Checked it. Edgar Gonzales was sent down. Found this on the dbacks website:
PHOENIX -- The Diamondbacks days of playing with a four-man bench will likely come to an end Thursday.
After Wednesday night's 8-0 win over the Dodgers, the D-Backs optioned reliever Edgar Gonzalez to Triple-A Tucson.
A corresponding move won't be announced until Thursday, but given that manager Bob Melvin has referred to having eight pitchers in the bullpen and just four reserves on the bench a "dicey" proposition, it's likely a hitter will be added to the roster.
Tucson is loaded with hitting prospects, the most prominent among them being outfielder Carlos Quentin, who went into Wednesday's action with a .427 on-base percentage and a .494 slugging mark.
Infielder Alberto Callaspo is another possibility.
Back at first: After missing two straight days at first base, Conor Jackson returned to the lineup and hit cleanup on Wednesday.
Jackson strained his left shoulder Sunday while applying a tag to Brewers first baseman Prince Fielder.
Melvin said that Jackson would have been used as a pinch-hitter on Tuesday, if the situation had presented itself.
"If we got to that spot in the ninth inning, he was going to hit," Melvin said. "Actually, he could have played yesterday. But with kind of a limited bench, we didn't want to get into a situation if it was bothering him out there in a game situation that we had to get him out of there."
Jackson admitted that sitting on the bench the past two days left him somewhat restless.
"It's tough," he said. "You don't have to sit down. I was ready to go [Tuesday]."
Former first baseman Shawn Green played first in the interim and was back in right field on Wednesday.
Making it big: Melvin said that Tony Pena pitched well in his Major League debut on Tuesday. The right-handed reliever threw 1 2/3 innings and gave up a run on two hits.
The run, however, could have been avoided, but second baseman Orlando Hudson lost sight of the ball as it blended into a fan's white shirt in the background.
"I thought he threw the ball great," Melvin said. "'O' completely loses the ball in somebody's shirt. That's going to happen. That's just the circumstance, bad luck at the time. But if he gets that out, he probably gets a clean two innings right there."
Melvin added that Pena throws three quality pitches, which is rare for a reliever. The 24-year-old was converted from a starter during Spring Training.
"As a [reliever], I think he's developed his changeup and his slider a little bit better to where he even has the stuff to go out there and start," he said.
The addition of Pena leaves the D-Backs stretched a bit thin with four players on the bench. They have eight relievers out of the 'pen.
"I don't see us doing this [as a] long-term type of thing," Melvin said. "We really did want to see him here and we got a nice look at him last night. I know that he can be an effective guy here."
Mixing it up: With the absences of Craig Counsell (disabled list) and Jeff DaVanon in Wednesday's lineup, Melvin chose to place Chad Tracy in the No. 2 hole. It served as the sixth time Tracy has hit second this season.
"He's [hit] two, three, four, five," Melvin said. "I don't want to get him too comfortable with his spot. So he'll move around, and he is a guy that can move around. He had a lot of success in the two-hole last year."
Tracy has hit third the majority of the season.
The Buck stops here (for a day): Dallas Buck, the D-Backs' third-round pick in last month's First Year Player Draft, was in town Wednesday to meet with Arizona officials and team physician Michael Lee.
Buck, a 6-foot-2 right-hander out of Oregon State, likely will require Tommy John surgery, but the team and Buck want to make sure all the options are explored first.
"Just wanted to have us all in the room and talk about it at the same time and arrive at a decision," general manager Josh Byrnes said. "It's an important enough decision that we just want to put our heads together one more time and try to arrive at the right decision."
Playing long ball: Triple-A Tucson was busy on Tuesday as it easily defeated Portland 11-1 with the help of five home runs, a season high, in the first game of a doubleheader.
Top prospects Carlos Quentin and Chris Young each went yard in the first inning, Brian Barden and Robbie Hammock followed suit in the fifth and Chris Carter added one an inning later. The group combined for eight RBIs.
Prior to losing Game 2 of the doubleheader, 3-2, the Sidewinders had won 10 straight, tying a season high.
Up next: The D-Backs and Dodgers conclude their four-game set on Thursday at 6:40 p.m. MST. Brandon Webb (10-3, 2.52) will take the mound against southpaw Mark Hendrickson (4-10, 3.77). Lindsey Frazier is an associate reporter for MLB.com. Steve Gilbert of MLB.com contributed to this report. This story was not subject to the approval of Major League Baseball or its clubs.
