Before Wednesday night’s game against the San Diego Padres, manager Torey Lovullo of the Arizona Diamondbacks had one request of his starter. That would be righty Zack Godley, who was given the assignment to replace the injured Shelby Miller in the rotation.
In that request, Lovullo asked Godley to give the Diamondbacks 21 outs. That’s a appeal made of all starters and especially true to Godley.
As last week’s Pacific Coast League pitcher-of-the-week with Triple-A Reno, Godley was given the ball for Wednesday’s game against San Diego only. After further evaluation on Miller, which is expected Thursday, Lovullo would be prepared to restructure the pitching rotation.