PHOENIX -- Sitting in front of his locker prior to Saturday's game, reliever Brad Ziegler knew he was poised to break a D-backs club record: His 254th appearance would be the most for a reliever in the history of a team that dates back to only 1998.
"I'd like to pitch tonight and kind of get it over with so there's no more attention paid to it," Ziegler said. "To me it's just a longevity thing."
Put it in the record book. Ziegler replaced Rubby De La Rosa at the start of the eighth inning in a game the D-backs would eventually lose to the Pirates, 2-1, at Chase Field.