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San Francisco Giants (63 66) vs. Texas Rangers (57 72) RHP Dereck Rodriguez (6 1, 2.25) vs. RHP Drew Hutchison (2 2, 5.71) Game 130/Home Game 61 Friday, August 24, 2018 AT&T Park 7:15 p.m. (PT) NBC Bay Area KNBR 680
UPCOMING PROBABLE STARTING PITCHERS & BROADCAST SCHEDULE:
Date Opp Time (PT) Giants Starter Opposing Starter TV Sat., Aug. 25 TEX 1:05 p.m. LHP Andrew Suárez (4 9, 4.68) LHP Martin Perez (2 5, 6.93) NBCS BA Sun., Aug. 26 TEX 1:05 p.m. LHP Derek Holland (6 8, 3.75) RHP Yovani Gallardo (7 2, 6.06) 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 and Rangers face each other for the fi rst time since GIANTS ON PAST ROAD TRIP 2015 in game one of this three game series...San Francisco is coming off a 10 NOTE 2018 game road trip to Los Angeles (2 1), Cincinnati (0 3) and New York (2 2)...the Giants Games ...... 10 Record ...... 4 6 enter tonight's game having lost six of their last eight contests. Average ...... 189 (68x359) Avg. w/RISP ...... 143 (11x77) ROSTER MOVES: Prior to tonight's game, RHP Dereck Rodriguez, who missed Runs Per Game ...... 2.7 (27) Home Runs ...... 4 the Giants' last 10 games with a with a Grade 1 right hamstring strain, was Stolen Bases...... 8 reinstated from the 10 day disabled list...following yesterday's game, RHP Casey ERA ...... 3.38 (35er, 93.1ip) Kelly was optioned to triple A Sacramento. Starters W L ...... 1 3 Starters ERA ...... 3.11 (19er, 55.0ip) ON THE MOUND: RHP Dereck Rodriguez has been one Relievers W L ...... 3 3 MLB Active Streaks, Starts Relievers ERA ...... 3.76 (16er, 38.1ip) of the best starters in the Majors since June 14, posting a Allowing Two Runs or Fewer Saves/Chances ...... 3/4 5 0 record with a 1.72 ERA in 11 games...the only player Player, Team Games with a better ERA during that span is Cleveland's Trevor Chris Sale, Bos 10 GIANTS BY THE NUMBERS Dereck Rodriguez, SF 8 NOTE 2018 Bauer (1.62)...Rodriguez has made eight consecutive Max Scherzer, Was 7 Overall ...... 63 66 starts allowing two runs or fewer, which is currently Hector Velazquez, Bos 7 Home ...... 34 26 the second longest active streak in the Majors behind Trevor Williams, Pit 7 Road ...... 29 40 Chart courtesy of Stats, LLC Day ...... 26 18 Boston's Chris Sale (10) (Stats, LLC). Night ...... 37 48 Current Streak ...... W1 MORE ON RODRIGUEZ: Since 2000, only four pitchers have had a lower ERA than Last 5 Games ...... 2 3 Last 10 Games ...... 4 6 Dereck Rodriguez (2.32) over their fi rst 12 starts as a Giant...Tim Hudson (1.97), March ...... 2 1 Johnny Cueto (2.16), Jake Peavy (2.17), and Ryan Vogelsong (2.22) (Stats, LLC). April ...... 13 13 May ...... 11 16 June ...... 18 10 INTERLEAGUE PLAY: The Giants have posted a 6 11 MLB, Lowest ERA versus the July ...... 11 14 record in Interleague games this season, despite American League – 2018 August ...... 8 12 outscoring their opponents 65 62 in those 17 contests. Team ERA Vs. LHSP...... 25 27 Philadelphia Phillies 2.36 Vs. RHSP ...... 38 39 St. Louis Cardinals 2.96 Series Opener ...... 23 18 VS. TEXAS: Dating back to 2000, the Giants have won 13 Milwaukee Brewers 3.26 Series Opener at Home ...... 11 8 of their last 18 contests against the Rangers, including 10 Houston Astros 3.34 Series Opener on Road ...... 12 10 San Francisco Giants 3.51 By Series ...... 16 16 9 of the last 12 games on the Shores of McCovey Cove. Chart courtesy of Stats, LLC By Home Series ...... 10 4 5 By Road Series ...... 6 12 4 Rubber Games ...... 6 5 SOLID PITCHING: Beginning June 1, Giants pitchers have posted a 3.46 ERA, Sweeps/Were Swept ...... 4 5 which ranks as the third best fi gure in the Majors behind the Boston Red Sox (3.39) Scored First ...... 37 23 and Los Angeles Dodgers (3.44). Opponent Scored First ...... 26 43 1 run games ...... 23 22 1 or 2 run games...... 34 35 HOME COOKING: The Giants have posted a 34 26 (.567) record at AT&T Park Comeback Wins ...... 32 29 this season, the fourth best home winning percentage in the National League... Last AB Wins ...... 18 16 Walkoff Wins ...... 8 6 however, SF has lost nine of their last 12 home games...the Giants have not hit Extra Innings ...... 10 7 more than one home run in a home game since June 19. Led After 6 ...... 50 8 Led After 7 ...... 50 5 Led After 8 ...... 49 3 BE AGGRESSIVE: Last season, Giants baserunners went from 1st to 3rd on singles Tied After 6 ...... 8 11 77 times, ranking 14th in the Majors...this season, they already have 71 1st to Tied After 7 ...... 10 8 Tied After 8 ...... 11 8 3rds, the third most in the Majors...despite more aggressive baserunning, SF has Behind After 6 ...... 5 47 still stranded 908 runners this season, tied for the fourth most in MLB (Stats, LLC). Behind After 7 ...... 3 53 Behind After 8 ...... 3 55 Division Games ...... 31 27 WITH THE BATS: The Giants' offense has been held to three runs or fewer in eight Vs. Other Divisions ...... 32 39 of the last nine games...SF is averaging just 2.4 runs per game during that stretch. Vs. A.L. Teams ...... 6 11 Vs. N.L. Teams ...... 57 55 Vs. A.L. West ...... 6 11 COLD AUGUST: For the month, the Giants rank last among NL teams in batting Vs. N.L. East ...... 15 12 average (.216), on base pct. (.269), slugging pct. (.310) and home runs (10). Vs. N.L. Central ...... 11 16 Vs. N.L. West ...... 31 27 Hit 0 HR ...... 19 34 MILESTONES WITHIN REACH: C Buster Posey (246 doubles) is one double Hit 1+ HR ...... 44 32 away from matching Jeff Kent (247) for fi fth most in SF era history...IF Brandon Hit 2+ HR ...... 20 7 Crawford (197 doubles) is one away from passing Jack Clark (197) and matching Scored 3 or Fewer Runs...... 16 51 Scored 4 or More Runs ...... 47 15 teammate IF Brandon Belt (198) for 12th place. Scored 5 or More Runs ...... 37 9 Allowed 3 or Fewer Runs ...... 44 17 PLAYERS WEEKEND: This weekend Major League Baseball is celebrating Players Allowed 4 or More Runs ...... 19 49 Allowed 5 or More Runs ...... 10 42 Weekend, a joint effort between MLB and the MLBPA...players will be wearing non More Hits than Opponent ...... 48 14 traditional alternate uniforms with nicknames on the back and a patch on their Fewer Hits than Opponent ...... 9 47 Committed No Errors ...... 39 37 sleeve to pay tribute to a person or persons who aided their career. Committed 1 or More Errors ...... 24 29 Before All star Game ...... 50 48 This Date in Giants History: August 24, 1975 After All star Game ...... 13 18 Starter Goes at least 5 inn ...... 55 43 Right hander Ed Halicki fi red a no hitter and struck out ten, smothering the Mets Starter Goes at least 6 inn ...... 34 27 6 0 before 24,132 in the second game of a Candlestick Park twin bill. Starter Goes at least 7 inn ...... 11 8 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
#57 RHP Dereck Rodriguez RODRIGUEZ'S 2018 DAY BY DAY WITH SAN FRANCISCO 6 1, 215, 26 years old (June 5, 1992) DATE OPP DEC SC IP H R ER BB SO HR #P EXIT 6 1 Record, 2.25 ERA *5/29 @COL L, 4 11 3.1 5 4 1 1 4 0 69 0 4 6/3 PHI W W, 6 1 6.0 5 1 1 2 6 1 85 5 1 26 year old right hander 6/9 @WAS L L, 5 7 2.2 6 5 5 3 2 0 74 3 5 LOWEST ERA IN MAJORS 6/14 @MIA W, 6 3 6.2 7 2 2 0 4 1 94 3 2 is slated to make his 13th (min. of 80ip) Major League start (15th ap 6/19 MIA W W, 6 3 5.0 7 3 3 0 6 0 92 6 3 pearance)...the Giants are Name, Team ERA 6/24 SD W, 3 2 7.0 4 1 1 1 6 1 99 1 1 9 3 overall when he takes Jacob deGrom, NYM 1.77 6/30 @ARI W W, 7 0 6.1 6 0 0 2 5 0 102 6 0 the hill as a starter, going Chris Sale, BOS 1.97 7/6 STL W, 3 2 6.2 5 2 2 2 1 0 90 2 2 5 2 at home and 4 1 on the Blake Snell, TB 2.18 *7/11 CHC W W, 5 4 3.0 0 0 0 2 3 0 42 Max Scherzer, WAS 2.19 road. Trevor Bauer, CLE 2.22 7/20 @OAK W W, 5 1 6.1 3 1 1 0 5 0 93 4 1 Dereck Rodriguez, SF 2.25 7/26 MIL L, 5 7 6.0 5 2 2 2 5 1 91 2 2 Was reinstated from the 10 Aaron Nola, PHI 2.28 7/31 @SD W, 3 2 7.0 3 1 1 3 7 0 112 2 1 day DL today after missing Justin Verlander, HOU 2.50 8/6 HOU L, 1 3 7.0 3 0 0 0 7 0 94 1 0 the last eight games with 8/12 PIT W W, 4 3 7.0 2 1 1 1 4 0 101 4 3 a right hamstring strain, an injury he suffered during a Totals (14) 6 1 2.25 80.0 61 23 20 19 65 4 Giants Dodgers on fi eld incident that involved teammate Nick Hundley and Dodgers OF Yasiel Puig...Rodriguez *indicates relief appearance thought it was a leg cramp when running onto the fi eld, but when holding back players during the scrum he felt it RODRIGUEZ VS. TEXAS more. Has Never Faced the Rangers Is making a strong case for National League Rookie of the Year honors, going 6 1 with a 2.25 ERA in 14 games (12 RODRIGUEZ'S SINGLE GAME HIGHS, BESTS AND STREAKS starts) this season...leads all rookie pitchers in ERA (2.25), 2018 Highs Career Highs is tied for third among NL rookies in wins (6), third in OPS 7.0 (4x), last: 8/12 vs. PIT IP 7.0 (4x), last: 8/12/18 vs. PIT (.641) and fourth in opponents batting average against 7 (2x), last: 6/19 vs. MIA H 7 (2x), last: 6/19/18 vs. MIA (.207). 5, 6/9 at WSH R 5, 6/9/18 at WSH His 2.25 ERA is the sixth lowest among all MLB pitchers 5, 6/9 at WSH ER 5, 6/9/18 at WSH with at least 80.0 innings pitched and the third lowest in 3 (2x), last: 7/31 at SD BB 3 (2x), last: 7/31/18 at SD the National League behind New York's Jacob deGrom 7 (2x), last: 8/6 vs. HOU SO 7 (2x), last: 8/6/18 vs. HOU (1.77) and Washington's Max Scherzer (2.19). 1 (4x), last: 7/26 vs. MIL HR 1 (4x), last: 7/26/18 vs. MIL CG Among pitchers with at least 80.0 innings pitched, his Low Hit CG 1.00 WHIP is the fourth lowest in the NL behind Scherzer SHO (0.89), Nola (0.97) and deGrom (0.97)...his .613 OPS is 5, 6/19 present Win Streak 5, 6/19/18 present the eighth lowest in the NL and his .207 opponents batting 1, 6/9 Loss Streak 1, 6/9/18 average against is the seventh lowest in the league. RODRIGUEZ AT THE PLATE Last pitched Aug. 12 versus Pittsburgh and earned his AVG. AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI SH SF HP BB I SO sixth win of the year after surrendering one run on two 2018 .048 21 0 1 1 0 0 1 4 0 0 0 0 11 2nd inning doubles, the only hits he allowed in 7.0 innings Career .048 21 0 1 1 0 0 1 4 0 0 0 0 11 of a 4 3 win...has won his last fi ve decisions. Last Home Run: None. Hit an RBI double off of COL's LHP Kyle Freeland in his second Major His 2.25 ERA is the lowest by a Giants pitcher through his fi rst 12 career MLB starts since Jim Barr also had a 2.32 League at bat...is hitless in his last 19 at bats. ERA through his fi rst 12 starts from June 25 Aug. 29, 1972 (Stats, LLC). TOMORROW'S STARTER: LHP ANDREW SUÁREZ 2018: 4 9, 4.68 ERA / Career: 4 9, 4.68 ERA Opponents are just 11 for their last 56 (.196) off him with runners in scoring position and are just 1 for their last 27. NOTES: The 25 year old left hander is slated to make his 23rd career Major League start...has gone 4 8 with a 4.68 ERA (62er, 119.1ip) in 22 outings, Opponents are 6 for 38 (.158) in at bats ending with his with the Giants going 9 13 in those games...made the shortest start of his curveball and 10 for 59 (.169) off his changeup. career at Cincinnati on Sunday in Giants' 11 4 loss...allowed seven runs (fi ve earned) on seven hits with two walks, three strikeouts and a home Has tossed 6.0 or more innings and allowed two runs or run allowed over 2.2 innings...extended his losing streak to three games, fewer in each of his last eight starts, posting a 1.35 ERA matching his career high...has a 6.88 ERA (27er, 35.1ip) over his last seven (8er, 53.1ip)...has allowed three runs or fewer in 11 of his starts...has received three or fewer runs of support in 17 of his 22 starts... 12 starts this year. has never faced the Rangers...is 0 2 with a 7.36 ERA (12er, 14.2ip) in three interleague starts this season. Has allowed just one homer in his last 55.1 innings after allowing three in his fi rst 24.2 innings. Prior to being called up by San Francisco May 28 he posted a 4 1 record with a 3.40 ERA (19er, 50.1ip), 53 strikeouts and 11 walks allowed in nine starts for triple A Sacramento this season. Signed a minor league contract with the Giants on No vember 15, 2017...was invited to Major League camp as a non roster invitee. Is the son of former Major League catcher and Hall of Famer, Ivan Rodriguez...his dad has traveled to watch him pitch against the Nationals in Washington, the Marlins in Miami and against the Cardinals in San Francisco. Was drafted in the sixth round of the 2011 First Year Player Draft by the Minnesota Twins...spent his fi rst three professional seasons as an outfi elder before converting into a pitcher in 2014.
SF vs. OPP National League American League GIANTS vs. RANGERS 2018 2018 TOTAL ARI ATL CHC CIN COL LAD MIA MIL NYM PHI PIT SD STL WAS HOU LAA OAK SEA TEX Date H/A W/L Score Rec. 8/24 at SF Games 12919 6 6 61919 7 7 7 7 7197 6 4 3 6 4 3 8/25 at SF Record 63 66 9 7 3 0 3 3 2 4 5 8 9 7 3 4 1 3 2 2 3 4 3 4 8 5 2 2 4 2 0 4 2 1 2 4 2 2 8/26 at SF Home 34 26 3 3 2 1 2 1 4 3 4 2 2 1 1 3 3 0 2 2 5 2 2 2 2 1 0 2 1 2 1 1 Totals in 2018 0 0 Road 29 40 6 4 3 0 1 2 0 3 1 5 5 5 1 3 2 2 0 4 1 2 3 3 2 1 0 2 2 1 1 2 1 1
GIANTS VS. TEXAS SF ALL TIME vs. TEX: 17 11 (.607) / AT AT&T PARK: 10 2 (.833) NOTES: The Giants and Rangers are facing off for the fi rst and only time this season...the last time these two teams met in 2015, the Rangers won two of three in Arlington...in the fi nal game of the series, the Giants were held to one run on four hits. GIANTS BULLPEN NOTES #50 TY BLACH