PHOENIX -- Drey Jameson’s return to the rotation went as well as he or the D-backs could have hoped as he tossed four scoreless innings in Arizona's 7-3 win over the Brewers on Wednesday afternoon.

For that matter, the D-backs' seven-game homestand went well, too, as they took three of four from the Dodgers and two of three from the Brewers, two teams that were in first place when they came to town.

What does it say about your team, D-backs manager Torey Lovullo was asked, that it had success against two quality opponents?

“We’re ready to compete,” Lovullo said. “We're ready to do our job every single day. And we're blocking out black noise and we're putting it on us. Maybe in years past when we were young, a little immature, we were more concerned about the team that was walking into the stadium or the team we're getting ready to play on the road. But we're putting it on us and we're taking care of our business, and I like that.”

While Lovullo liked what he saw from his team, he clearly was displeased with home plate umpire Gabe Morales on Wednesday.

Jameson said he felt like he was getting squeezed on some calls and Lovullo finally lost his cool with one out in the third and Mike Brosseau at the plate.

Lovullo yelled at Morales from the dugout and then came onto the field to let him know up close. Arguing balls and strikes equals an immediate ejection, and Lovullo knew as soon as he walked onto the field he was going to be tossed for the first time this year.

"I love it,” third baseman Josh Rojas said of Lovullo getting thrown out. “It's one of my favorite things. He’s such a laid-back guy. He'll chirp a little bit from the dugout, but he's not a big chirper. He had to go under the railing to get out to the field. I knew just with the effort he gave to get under that railing so fast, I knew he was getting tossed. I love it. I think the guys loved it. I think Drey liked it.”

Rojas led off the bottom of the third with a single, igniting a three-run rally that the D-backs manager enjoyed on TV from his office.

Jameson, meanwhile, scattered three hits over his four innings while throwing 54 pitches.

Jameson was a starter throughout his pro career, but after he lost out to Ryne Nelson for the No. 5 spot in the rotation this spring, the team put him on the Opening Day roster as a reliever.

Following three successful relief appearances, Jameson was shifted back into a starting role Wednesday after Zach Davies suffered a strained left oblique last weekend. Given that he was transitioning back to the rotation, the D-backs were extra cautious with his pitch count.

“I didn't want to come out of the game,” Jameson said. “I felt like, as the game was going, I was getting more into a groove and stuff was coming out even better. I thought I could go longer today, but they’re looking for the future, not today.”

The D-backs were looking at Jameson’s long-term health in taking him out and Lovullo had his back when it came to close calls at the plate.

When he was done for the day, Jameson stopped by Lovullo’s office to thank him for getting tossed out on his behalf.

“I think that's big as a manager when he sees me out there fighting and I'm not getting the calls,” Jameson said. “Not necessarily to get ejected but to have my back. I respect that as a manager.”