May 4 Vs. Rancho Cucamonga
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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 Rancho Cucamonga Quakes (18-11) @ San Jose Giants (10-19) RHP Wills Montgomerie (2-0, 2.11) vs. RHP Aaron Phillips (0-3, 6.88) Game #30 / Home Game #16 Saturday, May 4 Excite Ballpark 5:00 PM UPCOMING GAMES AND PROBABLE STARTING PITCHERS Date Opponent Time Giants Pitcher Opposing Pitcher Sunday, May 5 vs. Rancho Cucamonga 1:00 PM RHP DJ Myers (0-1, 5.40) LHP Victor Gonzalez (1-1, 1.96) Monday, May 6 OFF DAY Tonight’s Game: The San Jose Giants play game two of a three-game series against the Rancho GIANTS BY THE NUMBERS Cucamonga Quakes (Dodgers affiliate) this evening. Rancho Cucamonga hit four home runs en route O verall 10-19 to a 10-3 victory over the Giants in the series opener last night. Aaron Phillips (0-3, 6.88 ERA) is Home 3-12 slated to make the start on the mound for San Jose tonight. Road 7-7 vs. North 7-14 The Giants: San Jose has lost nine out of their last 11 games and 16 of 21. The Giants haven’t won vs. South 3-5 back-to-back games since the club won four in a row from April 8-11. vs. Rancho Cucamonga 1-3 First Half 10-19 Home Woes: The Giants are only 3-12 at Excite Ballpark this season (7-7 on the road). San Jose Second Half 0-0 has lost all four of their home series’ this year. The Giants enter tonight’s contest on a seven-game home losing streak. The longest home losing streak in team history is 11 games (April 13-May 8, Current Streak Lost 2 2000). San Jose has a 4.93 ERA at home this season compared to 3.74 on the road. Longest W Streak 4 Longest L Streak 6 At The Plate: San Jose has scored more than four runs in a game only once in their last eight Last 5 Games 2-3 contests. The Giants are seventh in the eight-team California League in batting average (.221), sixth Last 10 Games 2-8 in runs scored (3.8 per game) and last in on-base percentage (.296). San Jose is fourth in the league 2019 Home Attendance 29,019 in home runs (23). The Giants’ 329 strikeouts (11.3 per game) are second in the league. 2019 Average 1,935 Trouble With The Quakes: Over the last three seasons (2017-19), the Giants are only 11-29 against Rancho Cucamonga, including a 6-16 mark at Excite Ballpark. CALIFORNIA LEAGUE Bullpen Additions: The Giants have added three relievers to their bullpen over the last two days in Jandel Gustave, Caleb Simpson and Peter Lannoo. All three hurlers have yet to appear in a game FIRST HALF STANDINGS this season. Gustave, who hasn’t pitched since 2017 (Tommy John surgery), owns 20 career major league relief appearances with the Houston Astros in 2016-17. Gustave signed a minor league deal North Division W-L PCT GB Visalia 20-9 .690 - with San Francisco last February. Simpson spent the entire 2017 season with San Jose (4.68 ERA Modesto 15-14 .517 5.0 over 44 relief appearances, 80 strikeouts in 59 2/3 IP). He then fashioned a 1.53 ERA with 10 saves Stockton 12-17 .414 8.0 in 29 appearances out of the Richmond (AA) bullpen last year. Lannoo made 31 relief appearances San Jose 10-19 .345 10.0 for San Jose last season and posted a 4.19 ERA with two saves (58 innings). South Division W-L PCT GB Starting Slow: A Giants starting pitcher has worked into the fifth inning only six times in 29 games R. Cucamonga 18-11 .621 - this season. San Jose still does not have a win from a starting pitcher this year (0-12 record). Giants Lancaster 15-14 .517 3.0 Inland Empire 14-15 .483 4.0 starters own a combined 5.23 ERA compared to a 3.85 ERA for the bullpen. Lake Elsinore 12-17 .414 6.0 Close Calls: The Giants are 2-10 this season in games decided by one or two runs. Today’s Games Injured List: Five players from San Jose’s opening night roster are currently on the injured list: R. Cucamonga at San Jose, 5:00 Lake Elsinore at Lancaster, 6:05 catcher Joey Bart, outfielder Heliot Ramos, third baseman David Villar and pitchers Jose Marte and Inland Empire at Visalia, 7:00 John Russell. Bart and Ramos are ranked the #1 and #2 prospects in the San Francisco organization Modesto at Stockton, 7:10 respectively by MLB.com. Marte is the #27 prospect on the list and was San Jose’s opening night starter on the mound. BROADCAST UPCOMING SAN JOSE GIANTS PROMOTIONS Radio: sjgiants.com (Joe Ritzo) Tonight Star Wars Night Light Sword Giveaway Kids Run the Bases MIX 106 Saturday in 92.9 FM at Excite Ballpark the Park Video: MiLB.TV 5/5 Kids Run the Bases BAY’s Giant Sunday 5/13 Discount Monday Motivation Monday CALIFORNIA LEAGUE CHAMPIONS 2010 2009 2007 2005 2001 1998 1979 1967 1962 1953 1949 TODAY’S SAN JOSE GIANTS STARTER RHP Aaron Phillips Born: October 11, 1996 Overall: 5 GS, 0-3, 6.88 ERA Age: 22 Born: Rochester, NY Home: 2 GS, 0-2, 10.50 ERA Resides: Buffalo, NY Road: 3 GS, 0-1, 4.91 ERA Throws: Right Acquired: 9th Round, 2017 First Half: 5 GS, 0-3, 6.88 ERA College: St. Bonaventure University Second Half: 0 GS, 0-0, --- ERA Tonight’s Start: 22-year old right-hander is slated to make his sixth start of the SEASON/CAREER HIGHS season in tonight’s game against Rancho Cucamonga. 2019 Career Last Time Out: Pitched a season-high six innings with only one run allowed in his most recent start on April 29 at Inland Empire (no-decision) … Gave up three hits, IP: 6.0 (4/29 at IE) 7.0 (7/15/18 w/Augusta) walked one and struck out nine … Surrendered a leadoff home run to Leonardo R: 4 (x2) 8 (6/24/18 w/Augusta) Rivas in the bottom of the first and then didn’t allow another run for the remainder of his start … Retired 15 straight Inland Empire batters at one point … The six ER: 4 (x2) 8 (6/24/18 w/Augusta) innings and nine strikeouts are both high marks for any Giants pitcher this season. H: 6 (4/24 vs. Mod.) 8 (7/26/18 w/Augusta) BB: 4 (4/18 at RC) 4 (4/18/19 w/San Jose) Walk Rate Increases: Issued 10 walks in 17 innings this season after only 16 walks in 101 2/3 innings last year. K: 9 (4/29 at IE) 11 (8/31/18 w/Augusta) HR: 1 (x5) 3 (5/3/18 w/Augusta) Versus The Quakes: Has one previous start against Rancho Cucamonga on April 18 at LoanMart Field … Worked three innings with four runs (all earned) allowed … Surrendered five hits, walked a career-high four and struck out four … Gave up all four runs on a Jeter Downs second-inning grand slam … Needed 78 pitches to 2019 DAY-BY-DAY get through three innings … Suffered the loss. DATE OPP DEC GS IP H R ER BB SO ERA Home Runs: Has allowed one home run in each of his first five starts this season. 4/8 at Stk. ND * 2.0 2 1 1 3 3 4.50 4/13 Vis. L * 5.0 5 3 3 2 5 5.14 4/18 at RC L * 3.0 5 4 4 4 4 7.20 Splits: Has fared better against right-handed hitters this season (.277 AVG) 4/24 Mod. L * 1.0 6 4 4 0 1 9.82 compared to versus left-handed batters (.381 AVG). 4/29 at IE ND * 6.0 3 1 1 1 9 6.88 2018 Review: Spent the entire 2018 season with the Augusta GreenJackets (A) … Was 6-7 with a 3.72 ERA over 19 appearances (18 starts) … Struck out 120 and walked only 16 in 101 2/3 innings … Led the GreenJackets in strikeouts … Allowed two earned runs or fewer in 12 out of his 18 starts … Had eight starts with seven or more strikeouts … Fashioned a 2.14 ERA over six August starts last season. Draft Day: Was selected by the San Francisco Giants in the ninth round of the 2017 draft … Is in his third professional season. St. Bonaventure: Is the highest-drafted player in St. Bonaventure program history. Two-Way Player: Was a key contributor as both a pitcher and hitter throughout his collegiate career at St. Bonaventure … Compiled a 13-6 record and a 3.17 ERA over 43 appearances (31 starts) on the mound during his three-year career … Also posted a .248 batting average with two home runs, 51 RBI’s and 26 stolen bases in 129 games. Awards: Was a finalist for the 2017 John Olerud National Two-Way Player of the Year … Won the 2017 Atlantic 10 Conference Pitcher of the Year award and was an ABCA/Rawlings Third Team All-American (9-2, 3.04 ERA; .251, 26 RBI’s, 18 SB). 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 3 6.88 5 5 0 0 0 17.0 21 13 13 5 0 10 22 .309 2018 Augusta 6 7 3.72 19 18 0 0 0 101.2 94 51 42 13 10 16 120 .240 2017 Salem-Keizer 3 0 4.45 14 0 0 0 1 28.1 20 15 14 2 1 13 36 .190 Career 9 10 4.22 38 23 0 0 1 147.0 135 79 69 20 11 39 178 .239 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: 9-17 Sunday: 0-3 May: 1-2 Monday: 3-1 Most Games Under .500 9 May 3 (10-19) June: 0-0 Tuesday: 2-2 Longest Winning Streak 4 April 8-11 July: 0-0 Wednesday: 2-2 Longest Losing Streak 6 April 23-28 August: 0-0 Thursday: 2-3 Longest Home Winning Streak 1 x3, last: April 22 September: 0-0 Friday: 1-4 Longest Road Winning Streak 3 April 8-10 Saturday: 0-4 Longest Home Losing Streak 7 April 23-May 3 First game of series: 5-4 Longest Road Losing Streak 3 April 5-7 Last game of series: 1-7 Scoring First: 7-4 Largest Margin of Victory 9 April 8 at Stk.