Cal Quantrill

Quantrill got the win as Canada advanced to the WBC quarterfinals. It looked like James Paxton would get the save, but he was lifted after 2 2/3 scoreless innings and 49 pitches in order to keep him eligible to pitch Friday. Quantrill could start again if Canada makes the finals. If not, the veteran big leaguer will go back to trying to win a spot on the Rangers' staff. He gave up seven runs over four innings in his two spring appearances before joining Team Canada.

Woof. Quantrill struck out one and did not walk a batter in the ballgame. The A's jumped on him for a pair of runs in the opening inning on run-scoring knocks from Brent Rooker and Jeff McNeil. They then piled on with four more in the second with a two-run single from Tyler Soderstrom and a two-run blast off the bat of Brent Rooker. While he has never been one to rely on velocity, Quantrill's fastball averaged just 92.3 mph in this outing, that's a dip of 1.4 mph from his average during the 2025 season. He's going to need to turn things around quickly if he has any chance of cracking the Rangers' Opening Day roster.

McNeil laced a one-out double into the right field corner off of Cal Quantrill in the opening inning that extended the A's early advantage to 2-0. He also drew a walk and lined out to second base in the ballgame, finishing the afternoon 1-for-2. McNeil batted fifth once again for the A's in this one and that could be the regular spot that he's featured in to start the season, increasing his upside for counting stats.

Soderstrom smacked a one-out single off of Cal Quantrill in the first inning then came around to score on an RBI double by Jeff McNeil. He then added to their lead with a two-run single in the second before trotting home on Brent Rooker's two-run blast. Soderstrom finished the day 2-for-3 and is off to a 3-for-7 (.429) start to the spring season.

Rooker victimized Rangers' right-hander Cal Quantrill throughout this one. He smacked an RBI single in the first inning to open the scoring in the ballgame then clobbered a 406-foot (101.8 mph EV) two-run shot in the second that extended the A's advantage to 6-0. He then flew out to center in the fifth before calling it a day. The 31-year-old slugger has eclipsed the 30-homer plateau in three consecutive seasons and looks poised to do so again entering 2026.