The Giants' bats bounced back in a big way against the Chicago White Sox on Monday.
As DeSclafani warmed up in the visiting bullpen, lefty Sean Manaea played long toss in right field. The plan all along was for Manaea to piggyback DeSclafani, as the Giants didn't know what they would get with a starter coming. There seemed a pretty decent chance that DeSclafani might end up as more of an opener, but he ended up having the type of start that became the norm in 2021.
The right-hander showed off good movement on his sinker and slider, mowing down the White Sox through six shutout innings. DeSclafani allowed just three hits and didn't walk anyone while striking out four. He got 12 swinging strikes, six coming on his slider. As entertaining as the home run derby was, DeSclafani looking that sharp certainly was the most encouraging sign of the day for the Giants.Manaea started to stretch when two runners got on in the fourth but didn't end up making his Giants debut until the seventh. He immediately showed the increased velocity that was so appealing all spring, although the results weren't there.
The velocity is promising, but that pitch resulted in a walk, one of two he issued to kick off his outing. Andrew Vaughn's double got the White Sox on the board and they tacked on a second run in the inning. Manaea gave up a solo homer in his second inning of work.
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