SCOTTSDALE, Ariz. — The Giants had been slated to play a pair of split-squad video games Wednesday however each fell sufferer to the soggiest day but of an abnormally moist and chilly Arizona spring.
With a gradual stream of rain forecasted to proceed all through the day, the Giants’ residence sport in opposition to the Chicago White Sox and their street contest on the Diamondbacks, just a few miles away, had been each canceled. It being spring coaching, neither exhibition can be rescheduled.
The most important concern for the Giants was getting their gamers their scheduled work with out a sport to play.
Alex Wooden was set to make his third begin of the spring at Scottsdale Stadium, whereas Sean Hjelle was their scheduled starter at Salt River Fields in what would have been his fourth look this spring.
At about 11 a.m., supervisor Gabe Kapler stated they had been nonetheless working by contingency plans however wasn’t involved. Each pitchers ought to be capable to proceed to construct up their workload in facet periods. After pitching into the third in his final outing, Wooden would have probably been slated for 4 innings, whereas one thing related was probably in retailer for Hjelle, who went three innings in every of his final two outings.
The one pitcher really sidelined Wednesday was Jakob Junis, who was scheduled to seem behind Wooden however got here down with a abdomen virus.
The Giants (7-11) have 10 extra video games left on their Cactus League schedule, plus their home-and-home exhibitions with the A’s, earlier than they open the season at Yankee Stadium on March 30.