{"id":4902,"date":"2023-05-03T11:03:33","date_gmt":"2023-05-03T18:03:33","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/sportrelay.com\/mlb\/?p=4902"},"modified":"2023-05-03T11:03:33","modified_gmt":"2023-05-03T18:03:33","slug":"diamondbacks-rangers-pregame-20230503","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/sportrelay.com\/mlb\/2023\/05\/03\/diamondbacks-rangers-pregame-20230503\/","title":{"rendered":"Diamondbacks at Rangers Pregame \u2014 Brandon Pfaadt vs Andrew Heaney"},"content":{"rendered":"<h2>Diamondbacks at Rangers Pregame \u2014 May 3, 2023<\/h2>\n<p>ARLINGTON, Tex. (May 3) \u2014 It is Game Two of a two-game set between the visiting <a href=\"https:\/\/sportrelay.com\/mlb\/2023\/03\/30\/2023-arizona-diamondbacks-season-preview\/\">Arizona Diamondbacks<\/a> and the host <a href=\"https:\/\/sportrelay.com\/mlb\/2023\/03\/30\/2023-texas-rangers-season-preview\/\">Texas Rangers<\/a>, which is the fifth game of a five-game road trip for the Diamondbacks. For the Rangers, it is the sixth game of a six-game homestand. Right-hander <strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.baseball-reference.com\/register\/player.fcgi?id=pfaadt001bra&amp;utm_medium=linker&amp;utm_source=sportrelay.com&amp;utm_campaign=2023-05-03_br\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">Brandon Pfaadt<\/a><\/strong> will start for the Diamondbacks in his major league debut against lefty <strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.baseball-reference.com\/players\/h\/heanean01.shtml?utm_medium=linker&amp;utm_source=sportrelay.com&amp;utm_campaign=2023-05-03_br\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">Andrew Heaney<\/a><\/strong> of the Rangers. Prior to the game, Diamondbacks manager <strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.baseball-reference.com\/players\/l\/lovulto01.shtml?utm_medium=linker&amp;utm_source=sportrelay.com&amp;utm_campaign=2023-05-03_br\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">Torey Lovullo<\/a><\/strong> met with the media on hand. Here are the highlights of his conference.<\/p>\n<h3>Diamondbacks Manager Torey Lovullo<\/h3>\n<p><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.baseball-reference.com\/players\/c\/carroco02.shtml?utm_medium=linker&amp;utm_source=sportrelay.com&amp;utm_campaign=2023-05-03_br\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">Corbin Carroll<\/a><\/strong>, who bruised his knee leaping into the wall to attempt a catch Saturday night against the <a href=\"https:\/\/sportrelay.com\/mlb\/category\/rockies\/\">Colorado Rockies<\/a>, had imaging the day before yesterday. The imaging results were clear, and Carroll is available off the bench today. Whether he starts Friday still is yet to be determined. Manager Torey Lovullo stated that Carroll\u2019s return-to-play is a \u201cnormal progression.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Carroll will be instructed to \u201cbe smart\u201d and \u201cpay attention to where (he is)\u201d when he returns to playing the outfield. \u201cBut it\u2019s a hard thing for me to ask a young player,\u201d Lovullo said. \u201cHe&#8217;ll be careful. But I don&#8217;t know if he knows what \u2018careful\u2019 is. He&#8217;s got one speed. We all know what that is.\u201d Retired outfielders and Hall of Famers <strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.baseball-reference.com\/players\/g\/griffke02.shtml?utm_medium=linker&amp;utm_source=sportrelay.com&amp;utm_campaign=2023-05-03_br\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">Ken Griffey Jr.<\/a><\/strong> and <strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.baseball-reference.com\/players\/w\/walkela01.shtml?utm_medium=linker&amp;utm_source=sportrelay.com&amp;utm_campaign=2023-05-03_br\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">Larry Walker<\/a><\/strong> were two outfielders who knew one speed \u2014 full bore \u2014 and suffered injuries crashing into walls, Griffey more often than Walker. Lovullo said Carroll fits into the mold of those two players. \u201cHe has one speed,\u201d Lovullo said. \u201cThe greatest players that I&#8217;ve ever played with or been around had a certain determination. They played one way, and it was their way. It&#8217;s all they knew. Corbin fits into that category for sure.\u201d<\/p>\n<h4>More on Pfaadt<\/h4>\n<p>Brandon Pfaadt, as mentioned in the intro, makes his major league debut today. \u201cI know that he&#8217;s calm,\u201d Lovullo reported about Pfaadt with a smile. \u201cHe&#8217;s prepared. I&#8217;m sure there&#8217;s gonna be a certain energy to how he&#8217;s feeling today. And I told him to embrace it. He&#8217;s gonna be nervous; he&#8217;s supposed to be nervous. If he doesn&#8217;t admit that, he&#8217;s a liar. So I said to just be yourself and show us what you can do. And he&#8217;ll do that. He&#8217;s going to find the sweet spot today when the time is right. And he&#8217;s gonna go out and execute a game plan for us.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Pfaadt was added to the 40-man roster. To make room, the Diamondbacks designated infielder <strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.baseball-reference.com\/players\/b\/beerse01.shtml?utm_medium=linker&amp;utm_source=sportrelay.com&amp;utm_campaign=2023-05-03_br\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">Seth Beer<\/a><\/strong> for assignment. When Pfaadt was added to the 26-man active roster, the team optioned right-handed long reliever <strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.baseball-reference.com\/players\/s\/solompe01.shtml?utm_medium=linker&amp;utm_source=sportrelay.com&amp;utm_campaign=2023-05-03_br\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">Peter Solomon<\/a><\/strong> to Triple-A Reno to make room.<\/p>\n<h4>The Opposition<\/h4>\n<p>When asked what the team expects to see out of Andrew Heaney, Lovullo said with a chuckle, \u201cHopefully not his best stuff.\u201d He continued, \u201cI want to put it on us. \u2026 He&#8217;s going to be around the plate, going to challenge hitters. But I want to put it on us to counterpunch and have a good approach. Be unpredictable and not be one dimensional, where we&#8217;re leaning to the pull side, trying to hit the ball out of the ballpark. I want us to be good hitters today, put it on our dugout. That&#8217;s what I think good teams do. They know what the pitcher is capable of doing but go out and execute a game plan. So what that game plan is \u2014 I just don\u2019t want us to be predictable. I want us to be good hitters in the middle of the field today.\u201d<\/p>\n<h4>Main Photo Credits:<\/h4>\n<p><em>ARLINGTON, Tex. (May 3) \u2014 Arizona Diamondbacks pitcher <strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.baseball-reference.com\/players\/g\/galleza01.shtml?utm_medium=linker&amp;utm_source=sportrelay.com&amp;utm_campaign=2023-05-03_br\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">Zac Gallen<\/a><\/strong> (left) chats with Texas Rangers pitcher <strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.baseball-reference.com\/players\/d\/dunnida01.shtml?utm_medium=linker&amp;utm_source=sportrelay.com&amp;utm_campaign=2023-05-03_br\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">Dane Dunning<\/a><\/strong> prior to their game against one another at Globe Life Field. (Photo by Evan Thompson\/Sport Relay)<\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Diamondbacks at Rangers Pregame \u2014 May 3, 2023 ARLINGTON, Tex. (May 3) \u2014 It is Game Two of a two-game set between the visiting Arizona Diamondbacks and the host Texas Rangers, which is the fifth game of a five-game road trip for the Diamondbacks. 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