
226 SCHEDULE: The D-backs 226 schedule features the Opening Home-
stand vs. Tigers (March 3-April 1) and Braves (April 2-5), holiday weekends for
Mother’s Day vs. Mets (May 9-1), Father’s Day vs. Twins (June 19-21), Fourth
of July vs. Brewers (July 3-5), Interleague Play vs. Blue Jays (April 17-19) and
Yankees (September 19-2), and marquee NL West matchups...for more infor-
mation, visit dbacks.com/226.
SNAKE BITES: Since August 1, the D -backs are 21-14 (.600),
the third-best record in the Majors, behind the Brewers
(25-11, .694) and Phillies (22-13, .629), ahead of the Red
Sox (20-14, .588).
• On August 1, the D-backs were a season-high 13. games back in the division
and 1. games back in the NL Wild Card…now the D-backs are 7.5 back in
the division and 4.5 back in the NL Wild Card.
• The D-backs
have won 4 of their last 5 games, 8 of their last 11 games, since
Aug. 27, and 12 of their last 18 games, since Aug. 19.
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The D-backs have 6 straig ht series wins or splits and 8 series wins in their last 11.
• The D-backs’ o ense has produced 1+ runs within the rst 3. innings in 4
straight games (3-1 record).
STRENGTH OF SCHEDULE: T he D-backs enter this week with the
third-hardest remaining strength of schedule: 1. Cardinals
(.556), 2. Reds (.524), 3. D-backs (.521), 4. Twins (.521), 5.
Rays (.520).
D-BACKS AWARD WALDSCHMIDT AND RASHI WITH AUGUST HONORS:
Yesterday, the D-backs named Double-A Amarillo OF
Ryan Waldschmidt and Triple-A Reno RHP Taylor Rashi
the organization’s Minor League Player and Pitcher of the
Month for August.
• Waldschmidt, 222, was named August’s Texas League Player of the Month
after hitting .371 (36-for-97)/1.143 OPS with 6 doubles, 1 triple, 6 homers,
17 RBI, 24 walks and 12 stolen bases in 26 games with the Sod Poodles.
• Rashi, 29, in 7 games with the Aces, went 1- with a 1.38 ERA (3 R-2 ER in
13. IP), opponent .245 AVG (12-for-49), 3 walks and 17 strikeouts.
LAST GAME: The D-backs lost 7-4 vs. Red Sox in the series nale,
nishing 4-2 in their penultimate homestand (2-1 vs. Rangers,
2-1 vs. Red Sox).
• Had third game since August 1 with 3+ double plays and sixth time this season.
• Ryne Nelson had his fourth straight quality start, allowing 1 run on 3 hits
and 3 walks with 3 strikeouts over 6. innings.
• Corbin Carroll reached base safely in his 24th straight game (16th straight
at home) and recorded his 25th stolen base in the fourth inning before scor-
ing at home on a wild pitch.
• Blaze Alexander reached base safely in 12 of his last 16 games and has
recorded an RBI in 4 of his last 6 games (4 RBI) and 6 in his last 11 (8 RBI).
• Jake Woodford tossed his sixth straight scoreless outing.
VS. GIANTS: Today, the D-backs play their rst of 6 games in 10
days vs. Giants (Sept. 8-10 on road, Sept. 15-17 at home).
•
The D-backs have won 2 straight road series @ Giants and
won or split 4 of their 5 series vs. Giants overall (won 3, split 1).
• The D-backs (72-72) are sixth in NL Wild Card) and sit a 0.5 game back of the
Giants (72-71), who are tied for fourth in NL Wild Card with the Reds).
• The D-backs went 2-1 in their initial road series from May 12-14 before split-
ting their 4-game home series from June 30-July 3.
• Corbin Carroll has homered 3 times in his last 3 games @ Oracle Park (2 on
May 12, 1 on May 13)...has reached multiple times in 7 straight games @ Or-
acle Park (15 times total), batting .296 (8-for-27)/1.108 OPS with 1 double,
3 homers, 4 RBI, 6 walks (6 K), 1 hit-by-pitch and 5 stolen bases...has also hit
safely in 9 of his last 10 games vs. Giants (.317 AVG/.957 OPS).
• Blaze Alexander, in 8 career games vs. Giants, is hitting .423 (11-for-
26)/1.137 OPS with 4 doubles, 1 homer, 8 RBI and 1 walk...in his rst career
game @ Giants on April 19, 2024, he hit his rst career grand slam (8th in-
ning o Nick Avila) and had a career-high 5 RBI...became the fourth player
ever in a game @ Oracle Park to record 2+ extra-base hits, 1+ home runs and
5+ RBI, joining Josh Donaldson/OAK (May 18, 2012), Paul Lo Duca/LAD (June
26, 2001) and Je Kent/SF (Aug. 3, 2000)...also was the youngest player ever
to do so @ Oracle Park at age 24-313.
TOP 3 SETTING THE TONE: Since August 1, D-backs’ 1-3 hitters
combined rank among the Majors in OBP (2nd, .387), SLG
(3rd, .538), OPS (3rd, .926), walks (3rd, 59), AVG (4th, .295),
hits (4th, 119), extra-base hits (4th, 50) and RBI (6th, 67).
QUALITY STARTS: D-backs starting pitchers have quality starts in
a MLB-best 6 straight games, 8 of their last 9 games and 9 of
their last 11 games.
• D-backs starting pitchers’ streak of 6 straight quality starts is tied for their
longest since 217 (also: 6 from April 8-15, 225), behind 8 straight from
Sept. 9-16, 217.
TRENDING OFFENSE: Since August 8, the D-bac ks’ 5.38 runs per
game rank fth in MLB, behind the Mets (6.54), Yankees (5.79),
Athletics (5.63) and Brewers (5.53).
• Since August 1, the D-backs’ 77 RBI with 2 outs rank third in MLB, behind the
Mets (82) and Phillies (81).
• The D-backs lead the Majors with 44 homers this season in the 8th inning or later
while their 163 runs are tied for second most in the same category with the Blue
Jays, behind the Red Sox (164).
OPPOSING STARTERS VS. D-BACKS OFFENSE: Since August 1, oppos-
ing starter s vs. D-backs’ o ense have combined for a 6.03 ERA
(116 ER in 173.0 IP), .266 AVG/.796 OPS with 32 doubles, 6 tri-
ples, 28 homers, 66 walks (3.43 BB/9.0 IP) and 158 strikeouts.
CARROLL’S ON-BASE STREAK: Corbin Carroll’s 24-game on-base
streak (since Aug. 13) is the longest active streak in the Ma-
jors and sec ond longest of his career, behind a 27-gamer from
Sept. 23, 2024-April 19, 2025.
CARROLL’S EXTRA BASES: Corbin Carroll has a MLB sec-
ond-best 75 extra-base hits, behind Shohei Ohtani/LAD
(76)...no D-back has ever led a MLB season in the category.
• His 75 extra-b ase hits are tied for ninth in franchise history in a single season
(with 4 others), behind Luis Gonzalez (1 in 21), Gonzalez (8 in 2),
Ketel Marte (77 in 219), Gonzalez (76 in 23), Aaron Hill (76 in 212), Ste-
phen Drew (76 in 28), Steve Finley (76 in 1999) and Jay Bell (76 in 1999).
CARROLL NEARING A 30-30 SEASON: Corbin Carroll, at 30 hom-
ers and 25 stolen bases, is look ing to become the rst-ever
D-back to have a 30+-homer/30+-stolen base season...since
his debut year in 2022, only 6 players have accomplished the
feat: Bobby Witt Jr./KC (2x - 2023-24), José Ramírez/CLE (2024),
Shohei Ohtani/LAD (2024), Ronald Acuña Jr./ATL (2023), Fran-
cisco Lindor/NYM (2023) and Julio Rodríguez/SEA (2023).
• Since 2022, he is 1 of 3 players with 2+ consecutive 20+-HR/30+-SB sea-
sons: Corbin Carroll (2 - 2023-24), Bobby Witt Jr./KC (4 - 2022-25) and José
Ramírez/CLE (2 - 2024-25).
SPREADING THE SAVES: The D-backs’ 8 pitchers with 2+ saves
are tied for the most all-time/since 1969 (when saves became
an o cial stat) with the 224 Rays, 222 Rays, 23 Tigers,
1979 Dodgers, 1973 Braves and 197 Indians...the D-backs’
6 pitchers with 3+ saves are tied for second most all-time/
since 1969 with the 222 Rays, 221 Reds, 1992 Braves, 1991
Brewers, 1991 Pirates, 199 Pirates, 1984 Mariners, 1983 Ath-
letics, 1973 Braves, 198 Angels and 197 Indians…the re-
cord is 7 pitchers set by the 23 Tigers [source: Elias Sports Bureau]:
• 2+ SAVES: Shelby Miller (10), Justin Martinez (5), A.J. Puk (4), Kevin Ginkel
(3), Andrew Saalfrank (3), Jake Woodford (3), Anthony DeSclafani (2), Taylor
Rashi (2).
• 3+SAVES: Shelby Miller (10), Justin Martinez (5), A.J. Puk (4), Kevin Ginkel
(3), Andrew Saalfrank (3), Jake Woodford (3).
NEXT STARTER: RHP ZAC GALLEN 1113, 4.77
• Has quality starts in 6 of his last 7 bids, including 4 straight,
going 4-1 with a 2.20 ERA (10 ER in 41.0 IP), opponent .213
AVG (33-for-155)/.596 OPS, 10 walks and 33 strikeouts.
• Has had 3 straight quality starts vs. Giants, going 3-0 with a
0.95 ERA (2 ER in 19.0 IP), opponent .113 AVG (7-for-62)/.417
OPS, 6 walks and 29 strikeouts.
• Tossed 6.0 hitless innings his last start @ Giants on Sept. 4,
2024 with 4 walks and 8 strikeouts in the D-backs’ 6-4 win.
ARIZONA DIAMONDBACKS 7272 SAN FRANCISCO GIANTS 7271
RHP Nabil Crismatt (2-0, 2.14) vs. RHP Logan Webb (13-9, 3.17)
Mon., Sept. 8, 2025 • 6:45 p.m. AZT • Oracle Park • San Francisco, Calif.
Game No. 145 • Road Game No. 73 • Home: 38-34 • Road: 34-38
TV:
DBACKS.TV/FS1, Cox Ch. 34 (Phoenix)/Ch. 26 (Tucson)/Yurview (Las Vegas), DIRECTV/STREAM Ch.
686, Fubo, Spectrum Ch. 304 and 444, X nity/Comcast Ch. 1261, Orbitel Ch. 225 and 925, TDS (various)
English Radio:
Arizona Sports 98.7 FM
|
Spanish Radio:
Latino Mix 100.3
SNAKEBITES
PROBABLE PITCHERS & BROADCAST INFO
17 Torey Lovullo Manager
82 Je Banister Bench
36 Dave McKay First Base
71 Tim Bogar Third Base
74 Joe Mather Hitting
75 Damion Easley Asst. Hitting
73 Travis Denker Asst. Hitting
77 Brian Kaplan Pitching
76 Wellington Cepeda Bullpen
72 Owen Dew Asst. Pitching
88 Shaun Larkin Fielding
COACHING STAFF
1 Jorge Barrosa OF
2 Geraldo Perdomo INF
4 Ketel Marte INF
5 Alek Thomas OF
6 Ildemaro Vargas INF
7 Corbin Carroll OF
8 James McCann C
9 Blaze Alexander INF
10 Jordan Lawlar INF
14 Gabriel Moreno C
19 Ryne Nelson RHP
21 Anthony DeSclafani RHP
23 Zac Gallen RHP
25 Adrian Del Castillo C
27 Andrew Saalfrank LHP
28 Tyler Locklear INF
31 Jake McCarthy OF
32 Brandon Pfaadt RHP
41 Jake Woodford RHP
43 Kyle Backhus LHP
46 John Curtiss RHP
54 Taylor Rashi RHP
55 Brandyn Garcia LHP
57 Eduardo Rodriguez LHP
61 Nabil Crismatt RHP
65 Connor Kaiser INF
68 Jalen Beeks LHP
81 Ryan Thompson RHP
ACTIVE ROSTER
NL West .......................... 4th | -7.5
NL Wild Card ....................6th | -4.5
Current Streak ..................... Lost 1
Last 5 games ........................... 4-1
Last 10 games .......................... 7-3
Roof Open (at rst pitch) ........ 11-9
Roof Closed (at rst pitch) .... 28-26
Roof Open/Closed (in-game) ..... 0-0
Lead after 6.0 innings ...........55-17
Lead after 7.0 innings ...........61-13
Lead after 8.0 innings ............ 62-7
Tied after 6.0 innings ............... 9-7
Tied after 7.0 innings ............... 4-3
Tied after 8.0 innings ............... 5-8
Trail after 6.0 innings ............. 8-48
Trail after 7.0 innings ............. 7-56
Trail after 8.0 innings ............. 5-57
Extra-inning games ............... 6-10
Day ..................................... 25-24
Night ...................................47-48
vs. RHS .................................52-50
vs. LHS .................................20-22
Score rst .............................49-29
Opponents score rst ............23-43
Score 4 runs or more..............60-31
Score 3 runs or fewer ............ 12-41
Shutouts - Pitching ( AZ-OPP ) ..... 9-5
Hit 1+ home run(s) ...............59-48
Hit 2+ home runs..................39-20
Do not homer .......................13-24
10 or more hits .....................29-16
Opponents 10 or more hits ... 15-41
Errorless games ....................49-42
Last at-bat (AZ-OPP) ..............13-21
Walko wins (AZ-OPP) .............. 6-7
Comeback wins (AZ-OPP) .......31-42
Series opener ...................... 24-22
Series nale ........................ 21-25
Series (W-L-S) ....................21-20-5
Series sweeps (AZ-OPP) ............ 5-5
Lineups ..................................115
BY THE NUMBERS
OPP. DATE TIME (AZ) STARTERS TV ENGLISH RADIO SPANISH RADIO
@ SF Sep. 09 6:45 p.m. RHP Zac Gallen (11-13, 4.77) vs. LHP Robbie Ray (10-6, 3.31) DBACKS.TV, Cox, DIRECTV, more Arizona Sports 98.7 Latino Mix 100.3
@ SF Sep. 10 12:45 p.m. LHP Eduardo Rodriguez (7-8, 5.22) vs. RHP Carson Seymour (1-2, 4.25) DBACKS.TV, Cox, DIRECTV, more Arizona Sports 98.7 Latino Mix 100.3
@ MIN Sep. 12 5:10 p.m. TBA vs. TBA DBACKS.TV, Cox, DIRECTV, more Arizona Sports 98.7 Latino Mix 100.3
@ MIN Sep. 13 4:10 p.m. TBA vs. TBA DBACKS.TV, Cox, DIRECTV, more Arizona Sports 98.7 Latino Mix 100.3