In memory of the Prescott ARIZONA DIAMONDBACKS (60-58) vs. BALTIMORE ORIOLES (66-53) Fire Department Granite Tuesday, August 13, 2013 ♦ Chase Field ♦ Phoenix, Ariz. ♦ 6:40 p.m. AZT Mountain Hotshots 19 fi refi ghters who perished FOX Sports Arizona ♦ Arizona Sports 620 AM ♦ ESPN Deportes 710 AM, JOSE 106.9 FM fi ghting the Yarnell fi re on Game No. 118 ♦ Home Game No. 61 ♦ Home Record: 34-27 ♦ Road Record: 26-31 June 30. RHP Randall Delgado (4-3, 3.48) vs. RHP Miguel Gonzalez (8-5, 3.91) GIBBY AT THE HELM ♦ Fourth season overall, third full season. Arizona Diamondbacks Communications 401 E. Jefferson Street, Phoenix, Ariz. 85004 602.462.6519 ♦ Overall: 269-255; 2013: 60-57, 2012: 81- TONIGHT’S STORYLINES 81, 2011: 94-68, 2010: 34-49. VS. ORIOLES ♦ 1-0 ♦ HOME: 1-0 ♦ ROAD: 0-0 ♦ The D-backs have won 4 of their last 6 games. ♦ BBWAA 2011 NL Manager of Year… ♦ The D-backs and Orioles are facing each other for the fi rst time since June with Frank Robinson, Joe Torre, Don ♦ Arizona is 10-7 in its last 17 games at Chase Field. 22-24, 2007 at Chase Field. Baylor, only people to win MVP & MOY. ♦ D-backs are 10-1 in their last 11 Interleague games at Chase Field… ♦ All-Time: 10-3, going 5-2 at Chase Field and 5-1 at Camden Yards. ♦ Third on D-backs all-time wins list be- are 7-1 in their last 8 games vs. the Orioles. ♦ D-backs are 7-1 in their last 8 meetings. hind Bob Melvin (337; 2005-09) and Bob ♦ Aaron Hill has homered in 3 straight games and recorded a career- DATE H/R W/L Brenly (303, 2001-04). high 5 straight multi-hit efforts. Aug. 12 H W, 7-6 Aug. 13 H 6:40 p.m. BY THE NUMBERS LAST NIGHT’S RECAP Aug. 14 H 12:45 p.m. Last 5 games ................................................3-2 ♦ Adam Eaton hit his fi rst career game-ending home run as the D- Last 10 games .............................................5-5 backs rallied for a 7-6 win in the series opener vs. the Orioles. D-BACKS IN THE COMMUNITY & PROMOTIONS Roof Open ................................................10-9 Roof Closed ............................................23-16 ♦ Aaron Hill homered in his third straight game, while Wil Nieves $150,000 SCHOOL CHALLENGE - Now thru Sept. 30: D-backs are now ac- slugged his fi rst home run since Aug. 9, 2012 at Pirates (fi rst game Roof Open/Closed ...................................1-1 cepting applications for the $150,000 School Challenge, presented by Uni- Uniform - White ......................................16-9 with the D-backs). versity of Phoenix, to benefi t schools across the state of Arizona…program Uniform - Gray ......................................19-23 ♦ Buck Showalter, the D-backs original manager, made his fi rst ap- is open to all Arizona public, private, and nonprofi t charter schools, Grades Uniform - Red ........................................15-16 pearance at Chase Field in uniform since 2000. K-12, and teachers and administrators are encouraged to “make their best Uniform - Black..........................................3-5 pitch” on why they deserve to receive this important funding by submit- Uniform - Black (Arizona)........................6-4 INTERLEAGUE INSIGHT ting an application online at www.dbacks.com/schoolchallenge by Sept. 30. Uniform - Camo (White) ..........................1-0 ♦ D-backs are 27-21 in Interleague since 2011 and 117-133 (.468) all- Lead after 6.0 innings ..............................39-6 GETTING DEFENSIVE time…their .563 winning percentage is third in NL during that span, Lead after 7.0 innings .............................39-5 trailing the Pirates (.600; 30-20) and Mets (.565; 26-20). ♦ The D-backs lead the NL with a .9879 fi elding percentage, percent- Lead after 8.0 innings ..............................46-4 Tied after 6.0 innings ...............................12-7 ♦ Arizona is also 10-1 in its last 11 Interleague games at Chase Field. age points ahead of the Cardinals (.9877). ♦ Arizona set a club record with 6 double plays turned on Aug. 7 vs. Tied after 7.0 innings ...............................14-8 Tied after 8.0 innings ...............................12-3 SPLISH PLASH, EATON’S HOMER IS TAKING A BATH Tampa Bay…the D-backs were the fi rst team to record 6 double plays in a 9-inning game since the Rangers on April 15, 2011 at Trail after 6.0 innings ...............................9-44 ♦ Adam Eaton hit the fi rst game-ending home run into the Ram- Trail after 7.0 innings ...............................7-44 Trucks.com Pool and 44th in the park’s history (last: Jason Kubel on Yankees, and the fi rst NL club to do so since the Astros on May 17, Trail after 8.0 innings ...............................2-50 June 24, 2012 vs. the Cubs). 2003 vs. Phillies. Extra-inning games ..................................10-5 ♦ Eaton’s blast was the fi rst against an AL foe to land in the pool since Day ...........................................................16-15 EXTRA! EXTRA! Tony Clark on June 12, 2005 vs. Kansas City. Night ........................................................44-42 vs. RHS ....................................................40-39 ♦ In addition, the home run marked the third D-backs walk-off on the ♦ Arizona has 14 doubles over its last 6 games and rank third in the NL with 219, trailing only St. Louis (230) and Chicago (229). vs. LHS.....................................................20-18 fi rst pitch of an inning in club history (also Yamil Benitez on June Score fi rst .................................................35-20 28, 1998 vs. Seattle and Raul Mondesi on Aug. 7, 2003 vs. Montreal). ♦ The D-backs have collected an extra-base hit in 53 straight home games, the fi fth-longest streak in club history and longest since a Opponents score fi rst ............................25-37 Score 4 runs or more .............................42-18 FIRST AND SECOND AT FIRST BASE 93-game stretch from Aug. 30, 2010-Sept. 25, 2011. Score 3 runs or less ................................18-39 ♦ The D-backs-Orioles series features 2 of the top offensive fi rst Shutouts - Pitching (ARI-OPP) ...............7-4 PRADO AT THE PLATE basemen in MLB this season, Paul Goldschmidt and Chris Davis. Hit home run ..........................................40-30 ♦ Goldschmidt and Davis lead their respective leagues at their position ♦ Martin Prado is hitting .378 (17-for-45) in his last 11 games and .357 Hit 2 or more home runs ........................15-6 (30-for-84) in the second half. Do not homer .........................................20-27 in home runs, RBI and slugging percentage…a closer look at where 10 or more hits .......................................34-12 Goldschmidt and Davis rank among NL fi rst baseman (stats at fi rst ♦ Prado’s .357 average since the All-Star Break is tied for sixth in the NL with Tim Federowicz and Andrew McCutchen. Opponents 10 or more hits ..................13-32 base only): Errorless games ......................................41-32 GOLDSCHMIDT CATEGORY DAVIS WHERE THERE’S A WIL, THERE’S A WAY Last at-bat (ARI-OPP) ..........................24-13 Walkoff wins (ARI-OPP) .........................8-3 .542 (2nd) ........................................Slugging Percentage ...................................655 (1st) ♦ Wil Nieves has hit safely in 9 of his last 10 games (.343, 12-for-35) 27 (2nd) ..................................................Home Runs ...........................................40 (1st) Comeback wins (ARI-OPP) .................33-25 91 (2nd) .........................................................RBI .................................................102 (1st) and in 13 of his last 15 (.351, 20-for-57). Series opener ...........................................20-20 52 (T-2nd) ...........................................Extra-Base Hits .........................................70 (1st) ♦ His .354 average (45-for-127) is the fourth-best in Majors (min. 100 Series fi nale ..............................................22-15 75 (3rd) .................................................. Runs Scored ..........................................77 (2nd) AB) behind Yasiel Puig (.371), Miguel Cabrera (.366) and Hanley Series (W-L-T) .....................................16-17-5 .390 (3rd) .........................................On-Base Percentage ..................................365 (5th) Ramirez (.359). Series sweeps (ARI-OPP) .........................5-5 .295 (4th) .............................................Batting Average ......................................292 (7th) Interleague ...................................................7-7 DOWN-ON-THE-FARM: GAMES OF AUGUST 12 Before the All-Star Break ......................50-45 After the All-Star Break ........................10-12 GOLDY AMONG D-BACKS FIRST BASEMEN ♦ Reno (49-74): Won (7), 12-7, vs. Nashville…SS Chris Owings went ♦ Paul Goldschmidt has established a club record for most home runs 2-for-5 with a double (27), triple (7), 3 RBI (73) and two runs scored. PROBABLE PITCHERS by a D-back fi rst baseman (27) in a single season, breaking a tie with ♦ Mobile (65-52): Won, 8-3, vs. Birmingham… RF Sawyer Carroll Tony Clark (2005). was 1-for-3 with a double and 3 RBI (4). VS. BALTIMORE ORIOLES ♦ Goldschmidt’s 91 RBI are also 9 shy of tying Adam LaRoche’s club ♦ Visalia (66-55): Lost, 8-3, @ Bakersfi eld…CF Evan Marzilli hit a ♦ Wed., Aug. 14 - 12:40 p.m. TV: FSAZ record by a fi rst baseman in 2010 (100). three-run homer (2). LH Patrick Corbin (12-3, 2.36) vs. RH Chris Tillman (14-3, 3.73) ♦ D-backs home run and RBI leaders at fi rst base: ♦ South Bend (75-45): Lost, 10-4, @ West Michigan…RF Socrates AT PITTSBURGH PIRATES