PHOENIX -- Braden Shipley may not start a game again this season for the D-backs. But his pitching schedule as a reliever is similar to when he was starting.
The D-backs right-hander was told by the team to be ready to pitch every five days. He threw a bullpen session on Monday and knows he will pitch Wednesday. Only, just like his last outing, it won't start in the first inning, but rather when Rubby De La Rosa is removed from the game.
De La Rosa was activated Friday after missing more than three months with right elbow inflammation.