The big boys were playing up in Surprise, where they got “revenge” for the World Series with a narrow win over the Rangers. Arizona jumped out to a 4-0 lead by the middle of the fourth, including a second inning homer from Blaze Alexander; he also singled, and Ketel Marte had a pair of hits. Corbin Carroll, Lourdes Gurriel and Emmanuel Rivera each had a hit and a walk. Ryne Nelson went 3.2 innings, allowing a run on four hits and three walks with three K’s. Texas came back, Joe Mantiply allowing a run, and Andrew Saalfrank struggled, giving up three hits, a walk and two earned runs in 1.
Diamondbacks 5, Rangers 4/Diamondbacks 3, Rockies 1
