STOCKTON PORTS GAME INFORMATION STOCKTON PORTS (OAKLAND ATHLETICS) AT SAN JOSE GIANTS (SAN FRANCISCO GIANTS) Tuesday, June 26, 2018 Overall Record: STK: 48-27; SJ: 36-39 Home Record: STK: 24-15; SJ: 19-17 Season Series: at Municipal Stadium, 7:00 p.m. Streaks: STK: L1, SJ: W1 Road Record: STK: 24-12; SJ: 17-22 Ports versus SJ (2018): Last 10: STK: 7-3, SJ: 4-6 Current Series: SJ leads 1-0 4-3 @STK (14), 4-4 @SJ (14) 6/16, TUE, 7:00 p.m.: Stockton RHP Matt Milburn (4-2, 5.04 ERA) at San Jose RHP Melvin Adon (2-4, 4.58 ERA) Broadcast Information: All Ports games are broadcast 6/17, WED, 7:00 p.m.: Stockton LHP Zack Erwin (6-5, 4.46 ERA) at San Jose LHP Mac Marshall (0-1, 2.66 ERA) online at stocktonports.com, MiLB.com or via the TuneIn 6/18, THU, 12:30 p.m.: Stockton RHP Dustin Hurlbutt (2-2, 2.40 ERA) at San Jose RHP Raffi Vizcaino (4-4, 4.55 ERA) Radio app with Zack Bayrouty in his 13th season calling the play-by-play. FIRST HALF STANDINGS TODAY: The Ports and San Jose Giants play the second game of a four-game series at Municipal Stadium. PORTS RECORD WHEN... North W L PCT GB Stockton most recently took three of four from the Giants at Banner Island Ballpark June 11-14. The Ports Leading after 5 37-4 Ports 44 26 .629 - swept San Jose on their last trip to Municipal Stadium June 5-7. Stockton leads the season series 8-7 with Tied after 5 3-2 Rawhide 37 33 .529 7.0 the Ports having won six of the last eight head-to-head. Trailing after 5 8-21 Giants 34 36 .486 10.0 Leading after 6 41-3 Nuts 30 40 .429 14.0 Tied after 6 1-3 STARTERS: Matt Milburn makes his 12th start of the season for Stockton…last pitched on Thursday Trailing after 6 6-21 SECOND HALF STANDINGS versus Modesto and earned the win, going 5.1 innings and allowing four runs on 10 hits while striking out Leading after 7 41-4 North W L PCT GB six…enters tonight’s contest second in the league in fewest walks per innings pitched (1.34) among Cal- Tied after 7 4-2 Ports 4 1 .800 - League starting pitchers…facing San Jose for the fourth time and is 1-0 with a 6.19 ERA in three previous Trailing after 7 3-21 Rawhide 3 2 .600 1.0 starts versus the Giants…made two spot-starts with Triple-A Nashville and went 1-0 with a 2.61 ERA in 10.1 Leading after 8 41-4 Giants 2 3 .400 2.0 Tied after 8 3-2 innings pitched (5/20, 5/26)…spent all of 2017 with Low-A Beloit and made 28 appearances (22 starts) and Nuts 0 5 .000 4.0 Trailing after 8 2-21 posted a 7-11 record with a 4.34 ERA…after being drafted in 2016, split time between the AZL A’s and In Extra Innings 5-2 OVERALL STANDINGS Short-Season Vermont and combined to go 1-2 with a 4.66 ERA in 36.2 total innings…selected by the A’s in In Double Headers 2-0 th th th North W L PCT GB the 29 round of the 2016 draft out of Wofford College. Melvin Adon makes his 15 start and 16 overall in April 16-9 Ports 48 27 .640 - appearance of the season for San Jose…last pitched on Thursday at Rancho Cucamonga and did not factor in May 17-12 Rawhide 40 35 .533 8.0 into the decision, going four innings and allowing one run on five hits while striking out four…making his in June 15-6 Giants 36 39 .480 12.0 third start versus Stockton and is 0-1 with a 3.12 ERA in two previous starts against the Ports…spent all of in July 0-0 Nuts 30 45 .400 18.0 in August 0-0 2017 with Low-A Augusta and made 23 appearances (19 starts) and went 3-11 with a 4.35 ERA…signed by the Giants in 2015 as an international free agent out of the Dominican Republic. in September 0-0 Scoring First 32-6 LAST GAME: San Jose scored five runs in the fourth inning capped off by a three-run homer from Johneshwy Fargas as the Giants ended 1-Run Games 15-7 Stockton’s win streak at five games, handing the Ports a 5-2 loss at Municipal Stadium. Dairon Blanco tripled to drive in a run and also scored Shutouts 8-8 In 4-Game Series 5-2-1 a run for Stockton. In 3-Game Series 11-3 Overall Series 16-5-1 THE OPPONENT: The San Jose Giants finished the first half of the season with a record of 34-36, third in the North Division. The Giants most By Sweeps 4-0 recently dropped three of four at Rancho Cucamonga to open the second half. San Jose is fourth in the league in team ERA (3.86) and fifth in vs. North Division 25-17 team batting average (.256). vs. South Division 23-10 vs. RH Starter 39-21 PERSICO PERCOLATING: Entering Tuesday’s contest, Luke Persico is batting .421 over his last 10 games and has seen his average climb vs. LH Starter 9-6 to .310, good for fifth in the league. Persico was batting just .259 on June 1 and is batting .375 in the month of June. When hitting a HR 25-9 Ports strike out ≥ 8 33-19 BULL-ISH PEN: Stockton’s bullpen had not allowed an earned run in 23 consecutive innings prior to the solo home run hit by Kyle Lewis in Ports strike out ≤ 7 15-8 the eighth inning on Saturday night off Andrew Tomasovich. The streak, which began on June 14 versus San Jose, dropped Stockton’s Scoring 5 or more 33-5 bullpen ERA drop from 4.08 to 3.74. Scoring 4 or less 15-22 Opp. scores ≥ 5 8-19 Opp. scores ≤ 4 40-8 SECOND HALF SHAKEUP: As is often the case, Stockton’s roster has begun to take on a different complexion from the first to the second Totaling ≥ 8 hits 37-11 half. Prior to the break, All-Star pitchers Parker Dunshee and Miguel Romero were sent to Double-A Midland along with All-Star outfielder Totaling ≤ 7 hits 11-16 Skye Bolt. Following the break, All-Star pitcher Brian Howard was also sent to Midland while right-handed starter Xavier Altamirano and Allowing ≥ 8 hits 23-20 left-handed reliever Ty Damron were added from Low-A Beloit. Allowing ≤ 7 hits 25-7 2017 OVERALL RECORD FIRST HALF CHAMPIONS: With their victory on June 11, Stockton won the First Half championship in the North Division for the first time Most above .500 22 games since 2003 and the first time as an Oakland A’s affiliate. The title assures them a berth in the California League playoffs in September. Most below .500 1 game ALL-STAR ACCOLADES: The Ports had eight players selected as Mid-Season All-Stars which matches Modesto for the most All-Star selections ROSTER UPDATES for a North Division team. Pitchers Parker Dunshee, Brian Howard and Miguel Romero were all selected along with catcher Jonah Heim. 6/8-Diaz sent to Midland Kevin Merrell and Nate Mondou represented the infield for the Ports while Dairon Blanco and Skye Bolt represented the outfield. Blanco 6/8-Bayer added via trade 6/9-Powell added on MLB rehab went 4-for-5 and was named the All-Star Game MVP. 6/11-Buchter added on MLB rehab K, THEN: Ports reliever Sam Sheehan has the third-best strikeout/9 IP ratio among active Cal-League relievers at 13.07 strikeouts per nine- 6/12-Buchter completed MLB innings worked. rehab 6/12-Goldstein added from WON’T WALK: As a staff, the Ports have issued the fewest number of walks in the Cal-League (203) entering today’s contest. Nashville 6/13-Dunshee sent to Midland 6/13-Romero sent to Midland QUICK HITS: 6/14-Buchter added on MLB - Stockton’s First Half title in 2018 is their first since becoming an Oakland A’s affiliate in 2005 and their first since 2003. rehab - The Ports won the Second Half title in 2017, finishing with an overall record of 71-69. They were swept by Modesto in the best-of-five North 6/14-Krall added from Midland 6/15-Powell completed MLB Division Finals. rehab - 2016 marked the fifth time the Ports missed the post-season as an A’s affiliate as they finished the season with a record of 60-80, tied for last 6/17-Buchter completed MLB in the North Division rehab - Stockton finished the 2015 season with a record of 74-66 which garnered them the No. 2 seed in the North Division in the playoffs. The Ports 6/17-Bolt sent to Midland went on to drop the third game of the best-of-three Mini-Series to the San Jose Giants in the California League playoffs. 6/21-Howard sent to Midland - The Ports finished the 2014 season with the best overall record in the California League at 85-55, their best record since becoming an A’s 6/21-Altamirano added from Beloit affiliate in 2005, including a 48-22 mark in the second half.