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SAN JOSE GIANTS 2018 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 Rancho Cucamonga Quakes (59-43) @ San Jose Giants (45-57) LHP Ben Holmes (0-0, 0.96) vs. RHP Logan Webb (1-2, 2.09) Game #103 / Home Game #49 Tuesday, July 24, 2018 Municipal Stadium 7:00 PM UPCOMING GAMES AND PROBABLE STARTING PITCHERS Date Opponent Time Giants Pitcher Opposing Pitcher Wednesday, July 25 vs. Rancho Cucamonga 7:00 PM LHP Domenic Mazza (3-1, 2.22) RHP Max Gamboa (0-1, 3.60) Thursday, July 26 vs. Rancho Cucamonga 12:30 PM LHP Joey Marciano (0-2, 11.77) LHP Leo Crawford (3-0, 2.79) Tonight’s Game… The San Jose Giants open a six-game homestand this evening with the first of three straight GIANTS BY THE NUMBERS contests against the Rancho Cucamonga Quakes (Dodgers affiliate). Logan Webb (1-2, 2.09 ERA) is slated to make the start on the mound for the Giants tonight. Overall 45-57 Home 23-25 The Giants… San Jose enters tonight’s contest having lost three straight games and six out of their last seven. The Road 22-32 Giants (45-57) are five games behind Visalia (50-52) for the second-best overall record in the North Division. San vs. Rancho Cucamonga 2-10 Jose (11-21) is also six games back of first-place Stockton (17-15) in the second half race. Including tonight, 38 games remain in the regular season. First Half 34-36 Second Half 11-21 Road Trip Review… The Giants posted a 1-5 record during their just-completed Southern California road trip. San Jose dropped two out of three games in Rancho Cucamonga to open the trip before they were swept in a three- Current Streak Lost 3 game set by Lake Elsinore. During the six-game road trip, the Giants hit .193 as a team and had a 7.35 ERA. San Longest W Streak 4 Jose is now 9-21 in their last 30 road games dating back to May 24. Longest L Streak 8 Last 5 Games 1-4 Home Cooking… Beginning tonight, the Giants will play 12 out of their next 15 games at home. San Jose is 23-25 Last 10 Games 4-6 at home this season (22-32 on the road). The Giants own a 3.62 team ERA at home compared to 4.93 on the road. 22 of San Jose’s final 38 games this year will be at home. 2018 Home Attendance 94,720 2018 Average 1,973 The Long Ball… San Jose leads all North Division clubs and ranks third in the California League with 87 home runs this season. The Giants have hit 36 home runs in 32 second half games. San Jose’s 27 homers in July are second in the California League (Rancho Cucamonga 32). Conversely, the Giants have allowed 28 home runs this month – second-most in the league (Lancaster 30). CALIFORNIA LEAGUE Brusa Bash… Gio Brusa homered twice in Sunday’s game at Lake Elsinore – his second multi-homer game of the SECOND HALF STANDINGS season. Brusa tied a San Jose Giants single-game record when he hit three home runs on June 10 at Modesto. Brusa has now hit 33 home runs with San Jose over the last two seasons (17 HR in 2017, 16 HR in 2018). He is North Division W-L PCT GB three home runs away from cracking the San Jose Giants career top 5 list (Travis Ishikawa and Angel Villalona tied Stockton * 17-15 .531 - for fourth with 36 HR each). Visalia 13-19 .406 4.0 Modesto 11-21 .344 6.0 Tough Month… The Giants are a league-worst 6-16 in July, including a 3-10 mark on the road. San Jose is last in San Jose 11-21 .344 6.0 the league in team batting average (.228) and team ERA (6.26) this month. The Giants have had a starting pitcher complete six innings just once in 22 games this month (Domenic Mazza, July 9 at Stockton). South Division W-L PCT GB R. Cucamonga * 24-8 .750 - League Leaderboard… Several Giants hitters rank among the California League leaders. Jalen Miller is tied for Lancaster 18-14 .563 6.0 third in the league in hits (107), tied for third in doubles (27), tied for sixth in runs scored (55) and tied for eighth in Inland Empire 17-15 .531 7.0 RBI’s (54). Gio Brusa is fifth in the league in home runs (16), tied for eighth in RBI’s (54) and sixth in slugging (.495). Lake Elsinore 17-15 .531 7.0 Wander Franco is tied for third in doubles (27) and sixth in hits (103) while Johneshwy Fargas is tied for first in stolen * First half winner bases (32). Today’s Games Versus The Quakes… The Giants are only 2-10 against Rancho Cucamonga this season. The Quakes swept a R. Cucamonga at San Jose, 7:00 five-game series at Municipal Stadium during their only previous visit to the South Bay this year (July 4-8). Against Lake Elsinore at Lancaster, 6:35 Rancho Cucamonga pitching, San Jose is batting just .194, averaging 3.8 runs per game and have struck out 134 Stockton at Modesto, 7:05 times (11.2 per game). Giants pitchers have surrendered 20 home runs over 12 games to the Quakes (6.32 ERA). Visalia at Inland Empire, 7:05 Bullpen Woes… Last night was San Jose’s league-high 12th loss this season when leading after six innings and seventh loss when ahead after seven innings. The Giants lead the league with 19 blown saves (11 since June 1). BROADCAST UPCOMING SAN JOSE GIANTS PROMOTIONS Radio: sjgiants.com (Justin Allegri) Tonight 49ers Night … Taste of Muni Tuesday 92.9 FM at Municipal Stadium 7/25 Decade Night: 80’s Video: MiLB.TV 7/26 Craft Beer Thursday 7/27 Christmas In July Weekend … Dr. Seuss Night … Postgame Fireworks … KRTY Family Friday CALIFORNIA LEAGUE CHAMPIONS 2010 2009 2007 2005 2001 1998 1979 1967 1962 1953 1949 TODAY’S SAN JOSE GIANTS STARTER RHP Logan Webb Born: November 18, 1996 Overall: 19 G, 18 GS, 1-2, 2.09 ERA Age: 21 Born: Mountain View, CA Home: 7 G, 7 GS, 0-0, 0.70 ERA Resides: Rocklin, CA Road: 12 G, 11 GS, 1-2, 3.00 ERA Throws: Right Acquired: 4th Round, 2014 First Half: 14 G, 13 GS, 1-2, 2.30 ERA College: None Second Half: 5 G, 5 GS, 0-0, 1.66 ERA * Is in his fifth professional season … Selected by the San Francisco Giants in the fourth SEASON/CAREER HIGHS round of the 2014 draft (118th overall pick). * Named a midseason California League All-Star. 2018 Career * Scheduled to make his 19th start and 20th overall appearance of the season in this IP: 5.0 (7/19 at RC) 7.0 (x2 w/Augusta & S-K) evening’s game … Has struck out 62 batters in 64 2/3 innings this season (2.09 ERA) … R: 4 (5/8 at Mod.) 8 (5/24/16 w/Augusta) Has pitched more than four innings only twice in 18 starts (is on a season inning limit) … Has not allowed an earned run in 12 out of his 18 starts. ER: 4 (5/8 at Mod.) 8 (5/24/16 w/Augusta) H: 8 (5/8 at Mod.) 10 (8/21/15 w/Salem-Keizer) * Owns a 1.66 ERA over his last five starts … Has pitched 21 2/3 innings with only four runs and 11 hits allowed (.153 opponents batting average) … Has struck out 27. BB: 3 (x4) 4 (8/24/17 w/Salem-Keizer) K: 7 (x2) 7 (x2 w/San Jose) * Faced Rancho Cucamonga in his most recent start on July 19 at LoanMart Field … Pitched a season-high five innings and allowed two runs (both earned) … Surrendered HR: 1 (x2) 2 (x2 w/Augusta) three hits, walked two and struck out three … Gave up single runs in each of the first two innings before tossing three straight scoreless frames to finish his start … Retired eight out of the final nine batters he faced … Needed only 53 pitches to get through five innings … Received a no-decision (left game with 5-2 lead, Giants eventually lost 7-6). 2018 DAY-BY-DAY * Will be making his fourth start against the Quakes overall (0-0, 1.38 ERA, 2 ER/13.0 IP). DATE OPP DEC GS IP H R ER BB SO ERA 4/6 at IE L * 1.0 2 2 1 2 3 9.00 * Had a stretch of five consecutive starts spanning 17 innings from May 13 to June 3 with no 4/11 at Lan. ND * 3.0 3 1 0 1 2 2.25 runs allowed … Is the longest scoreless inning streak by a Giants pitcher this season. 4/16 at Vis. W 3.0 1 1 0 3 3 1.29 4/21 Mod. ND * 3.0 1 0 0 0 2 0.90 4/27 at Mod. ND * 3.0 5 3 1 3 3 1.38 * Has thrown 25 2/3 innings at home this season and allowed just 10 hits and two earned 5/2 Vis. ND * 4.0 2 1 0 2 3 1.06 runs (seven starts) … Has limited the opposition to a .125 batting average at Municipal 5/8 at Mod.