Diamondbacks 5, Padres 4: Pfaadt and Happy

The Dbacks squared off against the San Diego Padres at Peoria on Sunday. The Padres featured their A regular season lineup against the Dbacks Brandon Pfaadt. The storyline of this game was largely the Dbacks on the other hand appeared to be using this game as a way to get a closer look at some of their key position battles. The Dbacks top prospect Jordan Lawlar who is known for his SS prowess began the game at 3rd base, veteran utilityman and longtime Dback Ildemaro Vargas got a look at SS, and first base/DH hopeful Pavin Smith began the game at first base.

From a pitching standpoint, Brandon Pfaadt was absolutely dominant. Fortunate enough that this game was on TV because it appeared Pfaadt…