Giants commit 3 rules violations, 6 errors in 10-8 exhibition loss to Cubs in Cactus League opener.
MESA, Ariz. — Moments before starter Tristan Beck threw the first pitch of the bottom of the first Saturday afternoon, in the Giants’ first game of Cactus League play, shortstop Brandon Crawford heard a voice bark at him from his left.“Make sure you get on the dirt,” the crew chief reminded Crawford.“That was one thing I didn’t even realize that I did that I just have to be conscious of,” Crawford said after the game, a 10-8 exhibition loss.
Manager Gabe Kapler encouraged his players to ask questions, and Crawford said he had an ongoing dialogue with Miller at second base. “I think for a lot of guys, it’s on their mind right now, especially the veteran guys,” said Sabol, a verified rules expert after playing with them in the minor leagues last year. “Hosmer, he was literally asking questions during his at-bat trying to figure out the rules.”
Long, entering in relief to start the third inning, reached the mound with 55 seconds left. He got three warm-up pitches. Schmitt got a chance to showcase his defensive prowess in front of a live, big-league audience for the first time in the Giants’ spring opener Saturday, receiving the start at third base. It took only two batters for him to flash the leather, snagging a high-hopper from Dansby Swanson and throwing to second to start a 5-4-3 double play. Even more impressive was his diving play to end the bottom of the second.
“Casey just does all of those things. There’s a lot of experience playing third base, but it’s also just something he does naturally. He attacks the baseball. He can throw on the run. He knows how to allow the ball to get to him, and he puts his body in really good positions.”
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