ARIZONA DIAMONDBACKS (0-3) @ SAN DIEGO PADRES (3-0) PROBABLE PITCHERS @ ROCKIES RHP Taylor Widener (0-0, 0.00) vs. RHP Chris Paddack (0-0, 0.00) April 6 - 5:40 p.m. Bally · 620 AM · 105.1 FM Sun., April 4, 2021 • 1:10 p.m. AZT • Petco Park • San Diego, Calif. RHP Luke Weaver (First start) vs. Bally Sports Arizona • MLB Network • 98.7 FM Arizona's Sports Station • TUDN Radio 105.1 FM RHP Germán Márquez (0-0, 2.25) April 7 - 5:40 p.m. Bally · 620 AM · 105.1 FM Game No. 4 • Road Game No. 4 • Home: 0-0 • Road: 0-3 LHP Madison Bumgarner (0-0, 13.50) vs. RHP Antonio Senzatela (0-1, 18.90) April 8 - 12:10 p.m. Bally · 620 AM · 105.1 FM RHP Merrill Kelly (0-1, 6.75) vs. RHP Jon Gray (0-0, 1.80) HERE'S THE STORY: The D-backs are facing the Padres in the TOUCHING ALL THE BASES TRIP (0-3) season-opening series for the fourth time, having won 2 of D-BACKS ADDITIONAL HOME OPENER TICKETS ON SALE: The D-backs the 4 series ( 2002: 2-1 at home… 2010: 2-1 at home… 2020: expanded the capacity at Chase Field to approximately AVG/OBP/SLG .................... .226/.248/.406 RISP ...................................... .095 (2-for-21) 1-3 on the road). 20,000 fans per game beginning with the home opener ♦ Ketel Marte has hit safely in 12 of his last 16 road games Team ERA ................................................ 6.38 on April 9 vs. Reds and those additional seats went on sale Starters W-L-QS | ERA ........... 0-2-0 | 9.82 since last Aug. 10 at a .409 clip (27-for-66)/1.133 OPS with today at 9:00 a.m. Bullpen W-L-SV | ERA ............ 0-1-0 | 3.46 9 doubles, 3 homers and 10 RBI. BY THE NUMBERS ♦ Ketel Marte has hit in 5 straight games vs. Padres, since KETEL & THE FRIARS : Ketel Marte, since Sept. 4, 2018, has hit Aug. 15, 2020, at a .545 clip (12-for-22)/1.455 OPS with 2 safely in 23 of 29 games vs. Padres at a .383 clip (46-for- NL West ............................................... 5 | -2.0 doubles, 2 homers and 4 RBI. Current Streak ....................................Lost 3 120)/1.056 OPS with 11 doubles, 1 triple, 7 homers, 20 RBI Last 5 games.............................................0-3 and 3 walks. Last 10 games ..........................................0-3 PERDOMO DEBUTS: Geraldo Perdomo made his Major League ♦ Has hit safely in 15 of 19 road game during that span at Roof Open (at fi rst pitch) .....................0-0 debut last night...entered the game at shortstop in the a .363 clip (29-for-80)/.993 OPS with 8 doubles, 4 homers Roof Closed (at fi rst pitch) ...................0-0 eighth inning...in the ninth, struck out in his fi rst at-bat. and 7 RBI. Roof Open/Closed (during game) ....0-0 ♦ At 21 years-163 days, tied for the sixth youngest D-back at Lead after 6.0 innings ............................0-0 the time of their Major League debut [source: Elias Sports KETEL FROM THE LEFT SIDE: Ketel Marte, when batting left- Lead after 7.0 innings ...........................0-0 Bureau]: handed, is hitting .778 (7-for-9) with 1 double, 2 home Lead after 8.0 innings ............................0-0 PLAYER AGE DATE OPP runs and 3 RBI. Tied after 6.0 innings .............................0-1 Justin Upton 19-342 Aug. 2, 2007 @ SD Tied after 7.0 innings .............................0-0 • In 2020, hit .233 with 7 doubles, 1 homer, 14 RBI and 6 walks. Tied after 8.0 innings .............................0-0 Édgar González 20-098 June 1, 2003 @ SD • In 2019, hit .328 with 25 doubles, 8 triples, 20 homers, 61 RBI and 46 walks. Trail after 6.0 innings .............................0-2 Byung-Hyun Kim 20-130 May 29, 1999 @ NYM Trail after 7.0 innings .............................0-3 Tyler Skaggs 21-040 Aug. 22, 2012 vs. MIA KETEL AT HOME AWAY FROM HOME : Ketel Marte, in 102 road Trail after 8.0 innings .............................0-3 Óscar Villarreal 21-129 March 31, 2003 vs. LAD games since 2019, is hitting .321 (132-for-411)/.948 OPS Extra-inning games ...............................0-0 Trevor Bauer 21-163 June 28, 2012 @ ATL with 29 doubles, 3 triples, 22 homers, 65 RBI and 37 walks. Day ...............................................................0-1 Geraldo Perdomo 21-163 April 3, 2021 @ SD ♦ Among all players on the road since 2019 (min. 400 PA), Night ...........................................................0-2 ranks third with a .321 average, tied for third with 132 hits, vs. RHS ........................................................0-2 THE SCOOP ON PERDOMO: The 21-year-old infi elder entered vs. LHS .........................................................0-1 tied for fi fth with 54 extra-base hits, sixth with 233 total Score fi rst ...................................................0-1 2021 rated as the D-backs’ No. 3 prospect by MLB.com and bases and seventh with a .948 OPS. Baseball America Opponents score fi rst ...........................0-2 and the D-backs’ Best Defensive Infi elder Score 4 runs or more .............................0-1 for the third consecutive year (2019-21) by Baseball America. LOCASTRO TIES A RECORD (SINCE 1951): Tim Locastro's steal of Score 3 runs or fewer ............................0-2 ♦ As a child, looked up to Cal Ripken Jr...his favorite more second base in the seventh inning on April 2 @ Padres was Shutouts - Pitching (ARI-OPP) ............ 0-1 recent shortstops are Nick Ahmed and Brandon Crawford, his 27th straight stolen base to start his career, matching Hit home run ............................................0-2 for their defensive prowess. Tim Raines (1979-81) for the longest streak to start a career Hit 2 or more home runs......................0-1 ♦ Credits his big league aspirations in large part to his late since 1951. Do not homer ..........................................0-1 relative, Yewri Guillen, who passed away at 18 years of age 10 or more hits ........................................0-1 PINCH HITTERS: Opponents 10 or more hits .................0-2 just months after signing a professional baseball contract D-backs pinch hitters are batting .500 (4-for-8) Errorless games .......................................0-2 with the Nationals...as told to The Athletic: with 1 run scored, 1 homer and 2 RBI. Last at-bat (ARI-OPP) .............................0-0 • "I want to make it there for him. To make his dream come true, to represent ♦ The other 12 NL teams with pinch plate appearances Walkoff wins (ARI-OPP) .........................0-0 him our there on the diamond. I have no doubt that I can make it. have a combined 7 pinch-hits (1 double, 3 homers). Comeback wins (ARI-OPP) ..................0-1 ♦ Guillen also suggested Perdomo play shortstop after Series opener ...........................................0-1 primarily pitching: ASDRÚBAL ON A ROLL : Asdrúbal Cabrera has hit safely in 12 of Series fi nale...............................................0-0 • "I loved being a pitcher. I'm a shortstop because of him." his last 16 games, since Sept. 10, 2020, batting .321 (18- Series (W-L-T) .......................................0-1-0 for-56) with 4 doubles, 1 triple, 4 homers and 13 RBI. Series sweeps (ARI-OPP) ......................0-0 Lineups ...........................................................3 RHP TAYLOR WIDENER #57 R/R 6-0/203 26 (OCT. 24, 1994) DAY-BY-DAY ♦ ♦ ♦ ♦ DATE OPP. W-L SCORE POS A/B AT A GLANCE: Second season with the D-backs, fourth in the CAREER HIGHS STATCAST 4/1 @ SD L 7-8 T-3 -1.0 organization. INNINGS: .......................................................- PITCH PCT. AVG. 4/2 @ SD L 2-4 5 -2.0 • In 2019, D-backs No. 3 prospect by MLB.com and No. 7 by STRIKEOUTS: .................................................- 4-seamer...........0.0 .......... .000 4/3 @ SD L 0-7 5 -3.0 Baseball America...in 2018, No. 4 prospect for both. SCORELESS INNINGS STREAK: 4/4 @ SD 1:10 p.m. ........................- Slider.................0.0 .......... .000 4/6 @ COL 5:40 p.m. • Acquired from the Yankees on Feb. 20, 2018, as part of a -Changeup ..........0.0 .......... .000 4/7 @ COL 5:40 p.m. 3-team deal with the Rays. HITLESS INNINGS TO START: ............................- Curve .................0.0 .......... .000 4/8 @ COL 12:10 p.m. • Yankees' 12th-round pick in the 2016 draft out of the -4/9 vs. CIN 6:40 p.m. University of South Carolina (2014-16). 4/10 vs. CIN 5:10 p.m. 2020 & CAREER RECORD 4/11 vs. CIN 1:10 p.m MEDIA GUIDE NOTES: His hometown of Aiken, S.C. also YEAR W-L ERA G-S IP H R ER HR BB SO AVG WHIP produced William "Refrigerator" Perry and professional ROSTER & PRONUNCIATIONS 2020 0-1 4.50 12-0 20.0 14 10 10 5 12 22 .192 1.30 wrestler Big Show. Totals 0-1 4.50 12-0 20.0 14 10 10 5 12 22 .192 1.30 17 Torey Lovullo MANAGER • Spent the last 2 off seasons - 2019/20 and '20/21 - working 2 Geraldo Perdomo INF on the grounds crew at a Scottsdale golf course. 2021 STARTS 4 Ketel Marte (kuh-TELL) INF/OF • As a kid, did lawn maintenance around his neighborhood. DATE OPP RESULT W/L ERA IP H R ER HR BB SO TP 5 Eduardo Escobar INF • His favorite player was Chipper Jones. 4/4 @ SD - - - - - - - - - - - 6 David Peralta OF Totals - - - - - - - - - 10 Josh Rojas INF/OF FIRST STARTING NOD: Making his fi rst career start. 14 Asdrúbal Cabrera INF • Made 12 relief appearances last year in his debut season. VS. PADRES 16 Tim Locastro OF • Made his Major League debut on July 25, 2020, @ Padres PLAYER AB H 2B 3B HR RBI AVG PLAYER AB H 2B 3B HR RBI AVG 18 Carson Kelly C and tossed 1.2 scoreless frames (1 BB, 1 K).