World Championships NL Pennants NL West Titles 1905, 1921, 1922, 1933 1904, 1905, 1911, 1912, 1913, 1917, 1921, 1922, 1923, 1924, 1971, 1987, 1989, 1997 1954, 2010, 2012 1933, 1936, 1937, 1951, 1954, 1962, 1989, 2002, 2010, 2012 2000, 2003, 2010, 2012 Game #85 SAN FRANCISCO GIANTS MEDIA NOTES July 4, 2013 Road Game #46 (15-30) San Francisco Giants (39-45) at Cincinnati Reds (49-36) Great American Ball Park TODAY’S GAME ...! e San Francisco Giants visit the Cincinnati Reds in the fourth and THIS DATE IN GIANTS HISTORY " nal game of this four-game series and the last leg of this three-city road trip... RHP Mike Leake (7-3, 2.52) is scheduled to face RHP Matt Cain (5-4, 4.29). July 4, 1961 - At Chicago, the Giants roll to 19-3 win in game 1, collecting 22 hits, THE GIANTS ...Enter today’s game having lost nine of their last 10 games, 11 of their last including a homer by Orlando Cepeda 13 and 14 of their last 18...they are a season-high six games under .500 and are in " # h that is one of the longest in Wrigley Field his- place in the division...however, just 4.0 games separate all " ve teams in the West. tory...the Cubs ome back in the nitecap to win, 3-2, overcoming Willie Mays ’ 300th homer. LONG TRIP ...! e Giants conclude a three-city, 10-game (11-day) road trip to Los Angeles (0-3), Colorado (1-2) and Cincinnati (0-3) today...the Giants are 1-8 so far on this trip GIANTS AT A GLANCE and need a win today to avoid having their " rst road trip of exactly 10 games where they Biggest Lead: 2.5 (5/13) went 1-9 (SF-era history)...according to STATS, LLC, the Giants’ worst ever road trip Farthest Behind: 4.0 (7/3) of 10-or-more games was when they went 1-11 on a 12-game trip in 1956 (July 12-22). Most Games over .500: 8 (5/13) Most Games under .500: 6 (7/3) AVOID THE SWEEP ...! e Giants also need a win today to avoid being swept by the Reds Longest Winning Streak: 6 (4/29-5/5) Longest Losing Streak: 6 (6/23-29) in a four-game series here in Cincinnati for the " rst time since April 18-21, 1985. Comeback Wins: 20 Largest Comeback: 6 (5/16) HAPPY FOURTH! ...! e Giants are 22-35-1 (win-lost-tie) on the Fourth of July in SF-era Blown Leads: 20 history (since 1958)...SF has gone 12-19 at home and 10-16-1 on the road...they are 2-2 Largest Blown Lead: 5 (2x) (5/4, 5-0) 1st Game of Series: 11-16 all-time vs. Cincinnati on this date, having last defeated the Reds here at Great American Last Game of Series: 14-12 Ball Park on July 4, 2007, a game in which RHP Matt Cain started (5.2ip, 9h, 4r, 6so). Rubber Game: 4-3 Get-Away Day: 10-10 30 YEARS AGO ...Today marks the 30th anniversary of Dave Righetti’s no-hitter on July 4, 1983, when he threw a 4-0 no-hitter against the Boston Red Sox at Yankee Stadium... GIANTS RECORD WHEN THEY it was the " rst Yankee no-hitter since Don Larsen’s perfect game in the 1956 World Series, and the " rst by a Yankee le# -hander since 1917...it was also the " rst ever no-no Score 1st: 25-12 that occurred during a Yankees-Red Sox rivalry game. Opponent Scores 1st: 14-33 Score 4 or more: 30-10 Score less than 4: 9-35 HEADING HOME ...Following today’s game the Giants will travel back home to begin a Out-hit opponent: 32-9 six-game homestand against the Dodgers (this weekend) and Mets (July 8-10)...starting Out-hit by opponent: 5-32 Friday, SF will play 15 of their next 21 games this month at AT&T Park, where they’ve Commit No Errors: 23-19 posted a 24-15 record (.615), the fourth-best home winning pct. in the NL. Commit Error: 15-26 One-run games: 14-12 Lead a" er 6.0 innings: 25-3 NOT MANY HITS ...! e Giants have had just seven hits in their last three games...accord- Tied a" er 6.0 innings: 10-9 ing to Elias , they’ve only had that few in a three game span once in the SF-era: April Trail a" er 6.0 innings: 4-33 18-21, 1978 (seven hits). Lead a" er 7.0 innings: 28-4 Tied a" er 7.0 innings: 8-8 BATTER-PITCHER MATCHUP ...IF Pablo Sandoval is 7-for-10 lifetime (8-for-12 if you Trail a" er 7.0 innings: 3-33 count the postseason) with two doubles, two home runs and three RBI against today’s Lead a" er 8.0 innings: 30-1 Tied a" er 8.0 innings: 6-7 opposing starter Mike Leake. Trail a" er 8.0 innings: 3-37 Hit at least 1 home run: 26-19 ON THE HILL ...RHP Matt Cain has fashioned the third-lowest ERA in the Majors begin- Hit no home runs: 13-26 ning June 2, posting a 1.82 mark (7er, 34.2ip) in his last " ve starts...only Miami’s Jose Lineups Used: 53 Fernandez (1.62) and New York’s Jeremy Hefner (1.70) have lower " gures since that date. Extra Innings: 6-6 Quality Start: 24-12 Non-Quality Start: 15-33 WITH RISP ...! e Giants are hitless in their last 14 at-bats with runners in scoring position Day: 17-15 and are just 2-for-30 (.067) in these situations in their last seven games (10-for-77, .130 Night: 22-30 in their last 13 contests). Vs. RHS: 26-31 Vs. LHS: 13-14 TROUBLE SCORING ...! e Giants have scored two runs-or-fewer in 10 of their last 13 Series Sweeps: 4-4 Series (W-L-S) 11-15-1 games and have been held to one run-or-fewer in four of their last six contests. 1-game series: ---- 2-game series: 0-1-1 ROAD WOES ...SF is just 15-30 (.333) on the road, the second-lowest road winning pct. in 3-game series: 9-10-0 the Majors, ahead of Miami (.317, 13-28) ...the Giants have lost 10 of their last 11 road 4-game series: 2-4-0 games...overall, their 30 road losses are the most in the Majors. GIANTS ON THIS ROAD TRIP TO LOS ON REHAB ... RHP Santiago Casilla , who had surgery to remove a bone cyst near his knee, ANGELES, COLORADO, CINCINNATI has made two rehab appearances with San Jose (A), allowing one run in 3.0 innings... he’s scheduled to make his third appearance today for SJ as they host Visalia. Games: 9 Record: 1-8 GIANT STRUGGLES ...Beginning with their series at Toronto on May 14, the Giants have Avg.: .185 (53-for-287) gone just 16-30 (.348) over their last 46 games...that’s the lowest winning pct. among all Avg. w/RISP: .133 (6-for-45) Major League teams since that date. Runs Per Game: 2.0 (18 total) Home Runs: 8 SCORING FIRST ...! e Giants are 25-12 (.676) this season when they score the games " rst Stolen Bases: 1 run, however are just 14-33 (.298) when they don’t score " rst...the Giants have scored ERA: 4.00 (33er, 74.1ip) " rst just once out of nine games on this trip. Starters W-L: 1-6 Starters ERA: 5.04 (28er, 50.0ip) TOUGH STRETCH COMPLETED ...! e Giants’ stretch of playing 22 of 31 games on the Relievers W-L: 0-2 road, beginning May 31, will end today...SF has gone 10-20 in this span (6-15 on the road). Relievers ERA: 1.85 (5er, 24.1ip) Saves/Opportunities: 1/1 PROBABLES AND BROADCAST SCHEDULE FOR UPCOMING SERIES VS. LOS ANGELES (ALL GAME TIMES PDT): • Friday, July 5 vs. Los Angeles (7:15): LHP Hyun-Jin Ryu (6-3, 2.83) vs. LHP Madison Bumgarner (8-5, 3.08) - CSN-BA • Saturday, July 6 vs. Los Angeles (4:15): RHP Stephen Fife (3-2, 2.83) vs. TBA - FOX • Sunday, July 7 vs. Los Angeles (1:05): LHP Clayton Kershaw (7-5, 1.93) vs. RHP Tim Lincecum (4-9, 4.66) - CSN-BA note: all games broadcast on KNBR radio (English)/81 home games and two road contests broadcast on KTRB 860 ESPN Deportes (Spanish) GIANTS MEDIA NOTES TODAY’S STARTING PITCHER PAGE 2 #18 MATT CAIN RHP Breakdown W-L ERA G IP H R ER BB SO CAIN’S 2013 STARTS 2013 San Francisco 5-4 4.29 17 109.0 87 53 52 30 101 Date OPP DEC SCORE IP H R ER BB SO HR #P 4/1 at LAD -- L, 0-4 6.0 4 0 0 1 8 0 93 Career (9th season) 90-82 3.34 253 1645.2 1366 649 611 554 1379 4/7 STL L(0-1) L, 3-14 3.2 7 9 9 2 2 0 66 2012 vs. Cincinnati 0-2 5.54 2 13.0 16 8 8 3 14 4/12 @CHC -- L, 3-4 7.0 7 2 2 2 6 2 113 Career vs. Cincinnati 4-5 3.54 10 68.2 71 27 27 20 58 4/18 @MIL L(0-2) L, 2-7 6.0 7 7 7 0 4 3 98 4/23 ARI -- L, 4-6 6.0 5 4 3 1 6 1 90 TODAY’S OUTING LOWEST ERA IN 4/29 @ARI -- W, 6-4 6.0 5 4 4 4 6 3 96 • " ree-time NL All-Star (2009, 2011 and 2012) MAJORS SINCE JUNE 2 5/5 LAD W(1-2) W, 4-3 7.1 5 1 1 3 4 0 109 5/10 ATL W(2-2) W, 8-2 8.0 3 2 2 2 7 1 114 will be making his 18th start of the season in Name ERA the # nal game of this four-game series.