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Snake Bytes, 3/17: Feeling green

[AZ Central] Diamondbacks' Sunday starter makes a major case for spot in pitching rotation - Pfaadt pitched five scoreless innings in his fourth appearance of spring training, allowing just two hits and striking out seven against what was essentially the San Diego Padres' major league lineup... "Feel good about it," Pfaadt said. "I like starting, let's stick with that. That's going to make me fight to be a starter for the rest of my career. ... I want them to have the hardest decision." Manager Torey Lovullo said Montgomery is playing "catch-up" because he was injured at the outset of spring training, but Nelson and Pfaadt battling for the rotation has "been a lot of fun to watch them.