SCOTTSDALE, Ariz. — Twenty-four hours after Tyler Beede and Logan Webb began their competition to capture the fifth and final spot in the Giants’ starting rotation, two underdogs also vying for the role reminded fans why it’s too soon to count them out.
In the first of two split-squad games the Giants played on Friday, right-hander Dereck Rodríguez and lefty Andrew Suárez combined to throw four shutout innings against the Royals at Surprise Stadium.
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Rodríguez bounced back from allowing two unearned runs against the Dodgers on Saturday to throw two innings of one-hit ball against Kansas City.