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Bradley makes strong case to stay in big leagues
- Updated: May 29, 2016
PHOENIX — Unlike his previous two outings this season, D-backs starter Archie Bradley knew there was no chance he would be returning to the Minor Leagues after the game, or even in the next few days.
Shelby Miller (finger sprain) and Rubby De La Rosa (UCL sprain) are both on the disabled list, so Bradley has a spot in the rotation for the near future. That helped the 23-year-old right-hander feel more comfortable on the Chase Field mound in Sunday’s 6-3 win over the Padres as he turned in the best outing of his young career.
Bradley pitched a career-best 7 1/3 innings, allowing three runs on four hits and becoming the first D-backs rookie to notch nine strikeouts since Tyler Skaggs in 2013.
“I’ve taken my two starts previously up here and tried to take the positives and the negatives, go down to Triple-A and continue to fine-tune my craft, continue to work on the things that I felt like I needed to do to stay here …
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