SAN FRANCISCO GIANTS 2018 GAME NOTES 24 Willie Mays Plaza San Francisco, CA 94107 Phone: 415 972 2000 sfgiants.com sfgigantes.com giantspressbox.com @SFGiants @los_gigantes San Diego Padres (35 43) at San Francisco Giants (38 39) RHP Jordan Lyles (2 4, 4.46) vs. LHP Andrew Suárez (2 4, 4.70) Game 78/Home Game 36 Saturday, June 23, 2018 AT&T Park 1:05 p.m. (PT) NBC Sports Bay Area KNBR 680 KXZM 93.7
UPCOMING PROBABLE STARTING PITCHERS & BROADCAST SCHEDULE:
Date Opp Time (PT) Giants Starter Opposing Starter TV Sun., June 24 SD 1:05 p.m. RHP Dereck Rodriguez (2 1, 4.56) LHP Eric Lauer (3 4, 5.47) NBCS BA Mon., June 25 OFF DAY Tues., June 26 COL 7:15 p.m. LHP Derek Holland (5 7, 4.48) RHP Chad Bettis (5 1, 5.23) NBCS BA Wed., June 27 COL 7:15 p.m. LHP Madison Bumgarner (1 2, 3.20) LHP Kyle Freeland (7 6, 3.55) NBCS BA Thurs., June 28 COL 12:45 p.m. RHP Chris Stratton (8 5, 4.14) RHP Jon Gray (7 7, 5.52) NBCS BA All games broadcast on KNBR 680 AM (English radio). All home games and road games in LA and SD broadcast on KXZM 93.7 FM (Spanish radio).
TODAY'S GAME: Game three of this four game series pins Padres' RHP Jordan GIANTS ON CURRENT HOMESTAND Lyles (2 4, 4.46) against Giants' rookie LHP Andrew Suárez (2 4, 4.70)...Lyles NOTE 2018 is seeking to snap a personal three game losing streak (0 3, 6.75 ERA last three Games ...... 5 Record ...... 3 2 games) while Suàrez will try to earn his fi rst win since June 2 vs. Philadelphia. Average ...... 239 (38x159) Avg. w/RISP ...... 308 (12x39) Runs Per Game ...... 4.2 (21) TODAY'S ROSTER MOVES: The Giants made the following roster moves today: OF Home Runs ...... 3 Mac Williamson was optioned to triple A Sacramento following last night's game Stolen Bases...... 2 and OF Austin Slater (#53) has been recalled from triple A. ERA ...... 3.60 (18er, 45.0ip) Starters W L ...... 3 1 STARTING A REHAB: RHP Johnny Cueto, who's missed the Giants' last 50 Starters ERA ...... 2.87 (10er, 31.1ip) Relievers W L ...... 0 1 games with a right elbow sprain, is scheduled to begin a rehab assignment tonight Relievers ERA ...... 5.27 (8er, 13.2ip) with triple A Sacramento as they host El Paso...Cueto is slated to throw around 45 Saves/Chances ...... 3/4 pitches. GIANTS BY THE NUMBERS NOTE 2018 ON THE MOUND: LHP Andrew Suárez has been much better at AT&T Park than Overall ...... 38 39 Home ...... 22 13 on the road in 2018, posting a 3.41 ERA (12er, 31.2ip) and .211 opponents average Road ...... 16 26 against in fi ve starts compared to a 6.18 ERA (19er, 27.2ip) and .330 average Day ...... 16 11 Night ...... 22 28 against in six road outings. Current Streak ...... L1 Last 5 Games ...... 3 2 INSIDE THE SERIES: The Giants have dominated Last 10 Games...... 5 5 MLB, Best Home Series Record vs. Any March ...... 2 1 the Padres at home over the last eight seasons, Division Opponent – Since 2011 April ...... 13 13 May ...... 11 16 winning 16 of 22 series between the clubs at Teams Series Record AT&T Park since 2011...over that stretch San Cardinals vs. Reds 17 3 2 (.818) June ...... 12 9 Yankees vs. Rays 17 4 2 (.783) Vs. LHSP ...... 14 16 Francisco has posted a 45 25 record (Stats, LLC). Dodgers vs. Padres 17 5 0 (.773) Vs. RHSP ...... 24 23 Giants vs. Padres 16 4 2 (.773) Series Opener...... 13 12 Chart courtesy of Stats, LLC Series Opener at Home ...... 8 4 GORKYS HERNANDEZ: Recorded two of the Series Opener on Road ...... 5 8 Giants' fi ve hits last night, both doubles...after a By Series ...... 10 10 4 GORKYS HERNANDEZ IN AT BATS By Home Series ...... 7 1 3 slow start at the plate, Hernandez has hit .296 ENDING WITH EACH PITCH (2018) By Road Series ...... 3 9 1 (42 for 142) with seven homers and 17 RBI since Rubber Games ...... 5 3 Fastball: .260 BA, .682 OPS Sweeps/Were Swept ...... 2 2 the beginning of May...most of his damage this Slider: .325 BA, .916 OPS Scored First ...... 25 14 season has come against non fastballs. Changeup: .300 BA, .768 OPS Opponent Scored First ...... 13 25 Curveball: .400 BA, 1.200 OPS 1 run games ...... 10 12 Chart courtesy of Baseball Info Solutions 1 or 2 run games ...... 18 20 BIRTHDAY WISHES: Giants bench coach, Comeback Wins ...... 18 16 Hensley Meulens turns 51 today. Last AB Wins...... 7 8 Walkoff Wins...... 4 2 Extra Innings ...... 4 3 MAKING AN IMPACT: In 60 games this year, IF Brandon Belt has 65 hits, 31 Led After 6 ...... 34 3 Led After 7 ...... 33 3 walks and 25 extra base hits...it's the second time in his career he's posted those Led After 8 ...... 34 1 kinds of numbers through at least 60 games (also: 2016)...since Barry Bonds' fi rst Tied After 6 ...... 1 5 Tied After 7 ...... 3 3 season in San Francisco 25 years ago, Belt and Bonds are the only Giants to have Tied After 8 ...... 2 5 60+ hits, 30+ walks and 25+ XBH through 60 games multiple times (Stats, LLC). Behind After 6 ...... 3 31 Behind After 7 ...... 2 33 Behind After 8 ...... 2 33 ON THE SHORES OF McCOVEY COVE: The Giants are in the beginning of a stretch Division Games ...... 18 20 in which they are playing 20 of 26 games here at AT&T Park leading up to the All Star Vs. Other Divisions ...... 20 19 Vs. A.L. Teams ...... 3 4 break...the Giants have won 10 of their last 13 home games and 16 of their last 23... Vs. N.L. Teams ...... 35 35 overall, the Giants have posted a 22 13 (.629) home record, the second best in the Vs. A.L. West ...... 3 4 Vs. N.L. East ...... 13 10 National League behind the Phillies (24 13, .649). Vs. N.L. Central ...... 4 5 Vs. N.L. West ...... 18 20 STARTING STRONG: Giants starting pitchers have allowed three runs or fewer in Hit 0 HR ...... 10 19 Hit 1+ HR ...... 28 20 each of the last 11 games, posting a 2.96 ERA (22er, 67.0ip) in this span. Hit 2+ HR ...... 17 6 Scored 3 or Fewer Runs...... 5 29 Scored 4 or More Runs ...... 33 10 KEEPING THEM IN THE YARD: Giants pitchers have allowed a total of just 65 home Scored 5 or More Runs ...... 25 5 runs this season, the fewest in the Majors...just 20 of those 65 homers have come Allowed 3 or Fewer Runs ...... 24 9 Allowed 4 or More Runs ...... 14 30 here at AT&T Park...in fact, the Giants have given up just one home run in their last Allowed 5 or More Runs ...... 6 27 118.0 innings (a span of the last 13 games) here on the Shores of McCovey Cove. More Hits than Opponent ...... 30 10 Fewer Hits than Opponent ...... 5 27 This Date in Giants History: June 23, 2003 Committed No Errors ...... 19 22 Committed 1 or More Errors ...... 19 17 Starter Goes at least 5 inn ...... 31 25 Stealing second base at Pacifi c Bell Park in the 11th inning, Barry Bonds became Starter Goes at least 6 inn ...... 18 15 the fi rst player to hit 500 homers and steal 500 bases in his career. Starter Goes at least 7 inn ...... 6 3
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#59 LHP Andrew Suárez SUAREZ'S 2018 DAY BY DAY WITH SAN FRANCISCO 6 0, 187, 25 years old (September 11, 1992) DATE OPP DEC SC IP H R ER BB SO HR #P EXIT 2 4 Record, 4.70 ERA 4/11 ARI L L, 3 7 5.1 4 4 4 0 7 2 83 3 4 5/1 SD L, 2 3 7.0 4 2 2 1 5 1 84 2 2 The 25 year old left hander is slated to make his 5/6 @ATL W W, 4 3 5.1 7 1 0 1 6 0 93 4 1 12th career Major League start...has gone 2 4 with 5/11 @PIT L L, 2 11 4.0 7 5 5 2 5 2 88 2 5 5/16 CIN L L, 3 6 6.0 8 5 4 1 5 1 96 3 5 a 4.70 ERA (31er, 59.1ip) in 11 outings, with the Gi 5/22 @HOU L L, 2 11 4.0 7 5 5 2 2 0 68 0 5 ants going 3 8 in those games. 5/28 @COL L, 5 6 5.0 5 4 3 1 7 1 87 5 4 6/2 PHI W W, 2 0 7.0 3 0 0 0 5 0 86 1 0 Received a no decision in the Giants' 5 4 loss vs. 6/8 @WAS W, 9 5 4.1 6 4 4 1 5 1 85 6 4 Miami on June 18...allowed two runs on fi ve hits in 6/13 @MIA L, 4 5 5.0 5 2 2 2 3 0 77 2 2 6.1 innings and matched his career high with seven 6/18 MIA L, 4 5 6.1 5 2 2 1 7 0 79 4 2 strikeouts. Totals (11 starts)2 4 4.70 59.1 61 34 31 12 57 8 Per Baseball Info Solutions, Suarez's slider has been SUAREZ VS. SAN DIEGO a big part of some of his best starts, and it was work W L GS INN H ER ERA ing in his last outing against Miami: 12 strikes on 16 2018 0 0 1 7.0 4 2 2.57 pitches, fi ve whiffs on nine swings, zero hits allowed, Career 0 0 1 7.0 4 2 2.57 six outs gotten, fi ve strikeouts. CAREER VS. SAN DIEGO DATE H/R DEC SC IP H R ER BB SO HR #P EXIT In at bats ending with a breaking ball (SL & CB), 5/1/18 H L, 2 3 7.0 4 2 2 1 5 1 84 2 2 opponents are batting just .186 against Suarez this Totals (3) 2 1 3.21 14.0 12 5 5 6 11 0 season (Baseball Info Solutions). SUAREZ'S SINGLE GAME HIGHS, BESTS AND STREAKS Has struck out 57 MLB, HIGHEST K BB RATIO BY LHP 2018 2018 Highs Career Highs batters while issu (minimum of 40IP) 7.0 (2x), last: 6/2 vs. PHI IP 7.0 (2x), last: 6/2/18 vs. PHI ing just 12 walks 8, 5/16 vs. CIN H 8, 5/16/18 vs. CIN Name, Team K BB Ratio 5 (3x), last: 5/22 at HOU R 5 (3x), last: 5/22/18 at HOU in his fi rst 11 ca Robbie Erlin, SD 9.00 reer Major League Chris Sale, BOS 5.19 5 (2x), last: 5/22 at HOU ER 5 (2x), last: 5/22/18 at HOU starts. Clayton Kershaw, LAD 4.82 2 (3x), last: 6/13 at MIA BB 2 (3x), last: 6/13/18 at MIA Patrick Corbin, ARI 4.78 7 (3x), last: 6/18 vs. MIA SO 7 (3x), last: 6/18/18 vs. MIA Andrew Suarez, SF 4.75 2 (2x), last: 5/11 at PIT HR 2 (2x), last: 5/11/18 at PIT Has been recalled Chart courtesy of Stats, LLC CG twice from triple A Low Hit CG Sacramento, fi rst on April 11 to make a spot start SHO and again on May 1 as the Giants needed an extra 1 (2x), last: 6/2 to present Win Streak 1 (2x), last: 6/2/18 to present starter due to a doubleheader April 28...with RHP 3, 5/11 5/28 Loss Streak 3, 5/11/18 5/28/18 Johnny Cueto being placed on the disabled list May 1, Suárez slid into the Giants' starting rotation. SUAREZ AT THE PLATE AVG. AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI SH SF HP BB I SO Suarez relies on fi ve pitches: Four Seamer (51.3%), 2018 .000 20 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 0 15 Slider (25.9%), Curve (13.6%), Changeup (9.1%), Career .000 20 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 0 15 Sinker (0.1%)(Baseball Savant). Last Home Run: None Still seeking his fi rst Major League hit.