Pre-Game And Lineups For San Francisco Giants Split Squad 3/15

The San Francisco Giants have a split squad on Saturday. Mariners will host the Giants at 1:05pm PT while the Giants will host the Athletics at home in Scottsdale at 3:05pm PT. Both games will be televised so call your local pizza place for a delivery today. The Giants at Mariners game will be on MLB.TV and the Giants vs. Athletics game will be on NBC Bay Area.

#SFGiants in (ss) action vs. Seattle at 1:05 pm PT and vs. Oakland at 3:05 pm PT on http://t.co/g6PPEeLAWb #SFGSpring pic.twitter.com/Ks2xu3WAsU
— SFGiants (@SFGiants) March 15, 2014

Edwin Escobar is having a fantastic spring and will start for the Giants at Mariners today. The LHP holds a 1.50 ERA in seven innings pitched for the Giants this spring.

Behind Escobar, Tony Abreu will be at 2B and Brandon Hicks will be at SS. Hicks is hitting .348 this spring which includes a two-run home run against Clayton Kershaw last Sunday. Other notables are Tyler Colvin as DH (.222 BA) and Darren Ford who recently returned to the Giants after time in Seattle and Pittsburgh, will be in CF.

Colvin was out for a few days with a back issue.

I’m back in the saddle in Scottsdale. (Thanks @JohnSheaHey). I see Tyler Colvin taking BP. Supposedly had a back issue. #SFGiants
— Henry Schulman (@hankschulman) March 14, 2014

The Giants signed Ford to a minor league deal on March 8 so we haven’t seen much of him yet in Spring Training.

The Giants re-signed OF Darren Ford to a minor league deal. Hearing he hit an inside-the-park homer in minor league camp today.
— Andrew Baggarly (@extrabaggs) March 8, 2014

Matt Cain will start for the Giants vs. Athletics and has not allowed a run in eight innings this spring. In his last outing against the Cubs, he pitched five perfect innings with seven strikeouts.

Lineups:

Giants at Mariners

Today's #SFGiants lineup vs SEA: Arias 3B, Abreu 2B, Belt 1B, Sanchez C, Hicks SS, Colvin DH, Perez LF, Kieschnick RF, Ford CF and Escobar
— SFGiants (@SFGiants) March 15, 2014

#SFGiants vs. #Mariners at 1:05 p.m. in Peoria. Today's lineups: pic.twitter.com/mrJVafKqlq
— Seattle Mariners (@Mariners) March 15, 2014

Giants vs. Athletics

Today's #SFGiants lineup vs OAK: Blanco LF, Crawford SS, Posey C, Pence RF, Sandoval 3B, Minicozzi 1B, Adrianza 2B, Brown CF and RHP Cain.
— SFGiants (@SFGiants) March 15, 2014

...and for 3:05 p.m. in Scottsdale against the #SFGiants. pic.twitter.com/yuUNkTsB3M
— Oakland A's (@Athletics) March 15, 2014

Other notes from this morning, Angel Pagan is feeling better.

Pagan did hit and said his back feels fine. "I'd like to play today, but we have to follow the protocol of the trainers." #sfgiants
— Henry Schulman (@hankschulman) March 15, 2014

Schedule