GLENDALE, Ariz. -- White Sox right-hander Lance Lynn threw 30 of his 60 pitches for strikes and walked four over 2 2/3 innings during the Padres’ 4-2 victory Tuesday at Camelback Ranch.

This temporary wild streak -- Lynn walked the bases loaded with nobody out in the second inning -- needs to be cleaned up, according to the veteran hurler. But Lynn didn’t allow a run and struck out five, leaving Cactus League start No. 2 happy with his stuff overall and happy with the shape of his curveball, in particular.

“I got two strikeouts on the curveball today. I don’t think I’ve done that in the last six years of my career,” Lynn said on a postgame Zoom. “That’s a plus. We are in a good spot with it.

“The velocity was there -- and then the shape of the curveball there coming off the heater. Now I just need to keep working on it and find out when I’m going to use it in certain spots to certain hitters. But overall stuff-wise, it’s where it needs to be. I think the walks will clean themselves up just by honing stuff in a little bit.”

Lynn said the three walks in the second inning came from trying to work the two-seamer with catcher Yermín Mercedes, and that pitch had a great deal of movement Tuesday.

“That just comes with that pitch this part of the spring, especially with the velocity that I was using today with the four-seamer,” said Lynn, who topped out at 96 mph, per the Camelback Ranch scoreboard. “It had a tendency to take off a little bit. That's part of it. But once you start ramping things up more and more and getting into more game action, things will start funneling in where they need to be.”

White Sox make first moves
Following the loss to the Padres, the White Sox reassigned right-handed pitchers Danny Dopico, Kade McClure and Emilio Vargas; left-handed pitchers Jacob Lindgren, Bennett Sousa and Matt Tomshaw; and catcher Carlos Pérez to the club’s Minor League minicamp. With the seven moves, the White Sox have 54 players remaining in Major League camp: 28 pitchers, five catchers, 13 infielders and eight outfielders.

Eaton’s evolving offense
Right fielder Adam Eaton spoke Tuesday about progressing from a front-foot hitter to a back-foot hitter during his career, getting help from White Sox hitting coach Frank Menechino and assistant hitting coach Howie Clark with certain drills during Spring Training. Eaton explained the transformation in a little greater detail.

“My hands are slowing down, getting older,” Eaton said via Zoom, “so got to give myself more time and more space. How you do that is stay behind the baseball, you see your front foot out and allow your hands to work.

“It also creates a little more power if you can help it. Stay inside the ball. Used to be very front foot, be athletic, barrel to the baseball, and now I kind of have to refine that and I can’t rely on that nearly as much as I used to. Put my body in a better position. Helps me put the barrel on the ball more consistently and efficiently and, hopefully, hit the ball a little farther.”

When Eaton tore the ACL in his left knee on April 29, 2017, he was afforded time to work on things in relation to his game. The change to a back-foot hitter began there.

“One was body maintenance and corrective exercises. I had neck problems and different things,” Eaton said. “I want to be more of a back-foot hitter.

“I want to stay on my back side longer, see the ball better and deeper -- a more refined, long-term solution as a hitter. It’s very difficult to hit on your front side your whole career because as you age you need that extra ball-and-a-half to see it in the zone.”

Third to first
• Dylan Cease is scheduled to throw a live batting-practice session Wednesday, a team off-day. He will get his first Cactus League start Monday at Camelback Ranch against the Cubs.

• Dallas Keuchel threw a side session Tuesday. White Sox manager Tony La Russa figures to get the southpaw three Cactus League starts, possibly four.

“That should be enough for the veteran status,” La Russa said.

• Closer Liam Hendriks was scheduled to pitch Tuesday vs. San Diego, but the White Sox instead had him throw a live BP on the back fields earlier in the day.

He said it
“Fan appreciation has always been high on my list. I think fans make this world go round. Without them, we're just a game on the back field. We're excited for them to be there, participate, cheer us on, be in our side of the corner as well as being on the other side.” -- Eaton