Qualls expects forearm issues to linger

In some circles…Qualls should expect firearm issues to linger.

Diamondbacks closer Chad Qualls pitched Sunday - he blew the save, giving up the tying home run to David Eckstein in the ninth inning - but said he expects his forearm issues to linger.

“I don’t think it’s going to be something that’s going to just heal overnight,” he said. “It’s going to be a grind to get it back to feeling good and comfortable.”

The forearm stiffness already has bothered him for two weeks.