WASHINGTON -- Pitcher Braden Shipley will be called up from Triple-A Reno to start on Thursday for the Arizona Diamondbacks against the first-place Washington Nationals in the rubber game of a three-game series.
Whether he stays in the rotation likely depends on how he fares against the Nationals, who scored 23 runs on Sunday against the New York Mets and led the National League in batting average through Tuesday, at .292.
"We're going to just let him start and see where it takes us. As with anything in this game, performance is very, very valuable," Arizona manager Torey Lovullo said.