Shipley shows growth with 7 scoreless

NEW YORK — With each outing, Braden Shipley grows, and the D-backs right-hander’s outings have gotten better and better.

Thursday, in just his fourth big league start, Shipley tossed seven shutout innings as the D-backs completed a three-game sweep of the Mets with a 9-0 win at Citi Field. He even helped his own cause with a stolen base and an RBI single.

The bright lights of the Big Apple did not faze the 24-year-old former first-round pick.

“I think once I got Dodger Stadium under my belt, I pretty much felt confident coming into today,” said Shipley, who shut the Dodgers out for six innings in Chavez Ravine on July 30. “And I feel like with each start I get, I’ll become more and more confident and just be able to go out there and do my job. I believe in my abilities, and I know what I can do when I keep the ball down and my stuff is working. Kind of recognized early that my stuff was …

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