The consecutive wins over the Guardians by the same score, means the Diamondbacks finish their preseason having gone 11-10 with one tie. That’s a winning record which seemed quite unlikely, after they lost their first four games of spring. But as we all know, what likely matters more is getting through spring unscathed. I can’t say Arizona did that, with injuries robbing them of the services of Nick Ahmed, Jordan Luplow and Josh Rojas for Opening Day. But after last year, you’ll understand me being more concerned about the pitching staff, and it seems that the count of functioning arms there is more or less what was expected, with even Zac Gallen looking good to make a start first time through.
Diamondbacks 3, Guardians 1: Next time, it counts
