Arizona Diamondbacks Gameday Thread, #47: 5/19 vs. Giants

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May 20, 2026 - 01:28

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Arizona Diamondbacks Gameday Thread, #47: 5/19 vs. Giants

The city skyline and Phoenix Sky Harbor International Airport (PHX) are seen from the Hole In The Rock trail during a record heat wave in Phoenix, Arizona, on July 19, 2023. The extreme heat in the northern hemisphere is putting an increasing strain on healthcare systems, hitting those least able to cope the hardest, the World Health Organization said July 19. (Photo by Patrick T. Fallon / AFP) (Photo by PATRICK T. FALLON/AFP via Getty Images) | AFP via Getty Images

Today’s Lineups

GIANTS	DIAMONDBACKS
Harrison Bader – CF	Ketel Marte – 2B
Luis Arraez – 2B	Corbin Carroll – RF
Casey Schmitt – DH	Geraldo Perdomo – SS
Rafael Devers – 1B	Nolan Arenado – 3B
Willy Adames – SS	Ildemaro Vargas – 1B
Matt Chapman – 3B	Lourdes Gurriel – LF
Drew Gilbert – LF	Gabriel Moreno – C
Daniel Susac – C	Adrian Del Castillo – DH
Will Brennan – RF	Ryan Waldschmidt – CF

Landen Roupp – RHP	Ryne Nelson – RHP

Roster moves

The Arizona Diamondbacks made the following roster moves. The D-backs’ 40-man roster is at 39.

Selected from Triple-A Reno: C Aramis Garcia(No. 35)
Placed on the 10-day injured list: C James McCann (strained right quad)

As expected, McCann has to hit the IL, having injured himself legging out a ground-ball late in last night’s blowout win. It really wasn’t necessary, but I can’t criticize a player very much for trying too hard. He’ll probably miss 4-6 weeks. It leads to the return of Aramis Garcia, who was DFA’d earlier this month. He made it through waivers, returned to Reno – and, hey, what do you know, he finds himself back on both the 40-man and the active roster again. We had two empty spots, so there’s no need for a move as yet. We’ll have to wait and see which of the players on the 60-day Injured List are ready to be activated first. Best guess? Might be Jordan Lawlar, might be A.J. Puk.

Arizona will look to build on last time’s offensive outburst: insert obvious comment about “perhaps they should have saved some of those runs for tonight.” After a couple of dismal outing, Ryne Nelson has bounced back, with a May ERA of 2.33 across three outings. That goes with a very solid K:BB of 19:3 across 19,1 innings. However, Ryne still has only one win in nine attempts this year, and has a six-game winless streak coming into tonight’s outing. The Giants, as we have already documented, have struggled on offense this year, so this could be a good chance for Nelson to end that run and get back into the W column.

Upodate on the Corbin Burnes front. Nick Piecoro reports that Burnes “said he has two more bullpen sessions before he faces hitters, likely in a live session next Friday. He thinks it could be a couple of weeks or so before he starts getting into games. Still targeting a mid-July-ish return.” That’s still a couple of months off, but it’s going to be interesting to see how the team handles it, in terms of roster spots and rotation places. Presuming none of the other starting pitchers need to hit the IL, there’s going to be seven starting pitchers for five spots. Could be a case of the audition starting tonight for Nelson…