USA (0-0) vs. San Francisco Giants (8-2)
Date: Tuesday, March 3
Time: 3:08 pm EST
Broadcast: ESPN
Field: Scottsdale Stadium, Scottsdale, AZ
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Probable Starting Pitchers
Paul Skenes (0-0, 3.86 ERA, 4 K) vs. Blade Tidwell (0-1, 6.00 ERA, 5 K)
Skenes gets the ball for the USA. In his only start this spring for the Pirates he went 2.1 innings. He allowed a run on a hit. Skenes walked four and struck out four. Last season in 32 starts for the Pirates he went 10-10. He posted a 1.97 ERA, a 0.95 WHIP, and had 216 strikeouts in 187.2 innings. Skenes went on to win the National League Cy Young.
Tidwell gets the ball for the Giants. This spring in two appearances with one coming as a starts, he’s 0-1. He’s got a 6.00 ERA, a 1.33 WHIP, and five strikeouts in three innings. He was acquired at the trade deadline from the New York Mets. He made his big league debut last season for the Mets. In four appearances with two coming as starts he went 1-1 with a 9.00 ERA, a 2.20 WHIP, and ten strikeouts in 15 innings. Tidwell combined between the two teams Triple-A affiliates to make 21 appearances with 17 of those coming as starts. He went 6-4 with a 3.62 ERA, a 1.20 WHIP, and 111 strikeouts in 97 innings. Following the trade he made four appearances with three starts for the Giants at Triple-A. Tidwell posted a 1.50 ERA, a 0.78 WHIP, and 24 strikeouts in 18 innings.
Next Game:
USA: March 4 at Colorado Rockies
San Francisco: March 4 vs. Seattle Mariners
