Diamondbacks lefty Alex Young wanted to make his scheduled relief appearance on Friday night feel as much like a start as possible, which meant finding a way to play long toss before coming into the game.
But since he was expected to enter in the fourth inning -- and, therefore, couldn’t use the Chase Field outfield -- Young had to get creative. As the game was in the second inning, Young was throwing in the alleyway adjacent to the railroad tracks on the south side of Chase Field.
“I talked to (pitching coach Matt) Herges about it before and said, ‘I don’t want to warm up before the game,’” Smith said.