2018 GAME NOTES 588 East Alma Ave San Jose, CA 95112 Phone: 408-297-1435 Sjgiants.Com Class a Advanced Affiliate of the San Francisco Giants
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SAN JOSE GIANTS 2018 GAME NOTES 588 East Alma Ave San Jose, CA 95112 Phone: 408-297-1435 sjgiants.com Class A Advanced affiliate of the San Francisco Giants Rancho Cucamonga Quakes (47-37) @ San Jose Giants (39-45) RHP Ryan Moseley (2-2, 3.83) vs. RHP Jason Bahr (2-0, 0.00) Game #85 / Home Game #41 Thursday, July 5, 2018 Municipal Stadium 7:00 PM UPCOMING GAMES AND PROBABLE STARTING PITCHERS Date Opponent Time Giants Pitcher Opposing Pitcher Friday, July 6 vs. Rancho Cucamonga 7:00 PM RHP Melvin Adon (2-5, 4.87) RHP Isaac Anderson (3-5, 3.96) Saturday, July 7 vs. Rancho Cucamonga 5:00 PM LHP Sandro Cabrera (6-3, 4.40) RHP Dustin May (4-3, 3.18) Sunday, July 8 vs. Rancho Cucamonga 5:00 PM RHP Raffi Vizcaino (5-5, 4.68) TBA Giants Continue Series Against Rancho Cucamonga… The San Jose Giants play the second game of a five- GIANTS BY THE NUMBERS game series against the Rancho Cucamonga Quakes this evening at Municipal Stadium. The Quakes earned a 3-1 victory over the Giants in the series opener yesterday. San Jose was held to a season-low tying two hits in last Overall 39-45 night’s contest. Jason Bahr (2-0, 0.00 ERA) is slated to make the start on the mound for the Giants tonight. Home 20-20 Road 19-25 Four Straight Losses… The Giants enter tonight’s contest on a four-game losing streak. San Jose has been vs. Rancho Cucamonga 1-4 outscored by a 30-13 margin during the losing skid. The Giants’ longest losing streak of the season is five games (June 2-7). Yesterday’s loss dropped San Jose (39-45) to a season-high six games below .500 overall. First Half 34-36 Second Half 5-9 Hitting Woes… San Jose has managed a total of just five hits and one run over their last two games. The Giants have been shutout five times in their last 19 games. Current Streak Lost 4 Longest W Streak 4 Second Half Stats… The Giants are off to a 5-9 start in the second half. San Jose is batting only .207 as a team in Longest L Streak 5 the second half with a 4.55 ERA. The Giants have hit 16 home runs in 14 second half games. Last 5 Games 1-4 Last 10 Games 4-6 Power Surge… The Giants have hit seven home runs over their last four games. San Jose’s 67 home runs this year lead all North Division clubs and rank third in the California League. 2018 Home Attendance 80,180 2018 Average 2,005 League Leaderboard… Several Giants hitters rank among the California League leaders. Jalen Miller is fourth in hits (92), fourth in doubles (22) and fifth in runs scored (48). Gio Brusa is tied for third in the league in home runs (13), tied for fifth in RBI’s (46) and fifth in slugging (.513). Wander Franco is third in doubles (24) and tenth in hits (86) while Johneshwy Fargas is tied for second in stolen bases (25). CALIFORNIA LEAGUE Heath Quinn… Since returning from the disabled list on June 10 (hamstring), Heath Quinn is batting .359 (23-for- SECOND HALF STANDINGS 64) with five home runs in 17 games played. Quinn has hit safely in 22 out of his last 25 games and is batting .331 overall this season (45 games) – a 103-point improvement from his .228 mark with the San Jose Giants last year (75 North Division W-L PCT GB games). Stockton * 10-4 .714 - Visalia 8-6 .571 2.0 At Muni… The Giants are 3-10 in their last 13 home games after starting the season with a 17-10 record at San Jose 5-9 .357 5.0 Municipal Stadium. San Jose’s overall home record for the year now stands at 20-20. The Giants own a 3.37 team Modesto 4-10 .286 6.0 ERA at home this year compared to 4.44 ERA on the road. San Jose hasn’t won a series at Muni since taking three of four against Visalia from May 28-31. South Division W-L PCT GB R. Cucamonga * 12-2 .857 - Score First… San Jose is 28-14 (.667) when they score first in a game compared to 11-31 (.262) when their Lancaster 8-6 .571 4.0 opponent scores first. Lake Elsinore 5-9 .357 7.0 Inland Empire 4-10 .286 8.0 Last Series Win… The Giants haven’t won a series since taking two of three at Modesto from June 8-10. * First half winner Versus The Quakes… The Giants are 1-4 against the Quakes this season (0-1 at Municipal Stadium, 1-3 at Today’s Games LoanMart Field). San Jose is batting only .182 as a team and averaging three runs per game against Rancho R. Cucamonga at San Jose, 7:00 Cucamonga this year. The Giants have also struck out 60 times in the five games. San Jose will play 18 games Modesto at Lancaster, 6:35 versus the Quakes in the second half (all during a 47-game stretch from June 21-August 8). Visalia at Lake Elsinore, 7:00 Stockton at Inland Empire, 7:05 Tough Schedule… San Jose’s first 29 games of the second half (June 21-July 20) will be played against the only three teams in the California League currently with winning overall records (Rancho Cucamonga 12 games, Visalia 9 games, Stockton 8 games). BROADCAST UPCOMING SAN JOSE GIANTS PROMOTIONS Radio: sjgiants.com Tonight Nothing Night (Joe Ritzo, Justin Allegri) 92.9 FM at Municipal Stadium 7/6 Postgame Fireworks … Cartoon and Princess Night … KRTY Family Friday Video: MiLB.TV 7/7 San Jose Giants Matt Cain Bobblehead Giveaway … Martinelli’s Apple Juice Kids Run the Bases … MIX 106 Saturday in the Park CALIFORNIA LEAGUE CHAMPIONS 2010 2009 2007 2005 2001 1998 1979 1967 1962 1953 1949 TODAY’S SAN JOSE GIANTS STARTER RHP Jason Bahr Born: February 15, 1995 Overall: 2 GS, 2-0, 0.00 ERA Age: 23 Born: Orlando, FL Home: 1 GS, 1-0, 0.00 ERA Resides: Longwood, FL Road: 1 GS, 1-0, 0.00 ERA Throws: Right Acquired: 5th Round, 2017 First Half: 0 GS, 0-0, --- ERA College: University of Central Florida Second Half: 2 GS, 2-0, 0.00 ERA * Is in his second professional season … Selected by the San Francisco Giants in the SEASON/CAREER HIGHS fifth round of the 2017 draft. * Currently rated the #28 prospect in the San Francisco Giants organization by 2018 Career MLB.com. IP: 6.0 (x7) 6.0 (x7 w/SJ & Augusta) * Was added to San Jose’s roster on June 25 from Augusta (A) … Tonight marks his R: 5 (6/11 vs. WV) 5 (6/11/18 w/Augusta) third start with the Giants this season … Has pitched 12 scoreless innings in his first ER: 5 (6/11 vs. WV) 5 (6/11/18 w/Augusta) two starts (2-0 record) … Has allowed only eight baserunners (seven hits, one walk) in his 12 innings. H: 6 (x2) 7 (8/11/17 w/Salem-Keizer) BB: 4 (4/21 at Rom.) 4 (4/21/18 w/Augusta) * Most recent outing came on June 30 at Visalia … Tossed six shutout innings with K: 11 (x2) 11 (x2 w/Augusta) three hits allowed, no walks and five strikeouts … Threw 51 out of his 74 pitches for strikes. HR: 1 (x5) 1 (x5 w/Augusta) * Tossed six scoreless innings in his California League debut on June 25 against Stockton … Gave up four hits, walked one and struck out five … Retired 18 out of the 23 batters he faced … Threw 77 pitches. 2018 DAY-BY-DAY (SAN JOSE only) * Was 6-4 with a 2.75 ERA in 13 starts for Augusta this season … Struck out 88 batters and walked 21 over 68 2/3 innings … Limited the opposition to a .211 batting DATE OPP DEC GS IP H R ER BB SO ERA average (.200 vs. right, .220 vs. left) … Allowed two runs or fewer in 11 out of his 13 6/25 Stk. W * 6.0 4 0 0 1 5 0.00 starts … Won four straight starts from May 10-31. 6/30 at Vis. W * 6.0 3 0 0 0 5 0.00 * Ranked second in the South Atlantic League in strikeouts at the time of his promotion to San Jose … Struck out 11 in back-to-back starts on May 10 versus Rome (6 IP) and May 18 at Greenville (6 IP). * 98 strikeouts this season (in 80 1/3 innings) are second in the San Francisco minor league system (Conner Menez – 101) … Eight wins are tied for the lead in the system (Cory Taylor). * Spent his entire debut professional season last year with Salem-Keizer (Short- Season level) … Was 3-2 with a 3.55 ERA in 13 games (seven starts) … Struck out 36 and walked 11 in 33 innings … First six appearances were as a reliever (6.23 ERA) before making seven straight starts to end the season (2.59 ERA) … Did not give up a home run for the entire season. * Attended the University of Central Florida … Was a walk-on … Did not appear in a game as a freshman in 2014 before making just one appearance as a redshirt freshman in 2015 (pitched 2/3 of an inning) … Was cut from the program before the 2016 season … Didn’t pick up a baseball for three months after he was cut … Pitched in the Florida Collegiate Summer League in the summer of 2016 and was later invited to return to the UCF baseball team by the new coaching staff.