After hard work, Bettis ready to lead rotation

9/30/15: Chad Bettis scatters six hits and strikes out six while giving up two runs over six innings against the D-backs"I was a little more proactive about wanting to be a starter," Bettis said. "It was hard. There was some anxiety about that because I didn't know how he would take it. But at the same time it was something that I needed to do."

Bettis received his wish, although it meant he had to finish 2014 and start 2015 in Triple-A. He made it pay off by going 8-6 with a 4.23 ERA in 20 starts. He had consecutive starts when he held the Giants to two runs in 8 1/3 innings at home on May 24 and went 7 1/3 hitless innings in a win at Philadelphia on May 29. He went 3-2 with a 2.97 ERA in…