Rusin allowed no runs on one hit and three walks while striking out six over five innings, but received no decision Saturday at Arizona.
Due to pitching out of the bullpen to start the season, Rusin left the contest after throwing just 76 pitches. He left the game with a two-run lead that the bullpen promptly blew in the following inning. After allowing three runs in his first outing of the season, he's now held opponents scoreless over his last 14.2 innings to lower his ERA to 1.69. He'll make his next start Thursday at San Francisco.