GLENDALE, Ariz. -- At 1:06 p.m. MST Saturday, in the confines of Camelback Ranch, San Diego’s Trent Grisham ripped Lance Lynn’s first pitch to right to officially begin the Pedro Grifol era as White Sox manager.

It actually started on Nov. 3, when Grifol was hired, and has been progressing throughout the offseason and during the first two weeks of Spring Training. But here are four takeaways from the team’s first game under Grifol.

New view from the dugout
Results aren’t essential during Cactus League contests, so what was Grifol looking for from his team? One of his answers might surprise people.

“It’s like I said from Day One. I want to see some mistakes,” said Grifol before his team’s 6-2 loss to the Padres. “And then that way, we learn together. So I just want them to go out there and play the game and have some fun.

“I want to see guys running around, playing baseball. Kind of start to get their feet under them, put their jerseys on and start playing as a team. Obviously, fundamentals are important, details are important.”

Grifol said it felt good to get his first game underway.

“For us as a staff, it is good as well because we planned all offseason for Spring Training, and there are certain things that we want to get accomplished in games 1 through 5,” Grifol said. “Then other things we want in 5 through 10 and so on and so forth.

“We are just in the preparation stage right now. We are trying to prepare this club for Opening Day.”

Ready to rock
The Padres opened with three straight singles off Lynn, but the right-hander quickly settled down to retire the next nine in a row. He fanned four without a walk over three innings, throwing 45 pitches and then another 10 in the bullpen.

“Three hits, they did nothing after that,” Lynn said. “We’ll see what all the sabermetric numbers say, fine-tune as we go. Feel like there’s more in the tank. They weren’t getting great swings.”

Lynn is set for two more starts with the White Sox before joining Team USA for the World Baseball Classic. The report date is March 6, but he’s going to throw on March 7 in a Cactus League game against the Brewers.

“They came out swinging, so it is what it is, Spring Training game,” Lynn said. “I was able to give up a couple of infield knocks and one bad breaking ball for a hit, but it felt normal.

“All in all, the ball was coming out good. All the pitches were working how I wanted them for the most part. Now it’s building up strength, pitch count.”

Right for Eloy
Eloy Jiménez started in right field for the first time since 2018, when he played 13 games for Double-A Birmingham and six for Triple-A Charlotte.

“I have like five years since I stand in right field,” Jiménez said. “It was weird for the first pitch, a little bit nervous. But after that, it was good.”

Grisham’s single to right was the only chance over three innings for Jiménez, who figures to serve as Chicago’s primary designated hitter. Jiménez came into camp 25 to 30 pounds lighter with a goal of playing right field, a goal Grifol liked to hear from the 26-year-old.

“He’s competing here for a job, but he’s also got to get ready for the [World Baseball Classic],” said Grifol of Jiménez, who is playing for the Dominican Republic. “The last thing we want is for him to get to the WBC and all of a sudden he’s in the lineup playing right or left and he hasn’t done any outfield work. So he’s got to get after it here.”

Rule adjustment
Lynn worked fast in his offseason bullpen sessions and did the same in camp with the White Sox to prepare for the new 15-second pitch timer with the bases empty and 20-second timer with runners on.

“Almost faster than necessary, so when I got out there it wouldn’t feel faster. It would feel normal,” Lynn said. “That’s going to be the big thing for everyone, figuring out how to work fast. When you’re out there, you can slow down.”

Jiménez used to go through a little routine before stepping in. But he changed with the hitters now having to be in the batter’s box within 30 seconds between batters, and with eight seconds left on the pitch timer between pitches.

“As soon as I took the first pitch, all good,” Jiménez said. “No problem.”

Saturday’s contest was played in 2 hours, 32 minutes.