• Torey Lovullo on loss to Cardinals, injury to Owings

    Torey Lovullo on loss to Cardinals, injury to Owings

  • Taijuan Walker on his mistakes vs. Cardinals

    Taijuan Walker on his mistakes vs. Cardinals

  • Robbie Ray talks about the line drive that hit him

    Robbie Ray talks about the line drive that hit him

  • D-Backs' Zack Greinke on outing vs. Cardinals

    D-Backs’ Zack Greinke on outing vs. Cardinals

  • Torey Lovullo on D-Backs' 7-1 win over Cardinals

    Torey Lovullo on D-Backs’ 7-1 win over Cardinals

  • D-Backs manager Tony Lovullo on Robbie Ray's condition

    D-Backs manager Tony Lovullo on Robbie Ray’s condition

  • Daniel Descalso on liner that hit Robbie Ray

    Daniel Descalso on liner that hit Robbie Ray

  • Shot Clock: Focus key for J.D. Martinez

    Shot Clock: Focus key for J.D. Martinez

  • Torey Lovullo on Martinez's grand slam, Godley's outing

    Torey Lovullo on Martinez’s grand slam, Godley’s outing

  • J.D. Martinez on strong performance in win

    J.D. Martinez on strong performance in win

  • Ketel Marte on his inside-the-park home run

    Ketel Marte on his inside-the-park home run

  • Lovullo talks about the D-Backs' 10-3 win over Atlanta

    Lovullo talks about the D-Backs’ 10-3 win over Atlanta

  • Diamondbacks fall 8-3 to Braves

    Diamondbacks fall 8-3 to Braves

  • J.D. Martinez on playing in the NL, seeing new pitching

    J.D. Martinez on playing in the NL, seeing new pitching

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    Lovullo raves about Greinke’s outing vs. Braves

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    Zack Greinke discusses outing vs. Braves

  • Torey Lovullo and Robbie Ray discuss Diamondbacks' loss to Nationals

    Torey Lovullo and Robbie Ray discuss Diamondbacks’ loss to Nationals

  • Anthony Banda talks about his MLB debut

    Anthony Banda talks about his MLB debut

  • Lovullo reacts to the D-Backs' loss to the Nationals

    Lovullo reacts to the D-Backs’ loss to the Nationals

  • Diamondbacks edge Nationals in walk-off win

    Diamondbacks edge Nationals in walk-off win

  • Diamondbacks introduce J.D. Martinez at Chase Field

    Diamondbacks introduce J.D. Martinez at Chase Field

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    Torey Lovullo on Corbin’s outing, series victory vs. Reds

  • Patrick Corbin on his strong start vs. Reds

    Patrick Corbin on his strong start vs. Reds

  • J.D. Martinez talks about getting hit by a pitch vs. Reds

    J.D. Martinez talks about getting hit by a pitch vs. Reds

  • Manager Torey Lovullo on loss to Reds, Martinez's injury

    Manager Torey Lovullo on loss to Reds, Martinez’s injury

  • Zack Greinke on his outing vs. Reds

    Zack Greinke on his outing vs. Reds

  • Shot Clock: D-Backs seize moment with trade

    Shot Clock: D-Backs seize moment with trade

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    Torey Lovullo on D-Backs’ win over Reds, acquisition of J.D. Martinez

  • Shot Clock: Robbie Ray brings intensity to mound

    Shot Clock: Robbie Ray brings intensity to mound

  • Shot Clock: D-Backs fear Cubs; ASU's hot seat

    Shot Clock: D-Backs fear Cubs; ASU’s hot seat

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    Torey Lovullo after D-Backs’ fifth straight loss

The Diamondbacks added some suddenly much-needed infield depth to their roster on Monday by acquiring infielder Adam Rosales from the Oakland Athletics in exchange for a low-level pitching prospect.

Rosales, 34, has played parts of 10 seasons in the majors. He was hitting.234/.273.346 in 205 at-bats for the A’s this season.

With Nick Ahmed out with a broken hand, Chris Owings suffering a fractured finger on Sunday and Ketel Marte returning to the Dominican Republic on Monday following the death of his mother, the Diamondbacks were in sudden need of help at shortstop.

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Owings was placed on the 60-day DL to make room for Rosales on the 40-man roster.

Rosales could help in another area in which the Diamondbacks are weak: hitting left-handed pitching. He’s hitting .276 with a .752 OPS against lefties this year, and he slugged six homers in 97 at-bats against lefties last season.

In exchange for Rosales, the Diamondbacks parted with right-hander Jeferson Mejia, 22, who had a 5.90 ERA in 29 innings split between short-season Hillsboro and Low-A Kane County.

Mejia, who has a big arm that has not translated to good results, was part of the deal three years ago that sent catcher Miguel Montero to the Chicago Cubs.

The Diamondbacks were also said to be looking for relief help on the trade market in advance of Monday’s 1 p.m. non-waiver trade deadline.

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