Diamondbacks' Rubby De La Rosa: Works inning of relief Saturday, still starter

De La Rosa logged an inning out of the bullpen Saturday, tossing a perfect frame with two strikeouts against the Cubs, but he is still in line to make his start Wednesday against the Dodgers, Nick Piecoro of the Arizona Republic reports.

Manager Chip Hale said he wanted to lighten the load on the bullpen Saturday, so De La Rosa got his normal throwing regimen in an actual game instead of on the side. This is an interesting tactic, to say the least, and it probably won't happen very often going forward. Of course, given his stuff, it wasn't surprising to see De La Rosa thrive in a short burst Saturday.