CINCINNATI – Looking to get lefty Robbie Ray back on track, Diamondbacks manager Torey Lovullo is following the blueprint he used with lefty Patrick Corbin: He’s matching up Ray with catcher Jeff Mathis.
After Corbin went through a rough stretch in June, Lovullo paired him with Mathis, and Lovullo believes Corbin’s immediate turnaround – he allowed a combined four runs over his next four starts – was no coincidence.
Ray has endured his own stretch of inconsistency, and Lovullo figures there’s no harm in seeing if Mathis can have a similar effect.
“I just wanted to give him a different look,” Lovullo said.