Today’s Lineups

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

Reinstated from the 10-day injured list: • INF Pavin Smith (strained right oblique) • INF Ildemaro Vargas (fractured fifth metatarsal in right foot)

Optioned to Triple-A Reno following yesterday’s game: • OF Jorge Barrosa • INF Connor Kaiser

Some reinforcements show up, Smith and Vargas having completed their rehab – the former goes straight into the starting line-up tonight. It’s certainly fair to say that neither Barrosa nor Kaiser did very much during this stint on the 26-man roster. Barrosa went 1-for-21 with no walks, and Kaiser wasn’t much better at the plate, going 2-for-14 with one walk. It’s amusing, given the level of fan hate leveled at Smith, that’s his ret

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