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SAN FRANCISCO GIANTS 2015 GAME NOTES 24 Willie Mays Plaza • San Francisco, CA 94107 • Phone: 415-972-2000 sfgiants.com • sfgigantes.com • sfgiantspressbox.com • @SFGiants • @los_gigantes • @SFG_Stats San Francisco Giants (65-56) at Pittsburgh Pirates (72-47) LHP Madison Bumgarner (14-6, 2.98) vs. LHP Jeff Locke (6-7, 4.31) Game #122/Road Game #63 • August 21, 2015 • PNC Park • 4:05 p.m. (PT) • CSN Bay Area • KNBR 680 UPCOMING PROBABLE STARTING PITCHERS & BROADCAST SCHEDULE: Date Opp Time (PT) Giants Starter Opposing Starter TV Saturday, August 22 at PIT 1:05 p.m. RHP Chris Heston (11-7, 3.34) RHP Gerrit Cole (14-7, 2.61) CSN Bay Area/FS1 Sunday, August 23 at PIT 5:08 p.m. TBA LHP Francisco Liriano (8-6, 3.35) ESPN All games broadcast on KNBR 680 AM (English radio). All home games and road games in LA and SD broadcast on KTRB 860 AM ESPN Deportes (Spanish radio). TONIGHT'S GAME: The Giants' two-city, seven-game road GIANTS ON THIS ROAD TRIP AT GIANTS BY THE NUMBERS trip continues with the second of four games against the ST. LOUIS AND PITTSBURGH NOTE 2015 Pirates...SF has gone 1-3 on their current trip, dropping their Games. 4 Current Standing in NL West:. .2nd last two contests. Record. 1-3 Series Record:. 19-12-7 Average . .208 (26x125) Series Record, home:. 11-5-4 IN THE STANDINGS: The Giants enter tonight's game 2.5 Avg. w/RISP. ..091 (3x33) Series Record, road:. 8-7-3 games back of the first-place Dodgers in the NL West and 4.0 Runs Per Game. 2.0 (6) Series Openers:. 19-20 games behind the Cubs for the second wild-card spot in the NL. Home Runs. .0 Series Finales:. 18-20 Stolen Bases. 3 Sweeps by Giants:. 8 Sweeps by Opponent:. 6 GIANTS ACQUIRE BYRD: Yesterday the Giants acquired OF ERA. 2.73 (10er, 33.0ip) Most Games Over .500. 11 Marlon Byrd from the Reds in exchange for minor league Starters W-L. .1-1 Starters ERA . .2.78 (7er, 22.2ip) Most Games Under .500. 7 RHP Stephen Johnson...Byrd is hitting .237 (85-for-359) with Current Streak:. L2 19 home runs and 42 RBI this season in 96 games...a 25-man Relievers W-L . .0-0 Relievers ERA. 2.70 (3er, 10.1ip) Longest Win Streak. 8, May 15-22 roster move will be announced. Saves/Chances. 1/2 Longest Losing Streak. 8, April 10-17 Home Record:. 35-24 BYRD TO WEAR #6: OF Marlon Byrd, who wore #9 with the Road Record: . 30-32 Reds, will wear #6 as a member of the Giants...the last Giants outfielder to wear #6 was Day Record:. 23-18 Jose Guillen in 2010. Night Record:. 42-38 vs. NL West:. 27-23 ON THE MOUND: LHP Madison Bumgarner (14-6, 2.98) has gone 3-0 with a 0.71 ERA (2er, vs. NL Central:. .9-12 25.1ip) in his last three starts with 35 strikeouts and one walk...he is 6-1 with a 2.16 ERA (12er, vs. NL East:. .18-15 50.0ip) in his last seven outings with 60 strikeouts and just six walks allowed. vs. American League:. 11-6 vs. RH starters:. .48-45 vs. LH starters: . 17-11 GOING FOR THREE STRAIGHT: LHP Madison Bumgarner is in position to become the first Giants Score First:. 47-23 pitcher since 2011 to throw three consecutive complete games...Cliff Lee was the last pitcher Opp. Score First:. 18-33 to throw three straight complete games, and he did so with a shutout in each. Leading After 6:. .55-5 Trailing After 6:. 4-42 LAST OUTING HERE: LHP Madison Bumgarner is 2-3 with a 2.38 ERA (9er, 34.0ip) in five Tied After 6:. 6-9 career outings against the Pirates (includes postseason)...his most memorable performance Leading After 7:. .58-4 against the Bucs came in his last start against them in the NL 2014 NL Wild Card Game here Trailing After 7:. 3-46 at PNC Park, during which he went the distance while striking out 10 in SF's 8-0 win. Tied After 7:. 4-6 Leading After 8:. .58-3 AGAINST THE PIRATES: San Francisco has lost all four contests against Pittsburgh this Trailing After 8:. 2-50 Tied After 8:. 5-3 season and have dropped eight of their last nine games against the Bucs. Extra-Inning Games: . .5-3 One-run Games:. .15-17 ROAD WOES: The Giants have dropped 10 of their last 14 contests away from home and are Giants Score 5 or more:. 43-7 now 30-32 (.484) this season on the road. Giants Score 4 or more:. .50-14 Giants Score 3 or less:. 15-42 GIANT STRETCH: The Giants are 6-8 during a 26-game stretch in which they do not play Giants Score 2 or less:. .7-31 another opponent with a sub-.500 record until they play the Rockies at Coors Field Sept. Giants Make No Errors:. .44-32 3...SF's next four series all come against playoff-caliber teams, including the Pirates, Cubs, Giants Make Error(s):. .21-24 Cardinals and Dodgers...SF has gone 29-30 (.492) against opponents over .500. Giants Outhit Opp.: . .57-9 Opp. Outhits Giants:. .5-37 Come-From-Behind Wins:. .21 COLD BATS: SF is averaging just 1.5 runs per game through the first four games of this road C-F-B Wins (trailing by 3+): . .5 trip and are hitting .208 (26-for-125) with two extra base hits (both doubles). C-F-B Wins (trailing by 4+): . .0 C-F-B Wins (trailing by 5+): . .0 RISPY BUSINESS: The Giants are hitting just .091 (3-for-33) with runners in scoring position Blown Leads. 25 in the first four games of this road trip. Largest Blown Lead . 6, Aug. 3 at ATL Giants hit 0 HR: . 22-33 GIANT OFFENSE: Despite their struggles on this trip, San Francisco leads the NL in team Giants hit at least 1 HR:. .43-23 batting average (.269), second in on-base percentage (.327), third in slugging pct. (.409) and Giants hit 2+ HRs:. .21-5 third in runs scored (522). MANAGER BRUCE BOCHY LOCKED IN: Newcomer OF Marlon Byrd is 5-for-14 (.357) with two home runs in his career Manager Bruce Bochy is in his ninth against Pirates' starter Jeff Locke. season as the Giants' skipper...during his tenure with the Giants, the team AGAINST LEFTIES: The Giants are 17-11 against left-handed starters this season and their 17 has posted a 732-685 (.517) record. wins against lefties are tied with the Cardinals for the most among NL clubs. THIS DATE IN GIANTS HISTORY August 21, 2003: The Giants got their GIANTS PITCHING: San Francisco has posted a 2.56 ERA (27er, 95.0ip) over their last 11 first sweep over the Braves since Sept. games and have struck out 9.3 batters per 9.0 innings over this stretch. of 1990 when Barry Bonds hit his 100th long ball at then named Pac Bell Park IT'S YOUR BIRTHDAY: Happy birthday to Giants' IF Ehire Adrianza, who turns 26 today. for a walk-off victory...it marked Bonds’ second walk-off clout in three days. World Champions (8): 1905, 1921, 1922, 1933, 1954, 2010, 2012, 2014 NL Pennants (21): 1904, 1905, 1911, 1912, 1913, 1917, 1921, 1922, 1923, 1924, 1933, 1936, 1937, 1951, 1954, 1962, 1989, 2002, 2010, 2012, 2014 NL Division Champions (8): 1971, 1987, 1989, 1997, 2000, 2003, 2010, 2012 GIANTS STARTING PITCHER PAGE 2 #40 LHP Madison Bumgarner BUMGARNER'S 2015 DAY-BY-DAY 6-5, 235, August 1, 1989 (26) DATE OPP DEC SC IP H R ER BB SO HR #P EXIT 4/6 @ARI W W, 5-4 7.0 6 1 1 1 3 0 93 5-1 14-6 Record, 2.98 ERA 4/11 @SD L L, 2-10 3.0 10 5 5 0 4 0 79 0-5 4/16 ARI -- L, 6-7(12) 7.0 6 4 4 1 4 2 94 3-3 • Three-time NL All-Star (2013, 2014, 2015) and 2014 World Series 4/22 LAD -- W, 3-2 6.1 6 2 2 2 6 1 109 2-2 MVP will make his 25th start of the 2015 season...has gone 14-6 4/28 @LAD W W, 2-1 8.0 5 1 1 1 9 0 110 2-1 with a 2.98 ERA in 24 outings, with the Giants going 15-9 in his 5/4 SD W W, 2-0 7.1 2 0 0 1 6 0 107 2-0 starts (8-5 at home, 7-4 on road)...SF has won six of his last seven 5/9 MIA L L, 2-6 5.0 5 3 3 2 10 1 99 1-3 5/15 @CIN W W, 10-2 7.0 8 2 2 0 4 2 104 9-2 trips to the hill. 5/21 LAD W W, 4-0 6.1 7 0 0 2 6 0 107 2-0 5/26 @MIL W W, 6-3 6.0 4 3 3 2 3 1 99 6-3 • Among National League pitchers he's tied for the league lead in 5/31 ATL -- L, 5-7 6.1 5 3 3 1 6 1 93 2-3 wins (14) and complete games (three), third in innings pitched 6/6 @PHI W W, 7-5 8.0 6 5 5 0 11 2 98 7-5 (163.1) and strikeouts (174), third in fewest walks per 9.0 innings 6/12 ARI L L, 0-1 8.0 9 1 1 3 7 0 111 0-1 (1.5) and fifth in strikeouts per 9.0ip (9.6).