STOCKTON PORTS GAME INFORMATION STOCKTON PORTS (OAKLAND ATHLETICS) AT SAN JOSE GIANTS (SAN FRANCISCO GIANTS) Wednesday, June 27, 2018 Overall Record: STK: 49-27; SJ: 36-40 Home Record: STK: 24-15; SJ: 19-18 Season Series: at Municipal Stadium, 7:00 p.m. Streaks: STK: W1, SJ: L1 Road Record: STK: 25-12; SJ: 17-22 Ports versus SJ (2018): Last 10: STK: 7-3, SJ: 4-6 Current Series: Tied 1-1 4-3 @STK (14), 5-4 @SJ (14) 6/17, WED, 7:00 p.m.: Stockton LHP Zack Erwin (6-5, 4.46 ERA) at San Jose LHP Mac Marshall (0-1, 2.66 ERA) Broadcast Information: All Ports games are broadcast 6/18, THU, 12:30 p.m.: Stockton RHP Dustin Hurlbutt (2-2, 2.40 ERA) at San Jose RHP Raffi Vizcaino (4-4, 4.55 ERA) online at stocktonports.com, MiLB.com or via the TuneIn Radio app with Zack Bayrouty in his 13th season calling the play-by-play. FIRST HALF STANDINGS TODAY: The Ports and San Jose Giants play the third game of a four-game series at Municipal Stadium. PORTS RECORD WHEN... North W L PCT GB Stockton most recently took three of four from the Giants at Banner Island Ballpark June 11-14. The Ports Leading after 5 38-4 Ports 44 26 .629 - swept San Jose on their last trip to Municipal Stadium June 5-7. Stockton leads the season series 9-7 with Tied after 5 3-2 Rawhide 37 33 .529 7.0 the Ports having won seven of the last nine head-to-head. Trailing after 5 8-21 Giants 34 36 .486 10.0 Leading after 6 42-3 Nuts 30 40 .429 14.0 Tied after 6 1-3 STARTERS: Zack Erwin makes his 14th start of the season for Stockton…last pitched on Friday versus Trailing after 6 6-21 SECOND HALF STANDINGS Modesto and earned the win, going six innings and allowing two runs on eight hits while striking out Leading after 7 42-4 North W L PCT GB five…making his third start of the season versus the Giants and is 0-1 with a 3.75 ERA in two previous Tied after 7 4-2 Ports 5 1 .833 - starts against San Jose…spent all of last season with Low-A Beloit and made 19 starts, going 6-4 with a Trailing after 7 3-21 Rawhide 3 3 .500 2.0 2.08 ERA in 95.1 innings pitched…began the 2016 season with Stockton and made 18 appearances (16 Leading after 8 42-4 Giants 2 4 .333 3.0 Tied after 8 3-2 starts), going 3-10 with a 6.53 ERA before being sent to Beloit to finish the season…acquired by the A’s Nuts 0 6 .000 5.0 Trailing after 8 2-21 along with J.B. Wendelken from the Chicago White Sox in exchange for Brett Lawrie on Dec. 9, In Extra Innings 5-2 OVERALL STANDINGS 2015…originally drafted by the White Sox in the fourth round of the 2015 draft out of Clemson. Mac In Double Headers 2-0 th North W L PCT GB Marshall makes his 10 start of the season for San Jose…last pitched on Friday at Rancho Cucamonga and in April 16-9 Ports 49 27 .645 - suffered his first loss of the season, going two innings and allowing four runs on three hits while walking in May 17-12 Rawhide 40 36 .526 9.0 three and striking out three…faced the Ports on April 13 at Municipal Stadium and did not factor into the in June 16-6 Giants 36 40 .474 13.0 decision, going three scoreless innings without allowing a hit, working around four walks while striking out in July 0-0 Nuts 30 46 .395 19.0 in August 0-0 three…was limited to two relief appearances with the AZL Giants in 2017 totaling 1.2 innings…made 17 starts between Short-Season Salem Keizer and Low-A Augusta in 2016 and went a combined 1-6 with a in September 0-0 4.70 ERA…drafted by the Giants in the fourth round of the 2015 draft out of Chipola Junior College. Scoring First 33-6 1-Run Games 15-7 LAST GAME: Ports starter Matt Milburn became the first Stockton starter since August 7, 2007 (Kevin Deaton) and just the second since Shutouts 9-8 In 4-Game Series 5-2-1 the franchise became an Oakland A’s affiliate to throw a complete game shutout as the Ports blanked the Giants 5-0. It was Stockton’s first In 3-Game Series 11-3 nine-inning complete game since Josh Bowman threw one at Bakersfield on August 27, 2013. Sandber Pimentel provided all of the offense Overall Series 16-5-1 with a pair of home runs and became the first Ports player this season to drive in five runs in a game. By Sweeps 4-0 vs. North Division 26-17 THE OPPONENT: The San Jose Giants finished the first half of the season with a record of 34-36, third in the North Division. The Giants most vs. South Division 23-10 recently dropped three of four at Rancho Cucamonga to open the second half. San Jose is fifth in the league in team ERA (3.87) and fifth in vs. RH Starter 40-21 team batting average (.255). vs. LH Starter 9-6 When hitting a HR 26-9 PERSICO PERCOLATING: Entering Tuesday’s contest, Luke Persico is batting .351 over his last 10 games and has seen his average climb Ports strike out ≥ 8 33-19 to .303, good for eighth in the league. Persico was batting just .259 on June 1 and is batting .375 in the month of June. Ports strike out ≤ 7 16-8 Scoring 5 or more 34-5 PITCHING PROWESS: As a staff, the Ports have issued the fewest number of walks in the Cal-League (203) entering today’s contest. Scoring 4 or less 15-22 Opp. scores ≥ 5 8-19 Stockton boasts the second-best staff ERA in the league (3.57) entering tonight’s contest and are tied with Inland Empire for the most shutout Opp. scores ≤ 4 41-8 victories (nine) in the league. Totaling ≥ 8 hits 37-11 Totaling ≤ 7 hits 12-16 BULL-ISH PEN: Stockton’s bullpen had not allowed an earned run in 23 consecutive innings prior to the solo home run hit by Kyle Lewis in Allowing ≥ 8 hits 23-20 the eighth inning on Saturday night off Andrew Tomasovich. The streak, which began on June 14 versus San Jose, dropped Stockton’s Allowing ≤ 7 hits 26-7 bullpen ERA drop from 4.08 to 3.74. 2017 OVERALL RECORD Most above .500 22 games SECOND HALF SHAKEUP: As is often the case, Stockton’s roster has begun to take on a different complexion from the first to the second Most below .500 1 game half. Prior to the break, All-Star pitchers Parker Dunshee and Miguel Romero were sent to Double-A Midland along with All-Star outfielder Skye Bolt. Following the break, All-Star pitcher Brian Howard was also sent to Midland while right-handed starter Xavier Altamirano and ROSTER UPDATES left-handed reliever Ty Damron were added from Low-A Beloit. 6/8-Diaz sent to Midland 6/8-Bayer added via trade 6/9-Powell added on MLB rehab FIRST HALF CHAMPIONS: With their victory on June 11, Stockton won the First Half championship in the North Division for the first time 6/11-Buchter added on MLB since 2003 and the first time as an Oakland A’s affiliate. The title assures them a berth in the California League playoffs in September. rehab 6/12-Buchter completed MLB ALL-STAR ACCOLADES: The Ports had eight players selected as Mid-Season All-Stars which matches Modesto for the most All-Star selections rehab for a North Division team. Pitchers Parker Dunshee, Brian Howard and Miguel Romero were all selected along with catcher Jonah Heim. 6/12-Goldstein added from Kevin Merrell and Nate Mondou represented the infield for the Ports while Dairon Blanco and Skye Bolt represented the outfield. Blanco Nashville 6/13-Dunshee sent to Midland went 4-for-5 and was named the All-Star Game MVP. 6/13-Romero sent to Midland 6/14-Buchter added on MLB QUICK HITS: rehab - Stockton’s First Half title in 2018 is their first since becoming an Oakland A’s affiliate in 2005 and their first since 2003. 6/14-Krall added from Midland - The Ports won the Second Half title in 2017, finishing with an overall record of 71-69. They were swept by Modesto in the best-of-five North 6/15-Powell completed MLB Division Finals. rehab - 2016 marked the fifth time the Ports missed the post-season as an A’s affiliate as they finished the season with a record of 60-80, tied for last 6/17-Buchter completed MLB rehab in the North Division 6/17-Bolt sent to Midland - Stockton finished the 2015 season with a record of 74-66 which garnered them the No. 2 seed in the North Division in the playoffs. The Ports 6/21-Howard sent to Midland went on to drop the third game of the best-of-three Mini-Series to the San Jose Giants in the California League playoffs. 6/21-Altamirano added from - The Ports finished the 2014 season with the best overall record in the California League at 85-55, their best record since becoming an A’s Beloit affiliate in 2005, including a 48-22 mark in the second half.