After opening the 2026 season on the road in Los Angeles, the Arizona Diamondbacks are back in the Valley for their home opener against the Detroit Tigers on Monday night.
The Diamondbacks had a rough start to the season, getting swept by the Dodgers. Arizona scored first in all three games, but the Dodgers got the last laugh each time.
Now, the D-backs return home looking to notch their first win of the season. Arizona will do so against the Tigers, who started the year 2-1 with a series win over the San Diego Padres.
The Diamondbacks will turn to Michael Soroka to start their home opener, who gave up 10 runs across 12 innings during spring training and pitched in the World Baseball Classic.
The Tigers will start 20-year veteran Justin Verlander, who allowed 11 earned runs across 14.2 innings in spring training.
When is first pitch for the Diamondbacks’ home opener vs Tigers?
First pitch is set for 7:10 p.m.
The gates opened at 5 p.m., and the pregame festivities will begin at 6:30 p.m.
Who’s starting for the Diamondbacks?
Ketel Marte will lead off for the D-backs, and Ildemaro Vargas will get his first start of the season batting eighth.
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Here’s Arizona’s full lineup:
2B Ketel Marte RF Corbin Carroll SS Geraldo Perdomo C Gabriel Moreno 3B Nolan Arenado CF Alek Thomas 1B Carlos Santana DH Ildemaro Vargas LF Jordan LawlarWhat are the pregame festivities for the Diamondbacks’ home opener vs Tigers?
Marte, Carroll and Perdomo will be recognized pregame for winning their Silver Slugger awards last season.
The first pitch will be thrown out by Beauden Baumkirchner, who is an 8-year-old Little Leaguer. Baumkirchner survived a rare and aggressive staph infection when he was three years old, which required more than 20 surgeries and both of his legs to be amputated.
The national anthem will be played by Joe Giacinto, who is a blind, autistic and self-taught clarinetist.
What new foods are at Chase Field?
The Diamondbacks will unveil a bunch of new food items this season. Whether you want an enormous bucket of nachos, a taste of barbecue, a big sandwich or a dessert for your sweet tooth, Chase Field has it all in 2026.
Some of the exciting additions are the snake bite nacho helmet, burnt ends and pulled pork mac and cheese, chimichurri steak quesadilla, chicken parm grilled cheese and hand-dipped footlong corndogs. For dessert, the D-backs will now have Cathy’s Cookies and the Take Me Out to the Ball Game Shake.
At least save some for @wolf987FM!@LukeLapinski attacks the “Take Me Out to the Ballgame Shake” at Chase Field ahead of the Diamondbacks’ home opener on @WolfandLuke. pic.twitter.com/ylWdNA99xB
— Arizona Sports (@AZSports) March 30, 2026
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