Here’s something you probably didn’t expect to read when the Diamondbacks gathered for spring training back in February:
Arizona is off to the fastest start in Chase Field history.
Yet that’s exactly what the Diamondbacks have done after their 11-5 victory over the Los Angeles Dodgers Saturday before an enthusiastic crowd of 36,294. They’re 8-1 after nine home games, bettering the 7-2 marks set in 1999, 2000 and 2008.
Who knows how long the success at home will continue but after a 2016 season in which Arizona was 33-48 at Chase, it’s good to give the paying customers three hours of enjoyment rather than three hours of drudgery.