Josh Collmenter scattered three hits in a complete game win over the Reds on Thursday in which he faced the minimum 27 batters. He struck out five and didn't walk a batter. Collmenter faced the minimum 27 batters after inducing three double plays to erase the trio of hits he gave up. Since 1914, there's been only 13 pitchers who have faced the minimum 27 batters while allowing at least three hits, with Collmenter the latest on the list. Roy Oswalt last pulled off the feat in 2008. Tonight's effort marked Collmenter's first career complete game and shutout. He needed only 94 pitches to pull off the trick, coaxing 13 ground balls from the Reds. Now 4-2 with a 3.34 ERA, Collmenter has a tough matchup coming up with a road date in Colorado next week.

Josh Collmenter earned the win, allowing three runs over 5 1/3 innings as the Diamondbacks defeated the Dodgers 5-3 on Sunday. Collmenter made a couple of mistakes, issuing home runs to Adrian Gonzalez and Hanley Ramirez. Other than that, he carved through the Dodgers' lineup, allowing only four hits in total with two walks and three strikeouts. Collmenter will take his 4.02 ERA in search of his third win next weekend against the Mets on the road.

Josh Collmenter allowed four runs on four hits over five innings in a Monday no-decision against the Nationals. It wasn't pretty, but Collmenter was actually in line for the win before Addison Reed punted the game away in the ninth. Collmenter's struggles came courtesy of the long ball, as he served up a second inning Tyler Moore solo homer and then a fourth inning two-run Ian Desmond bomb to left. Collmenter's 3.89 ERA and 1.22 WHIP look fine enough, but he's allowed less than three earned runs in only two of six starts and has gone beyond six frames once. Collmenter will find himself across from Clayton Kershaw in Saturday evening's date with the Dodgers.

Josh Collmenter allowed five runs -- but just one earned -- on eight hits over 5 2/3 innings in a no-decision against the Brewers on Tuesday. Collmenter should have been out of the first inning with only one run scored, but a throwing error by Chris Owings allowed a run to score and kept the inning alive. A single and a double later and the right-hander was staring at a 5-2 deficit. He did well to keep the Brewers off the board over the next 4 2/3 innings, but the damage was already done. A late Diamondbacks rally kept Collmenter from taking his third loss. He'll go against the Nationals on Monday.

Josh Collmenter allowed four runs on seven hits over seven innings in a no-decision against the Rockies on Wednesday. He struck out two and walked a pair. Collmenter would have been fine if he'd avoided the long ball, but that's no easy proposition against the Rockies. One homer -- Carlos Gonzalez's two-run first inning dinger -- wasn't upsetting, but Jordan Lyles' solo shot in the third stung. Collmenter didn't join the rotation until April 14, but he's arguably been Arizona's best starter so far (insert your own joke here). That doesn't mean you should use him at Milwaukee on Tuesday.

Josh Collmenter notched his first win of the season with six innings of shutout ball against the Phillies on Friday. It was a close thing; the Diamondbacks pen nearly gave up a four-run lead, with Joe Thatcher, Randall Delgado and Addison Reed struggling. For Collmenter, it was his first win as a starter since 2012. He'll likely prove more useful to the Diamondbacks in relief than he will as a starter, but tonight's performance should ensure that he stays in the rotation for a couple of more weeks. He has a little NL-only value.

Josh Collmenter allowed four runs, all in the sixth innings, over six innings in a loss to the Dodgers on Sunday. Collmenter threw five shutout innings before the four-run sixth marred the outing. It was two big hits in that inning -- a Carl Crawford triple and three-run homer by Yasiel Puig -- that did Collmenter in, and he finished with five hits and two walks allowed on the day. He should get better as he builds stamina. That process will continue Friday against the Phillies.

In his first start since 2012, Josh Collmenter surrendered three runs on five hits over four innings of a loss on Monday against the Mets. He whiffed three and walked one. Collmenter replaced Randall Delgado in the rotation, but he didn't fare much better than the struggling right-hander in this one. He threw only 73 pitches, but you can expect Kirk Gibson to ramp up his limit going forward. Collmenter gets the Dodgers in Los Angeles on Sunday.

Josh Collmenter will make his first start of the season on Monday against the Mets. He's replacing Randall Delgado, who will slide into Collmenter's vacated long relief role. All 49 of Collmenter's appearances last season came in relief, but he made 35 starts at the big league level from 2011-12. "It's not a big deal. The preparation is pretty much the exact same (as long relief out of the bullpen)," he said. "Anytime I go out there, usually I get to throw multiple innings. Now I just know the exact day I pitch. That's really the only thing that changes."

According to the Arizona Republic's Nick Piecoro, the Diamondbacks are preparing Josh Collmenter to shift into the starting rotation. Diamondbacks manager Kirk Gibson mentioned Trevor Cahill and Randall Delgado as options to move to the bullpen. Collmenter makes for a nice NL-only pickup after he posted a 3.13 ERA and 85/33 K/BB ratio over 92 innings last season.