The young left-hander has impressed the manager and the player development staff to earn this opportunity
The Arizona Diamondbacks and Miami Marlins square off for the rubber match of a three game series at Chase Field Sunday at 1:10 P.M.
Prior to the game Torey Lovullo addressed the prospect of Walston's first career start and what he's seen from the young lefty. "It's a four pitch mix, he's got a really good feel for the baseball, can manipulate the ball." Lovullo said. "He can pitch backwards if he needs to. He can attack the zone. We're all really excited for him. Player development has done a good job."
"You can't really get a feel through the phone. That's awkward for me. Blake took it in stride. I explained to him what was going on, his time was still coming and he's going to find his way back to the big leagues but it's up to him to go make good things happen. And he did, he threw the ball well."
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