In his first minor league appearance since 2021, Doval gave up two runs on two hits, a walk and two stolen bases, but manager Bob Melvin came away encouraged after watching clips from the outing.
He noted Monday that Doval was a pitch away from striking out the side, and he was doing a better job with the little things, a point of emphasis when he was surprisingly optioned last Friday.
"Unfortunately, Albuquerque is not the greatest place to pitch either as far as spin and all of that stuff goes, but he wasn't going through the motions. It looked like he was going after it pretty hard."
The Giants want him to work on his command and do a better job controlling the running game. Doval will be joined on Tuesday by a few familiar faces as part of rehab assignments with the River Cats.
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