Right from the start, Shelby Miller and Kyle Schwarber gave the sellout crowd at Salt River Fields a regular-season type matchup with a nine-pitch battle that Miller won as the D-backs beat the Cubs, 3-1, on Thursday night. Schwarber, who started the game in left, popped out to shortstop on the ninth pitch.
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Arizona Diamondbacks shift focus to defense behind plate
… whole team and what the team’s Saturday plans will be if it rains at spring training. Video: Rob Schumacher/azcentral sports The Diamondbacks’ Ken Kendrick discusses the team’s lawsuit with the Maricopa County Stadium District over over Chase Field …
Shelby Miller is in the best mental shape of his life
… To his credit, though, he’s going into the new season with a very positive perspective. Via Ken Rosenthal of FOX Sports : Maybe it’s just the way I go about everything, trying to be positive in every single aspect of life. Baseball’s not perfect. …
D-backs avoid arbitration with four players
The D-backs avoided arbitration with four players on Friday, the team announced. Left-hander Patrick Corbin , right-hander Randall Delgado , infielder Chris Owings and catcher/outfielder Chris Herrmann all agreed to one-year contracts for 2017.