Rusin was tagged for seven runs on a whopping 13 hits and two walks in just 4.1 innings Thursday against the Giants. He received no decision in an eventual 17-7 win.
Amazingly, Rusin's terrible start was actually outdone by the Giants' Matt Cain, who finished with eight runs on his ledger. The 29-year-old Rusin had actually gotten off to a strong start to the season, posting a 1.69 ERA and 13 strikeouts through his first 16 innings, but a course correction seemed inevitable, and it didn't even take a return to Coors Field to achieve it. Although the southpaw shut out the Diamondbacks over five innings in his last start, it's not advisable for fantasy players to roll him out when Arizona visits Rusin at Coors on Tuesday.