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2019 Game Notes SAN JOSE GIANTS 2019 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 Lancaster JetHawks (26-22) @ San Jose Giants (21-26) LHP Lucas Gilbreath (2-1, 3.86) vs. RHP Jake Wong (0-1, 9.00) Game #49 / Home Game #23 Monday, May 27 Excite Ballpark 5:00 PM UPCOMING GAMES AND PROBABLE STARTING PITCHERS Date Opponent Time Giants Pitcher Opposing Pitcher Tuesday, May 28 vs. Lancaster 6:30 PM LHP John Gavin (2-2, 3.26) RHP Will Gaddis (2-4, 8.10) Wednesday, May 29 vs. Lancaster 12:30 PM RHP Aaron Phillips (2-4, 5.02) LHP Ryan Rolison (2-0, 2.08) Tonight’s Game: The San Jose Giants return to Excite Ballpark this evening to open a three-game GIANTS BY THE NUMBERS series against the Lancaster JetHawks (Rockies affiliate). Jake Wong is the Giants’ scheduled O verall 21-26 starting pitcher. Tonight marks the first of nine meetings this season between San Jose & Lancaster. Home 9-13 Road 12-13 Road Trip Review: The Giants posted a 2-3 record during their road trip. San Jose won two of three vs. North 11-18 in Modesto to begin the trip before dropping both games of their rain-shortened series to first-place vs. South 10-8 Visalia. Yesterday’s series finale with the Rawhide was suspended in the top of the third inning (0-0 vs. Lancaster 0-0 score) due to rain. It was the Giants’ fourth postponement in the last 12 days. First Half 21-26 Second Half 0-0 Inside The Record: The Giants have lost back-to-back games for the first time since May 2-4. San Jose still enters tonight’s contest having won seven out of their last ten games. Since falling a Current Streak Lost 2 season-high 10 games below .500 on May 4 (10-20), San Jose has gone 11-6. Longest W Streak 6 Longest L Streak 6 Pitching Shines: The Giants have fashioned a 1.82 team ERA over their last 10 games (7-3 record). Last 5 Games 2-3 Last 10 Games 7-3 Bullpen Streak Snapped: Visalia’s run in the bottom of the seventh on Saturday off of Giants 2019 Home Attendance 41,514 reliever Peter Lannoo snapped a long streak for the San Jose bullpen. It was the first earned run 2019 Average 1,977 allowed by a Giants reliever since May 10. The San Jose bullpen had thrown 40 consecutive innings without giving up an earned run. Ramos Returns: Heliot Ramos was activated off the injured list today. Ramos suffered a sprained CALIFORNIA LEAGUE left knee on April 24 and has missed the last 28 games. The 19-year old outfielder was a first round pick in 2017 (19th overall selection) and is currently rated the #2 prospect in the SF Giants FIRST HALF STANDINGS organization by MLB.com. In 19 games this season, Ramos is batting .270 with five doubles, a team- leading five home runs and 11 RBI’s. Ramos was ranked in the top five in the California League in North Division W-L PCT GB Visalia 31-14 .689 - home runs, slugging, on-base percentage and OPS at time of his injury. San Jose 21-26 .447 11.0 Modesto 22-28 .440 11.5 April Showers Bring May Flowers: After posting a league-worst 9-17 record in April, the Giants are Stockton 18-30 .375 14.5 12-9 in May. San Jose owns a 3.12 team ERA this month after compiling a 4.23 mark in April. South Division W-L PCT GB At The Plate: San Jose is seventh in the eight-team California League in batting average (.218), tied R. Cucamonga 28-20 .583 - for fifth in runs scored (3.9 per game) and tied for seventh in on-base percentage (.302). The Giants Lancaster 26-22 .542 2.0 Lake Elsinore 24-23 .511 3.5 hit .219 as a team in April and are batting .217 in May. Inland Empire 21-28 .429 7.5 Home Cooking: The Giants have won a season-high six consecutive home games. Prior to the current win streak, San Jose suffered eight straight losses at home. Today’s Games Lancaster at San Jose, 5:00 Inland Empire at Visalia, 6:00 Doubleheaders Scheduled: The Giants now have three upcoming doubleheaders on their schedule Modesto at Stockton, 6:10 due to recent rainouts: Thursday, May 30 at Lake Elsinore (SJ home team in game 2) and Wednesday, July 31 vs. Lake Elsinore (game 2 counts towards first half standings). Yesterday’s suspended game in Visalia will also be resumed at a date TBD as part of a doubleheader. BROADCAST UPCOMING SAN JOSE GIANTS PROMOTIONS Radio: sjgiants.com (Joe Ritzo) Tonight Memorial Day Military Jersey Auction 92.9 FM at Excite Ballpark 5/28 Tasty Tuesday Video: MiLB.TV 5/29 We Care Wednesday CALIFORNIA LEAGUE CHAMPIONS 2010 2009 2007 2005 2001 1998 1979 1967 1962 1953 1949 TODAY’S SAN JOSE GIANTS STARTER RHP Jake Wong Born: September 3, 1996 Overall: 1 GS, 0-1, 9.00 ERA Age: 22 Born: Chandler, AZ Home: 0 GS, 0-0, --- ERA Resides: Chandler, AZ Road: 1 GS, 0-1, 9.00 ERA Throws: Right Acquired: 3rd Round, 2018 First Half: 1 GS, 0-1, 9.00 ERA College: Grand Canyon University Second Half: 0 GS, 0-0, --- ERA Tonight’s Start: 22-year old right-hander is scheduled to his second start with the SEASON/CAREER HIGHS San Jose Giants this season in tonight’s game against Lancaster. First Time Out: Made his California League debut on May 22 at Modesto … Tossed 2019 Career four innings in his start with four runs (all earned) allowed … Surrendered seven hits, IP: 6.0 (x5) 6.0 (x5 w/Augusta) walked one and matched a career-high with six strikeouts … Four earned runs allowed was also a career-high … Began his start with two scoreless innings before R: 4 (x2) 4 (x2 w/Augusta & S-K) giving up two runs in both the third and fourth innings … Threw 73 pitches … ER: 4 (5/22 at Mod.) 4 (5/22/19 w/San Jose) Suffered the loss (Giants lost game 4-1). H: 9 (4/24 at Hic.) 9 (4/24/19 w/Augusta) Top Prospect: Currently ranked the #7 prospect in the San Francisco Giants BB: 3 (5/11 at Lex.) 3 (5/11/19 w/Augusta) organization by MLB.com … Is the fourth-highest rated pitcher on the list. K: 6 (x3) 6 (x3 w/SJ & Augusta) With Augusta: Began this season with the Class-A Augusta GreenJackets prior to HR: 2 (4/24 at Hic.) 2 (4/24/19 w/Augusta) joining San Jose on May 20 … Made eight starts for Augusta and was 2-1 with a 1.99 ERA … Allowed only 26 hits in 40 2/3 innings pitched … Struck out 34 and walked 11 … Surrendered only two home runs … Limited the opposition to a .186 batting average (.161 vs. left, .202 vs. right) … Allowed two runs or fewer in six of his 2019 DAY-BY-DAY eight starts … Pitched exactly six innings in each of his last five starts with Augusta. (SAN JOSE only) Pitcher Of The Week: Was named South Atlantic League Pitcher of the Week for DATE OPP DEC GS IP H R ER BB SO ERA the week of April 29-May 5 … Fired 12 hitless innings over two starts during the 5/22 at Mod. L * 4.0 7 4 4 1 6 9.00 week … Pitched six innings with no runs and no hits allowed on April 30 against Lexington (2 BB, 6 SO) … Did not give up any runs or hits over six innings in his next start on May 5 versus Hagerstown (0 BB, 2 SO) … Streak of hitless innings was snapped at 12 in the bottom of the first in his following start on May 11 at Lexington. Draft Day: Was selected in the third round by the San Francisco Giants in the 2018 draft (80th overall pick). Grand Canyon: Pitched three years at Grand Canyon University from 2016-18 … Finished three-year collegiate career ranked fourth in school history in wins (16), fourth in innings pitched (223) and third in strikeouts (168) … Became Grand Canyon’s highest draft pick since Tim Salmon in 1989. All-Conference: Earned Second Team All-WAC honors as a junior in 2018 … Posted a 9-3 record and a 2.81 ERA in 15 starts … Struck out 89 and walked 29 over 89 2/3 innings … Single-season rankings in GCU Division I history: third in ERA, tied for third in wins and tied for second in strikeouts. High School: Attended Hamilton High School (Chandler, AZ) … Helped lead Hamilton to an Arizona state championship as a junior in 2014. In The Family: Father, Pete, played soccer at Kent State and worked in the front offices of the Phoenix Suns and Arizona Diamondbacks … Mother, Amy, played basketball at Northern Arizona … Younger sister, Jessica, is currently a member of Grand Canyon’s women’s soccer team. CAREER PITCHING RECORD Year Team W L ERA G GS CG SHO SV IP H R ER HR HB BB SO AVG 2019 San Jose 0 1 9.00 1 1 0 0 0 4.0 7 4 4 0 1 1 6 .368 Augusta 2 1 1.99 8 8 0 0 0 40.2 26 11 9 2 1 11 34 .186 2018 Salem-Keizer 0 2 2.30 11 11 0 0 0 27.1 28 8 7 1 2 6 27 .259 Career 2 4 2.50 20 20 0 0 0 72.0 61 23 20 3 4 18 67 .228 CALIFORNIA LEAGUE CHAMPIONS 2010 2009 2007 2005 2001 1998 1979 1967 1962 1953 1949 2019 SAN JOSE GIANTS MISCELLANEOUS STATISTICS HIGHS AND LOWS MISCELLANEOUS RECORD TEAM MISCELLANEOUS Most Games Over .500 2 April 11 (5-3) April: 9-17 Sunday: 1-4 May: 12-9 Monday: 4-1 Most Games Under .500 10 May 4 (10-20) June: 0-0 Tuesday: 5-2 Longest Winning Streak 6 May 13-21 July: 0-0 Wednesday: 2-4 Longest Losing Streak 6 April 23-28 August: 0-0 Thursday: 6-3 Longest Home Winning Streak 6 May 5-17 September: 0-0 Friday: 2-6 Longest Road Winning Streak 3 April 8-10 Saturday: 1-6 Longest Home Losing Streak 8 April 23-May 4 First game of series: 9-6 Longest Road Losing Streak 3 April 5-7 Last game of series: 6-8 Scoring First: 15-6 Largest Margin of Victory 9 April 8 at Stk.
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