Due to a cable issue preventing the Diamondbacks from closing the roof while fans are inside Chase Field, Arizona’s second-to-last Spring Training game was cut short due to rain, marking the franchise’s first-ever rain delay at the stadium.
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Although they likely could have played through the brief storm, with another game scheduled for the following afternoon, neither manager showed eagerness to continue.
Before the rain intervened, Tommy Henry capitalized on the shortened night with six shutout innings, allowing just six hits. Henry revealed just before the game’s premature conclusion that manager Torey Lovullo had informed him of his inclusion on the Opening Day roster.