Jake Peavy pitched well on Saturday:

On the mound for the third time in Cactus League play, Peavy hurled five innings of hitless ball against the Mariners. He struck out five while issuing just one walk, and threw 55 of his 70 pitches for strikes.

“It was a good day, got a lot of good work in,” Peavy told reporters after the 5-0 exhibition victory over Seattle. “It’s refreshing to go out there and have good stuff and good command. After that last start, people were talking about, ‘I thought you said you felt good.’ I do feel good. We’re working on stuff. If I make a bad pitch, I turn around in spring training, I’m throwing the same pitch until I get it.”

That last bit is why spring training numbers can be deceiving. Often, players are working on a particular aspect of their game. Sometimes, they’re not trying to win, they’re trying to improve. The work paid off for Jake yesterday.