Alex Young was on the mound in just his 2nd start in place of Madison Bumgarner in the rotation. His first time was very good, allowing a single run across 4 1/3rds innings to the Padres in a 5-1 victory last Friday. He looked to start a new winning streak for the D-backs in the finale against the Athletics.
Things did not go according to plan out the gate, as a ground ball from Ketel Marte erased Tim Locastro from the basepaths en route to a 1-2-3 inning for the D-backs.