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For starters

Right- hander Dylan Covey had his best outing in his first start, needing 16 pitches to get through two innings. He allowed no runs and one hit. Covey got four groundball outs and escaped the second with an unassisted, inning- ending double play by shortstop TimAnderson. A Rule 5 draft pick, Covey will get a good opportunity to make the Opening Day roster.

Moncada’s dashes

Top prospect Yoan Moncada flashed his high- end speed when he tripled into the right- field corner against

Brandon Mauer, finishing with a head- first slide. He was then thrown out at home on Jose

Abreu’s ground ball, but he later singled and scored from second on Abreu’s single. Moncada went into the game with one bloop hit in nine at- bats, plus five strikeouts and four walks. He struck out looking in the first against Luis Perdomo.

Getting ready

Left- hander Jose Quintana ( Colombia) and right- hander

Miguel Gonzalez ( Mexico) are prepping for the season and theWorld Baseball Classic. Quintana threw 50 pitches in a simulated game, Gonzalez 45. Both got up to 60 with more side work. Quintana is slated for his country’s first game, Gonzalez for the second. “Our goal is to be ready for the White Sox on Opening Day, but we’re going to have fun [ in the WBC],’’ Gonzalez said.

On deck

Angels at Sox, Glendale, 2: 05 p. m., 890- AM, whitesox. com audio, Tyler Skaggs vs. Lucas Giolito. Nate Jones, Zack Burdi, David Robertson and Jake Petricka also are scheduled to pitch. — Daryl Van Schouwen