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Christian Petersen/Getty ImagesJake Peavy doesn't feel he'll be behind schedule despite making his spring debut on Friday.

TEMPE, Ariz. -- Although you might not consider it midseason form, Jake Peavy’s first Cactus League appearance on Friday against the Los Angeles Angels looked like a success for the White Sox right-hander.

Peavy struck out three while yielding two hits in three innings.

“Today’s results were nice,” Peavye said. “I was out there working on my stuff, but even if I gave up 10 runs, I’m still just trying to do my work and get better.”

Peavy said he was working on establishing the fastball on both sides of the plate.

“Only in a game can you really work on that,” Peavy said. “You can’t really simulate that in the bullpen.”

Peavy did have one scary moment when a line drive up the middle off the bat of Torii Hunter grazed his left shoulder.

“That was only six or seven inches from hitting me in the face,” he said.

Peavy refused treatment, saying it was just a bruise on his shoulder.

Asked if having his first spring training outing on March 12 puts him behind schedule for pitching April 7 against the Cleveland Indians, he said: “I could have thrown earlier. I’m still going to have five or six starts. That should be plenty. The biggest thing is arm strength. I’m building on that. As long as I don’t have any setbacks, I’ll be fine.”

Peavy still was riding a high from Thursday night’s “Woodjock Concert” that raised money for four different charities, including autism research and White Sox charities.

“I’m not sure of the total we raised,” he said. “But it was a great night for great causes.”

He said he hopes it becomes an annual event.

“I assume so, as great as last night went,” he said.

The concert drew 12,000 paying customers and also had a live and silent auction on memorabilia. A guitar signed by all the players and performers raised $4,500.