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SAN FRANCISCO GIANTS 2017 GAME NOTES 24 Willie Mays Plaza • San Francisco, CA 94107 • Phone: 415-972-2000 sfgiants.com • sfgigantes.com • giantspressbox.com • @SFGiants • @SFGigantes San Francisco Giants (46-70) at Washington Nationals (68-45) RHP Jeff Samardzija (7-11, 4.75) vs. RHP Edwin Jackson (2-2, 3.75) Game #117/Road Game #58 • Saturday, August 12, 2017 • Nationals Park • 4:05 p.m. (PT) • NBCS BA • KNBR 680 UPCOMING PROBABLE STARTING PITCHERS & BROADCAST SCHEDULE: Date Opp Time (PT) Giants Starter Opposing Starter TV Sun., Aug. 13 at WAS 10:05 a.m. RHP Chris Stratton (0-2, 6.63)/LHP Matt Moore RHP Max Scherzer (12-5, 2.23)/RHP A.J. Cole NBCS BA at WAS 4:05 p.m. LHP Matt Moore (3-12, 5.88)/RHP Chris Stratton RHP A.J. Cole (1-2, 5.63)/RHP Max Scherzer NBCS BA All games broadcast on KNBR 680 AM (English radio). All home games and road games in LA and SD broadcast on KXZM 93.7 FM (Spanish radio). TONIGHT'S GAME: The Giants' six-game road GIANTS ON LAST HOMESTAND GIANTS BY THE NUMBERS trip through Washington and Miami starts VS. OAK, ARI & CHC NOTE 2017 tonight following last night's rainout...Friday's Games .....................8 Series Record .............. 12-20-4 game will be made up as part of a day-night Record ...................5-3 Series Record, home ...........9-7-2 Average ........ .255 (67x263) Series Record, road .......... 3-13-2 doubleheader tomorrow...the Giants are just Avg. w/RISP .......313 (20x64) Series Openers ...............13-24 19-38 (.333) on the road this season and enter Runs Per Game ....... 4.5 (36) Series Finales ................15-22 tonight having lost six of their last seven road Home Runs .................7 Giants Score First ............30-25 Stolen Bases ................6 Opp. Score First ..............16-45 games. Leading After 6 ................26-3 ERA ......... 2.84 (23er,73.0ip) Trailing After 6 ...............10-56 PLEASE NOTE: The Giants will televise both Starters W-L ..............4-3 Tied After 6 .................. 10-11 games of tomorrow's doubleheader on NBC Starters ERA ..3.68 (21er, 51.1ip) Leading After 7 ................30-2 Relievers W-L .............1-0 Trailing After 7 ................8-61 Sports Bay Area with a 30 minute pre-game Relievers ERA ..0.83 (2er, 21.2ip) Tied After 7 ....................8-7 show for both games and a 60 minute post- Saves/Chances ............3/3 Leading After 8 ................34-2 game for both contests. Trailing After 8 ................ 2-63 Tied After 8 ................... 10-5 Extra-Inning Games ............ 11- 6 THE GIANTS: Have won four of their past ive games, its best stretch since One-run Games ..............18-17 a six-game winning streak from June 26-July 2. Two (or fewer)-run Games .....25-33 Giants Score 5 or more ........30-13 Giants Score 4 or more ........36-18 INSIDE THE SERIES: The Giants and Nationals last met in May when Giants Score 3 or less .........10-52 the Nationals were able to sweep the three-game series at AT&T Park, Giants Score 2 or less ..........6-36 outscoring SF 12-4 over those three games...since 2011, Washington is Giants No Errors .............32-41 Giants Make Error(s) ..........14-29 15-4 against San Francisco at Nationals Park. Giants Outhit Opp. ............33-10 Opp. Outhits Giants ............8-56 VIRGINIA CONNECTION: OF Jarrett Parker, a University of Virginia Giants hit 0HR ...............17-39 Giants hit at least 1HR .........29-31 product and born in Fort Belvoir, Virginia, will be seeking to make his Giants hit 2+ HRs .............14-13 irst-ever appearance at Nationals Park...Parker is hitting .417 (10-for-24) with six extra base hits (ive doubles, one homer) and eight RBI in six GIANTS HIGHS AND LOWS games since returning from the disabled list last Thursday...his six-game TEAM BATTING 2017 Most Hits ........... 18, 6/30 at PIT hit streak over this stretch is tied for his career-long (June 15-23, 2016). Fewest Hits ...2 (2x), last: 5/9 at NYM Most Runs ...13 (2x), last: 6/30 at PIT SIGH OF RELIEF: San Francisco's bullpen has not allowed an earned run Most Runs, Inning ....5 (6x), last: 8/1 at OAK in their last 18.2-innings...in fact, over the last nine games, the Giants' Most Home Runs ..3 (5x), last: 8/1 at OAK Most LOB .............17, 6/2 at PHI bullpen has combined for a 0.79 ERA (2er, 22.2ip) and a .233 opponents TEAM PITCHING 2017 average against (20-for-86). Fewest Hits Allowed .4 (2x), last: 4/24 vs. LAD Most Hits Allowed .. 20 (2x), last: 7/21 vs. SD Most Runs Allowed ....14, 5/6 at CIN QUALITY OUTINGS: The Giants enter tonight tied for third in the National Most HRs Allowed ..4 (3x), last: 6/25 vs. NYM League with 60 quality starts this season (Nationals lead with 71)...the Most Walks Issued .....12, 5/5 at CIN Giants are 35-25 (.583) when their starter gives them a quality outing. Most Strikeouts ......15, 4/29 vs. SD GIANTS MISCELLANEOUS IN THE TRAINERS ROOM: RHP Mark Melancon (right pronator strain) NOTE 2017 tossed 1.0-scoreless inning with two strikeouts for Class A Advanced San Current Streak .................W2 Jose on Wednesday in what was his fourth rehab appearance (three with Longest Winning Streak ...........6 SJ, one with SAC)...he's allowed four runs on six hits with four strikeouts Longest Losing Streak .............7 Longest Game By Innings ..17.0, 5/12 vs. CIN in 3.2 innings over his four outings...RHP Johnny Cueto (forearm) plans Longest Game By Time ..5:28, 5/12 vs. CIN to resume throwing this weekend...IF Brandon Belt (concussion) did not Quickest Game By Time . 2:05, 5/23 at CHC travel with the team and there is no timetable for his return. Most Games Over .500 ............0 Most Games Under .500 .... 27 (7/31) Sweeps by Giants ................2 THE LONGBALL: The Giants have homered in each of their last ive games Swept by Opponent ...............8 and have hit 13 homers in their last 13 games...SF enters tonight having Come-From-Behind Wins .........24 C-F-B Wins (trailing by 3+) ..........3 hit a Major League low 92 home runs this season, with 64% of them C-F-B Wins (trailing by 4+) ..........1 coming on the road (59 HRs on the road, 33 HRs at home). C-F-B Wins (trailing by 5+) ..........0 Blown Leads (lost game) ..........30 WITH RISP: The Giants rank fourth in the NL with a .271 batting average Blown Leads (overall - win/lose) ...59 with runners in scoring position...only the Rockies (.310), Nationals (.303) Largest Blown Lead ....4, 7/21 vs. SD and Braves (.273) have higher averages. MANAGER BRUCE BOCHY Bruce Bochy is in his 11th season at the helm of the Giants, the longest stint by This Date in Giants History: August 12, 1973 a Giants manager in SF-era history and the second-longest in franchise history Ron Bryant went the distance in a 4-1 Giants victory over the visiting Mets... behind John McGraw (31 years)...his Bryant allowed an unearned run on six hits to earn his 17th win of the year. 1,835 career wins are the highest total by an active manager and are tied with Lou Piniella for the 14th-most all-time. World Champions (8): 1905, 1921, 1922, 1933, 1954, 2010, 2012, 2014 NL Pennants (21): 1904, 1905, 1911, 1912, 1913, 1917, 1921, 1922, 1923, 1924, 1933, 1936, 1937, 1951, 1954, 1962, 1989, 2002, 2010, 2012, 2014 NL Division Champions (8): 1971, 1987, 1989, 1997, 2000, 2003, 2010, 2012 TODAY'S STARTING PITCHER #29 RHP Jeff Samardzija SAMARDZIJA'S 2017 DAY-BY-DAY 6-5, 250, 32 years old (January 23, 1985) DATE OPP DEC SC IP H R ER BB SO HR #P EXIT 7-11 Record, 4.75 ERA 4/6 @ARI L L, 3-9 5.1 8 6 6 2 9 3 90 3-6 4/11 ARI L L, 3-4 6.2 5 3 3 4 7 0 112 0-3 4/16 COL L L, 3-4 7.0 8 4 4 0 8 1 110 3-4 • 32-year-old right-hander is slated to make his 4/23 @COL L L, 0-8 5.1 7 7 7 3 6 1 98 0-7 24th start of the season...has posted a 7-11 re- 4/28 SD -- W, 4-3 7.0 4 3 2 1 5 1 88 3-3 cord with a 4.75 ERA...the Giants are 10-13 in 5/3 @LAD -- W. 4-1 8.0 3 1 0 0 11 0 101 1-1 his starts this season, going 5-7 on the road. 5/9 @NYM L L, 1-6 7.0 10 6 6 0 9 1 114 1-6 5/14 CIN W W, 8-3 6.2 9 3 3 0 8 0 114 8-3 5/20 @STL -- W, 3-1 8.0 5 0 0 0 8 0 105 0-0 • Has been one of the Giants' most consistent 5/25 @CHC L L, 1-5 7.0 6 3 3 1 8 3 115 1-3 starters, logging at least 6.0 innings in 19 of 23 5/30 WAS L L, 3-6 4.0 9 3 3 0 5 0 100 2-3 games and at least 7.0 innings in 11 of 23...his 6/5 @MIL W W, 7-2 7.2 6 2 1 0 10 0 119 4-2 149.2 innings pitched are the third-most in the 6/10 MIN L L, 2-3 6.0 4 3 3 1 6 2 87 2-3 6/16 @COL L L, 8-10 6.0 11 8 8 1 4 2 110 5-8 NL.