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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 San Jose Giants (10-17) @ Inland Empire 66ers (13-14) RHP Garrett Cave (0-3, 7.90) vs. RHP Jake Lee (1-0, 2.25) Game #28 / Road Game #14 Thursday, May 2 San Manuel Stadium 7:05 PM UPCOMING GAMES AND PROBABLE STARTING PITCHERS Date Opponent Time Giants Pitcher Opposing Pitcher Friday, May 3 vs. Rancho Cucamonga 7:00 PM RHP Matt Frisbee (0-1, 6.75) RHP Gerardo Carrillo (1-2, 5.21) Saturday, May 4 vs. Rancho Cucamonga 5:00 PM RHP Aaron Phillips (0-3, 6.88) RHP Michael Grove (0-0, 4.66) Sunday, May 5 vs. Rancho Cucamonga 1:00 PM RHP DJ Myers (0-1, 5.40) LHP Victor Gonzalez (1-1, 1.96) Tonight’s Game: The San Jose Giants play the final game of a four-game series against the Inland GIANTS BY THE NUMBERS Empire 66ers (Angels affiliate) this evening. The Giants have won two out of the first three games in O verall 10-17 the series earning victories of 3-1 on Monday and 6-3 yesterday. Inland Empire claimed a 3-2 Home 3-11 decision on Tuesday. Garrett Cave (0-3, 7.90 ERA) is tonight’s scheduled starter on the mound for Road 7-6 San Jose. vs. North 7-14 vs. South 3-3 In Search Of Series Win: The Giants haven’t won a series since their three-game sweep in Stockton vs. Inland Empire 2-1 from April 8-10 – their only series victory of the season. San Jose had suffered five straight series First Half 10-17 losses prior to the current match-up against Inland Empire. Second Half 0-0 Giant Struggles: San Jose has lost seven out of their last nine games and 14 of 19. The Giants Current Streak Won 1 haven’t won back-to-back games since the club won four in a row from April 8-11. Longest W Streak 4 Longest L Streak 6 At The Plate: Last night marked the first time in six games that San Jose scored more than three Last 5 Games 2-3 runs. The Giants are seventh in the eight-team California League in batting average (.221), sixth in Last 10 Games 3-7 runs scored (3.9 per game) and last in on-base percentage (.299). San Jose is fourth in the league in 2019 Home Attendance 25,784 home runs (22). The Giants’ 302 strikeouts (11.2 per game) are second in the league. 2019 Average 1,842 In The ‘Pen: Over the last six games, the Giants bullpen has posted a sparkling 1.59 ERA (5 ER/28.1 IP). San Jose is one of only three teams in the league (Inland Empire, Lake Elsinore) without a blown save this season. The Giants are a perfect 9-0 this year when leading after six innings. CALIFORNIA LEAGUE Score First: The Giants are 7-3 when scoring first this season and 3-14 when their opponent scores FIRST HALF STANDINGS first. North Division W-L PCT GB Visalia 18-9 .667 - Starting Slow: A Giants starting pitcher has worked into the fifth inning only six times in 27 games Modesto 13-14 .481 5.0 this season. San Jose still does not have a win from a starting pitcher this year (0-11 record). Giants Stockton 12-15 .444 6.0 starters own a combined 5.00 ERA compared to a 3.58 ERA for the bullpen. San Jose 10-17 .370 8.0 Close Calls: The Giants are 2-9 this season in games decided by one or two runs. San Jose’s last South Division W-L PCT GB four losses have come by one or two runs. R. Cucamonga 17-10 .630 - Lancaster 14-13 .519 3.0 Inland Empire 13-14 .481 4.0 Injured List: Five players from San Jose’s opening night roster are currently on the injured list: Lake Elsinore 11-16 .407 6.0 catcher Joey Bart, outfielder Heliot Ramos, third baseman David Villar and pitchers Jose Marte and John Russell. Bart and Ramos are ranked the #1 and #2 prospects in the San Francisco organization respectively by MLB.com. Marte is the #27 prospect on the list and was San Jose’s opening night Today’s Games starter on the mound. San Jose at Inland Empire, 7:05 Visalia at Stockton, 11:10 Lancaster at Modesto, 7:05 On Deck: The Giants return to the South Bay for a three-game series against the Rancho Lake Elsinore at R. Cucamonga, 7:05 Cucamonga Quakes (Dodgers affiliate) beginning tomorrow night at Excite Ballpark. San Jose dropped two of three at Rancho Cucamonga from April 18-20 in their only previous meeting this year. BROADCAST UPCOMING SAN JOSE GIANTS PROMOTIONS Radio: sjgiants.com (Joe Ritzo) 5/3 San Jose Churros Night Postgame Fireworks KRTY Family Friday All games aired on club’s official website and Mobile App 5/4 Star Wars Night Light Sword Giveaway Kids Run the Bases MIX 106 Saturday in the Park 5/5 Kids Run the Bases BAY’s Giant Sunday CALIFORNIA LEAGUE CHAMPIONS 2010 2009 2007 2005 2001 1998 1979 1967 1962 1953 1949 TODAY’S SAN JOSE GIANTS STARTER RHP Garrett Cave Born: July 18, 1996 Overall: 4 GS, 0-3, 7.90 ERA Age: 22 Born: Leesburg, FL Home: 3 GS, 0-3, 10.24 ERA Resides: Bushnell, FL Road: 1 GS, 0-0, 2.25 ERA Throws: Right Acquired: 4th Round, 2017 First Half: 4 GS, 0-3, 7.90 ERA College: Florida International & Tampa University Second Half: 0 GS, 0-0, --- ERA Tonight’s Start: 22-year old right-hander is slated to make his fifth SEASON/CAREER HIGHS start of the season in tonight’s game at Inland Empire. 2019 Career Last Time Out: Is making his first start since April 23 – nine days IP: 4.1 (x2) 6.2 (6/1/18 w/Augusta) ago … Faced Modesto at Excite Ballpark on the 23rd … Pitched 4 1/3 innings with five runs (all earned) allowed … Gave up only two R: 5 (x2) 10 (7/2/18 w/Augusta) hits, but matched a career-high with six walks … Struck out five … ER: 5 (4/23 vs. Mod.) 9 (7/2/18 w/Augusta) Walked in two runs … Surrendered three runs in both the second H: 5 (4/12 vs. Vis.) 9 (x2 w/Augusta) and fifth innings … Pitched 1-2-3 first, third and fourth innings. BB: 6 (4/23 vs. Mod.) 6 (x3 w/SJ & Augusta) K: 5 (4/23 vs. Mod.) 8 (x2 w/Augusta) Season Notes: Has lost his last three starts (10.24 ERA, 11 HR: 0 3 (8/21/18 w/Augusta) ER/9.2 IP) … Has more walks (13) than strikeouts (9) this season … Lasted just an inning-plus in his April 17 start against Stockton (5 R) … Matched the shortest start by a Giants pitcher this season. 2019 DAY-BY-DAY Left/Right Splits: Has limited right-handed hitters to a .212 batting DATE OPP DEC GS IP H R ER BB SO ERA average this season (.278 vs. left-handed hitters). 4/7 at Vis. ND * 4.0 2 1 1 3 2 2.25 4/12 Vis. L * 4.1 5 4 2 3 2 3.24 4/17 Stk. L * 1.0 3 5 4 1 0 6.75 2018 Review: Spent the entire 2018 season with the Augusta 4/23 Mod. L * 4.1 2 5 5 6 5 7.90 GreenJackets (A) … Was 6-10 with a 5.20 ERA over 27 games (26 starts) … Struck out 118 and walked 67 in 116 innings … Was second on the Augusta staff in strikeouts and innings pitched. First vs. Second Half: Was 4-2 with a 4.18 ERA in the first half last year (13 G, 12 GS) before going 2-8 with a 6.02 ERA in the second half (14 GS) … Allowed two earned runs or fewer in 10 out of his first 12 starts. Fourth Round Pick: Is the highest-drafted pitcher on San Jose’s roster … Was a fourth round pick of the San Francisco Giants in 2017 (126th overall selection). College Notes: Attended Florida International University (2015-16) and Tampa University (2017) … Had a 4.23 ERA over 18 appearances (nine starts) as a junior in 2017 – his only season at Tampa … Struck out 84 batters in 61 2/3 innings (.199 opponents AVG) … Was rated #56 by Baseball America on their 2017 Top Draft prospects list. 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 3 7.90 4 4 0 0 0 13.2 12 15 12 0 3 13 9 .235 2018 Augusta 6 10 5.20 27 26 0 0 0 116.0 112 74 67 11 13 67 118 .251 2017 Salem-Keizer 1 1 5.85 14 0 0 0 3 20.0 19 13 13 0 1 12 29 .260 Career 7 14 5.53 45 30 0 0 3 149.2 143 102 92 11 17 92 156 .251 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: 0-3 May: 1-0 Monday: 3-1 Most Games Under .500 8 x2, last: April 30 (9-17) June: 0-0 Tuesday: 2-2 Longest Winning Streak 4 April 8-11 July: 0-0 Wednesday: 2-2 Longest Losing Streak 6 April 23-28 August: 0-0 Thursday: 2-2 Longest Home Winning Streak 1 x3, last: April 22 September: 0-0 Friday: 1-3 Longest Road Winning Streak 3 April 8-10 Saturday: 0-4 Longest Home Losing Streak 6 April 23-28 First game of series: 5-3 Longest Road Losing Streak 3 April 5-7 Last game of series: 1-6 Scoring First: 7-3 Largest Margin of Victory 9 April 8 at Stk.