Diamondbacks starting pitcher Wade Miley was hit hard in the first inning, but kept his composure and hung around long enough to pick up his first win of the season against the Giants Tuesday.
Miley was pretty much flawless after the first inning, but that first inning nearly cost him the game. He was tagged for four runs, three of them coming off the bat of Brandon Belt, who hit a two-out home run to put Miley in a 4-0 hole early.
Miley bounced back strong from that rough start, tossing six shutout innings to close the game. He ultimately allowed four runs on six hits and a walk in seven innings of work, with five strikeouts as he picked up the win in a 5-4 victory.
Miley has struggled with the big inning in his first two starts, but has 13 strikeouts and nine scoreless innings among his 12 innings of 5.25-ERA ball. He is 1-1 heading into his next start, which should come Sunday in Colorado.