Jordan Hicks

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Hicks struck out three and issued one walk in his final spring tune-up.

Bobby Witt Jr.'s homer accounted for the Royals' only run tonight. Hicks struck out three and walked none. His velocity is back up to 95-99 mph this spring, which seems encouraging. He tended to average 99-100 mph with his sinking fastball while working as a reliever, but he was down to 94.7 mph as a starter last year. His average tonight was 97.4 mph.

Hicks walked one and struck out one during the disappointing performance. It started out well, as the right-hander had allowed just one hit through two scoreless innings to start the day. Things fell apart in the third though as three straight Brewers reached base with one out and Christian Yelich followed with a game-changing grand slam. Hicks is still penciled into a spot in the Giants' Opening Day rotation, but his 9.45 ERA and 2.40 WHIP over 6 2/3 innings in Cactus League competition has to give the Giants' brass some cause for concern.

Giants' right-hander Jordan Hicks cruised through the first two innings unscathed, but the Brewers put pressure on him in the third with a one-out walk and a pair of singles to load the bases. That's when Yelich stepped to the dish and unloaded them with a thunderous blast to center. The 33-year-old outfielder finished the day 1-for-3 and is now hitting .278 (5-for-18) with three homers and nine RBI so far on the spring.