Carlos Santana’s shift-beating single rolled into center field and two runs scored off Shelby Miller in the second inning on Friday night. It was the kind of moment that, a year ago, likely would have been the beginning of an unsightly unraveling for the Diamondbacks’ right-hander.
But Miller escaped the inning, returned to the dugout and regrouped. He dominated in the third and fourth innings and pitched into the sixth, and while his final line in the Diamondbacks’ 7-3 win over the Cleveland Indians was nothing special – three runs in 5 1/3 innings – the outing represented a victory in more ways than one.