San Francisco Giants defeat Cleveland Guardians in Spring Training

The Giants won 3-2 in a close matchup between the two teams.

Published on Mar. 12, 2026

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The San Francisco Giants defeated the Cleveland Guardians 3-2 in a Spring Training game played on March 3, 2024. The game featured a key play in the top of the 4th inning when the Guardians brought in a position player, T. Benton, to pitch in relief of starter H. Gaddis.

Why it matters

Spring Training games provide an early look at how teams are shaping up before the regular season begins. This matchup between the Giants and Guardians, two teams with playoff aspirations, gives fans a preview of what could be an exciting regular season matchup.

The details

The Giants jumped out to an early 3-0 lead, but the Guardians fought back to make it a one-run game. With the score 3-2 in the top of the 4th, the Guardians turned to position player T. Benton to pitch in relief, a somewhat unusual move in Spring Training.

  • The game was played on March 3, 2024.

The players

San Francisco Giants

A Major League Baseball team based in San Francisco, California.

Cleveland Guardians

A Major League Baseball team based in Cleveland, Ohio.

T. Benton

A position player for the Cleveland Guardians who took the mound to pitch in relief during the game.

H. Gaddis

The starting pitcher for the Cleveland Guardians who was replaced by T. Benton in the 4th inning.

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The takeaway

This Spring Training matchup between the Giants and Guardians provided an early glimpse of the talent and strategy these two teams will bring to the 2024 MLB season.