Diamondbacks starter Rubby De La Rosa (14-8) allowed three runs (two earned) on four hits and three walks across 5 2/3 innings in a win over the Padres on Friday. He struck out just two.
What made De La Rosa so appealing early in the season were his impressive strikeout totals, but that's disappeared as of late. Since the beginning of July, De La Rosa has 49 strikeouts in 15 starts. Before that, he recorded 94 strikeouts in his first 16 starts. It's tough to see why this is the case, but results have not changed much despite the strange strikeout trends. If he can find some consistency with the strikeout form he had in the first three months, De La Rosa could become must own next season.