Through effective pitching, the Giants held Mike Trout and the powerful Team USA lineup to only one run in the exhibition.
SCOTTSDALE, Ariz. -- As All-Stars, MVPs and future Hall of Famers filed into Scottsdale Stadium on Wednesday afternoon, even Gabe Kapler couldn't help but get a little excited. Yes, he's the manager of a big league team, but he's also a fan of the game." Trout will always be that guy," Kapler said."I think we're seeing the best player ever, so I'm always excited to be a part of that, in spring training, the regular season, just to catch a glimpse of that.
"I'm a blend of the eye test and traditional numbers and advanced numbers, and I think he checks just about every box," Kapler said in the afternoon."So there is the caveat, like, if he stays healthy and if he continues to play many more years, I think he's going to have the counting stats. He's going to have the WAR stats. He's going to have the dominance part of it down. I just think at the end of the day it's going to be hard to argue against him.
Anthony DeSclafani put Betts and Trout on to open the first and then got Kyle Schwarber to fly out to right, Goldschmidt to wave at a 93 mph fastball, and Arenado to fly out to left. DeSclafani allowed just one hit and struck out one in three innings. Sean Manaea followed with three innings of his own, allowing one run on three hits while striking out three.
DeSclafani and Manaea both showed good velocity in getting the Giants through six. They were followed by hitless innings from Scott Alexander, John Brebbia and Mauricio Llovera. While the other dugout was filled with stars, Giants pitchers said this was just another game once"It was just spring training," Manaea said, shrugging."Once I got on the mound it was just regular."
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