Diamondbacks pitcher Pfaadt made a successful spring training start after dealing with a side issue, throwing 2.1 scoreless innings. Other pitchers like Garcia and Sewald also saw action, while Amaya's homer and sac fly drove in all three runs in a victory against the Athletics.
after an offseason "side issue" made the D-backs decide to slow-play him heading into camp. Pfaadt was asymptomatic on day one of spring, but had been relegated to the back fields prior to Wednesday's start.
Pfaadt threw 2.1 innings and did not allow a run. He gave up one hit — a single — and one walk. He did, however, surrender four batted balls north of 100 MPH, though they all went for outs. Pfaadt said his outing was lengthier than initially expected, though he still only threw 25 pitches as a result of a four-pitch first inning. "Feel good, feel great. There was a little hiccup this offseason with some side tightness. Nothing to worry about, but that probably pushed us back maybe four days, so nothing too crazy. But it was good that felt great today, and we were able to go more than we were supposed to," Pfaadt said after his outing . The right-hander has made some tweaks to that offering with the hopes of turning it back into a weapon. He used the offering to punch out Athletics DH Brent Rooker Wednesday. He did run into trouble in the third inning, but right-hander Gerardo Carrillo cleaned up the two-on, one-out jam with a ground ball double play. Righty and former closer Paul Sewald gave up the only run of the day from the D-backs' pitching staff. Sewald threw 24 pitches, giving up two singles and a sacrifice fly. His fastball velocity fluctuated a bit, but did manage to get above 92 MPH on multiple occasions. From there, Arizona's pitching was mostly sharp. Left-hander Brandyn Garcia rebounded spectacularly after his last performance saw him leave after an ugly showing with an illness. Garcia's sinker velocity sat near 96 MPH, he threw nine of 10 pitches for strikes, and got four whiffs on the way to a pair of strikeouts. Left-hander Philip Abner and righty Kade Strowd both worked out of some traffic, each picking up a strikeout. Jonathan Loaisiga gave up a walk and single with two outs in the eighth, but stranded the runners. Righty Isaiah Campbell put a bow on the one-run performance with a 1-2-3 save in the ninth.The D-backs picked up 10 hits off the Athletics, but stranded 10, going just 2-for-12 with runners in scoring position. Second baseman Tommy Troy had an excellent day, going 3-for-4 at the plate, but it was shortstop Jacob Amaya who produced all three of Arizona's runs. Amaya crushed a two-run homer to take the lead in the fourth, then added to it with a sacrifice fly in the sixth.ALEX D'AGOSTINO Born and raised in the desert, Alex D'Agostino is a lifelong follower of Arizona sports. Alex writes for Arizona Diamondbacks ON SI and also Arizona Cardinals ON SI. He previously covered the Diamondbacks for FanSided's VenomStrikes. Follow Alex on Twitter @AlexDagAZ
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