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Brief- game James

Opening- day starter James Shields pitched three scoreless innings in his last Cactus League tuneup, holding the Mariners to three hits, striking out three and walking none.

Shields, who was blistered for seven runs and eight hits by the Athletics in 3‰ innings in his previous outing, said the plan was to pitch three innings. He did not go to the bullpen for more work.

“I felt really good out there,’’ said Shields, who called the outing “a little 50- pitch tuneup.”

Two of the hits against Shields were doubles in the gaps by Taylor

Motter and Guillermo Heredia. “Being it’s my last start of spring training, my delivery was kind of honed right in today,’’ he said. “Every pitch was working, and I was getting ahead of hitters. I feel good, though. I feel really good.’’

Moncada provides a scare

The Sox, who have been riddled with injuries this spring, endured yet another scare when

Yoan Moncada was shaken up on a slide into third base. Moncada, who paid for a poor decision trying to advance on a ground ball to shortstop, stayed down for a few moments while the training staff checked on him. He stayed in the game but left in the fifth inning.

Most of the starters didn’t play complete games, and a Sox spokesman said Moncada was fine. Batting leadoff again, Moncada singled and stole second base in the first inning and doubled in his other at- bat. He’s batting .281 with three stolen bases and three home runs.

Local boy makes good

Munster ( Indiana) graduate Craig Dedelow, a Rookie League and Class A Kannapolis outfielder in 2017, belted a three- run, gametying homer in the eighth inning.

On deck

Sox at Dodgers, Glendale, Carson Fulmer vs. Alex Wood, 2: 05 p. m. Saturday, whitesox. com. — Daryl Van Schouwen