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SAN DIEGO — Diamondbacks right-hander Ryne Nelson was feeling nervous the night before his major debut, then again on Monday morning. But he said the butterflies were mostly gone by the time he took the mound at Petco Park later in the afternoon.
Nelson did not look uncomfortable facing the San Diego Padres. He did not look overwhelmed or intimidated. If anything, he looked like someone who had pitched 30-some times a year in the majors for several years.
Nelson breezed through seven sharp innings in a 5-0 win over the San Diego Padres, turning in not just the most impressive debut in franchise history but one of the more impressive in baseball history.