Ryne Nelson’s outings continue to mirror those of his main rival for the fifth starter’s spot, Tommy Henry. The day after Henry had a bit of a road-bump in his third outing of spring, Nelson did similarly. He got through the first three innings okay, though allowed two hits in the first, and another in the second. But the fourth inning proved trickier: he was lifted without retiring a batter there, after a two-run single. He allowed five hits and a walk, with two K’s, and those two runs allowed. It was a day for the A-bullpen, with scoreless innings - albeit of variable quality - from Justin Martinez, Paul Sewald, Joe Mantiple, Scott McGough and Andrew Saalfrank, while Miguel Castro allowed a run on a pair of hits.
Diamondbacks 5, Padres 3: Half-Nelson
