And, so, it begins... This will be David Peralta’s seventh Opening Day appearance for Arizona, a figure which ties him with Paul Goldschmidt, and is beaten only by Luis Gonzalez (8). However, Peralta’s first, back in 2015, was off the bench. In terms of Opening Day starts, Peralta’s six now ties him with Chris Young, Randy Johnson and Steve Finley. behind Gonzo (8) and Goldy (7). This would also have been Nick Ahmed’s sixth outing, but his knee issue is keeping him out for the first time since 2017. It will be Ketel Marte’s fourth and the third for both Christian Walker and Eduardo Escobar.
D-backs Preview #1: 4/1 @ Padres
