Ryne Nelson's gutsy performance and Corbin Carroll's two-run triple key the Diamondbacks victory.
Late Tuesday night, word came out from manager Torey Lovullo that the D-backs would be going with an opener in Wednesday's game against the Dodgers. Roster moves were incoming, said Lovullo, andUltimately the team called up lefty Brandon Hughes to serve as the opener, and when Slade Cecconi was the one optioned, it became clear Nelson would be the "bulk" pitcher following Hughes.
Nelson's houdini act was not over yet. After two Dodger singles started the sixth inning, Andy Pages hit a ground ball to Ketel Marte who started an unusual 4-5-6-2 double play by stepping on second base and then getting Teoscar Hernandez in a rundown. Marte's heads up play marked the end of Nelson's outing with five scoreless innings on five hits, three walks and five strikeouts.
"Mid at-bat I switched from a leg kick to a toe tap, choke up a little bit, with the runner on third, less than two you've got to get him in. So I shortened up and got a breaking ball that was down but still in the zone."
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