Spring Training Game Wrap 2/26/2025: Giants 4 Cubs 4

The Cubs scrubs scored 3 runs in the 8'th inning for a come-from-behind tie, the Giants second of the early spring.  Key Lines:

Willy Adames SS- 2 for 3, SB(1).  BA= .500.  Adames is 4 for 8 in the early spring, all singles. 

Jerar Encarnacion LF- 1 for 3, 2B.  BA= .455.  Encarnacion has 3 doubles out of his 5 hits.  Melvin came into camp mentioning Jerar as a player who impressed him last season.  His early spring performance reinforces that impression.

Wilmer Flores 1B- 1 for 3, BB.  BA= .143.  Wilmer gets his first hit of the spring.  Main goal is to start the season healthy.

Casey Schmitt 2B- 1 for 3, HR(1)..  BA= .167.  Casey ran into one but 4 K's and 0 Walks in 12 AB's.  Gameday does not have pitch-by-pitch data in most of these spring game so hard to tell if Casey is being more selective at what he swings at.  The numbers will tell with a larger sample.

Jordan Hicks RHP- 1.1 IP, 1 H, 0 R, 1 BB, 3 K's.  Hicks makes his first spring start.  He loaded the bases with no outs in the first inning but got out of his with a shallow flyout and 2 K's.  He then struck out the first batter of the second inning and was done after 36 pitches.  He reportedly hit 100 MPH on at least one pitch.  Same old problem with pitch counts but since it was the first 3 batters we'll say it was first start jitters.  

Sean Hjelle RHP- 1 IP, 2 H, 0 R, 0 BB, 3 K's.  ERA= 0.00.  Gotta wonder if Sean Hjelle found a new pitch over the winter.  He generally relies on getting a lot of groundball outs.  So far in 2 IP he's struck out the side twice.

Enny Romero LHP- 2 IP, 1 H, 0 R, 1 BB, 2 K's.  ERA= 0.00.  Romero is my man for a lefty reliever role on the active roster.

Camilo Doval RHP- 1 IP, 1 H, 0 R, 0 BB, 0 K's.  ERA= 0.00.  Doval has issued no walks in 2 1-inning appearances.

Landen Roupp RHP makes his second spring start tomorrow against the Mariners in a road game.