Marco Scutaro (back) has begun hitting soft-toss. It's the first hitting he's done in camp, as the Giants have taken it easy on the 38-year-old and his sore back. Scutaro has also admitted that his surgically-repaired left pinkie is not quite 100 percent. However, the second baseman is confident that he'll be ready to go on Opening Day. "Yeah, because I've seen improvement with my back," he said.