Spring Training Game Wrap: Giants 5 A's 3

Not that it means anything, but the Giants won their first spring training game today against their crossbar rivals, the A's.  BTW, the A's generally dominate the Giants in spring training.  Key Lines:

Joey Rickard PH/CF- 2 for 3, 2B.  BA= .667.  Rickard is competing for a RH platoon role in the OF, which he is actually quite good at and he can do it in CF in necessary.  Seems like Hunter Pence has the inside track for that role now, unless they carry two.

Bryce Johnson LF- 2 for 3.  BA- .667.  Johnson held his own in AA last year, but without any power to speak of.

Jamie Westbrook DH- 1 for 2, 2B, BB.  Intriguing versatile bat but the Giants have at least a dozen of those in camp.

Kean Wong 3B- 2 for 2.  BA= 1.000.  Left-handed IF bat.  Seem buried on depth chart at this point.

Abiatal Avelino SS:  1 for 2, HR(1).  BA= .500.  Avelino is probably the best defensive SS not named  Brandon in camp, and he might even a bit better than that.  Seems like nobody has faith in the bat at MLB level, though.

Andrew Suarez LHP- 2 IP, 1 H, 0 R, 1 BB, 2 K's.  ERA= 0.00.  I haven't seen a scouting report for his performance here, but the line looks like midseason form!

Sean Hjelle RHP-  1 IP, 0 H, 0 R, 0 BB, 0 K.  ERA= 0.00.  Beats are giving rave reviews of a mid-90's FB that pounded the zone.  Strong chance we see him pitching in Oracle Park in a regular season game sometime in 2020.

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Giants even their spring record at 1-1.  Drew Smyly gets the start tomorrow in Scottsdale against the D'Backs.