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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 Modesto Nuts (32-43) @ San Jose Giants (31-43) RHP Penn Murfee (3-0, 0.88) vs. RHP Matt Frisbee (2-6, 4.44) Game #75 / Home Game #36 Tuesday, June 25 Excite Ballpark 7:00 PM UPCOMING GAMES AND PROBABLE STARTING PITCHERS Date Opponent Time Giants Pitcher Opposing Pitcher Wednesday, June 26 vs. Modesto 12:30 PM RHP Jake Wong (2-1, 4.94) RHP Austin Hutchison (2-8, 4.61) GIANTS BY THE NUMBERS Tonight’s Game: The San Jose Giants play the middle game of their three-game series against the Modesto Nuts (Mariners affiliate) this evening. Matt Frisbee (2-6, 4.44 ERA) is slated to make the O verall 31-43 start on the mound. Home 16-19 Road 15-24 Blowout Loss: Last night’s series-opening 11-2 loss was the Giants’ largest margin of defeat this vs. North 17-31 season. The 11 runs allowed also matched a season-high. vs. South 14-12 vs. Modesto 7-7 Home Cooking: Yesterday began a stretch for the Giants playing 13 out of 16 games at home. San First Half 30-39 Jose owns a 13-6 record in their last 19 home games after beginning the season 3-13 at Excite Second Half 1-4 Ballpark. Current Streak Lost 1 The Giants: San Jose enters tonight’s contest having lost 12 out of their last 16 games. The Giants Longest W Streak 6 haven’t won back-to-back games since knocking off Modesto in consecutive contests June 4-5. Longest L Streak 6 Last 5 Games 1-4 Pitching Woes: The Giants own a 6.86 team ERA in the second half (1-4 record). San Jose has Last 10 Games 3-7 allowed at least 10 runs in two of their last three games. A Giants starting pitcher has completed five 2019 Home Attendance 68,613 innings only once in five games this half. 2019 Average 2,079 Johnson Promoted: Bryce Johnson was promoted to Double-A Richmond today. Johnson was batting .265 with two home runs, 26 RBI’s and a .365 on-base percentage in 68 games for San Jose this season. He is currently tied for the California League lead in triples (6), ranks fourth in walks (39), CALIFORNIA LEAGUE fifth in stolen bases (18) and tenth in hits (69). Johnson was batting .304 since the beginning of May after he hit only .196 in April. The former sixth round pick won an MiLB Rawlings Gold Glove award SECOND HALF STANDINGS with San Jose last season. He’s played 184 games for the SJ Giants over the last two years. North Division W-L PCT GB Stockton 4-1 .800 - Improving Offense: The Giants are batting .263 as a team in June (4.7 runs per game) after hitting Visalia * 3-2 .600 1.0 at just a .219 clip in April (3.8 runs/game) and .227 in May (3.9 runs/game). Modesto 2-3 .400 2.0 San Jose 1-4 .200 3.0 Heath Quinn Returns: Outfielder Heath Quinn returned to the Giants today. Quinn, who had been on an injury rehab assignment in the Arizona Rookie League (hamstring), led last year’s SJ team with a South Division W-L PCT GB .300 batting average. He also produced 24 doubles and 14 home runs in 96 games last season while Lancaster 4-1 .800 - Lake Elsinore 3-2 .600 1.0 ranking sixth in the Cal League in OPS (.861). Quinn hit .206 with two home runs and nine RBI’s in 32 R. Cucamonga * 2-3 .400 2.0 games for Richmond (AA) earlier this season before going on the injured list. Quinn is currently Inland Empire 1-4 .200 3.0 ranked the #13 prospect in the San Francisco organization by MLB.com. * First half winner Close Calls: 38 of San Jose’s 74 games (51.4%) this season have been decided by one or two runs. Today’s Games The Giants are 16-22 (.421) in such games this year. San Jose is 8-15 (.348) in one-run games. The Modesto at San Jose, 7:00 Giants are 1-6 in their last seven one-run games. R. Cucamonga at Lake Elsinore, 6:00 Lancaster at Inland Empire, 7:05 Visalia at Stockton, 7:10 Struggling Stars: Joey Bart has not produced an extra-base hit over his last 10 games and is only 7- for-36 (.194 AVG) during that stretch. Heliot Ramos is 4-for-34 (.118 AVG) in his last nine games. BROADCAST UPCOMING SAN JOSE GIANTS PROMOTIONS Radio: sjgiants.com (Joe Ritzo, Justin Allegri) Tonight Tasty Tuesday 92.9 FM at Excite Ballpark 6/26 We Care Wednesday Wine Wednesday Video: MiLB.TV 6/27 Craft Beer Thursday CALIFORNIA LEAGUE CHAMPIONS 2010 2009 2007 2005 2001 1998 1979 1967 1962 1953 1949 TODAY’S SAN JOSE GIANTS STARTER RHP Matt Frisbee Born: November 18, 1996 Overall: 9 GS, 2-6, 4.44 ERA Age: 22 Born: Candler, NC Home: 4 GS, 1-3, 5.00 ERA Resides: Candler, NC Road: 5 GS, 1-3, 4.08 ERA Throws: Right Acquired: 15th Round, 2018 First Half: 8 GS, 2-5, 4.01 ERA College: UNC Greensboro Second Half: 1 GS, 0-1, 9.00 ERA Tonight’s Start: 22-year old right-hander is slated to make his tenth start of the season SEASON/CAREER HIGHS with San Jose in tonight’s game against Modesto … Has fashioned a 2.16 ERA (4 ER/16.2 IP) in three starts versus the Nuts this year (1-1 record). 2019 Career San Jose Notes: Is 2-6 with a 4.44 ERA in nine starts for San Jose … Has 60 strikeouts and only seven walks in 46 2/3 innings pitched … Has a .235 opponents batting average IP: 8.0 (5/26 at Vis.) 8.0 (5/26/19 w/San Jose) (.222 vs. right, .258 vs. left) … Owns a 3.40 ERA over his last seven starts. R: 9 (5/26 vs. Vis.) 9 (5/26/19 w/San Jose) Strikeouts: Has struck out 34 batters over his last four starts (22 innings) … Amassed 10 ER: 5 (5/3 vs. RC) 5 (5/3/19 w/San Jose) strikeouts in back-to-back starts on May 26 at Visalia and May 31 at Lake Elsinore … H: 6 (5/3 vs. RC) 6 (5/3/19 w/San Jose) Fanned nine batters over five innings on June 6 at Modesto before recording five strikeouts in four innings in his most recent start on June 20 at Stockton. BB: 3 (4/17 vs. Gbo.) 3 (4/17/19 w/Augusta) K: 10 (x2) 10 (x2 w/San Jose) Four Straight Losses: Has lost his last four starts (5.32 ERA). HR: 2 (x3) 2 (x3 w/SJ & Augusta) First Complete Game: Threw the first complete game of his career (8 IP) on May 26 at Visalia … Pitched two scoreless innings at Recreation Park on May 26 before the game was suspended due to rain … Worked six more innings when the contest was resumed on June 12 at Excite Ballpark … Allowed nine runs, but only three were earned … Suffered 2019 DAY-BY-DAY the loss (Giants lost game 9-8) … Was the first complete game thrown by a San Jose (SAN JOSE only) pitcher since 2016. DATE OPP DEC GS IP H R ER BB SO ERA Scoreless Inning Streak: Had a stretch of 17 1/3 consecutive scoreless innings that 4/28 Stk. L * 4.0 5 3 3 0 5 6.75 spanned three starts from May 9-21 … Is the longest scoreless inning streak by a Giants 5/3 RC L * 3.0 6 5 5 1 3 10.29 pitcher this season. 5/9 at Mod. W * 6.0 1 0 0 0 5 5.54 5/14 IE W * 6.0 3 0 0 1 8 3.79 5/21 at Mod. ND * 5.2 4 2 2 2 5 3.65 Pitcher Of The Week: Was named California League Pitcher of the Week on May 13 … 5/26 at Vis. L * 8.0 10 9 3 0 10 3.58 Worked six scoreless innings with only one hit allowed in his only start the previous week 5/31 at LE L * 5.0 4 4 4 1 10 4.06 (May 9 at Modesto) … Walked none and struck out five … Retired 18 of 19 batters faced 6/6 Mod. L * 5.0 5 2 2 0 9 4.01 … Only baserunner was a Luis Liberato fourth-inning single (retired first 11 batters & last 6/20 at Stk. L * 4.0 4 4 4 2 5 4.44 seven) … Earned the win (Giants won game 2-0). Early-Season Promotion: Began the year with the Class-A Augusta GreenJackets before joining San Jose on April 28 … Made four appearances (two starts) with Augusta and was 0-1 with a 2.81 ERA … Pitched 16 innings with 11 hits allowed, six walks and 23 strikeouts. Season Stats: Has struck out 83 batters compared to 13 walks in 62 2/3 innings pitched between San Jose and Augusta this year (4.02 ERA) … Has allowed 10 home runs. 2018 Review: Pitched for the Salem-Keizer Volcanoes (Short-Season) in his debut professional season last year … Fashioned a 2.96 ERA over 20 relief appearances (27 1/3 IP).