After four defeats to start off spring training, the D-backs got what they needed on both sides of the ball this afternoon at Salt River Fields. A trio of home-runs were responsible for almost all the meaningful offense, driving in eight of Arizona’s nine runs - the ninth crossed home plate on a balk! On the mound, Humberto Castellanos tossed three scoreless innings, and the rest of the bullpen largely got it done. The only run allowed came off the team’s new closer, Mark Melancon.
The Diamondbacks offense got things going quickly, jumping out to a 2-0 lead in the first.