The last time Arizona Diamondbacks manager Torey Lovullo called a group of players into his office for a meeting, the results that followed were eye-popping. This time, that does not appear to be happening — yet.

Arizona's starting rotation had been pitching poorly earlier in the 2026 season. On May 5, Lovullo revealed he called the entire group in for a "one-way" meeting .

The results immediately followed, as the D-backs starters have pitched seven straight games of six-plus innings while allowing two or fewer runs in six of those showings for a 2.16 cumulative ERA.

Though Lovullo has not wanted to — nor should he — claim sole credit for his pitchers' execution, the results were difficult to argue.

And following Monday night's 1-0 win over the Texas Rangers , Lovullo said he called another meeting in his office.…