The Diamondbacks host the Dodgers for a big four-game series. Lovullo gave health updates and commented on the excitement of the series.
The Arizona Diamondbacks are projected to draw over 180,000 fans for a big four-game series against the Los Angeles Dodgers this Labor Day weekend. The series starts Friday night at Chase Field.
There is no doubt when the stadium is full and the fans are engaged they make a difference, and the players feel it. At the same time a large portion of the fans expected to be in attendance will be vocal Dodger fans. Marte has hit on plastic hybrid spikes. A box he'll need to check is batting in metal spikes. Prior to re-aggravating the high ankle sprain Marte had said he was feeling no pain, but as his spike dug in during a check swing he crumpled to the ground and ended up on the 10-day IL.
Gabriel Moreno is still behind Walker and Marte, but today was the first time that Lovullo said that Moreno was "not far behind" the other two.When asked what Josh Bell's role will be once Walker returns, Lovullo said that Bell would play against all left-hand pitchers. Presumably most of those reps will come at designated hitter, and would therefore cut into Randal Grichuk's reps.
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