Taylor Widener homestands at Chase Field will go on sale ON THE SHELF KC: RHP Brad Brach, RHP Wade Davis, RHP Scott Barlow at 9 a.m. on March 25. ♦ Kole Calhoun suff ered a right knee me- ♦ The team is expecting to make 25 percent dial meniscus tear and had a partial medial MARCH 21 vs. WHITE SOX - 1:10 P.M. of the seats in the ballpark available each meniscectomy performed by Dr. Waslewski LHP Madison Bumgarner (2-0, 3.00) vs. LHP Carlos Rodón (0-0, 0.00) game with social distancing and increased on March 4. ARI: RHP Stefan Crichton, RHP Kevin Ginkel, LHP Joe Mantiply, LHP Miguel Aguilar safety, health and comfort measures in • Progressed to outdoors activities, includ- CWS: RHP Reynaldo López, LHP Garrett Crochet, RHP Liam Hendriks, RHP Ryan Burr place. ing 30 swings on March 17-18. • Each of the fi rst 3 homestands will feature a promotional item giveaway to the fi rst ACQUISITIONS AND ROSTER 5,000 fans: Clear Tote Bags on April 9-11 ♦ Signed INF Asdrúbal Cabrera, RHP Tyler (Gila River Hotels & Casinos); D-backs Graf- Clippard and RHP Joakim Soria. fi ti Cap on April 30 – May 2 (Pepsi); Ketel ♦ Arizona has 46 players in camp: 25 pitch- Marte Switch-Hitter bobblehead on May ers (7 left-handed), 5 catchers, 10 infi elders 14-16 (Gila River Hotels & Casinos). and 6 outfi elders. 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 ♦ In 2020, appeared in 20 games in his third sea- No. 35 - LHP Caleb Smith son with the D-backs, going 0-1 with a 5.95 ERA ♦ Is a 2010 graduate of Huntsville (Texas) High (13 ER in 19.2 IP). School…famed director Richard Linklater is a • Did not surrender a homer on his 4-seam fast- 1977 graduate of Hunstville High, and says he ball compared to 10 in 2019. based much of his cult classic fi lm "Dazed and ♦ In 2019, his 21 holds ranked second among Ari- Confused" on his experience there. zona rookie pitchers, trailing Yoshihisa Hirano ♦ Last season, combined to go 0-0 with a 2.57 ERA (32 in 2018), while his 70 games were third be- (4 ER in 14.0 IP) in 5 games (4 starts) with the hind Óscar Villarreal (86 in 2003) and Hirano (75 Marlins (1 GS) and D-backs (4 G/3 GS).