Jacob Hurtubise, Blake Dunn and Stuart Fairchild are battling for the Cincinnati Reds' final two roster spots on the hitting side.

The Arizona Diamondbacks can hit. Merrill Kelly started for Arizona, and pitched five innings. Four of those innings were excellent, but some missed locations led to three solo homers in the fourth inning by Matt Chapman, Patrick Bailey and Mike Yastrzemski.

Encarnación hit .302 with two homers and 14 RBIs in spring training.

Jerar Encarnacion was positioned to make an Opening Day roster for the first time in his career, no small feat given how his career has unfolded. Per manager Bob Melvin, the Giants will receive an update on Sunday.

In the end, the competition for the fifth spot in the Giants' rotation was always going to come down to Hayden Birdsong and Landen Roupp. The Giants announced on Saturday morning that they optioned Harrison to the minor leagues, leaving Birdsong and Roupp as the two finalists to round out San Francisco's rotation. Danville's Harrison, the Giants' top pitching prospect since he was drafted out De La Salle in 2020, was the favorite to win the spot entering camp after making 24 starts and tossing 124 1/3 innings last season, both second on the Giants only to ace Logan Webb.

Kyle Harrison is supposed to be a key part of the San Francisco Giants' starting pitching rotation, but the organization and fan base are still waiting for his emergence. The young left-hander's omission from the Opening Day roster is surprising at first glance, but Pavlovic explains why this move is perfectly reasonable. While it is obviously terrible luck for the 23-year-old to experience this sickness, especially at the onset of spring training, it might explain some of his recent struggles.

San Francisco Giants outfielder/designated hitterJerar Encarnacion has a fractured left hand, the team announced Saturday. Encarnacion suffered the injury during Friday's spring training game while trying to make a catch in the outfield. The 27-year-old was a candidate to be the team's full-time DH this season. The Miami Marlins signed him as an international free agent in 2015.

Having missed more than a week of action with a tight back, San Francisco Giants outfielder Lee Jung-hoo hopes to be back on the field by the weekend. Lee, who last played on March 13, is expected to resume baseball activities on Saturday (U.S. local time), according to reports out of Scottsdale, Arizona.

San Francisco Giants outfielder Jerar Encarnacion suffered a left hand fracture during Friday's spring training game against the Cleveland Guardians and awaits more testing.