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Just got back from the game. It was pretty close for most of the night, Sanchez mostly looked decent, shakey at times but pulled through. The diamondbacks refused to allow a DH, so our pitchers had to hit and Butler didn't play, but we overpowered them with offense anyway.

Salt River Fields at Talking Stick (located on an indian reservation near their casino) is a very, very impressive spring training ballpark. It is the newest park, looks great, and since its Arizona's spring home its always crowded. (From researching my trip, I knew this would be the case here and probably also in San Francisco's home park, so I bought those tickets way in advance) Tonight was a sellout. As you can see in the picture, even the outfield grass was jam-packed with people sitting on blankets.