Braden Shipley became the first D-back since Lance Cormier in 2004 to allow 6+ runs in his debut. But it probably wasn't as bad as that seemed.
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[dbacks.com] Shipley, Hale see positives in debut despite loss - D-backs right-hander Braden Shipley wasn't as nervous as he thought he might be for his big league debut. "Throughout the day I was kind of waiting for them to kick in," said Shipley, the D-backs first-round pick in 2013 (15th overall). "And I think when I got to the field, I started to get the jitters a little bit.