ARIZONA DIAMONDBACKS (5-7-1) vs. SAN FRANCISCO GIANTS (5-5-3) LHP Caleb Smith (0-1, 10.80) vs. LHP Conner Menez (0-0, 9.00) Sun., March 14, 2021 · Salt River Fields at Talking Stick · 1:10 p.m. Game No. 14 · Home Game No. 7 · Home: 2-4 · Road: 3-3-1 98.7 FM Arizona's Sports Station DIAMOND-FACTS YESTERDAY'S RECAP SPRING SCHEDULE ♦ Arizona is in its 24th Cactus League season ♦The D-backs won, 6-3, @ Padres. DATE OPP RESULT REC. WIN LOSS ATT. and 11th at Salt River Fields at Talking Stick ♦ Josh Green worked 3.0 innings with 1 run 2/28 @ COL L, 2-5 0-1 Diehl Frankoff *2,100 (Tucson from 1998-2010). on 1 hit with 3 strikeouts. 3/1 MIL L, 1-7 0-2 Burnes M. Kelly *2,100 ♦ Anthony Swarzak, J.B. Bukauskas, Chris 3/2 SD L, 2-7 0-3 Weathers C. Smith *2,100 10TH ANNIVERSARY IN 2021 Devenski and Yoan López each tossed 1.0 3/3 @ CLE W, 9-4 1-3 Weaver Plesac 1,869 ♦ Salt River Fields at Talking Stick is celebrat- scoreless inning. 3/4 LAA W, 9-2 2-3 Bumgarner Canning *2,130 ing its 10th Anniversary in 2021. ♦ Ketel Marte hit a leadoff home run (1)... 3/5 @ CIN W, 5-2 3-3 Moll Lorenzen 2,211 ♦ Since the inaugural game on Sat., Feb. 26, Josh VanMeter hit a 3-run homer (1) in the 3/6 TEX L, 6-7 3-4 de Geus R. Smith *2,215 2011, the stadium has hosted 3+ million sixth inning and Trayce Thompson added 3/7 CHI W, 5-4 4-4 Soria Alzolay *2,299 fans for baseball, 1+ million guests for spe- a 2-run homer (3) in the ninth. 3/8 @ SF T, 2-2 4-4-1 - - 1,059 cial events and won 40+ "Best of" awards. ♦ Tim Locastro went 2-for-2 in his fi rst game 3/9 COL L, 4-11 4-5-1 C. González Weaver *2,232 ♦ The facility had 157 sellouts from 2011-20 back from quarantine after testing positive 3/10 @ LAD L, 2-3 4-6-1 Cleavinger Ginkel 2,311 and the D-backs and Rockies have drawn COVID-19 on March 1. 3/11 OFF DAY more than 300,000 fans 8 times, the only 3/12 @ LAA L, 3-4 4-7-1 Barria Soria 2,040 MLB complex to ever accomplish the feat. AT THE DISH 3/13 @ SD W, 6-3 5-7-1 Bukauskas Johnson 1,862 ♦Ketel Marte has hit safely in 6 of 7 games 3/14 SF 1:10 p.m. 98.7 FM SORIA, AGUILAR & CASTELLANOS SPANISH- at a .500 clip (9-for-18)/1.439 OPS with 4 3/15 @ SEA 1:10 p.m. 3/16 OAK 1:10 p.m. 620 AM LANGUAGE NEWS CONFERENCE TOMORROW doubles, 1 homer, 4 RBI and 2 walks. 3/17 @ TEX 6:05 p.m. Joakim Soria (Monclova), Miguel Aguilar Eduardo Escobar has hit safely in 5 straight ♦ ♦ 3/18 LAD 1:10 p.m. dbacks.com (Ciudad Obregón) and Humberto Castel- games at a .400 clip (6-for-15) with 1 triple, 3/19 @ MIL 1:05 p.m. FSAZ lanos (Tepatitlán), in conjunction with 2 homers, 5 RBI and 1 walk. 3/20 KC 1:10 p.m. 98.7 FM MLB’s Mexico offi ce, will be available via a ♦Josh Rojas has hit safely in 8 of his last 10 3/21 CWS 1:10 p.m. 98.7 FM Spanish-language news conference to dis- games at a .400 clip (12-for-30)/1.237 OPS 3/22 @ OAK 1:05 p.m. cuss their careers, their excitement for the with 2 doubles, 3 homers, 6 RBI and 4 walks. 3/23 SEA 6:10 p.m. 98.7 FM 2021 season and representing their coun- ♦Carson Kelly, in his last 6 games, is hitting 3/24 CLE 6:10 p.m. FSAZ+, dbacks.com try in Major League Baseball. .294 (5-for-17)/.922 OPS with 2 doubles, 1 3/25 @ KC 1:05 p.m. FSAZ Zoom https://bit.ly/3bH2Yp8 homer, 1 RBI and 1 walk. 3/26 CIN 1:10 p.m. 620 AM Meeting ID: 995 0314 3245 ♦Stephen Vogt hit safely in his fi rst 4 games 3/27 OFF DAY Passcode: 277383 at a .364 clip (4-for-11)/1.273 OPS with a 3/28 @ CWS 1:05 p.m. double, triple, homer and 2 RBI. 3/29 @ CHI 12:05 p.m. FSAZ D-BACKS MADNESS ON MARCH 20-21 3/30 CLE (Chase Field) 12:40 p.m. FSAZ, 620 AM, 105.1 FM ♦ The inaugural D-backs Madness (#Dbacks- ON THE BUMP Madness) presented by Chevrolet, an on- ♦Chris Devenski has 3 scoreless outings All Times Local | * SRF Sellout line and on-air virtual and social event, will (3.0 IP) with 1 hit, 2 walks and 4 strikeouts. take place on March 20-21 and feature live ♦J.B. Bukauskas has 4 perfect outings (4.0 MISCELLANEOUS ATTENDANCE and recorded events on the team’s social IP) with 9 strikeouts (12 batters faced). Home: 2-4 Away: 3-3-1 HOME ROAD media channels including dbacks.com, Day: 3-6-1 Night: 1-1 Total: 13,076 Total: 13,452 Facebook, Twitter, Instagram, TikTok and 1…2…3 STRIKES & YOU'RE…NOT WALKING vs. AL: 2-2 vs. NL: 3-5-1 Avg: 2,179 (6 G) Avg: 1,922 (7 G) Reddit, broadcasts on FOX Sports Arizona ♦The D-backs lead the Majors with a 3.22 Largest: 2,299 (3/7) Largest: 2,311 (3/10) and 98.7 FM Arizona’s Sports Station. strikeout-to-walk ratio (119 SO/37 BB), • For more info, visit dbacks.com/madness. ahead of the Yankees (3.18) and Dodgers UPCOMING PITCHING PROBABLES • On Saturday, 98.7 FM Arizona’s Sports Station will have a (3.13). MARCH 14 vs. SF- 1:10 P.M. special 2-hour pregame show from 11 a.m. to 1 p.m. ♦Arizona's 3.06 walks per 9.0 innings are sec- LHP Caleb Smith (0-1, 10.80) vs. LHP Conner Menez (0-0, 9.00) • Following Sunday’s FSAZ broadcast, they will air a virtual ond to the Dodgers (2.94). ARI: LHP Alex Young, RHP Chris Devenski, LHP Taylor Guilbeau reunion of the 2001 World Series championship team. ♦The D-backs' 119 strikeouts are fi fth...the SF: LHP Jake McGee, LHP Sam Selman, RHP Yunior Marte, RHP Silvino Bracho, • After the on-air reunion, D-backs’ Facebook will host a Reds are fi rst with 139 strikeouts. RHP Jimmie Sherfy, RHP Camilo Doval, RHP Gregory Santos live Town Hall with D-backs President & CEO Derrick Hall, General Manager Mike Hazen and Manager Torey Lovullo. ON THE SHELF MARCH 15 @ SEA - 1:10 P.M. • Live Spanish-language engagements with David Peralta, ♦ Kole Calhoun suff ered a right knee medial RHP Taylor Widener (0-0, 10.80) vs. LHP James Paxton (0-0, 9.00) Ketel Marte and Eduardo Escobar. meniscus tear and, on March 4, had a par- ARI: RHP Jon Duplantier, LHP Joe Mantiply, RHP Carlos Navas tial medial meniscectomy performed by Dr. SEA: RHP Yohan Ramirez, RHP JT Chargois, LHP Anthony Misiewicz, RHP Gerson D-BACKS GRADUATE SEVENTH CLASS AT THE Waslewski. Bautista DOMINICAN REPUBLIC ACADEMY ♦ On Thursday, the D-backs hosted their sev- ACQUISITIONS AND ROSTER MARCH 16 vs. OAK - 1:10 P.M. enth annual high school graduation at the ♦ Signed INF Asdrúbal Cabrera, RHP Tyler LHP Madison Bumgarner (1-0, 0.80) vs. LHP Jesús Luzardo (1-0, 0.00) team’s academy in Boca Chica, Dominican Clippard and RHP Joakim Soria. ARI: RHP Taylor Clarke, RHP Anthony Swarzak Republic with 9 students graduating from ♦ Arizona has 51 players in camp: 27 pitch- OAK: TBA high school: Emmanuel Acosta, Johan ers (7 left-handed), 5 catchers, 12 infi elders Benitez, Francis Beriguete, Neyfy Castillo, and 7 outfi elders. Justin Martinez, Angel Ortiz, Yoscar Pimen- tel, Jhonny Valdez and Jose Valdez. ♦ The fi rst-of-its-kind program boasts 64 12th-grade graduates in 7 years. Banner Sports Medicine Performance Center Salt River Fields at Talking Stick 7555 N. Pima Road, Scottsdale, Ariz., 85258 SCHEDULED PITCHERS STARTING PITCHER No. 49 - Alex Young No. 88 - LHP Tyler Gilbert ♦ Fiancé, Nicole, works in the cardiovascular unit ♦ Selected by the D-backs in the Triple-A phase of No. 35 - LHP Caleb Smith at Baylor University Medical Center in Dallas and the 2020 Rule 5 Minor League draft. ♦ Is a 2010 graduate of Huntsville (Texas) High frequently treats patients who have COVID-19. ♦ In 2020, made 3 relief appearances for the Dodg- School…famed director Richard Linklater is a • The couple got engaged on a hike in Asheville, ers (2.1 IP, 5 H, 4 R, 2 K). 1977 graduate of Hunstville High, and says he N.C. in Oct. 2020. • His locker was next to Mookie Betts as a non- based much of his cult classic fi lm "Dazed and ♦ Was 2-4 with 1 hold and a 5.44 ERA (28 ER in 46.1 roster invitee to the Dodgers' Spring Training in Confused" on his experience there. IP) in 15 games (7 start) in his second season 2020. ♦ Last season, combined to go 0-0 with a 2.57 ERA with the D-backs.