Split squad? No problem! Arizona took both sides of this afternoon's double-header, their pitchers shutting out the Royals at Salt River, and their hitters blowing past the Giants in Scottsdale. The D-backs have won five in a row.
Record: 9-3-1. Change on 2015: +2.
Rubby De La Rosa had been perhaps the shakiest of our starter candidates the first two times round the rotation, but responded admirably at Salt River Fields, tossing four shutout innings against Kansas City. It looked a little flaky after the first two batters he faced both singled, but De La Rosa regrouped, getting a strikeout before a sweetly-turned double play ended the threat.