Diamondbacks' Rubby De La Rosa: Finding success with his slider

De La Rosa has gone away from his cutter and started using his slider more in his last two starts, Nick Piecoro of the Arizona Republic reports.

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In those last two outings, De La Rosa has pitched 13 innings and given up just one run on five hits while striking out 16. Catcher Chris Herrmann said he noticed that De La Rosa's cutter and slider looked similar, so he advised the righty to drop one of them. De La Rosa has shown flashes of brilliance before, but sustaining it has been the challenge. His next start comes Wednesday against the Marlins.