Today’s Lineups

The Arizona Diamondbacks made the following roster moves. The D-backs’ 40-man roster is at 40. • Selected from Triple-A Reno: RHP Austin Pope (will wear No. 66 in his Major League debut) • Designated for assignment: RHP Jake Woodford

The departure of Woodford is hardly unexpected, given his recent terrible performances – he leaves with a 6.44 ERA with Arizona. But it’s like significant that a pitcher with an 84 ERA+ over the last five years, covering almost 220 innings in the major leagues, still got to make 22 appearances for the D-backs this year. But between the additions of Pope and Philip Abner, the upcoming D-backs 40-man roster crunch gets tougher. Anthony DeSclafani (whose spot was used by Abner) was always going to come off at the end of the year, while Woodf

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