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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 Stockton Ports (7-15) @ San Jose Giants (8-14) RHP Brady Feigl (1-0, 3.00) vs. LHP Caleb Baragar (0-0, 1.98) Game #23 / Home Game #13 Saturday, April 27 Excite Ballpark 5:00 PM UPCOMING GAMES AND PROBABLE STARTING PITCHERS Date Opponent Time Giants Pitcher Opposing Pitcher Sunday, April 28 vs. Stockton 1:00 PM RHP Matt Frisbee (0-0, ---) RHP Edwin Jackson (ML Rehab) Tonight’s Game: The San Jose Giants play game two of a three-game series against the Stockton GIANTS BY THE NUMBERS Ports (A’s affiliate) this evening. Caleb Baragar (0-0, 1.98 ERA) is slated to make the start on the O verall 8-14 mound for the Giants. Tonight is the eighth of 30 meetings this season between San Jose and Home 3-9 Stockton. The Giants are 4-3 versus the Ports this year (4-11 versus all other opponents). Road 5-5 vs. North 7-12 Four-Game Losing Streak: San Jose enters this evening’s contest having lost a season-high tying vs. South 1-2 four games in a row. The Giants have allowed a total of 30 runs during their four-game skid (7.5 vs. Stockton 4-3 runs/game). San Jose has also dropped 11 out of their last 14 games overall and suffered four First Half 8-14 straight series losses. Second Half 0-0 At Home: Last night’s loss dropped the Giants to 3-9 at home this season (5-5 on the road). San Current Streak Lost 4 Jose is still looking for their first series win at Excite Ballpark this year. Longest W Streak 4 Longest L Streak 4 Hitting Woes: Over the last 14 games (3-11 record), the Giants are batting only .201 as a team and Last 5 Games 1-4 averaging 3.5 runs per contest. San Jose’s 15 strikeouts last night was one off their season-high. The Last 10 Games 3-7 Giants are sixth in the eight-team California League in batting average overall (.222), sixth in runs 2019 Home Attendance 21,491 scored (4.0 per game) and last in on-base percentage (.302). 2019 Average 1,791 Injured List: Five players from San Jose’s opening night roster are currently on the injured list: 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 CALIFORNIA LEAGUE respectively by MLB.com. Marte is the #27 prospect on the list and was San Jose’s opening night starter on the mound. FIRST HALF STANDINGS Long Ball: The Giants have hit 19 home runs in their first 22 games of the season. San Jose is third North Division W-L PCT GB Visalia 18-4 .818 - in the California League in homers behind only Modesto (24) and Lancaster (23). The Giants have hit Modesto 11-11 .500 7.0 at least one home run in nine out of their last 11 games. Individually, Heliot Ramos (5), Ryan Kirby (4) San Jose 8-14 .364 10.0 and John Riley (3) are San Jose’s top home run hitters this season. Stockton 7-15 .318 11.0 Starting Slow: Last night’s outing by Trenton Toplikar (4 1/3 IP, 4 R) marked only the fourth time in South Division W-L PCT GB 22 games this season that a Giants starting pitcher worked into the fifth inning. San Jose has yet to R. Cucamonga 13-9 .591 - have a pitcher work past the fifth. No Giants starting pitcher has earned a win this season (0-9 Lake Elsinore 11-11 .500 2.0 Inland Empire 10-12 .455 3.0 record). San Jose starters own a combined 5.45 ERA (bullpen 3.89 ERA). Lancaster 10-12 .455 3.0 Baldwin Hit Streak At Eight Games: Outfielder Logan Baldwin brings an eight-game hitting streak into tonight’s contest – the longest hit streak by a Giants player this season. Baldwin is 9-for-30 (.300 Today’s Games AVG) with a home run during the hit streak. Stockton at San Jose, 5:00 Inland Empire at Lake Elsinore, 6:00 Visalia at Lancaster, 6:05 Odds And Ends: The Giants are 1-6 this season in games decided by one or two runs … 20 pitchers R. Cucamonga at Modesto, 7:05 have already seen action on the mound for San Jose this year (tomorrow’s scheduled starter Matt Frisbee will be #21) … The Giants are 6-2 when scoring first (2-11 when opponent scores first). BROADCAST UPCOMING SAN JOSE GIANTS PROMOTIONS Radio: sjgiants.com (Joe Ritzo) Tonight Smash for Cash Night Kids Run the Bases MIX 106 Saturday in the Park 92.9 FM at Excite Ballpark 4/28 Pups in the Park Kids Run the Bases BAY’s Giant Sunday Video: MiLB.TV 5/3 San Jose Churros 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 LHP Caleb Baragar Born: April 9, 1994 Overall: 4 G, 3 GS, 0-0, 1.98 ERA Age: 25 Born: Grand Rapids, MI Home: 3 G, 3 GS, 0-0, 2.53 ERA Resides: Jenison, MI Road: 1 G, 0 GS, 0-0, 0.00 ERA Throws: Left Acquired: 9th Round, 2016 First Half: 4 G, 3 GS, 0-0, 1.98 ERA College: Jackson CC & Indiana University Second Half: 0 G, 0 GS, 0-0, --- ERA Tonight’s Start: 25-year old left-hander is slated to make his fourth start SEASON/CAREER HIGHS and fifth overall appearance of the season in tonight’s game against Stockton. 2019 Career Last Time Out: Tossed four scoreless innings in his most recent start on IP: 4.0 (x2) 8.0 (6/17/17 w/Augusta) April 22 against Modesto at Excite Ballpark … Allowed two hits, walked one R: 3 (4/16 vs. Stk.) 10 (x2 w/Augusta) and struck out four … Retired the final six batters he faced … Threw 72 ER: 3 (4/16 vs. Stk.) 8 (x2 w/Augusta) pitches … Received a no-decision (Giants won game 4-0). H: 5 (4/16 vs. Stk.) 9 (x4 w/Augusta & AZL G) Strikeouts: Has struck out 20 batters in 13 2/3 innings pitched this year … BB: 2 (x2) 5 (9/1/17 w/San Jose) Fanned a season-high seven over four scoreless innings in his first start on K: 7 (4/11 vs. Vis.) 9 (x3 w/Augusta) April 11 against Visalia. HR: 1 (4/16 vs. Stk.) 2 (x4 w/Augusta) Tough On Lefties: Has limited left-handed hitters to a .050 batting average this season (1-for-20, 11 strikeouts). 2019 DAY-BY-DAY Versus The Ports: Has one previous start against Stockton on April 16 at Excite Ballpark … Pitched 2 2/3 innings with three runs (all earned) allowed DATE OPP DEC GS IP H R ER BB SO ERA 4/6 at Vis. ND 3.0 0 0 0 1 6 0.00 … Gave up all three runs in the top of the first inning (first three batters of 4/11 Vis. ND * 4.0 3 0 0 2 7 0.00 the game: Allen single, Hannah RBI double, Armenteros two-run HR) … 4/16 Stk. ND * 2.2 5 3 3 2 3 2.79 Are the only three runs he’s allowed this season in 13 2/3 innings pitched. 4/22 Mod. ND * 4.0 2 0 0 1 4 1.98 Last Year: Spent the majority of the 2018 season with the Augusta GreenJackets (Class-A), in addition to stints with San Jose and Sacramento (AAA) … Was 2-2 with a 4.03 ERA in 16 games (11 starts) for Augusta … Struck out 73 and walked only 13 in 67 innings … Had two stints with San Jose in the first half last year … Was 1-2 with a 4.76 ERA in eight games (one start) for the Giants (11 1/3 IP) … Also made two relief appearances with Sacramento (3 2/3 IP, 1 R). Pro Career: 2019 marks his fourth professional season … Spent the entire 2017 season in the Augusta starting rotation (22 GS, 5-7, 4.63 ERA) … Made one start with San Jose during the final week of the 2016 regular season … Also pitched in one postseason game out of the bullpen with the Giants in ’16 … Was selected by the San Francisco in the ninth round of the 2016 draft. College Notes: Spent two years at Jackson Community College (2013-14) and two seasons at Indiana University (2015-16) … Had a 2.49 ERA in 15 starts with Indiana during senior season in 2016 … Threw consecutive no- hitters (12 total innings pitched) in April 2014 at Jackson CC to earn National Junior College Athletic Association Pitcher of the Week honors. 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 0 1.98 4 3 0 0 0 13.2 10 3 3 1 0 6 20 .204 2018 Augusta 2 2 4.03 16 11 0 0 0 67.0 62 30 30 9 3 13 73 .254 San Jose 1 2 4.76 8 1 0 0 0 11.1 13 9 6 0 0 6 12 .260 Sacramento 0 0 2.45 2 0 0 0 0 3.2 3 1 1 1 0 0 0 .214 2017 Augusta 5 7 4.63 22 22 0 0 0 114.2 127 75 59 8 8 35 81 .286 2016 San Jose 0 1 4.76 1 1 0 0 0 5.2 2 3 3 0 0 5 3 .105 AZL Giants 5 2 2.28 14 10 0 0 1 55.1 47 17 14 2 0 16 50 .236 Career 13 14 3.85 67 48 0 0 1 271.1 264 138 116 21 11 81 239 .259 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: 8-14 Sunday: 0-2 May: 0-0 Monday: 2-1 Most Games Under .500 6 April 26 (8-14) June: 0-0 Tuesday: 2-1 Longest Winning Streak 4 April 8-11 July: 0-0 Wednesday: 1-2 Longest Losing Streak 4 x2, last: April 23-26 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: 0-3 Longest Home Losing Streak 4 x2, last: April 23-26 First game of series: 4-3 Longest Road Losing Streak 3 April 5-7 Last game of series: 1-5 Scoring First: 6-2 Largest Margin of Victory 9 April 8 at Stk.