Eduardo

Rodriguez

Things did not start out well for Rodriguez when Curtis Mead socked a two-run homer as the second batter of the game. Then, after cruising in the middle innings, he gave up two more runs when the Diamondbacks tried to push him through the seventh. Still, his changeup and curveball were each highly effective as they’ve been for most of his resurgent season. He’ll take a 2.52 ERA into his next scheduled start against the Reds in Cincinnati.

Rodriguez endured an amusing sequence in the fourth, when Miguel Rojas challenged a pair of strike calls and both were found to have missed the zone by 0.1 inches. That put Rodriguez behind 3-1, but Rodriguez came back with an obvious strike and then another close call that Rojas again challenged. This time, the strike call stood, with about one-quarter of the baseball catching the corner. In truth, Rojas really shouldn’t have challenged any of them, considering there were two outs and none on at the time. The D-backs didn’t go ahead until the bottom of the seventh tonight, so Rodriguez remained 5-1 with a 2.24 ERA. Arizona did improve to 9-3 in his starts, however. Rodriguez will face the Nationals on Saturday.

Rodriguez surrendered a solo homer to Casey Schmitt in the first inning. A double and a base hit brought a second run in for the Giants in the third. Rodriguez settled in nicely, giving the Diamondbacks three more scoreless frames, ending his day after six with six strikeouts on his way to a win. The 33-year-old left-hander will take a 2.31 ERA, 1.21 WHIP, and a 49/25 K/BB ratio across 66 1/3 innings into a start against the Dodgers in Arizona on Monday.

Rodriguez was much more effective than his previous start against the Rockies when he worked 5 1/3 innings and gave up three runs. He scattered four hits allowed — just one of them for extra bases — and he whiffed four against one walk. What a comeback season it has been for Rodriguez; a pitcher that was borderline unusable over the last two seasons now has a 2.24 ERA over 60 1/3 innings in his first 10 starts. Unfortunately, this one comes with no win because the D-backs were blanked while was in the game. His next scheduled start comes Tuesday versus the Giants in San Francisco.

Rodriguez had some trouble in the first inning, giving up two runs on four hits. Two more hits in the second brought a third run home for the Rockies. After it looked like he’d get chased early, he settled in to pitch into the sixth without giving up another run, keeping the Diamondbacks in the game. He struck out six. The 33-year-old left-hander will take a 2.53 ERA, 1.26 WHIP, and a 39/22 K/BB ratio across 53 1/3 innings into a rematch against the Rockies in Arizona on Thursday.

Rodriguez, who had never had a complete game in 242 career starts, was supposed to be done after eight, but he talked manager Torey Lovullo into sending him back out. He just couldn’t do so for a second time after giving up a weak flyball single with one out in the ninth. It was just the fourth hit allowed by Rodriguez. He only had four strikeouts and six whiffs on 48 swings, but he obviously didn’t need them against the lineup the Mets are currently running out against lefties. At 4-0 with a 2.25 ERA on the season, he might seem like a reasonable pickup, but we still dislike the career-low 16.5 percent strikeout rate and the career-high 11 percent walk rate. He’ll face the Rockies in Coors next weekend.

Rodriguez was dominant against the Pirates on Tuesday, spinning seven scoreless innings on 103 pitches, 65 for strikes. He scattered two hits and issued three walks while striking out seven batters on 15 whiffs. The 33-year-old left-hander ends the day with a 2.50 ERA, 1.29 WHIP, and a 29/19 K/BB ratio across 39 2/3 innings. He’ll take on the Mets in Arizona on Sunday.

It was frustrating for Rodriguez to labor through the fourth inning after his lineup jumped out to a big lead in the top of the frame. After they put up a four-spot, it took him nearly 30 pitches to get through it and those struggles seemed to force manager Torey Lovullo to have a quick hook on him after a two out walk in the fifth. Not getting the win was a shame, but he didn’t have anything close to his best stuff or command here. He’s lined up to face the Pirates and Mets in a two-start week coming up.

Rodriguez wasn’t great, but he didn’t have to be with Anthony Kay once again pitching ineffectively and giving him eight runs of support. The 33-year-old allowed six hits and three walks, and this could have been a much worse outing, all things considered. After an outstanding beginning to his 2026, Rodriguez has now struggled over his last two outings; giving up eight runs over those 10 innings.

He also walked four and struck out three while posting just a five percent whiff rate. Rodriguez had looked good in his first three starts, but even then, he had just an 8.8 percent swinging strike rate. He was always primed for regression. However, he should remain on the streaming radar next week against the White Sox.