SCOTTSDALE, Ariz. -- While their teammates played 35 miles away in a stadium packed with people, two key members of the Arizona Diamondbacks -- right-hander Zack Greinke and outfielder A.J. Pollock -- toiled in a Minor League game with only a handful of fans watching along with numerous scouts.
The pair was facing a collection of Triple-A players from the Giants organization and were there for different reasons, but came away from the day having accomplished what they wanted.
For Greinke, it was a matter of getting up and down seven times and pitching in an environment that would allow him to work on things without the pressure that comes in a regular Cactus League game.