Quick Quotes
"He's been throwing the ball good ever since he's been up here," D-backs manager Kirk Gibson said. "He gave us six strong innings. He mixed it up. LeMahieu sat on a breaking ball. But other than that, just flawless, didn't walk a lot of guys, kept the balls in play."
-Kirk Gibson
"I just tried to stick to my game plan and pitch off that," Anderson said. "If you try to pitch to the park, sometimes you're not very successful. If you stick to your game plan, usually you can be successful. Being in Reno last year was definitely a tester for me. That ball flies there. If you give up one run, you've got to limit it to that. Being able to limit the damage is huge."
-Chase Anderson
"I 100 percent don't take any day [in the big leagues] for granted."
-Nick Evans
Daily Digest
Despite not having his best stuff, Chase Anderson his strongest outing of the season, beating the Rockies at Coors Field and joining a short list of pitchers to begin their big league careers with four wins in four starts.
Nick Evans' Return Another Fell-Good Story
Fourteen months ago Nick Evans was sitting at home, having broken his hand in in a minor league game, wondering if his baseball had already come to an end. Yesterday he was tabbed to start in place of one of the best players in all of baseball and responded with a home run.
The 2014 MLB First-Year Player Draft is tomorrow. Here is another look at what the Diamondbacks could be doing with their first two picks.
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