MIAMI – For the second time in three days, the NL West-leading Diamondbacks will get another valuable member of their rotation back when left-hander Robbie Ray takes the mound against the Marlins on Wednesday.
Two days after right-hander Shelby Miller (elbow surgery) made his season debut, albeit a rocky one, in a 9-5 loss to the Marlins, Ray will hope his seventh start of the season, but first since April 29, goes a little smoother than his rehabilitation partner’s outing (3 2/3 innings and five runs).
After starting the season with two victories in his first two starts, Ray seemed ready to duplicate or surpass his breakthrough All-Star campaign (15-5, 2.