SCOTTSDALE, Ariz. -- You don't go for the platoon advantage in spring training, but the lineup the Indians brought across the valley on Thursday certainly looked straight out of a regular season game. There were four switch-hitters at the top against lefty Drew Smyly, followed by three right-handed hitters. Eight of the nine starters for the Indians batted from the right side.
It was a good test, then, for a Giants staff that came into camp with serious questions about left-handed pitching depth even before it was discovered that Tony Watson had a sore shoulder (he threw a bullpen session Thursday but has yet to appear in a game).