Spring Training Game Wrap 2/27/2020: Giants 5 Mariners 4

Tyler Beede pitched a very impressive 2 innings and the Giants won a see-saw battle in Peoria.  Key Lines:

Cristhian Adames 2B- 2 for 2, 2B.  BA= .500.  Adames is buried in the depth chart and will likely start the season in Sacramento.  He subbed in for Wilmer Flores who started the game at 2B.

Hunter Bishop CF- 1 for 2, SB(1).  BA= .250.  When Bishop subbed in for YtY, he and his brother, Braden, were both in the game at the same time for opposing teams.  Hunter hit a slicing liner to LF for a single, stole 2B and took third without a throw from his brother when the ball went into CF. He then came home on Adames' double.

Joe McCarthy RF- 1 for 2, BB, SB(1), Assist.  BA= .333.  Nice line for a guy who is buried in the depth chart but who the Giants seem to see something in and will get a chance to develop it in Sacramento to start the season.

Rob Brantly C- 1 for 3, 2B.  BA= .333.  BA= .286.  Tyler Heineman started the game and went 1 for 2 to get his BA to .200.  Brantly then came in and doubled.  On paper, Brantly looks like the leader to win the backup C spot on the team and his early spring performance backs that up. Gotta say, if you look at the video of Braden Bishop stealing 2B, the throw from Brantly seemed mighty weak.  Heineman also gave up a SB.

Donovan Solano SS- 2 for 2.  BA= .500.  The acquistions of Wilmer Flores and Yolmer Sanchez appeared to doom Solano's chances of making the team, but he just keeps going.  Meanwhile, Yolmer Sanchez maintained a .000 BA with an 0 for 3 day while playing 3B.

Tyler Beede RHP- 2 IP, 0 H, 0 R, 1 BB, 2 K's.  ERA= 0.00.  In Tyler Beede's final start of 2019, he struck out 7 batters in 3.1 perfect innings before leaving the game with an oblique strain.  He picked right up where he left off in his first spring start with a FB that ran 96-98 MPH.  He got his first K on a curveball and his second on a changeup.

Logan Webb RHP- 2 IP, 3 H, 1 R, 1 BB, 2 K's.  ERA= 4.50.  Webb gave up the first earned run of the spring for Giants SP candidates whose combined pitching line is now 0-0, 0.73, 12.1 IP, 7 H, 3 R, 1 ER, 7 BB, 12 K.  Webb is working on adding a cutter and more sweep to his breaking ball.  It appears he will likely start the season in Sacramento, partly to control his innings and to polish up his pitches.

Sam Coonrod(R), Jerry Blevins(L), Dany Jimenez(R), Rodolfo Martinez(R)- 4 IP, 3 H, 0 R, 0 BB, 5 K's.   Rule 5 draft pick, Jimenez, pitched his second scoreless inning.  Rodolfo Martinez hit 100 MPH on a pitch.

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The Giants play split squad games tomorrow with Dereck Rodriguez getting his second spring start against the Royals in Surprise and Johnny Cueto getting his first against the Rockies in Scottsdale in the evening.  Pablo Sandoval is expected to DH in the evening game.