SCOTTSDALE, Ariz. -- JC Ramirez's return to game action could not have gone much better.
Ramirez threw all of his pitches and threw them for strikes in two scoreless innings of the Angels' 11-4 win over the Giants on Thursday that included a two-run homer by 2016 No. 1 Draft pick Matt Thaiss.
It was a strong signal that the stem-cell therapy Ramirez received late last season to repair a partial tear in his right ulnar collateral ligament was successful. After the game, Ramirez said the words the Angels wanted to hear.