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SAN FRANCISCO GIANTS 2018 GAME NOTES 24 Willie Mays Plaza San Francisco, CA 94107 Phone: 415-972-2000 sfgiants.com sfgigantes.com giantspressbox.com @SFGiants @los_gigantes Colorado Rockies (25-21) at San Francisco Giants (23-24) LHP Tyler Anderson (3-1, 4.30) vs. LHP Ty Blach (3-4, 4.05) Game 48/Home Game 24 • Sunday, May 20, 2018 • AT&T Park • 1:05 p.m. (PT) • NBC Sports Bay Area • KNBR 680 • KXZM 93.7 UPCOMING PROBABLE STARTING PITCHERS & BROADCAST SCHEDULE: Date Opp Time (PT) Giants Starter Opposing Starter TV Mon., May 21 OFF DAY Tues., May 22 at HOU 5:10 p.m. LHP Andrew Suárez (13, 4.88) RHP Gerrit Cole (41, 1.75) NBCS BA Wed., May 23 at HOU 11:10 a.m. RHP Jeff Samardzija (12, 6.30) RHP Justin Verlander (52, 1.05) 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). THE GIANTS: Snapped a threegame losing streak with a 94 win against the GIANTS ON HOMESTAND Rockies in game three of this fourgame series yesterday...SF needs a victory today NOTE 2018 to avoid losing just their second home series of the season (lost two of three to Games . 6 Arizona April 911). Record . .33 Average . .297 (66x222) Avg. w/RISP . ..239 (17x71) BLACH AGAINST COL: LHP Ty Blach, who is seeking his third win in his last fi ve Runs Per Game . .5.2 (31) starts, is 11 with a 4.42 ERA (9er, 18.1ip) in three career starts against the team Home Runs . 6 he grew up rooting for, the Rockies...the Denver native has not had much luck with Stolen Bases. 3 Rockies slugger Nolan Arenado, who has gone 7for11 (.636) off him in his career ERA . .4.26 (27er, 57.0ip) with two doubles, a triple and four RBI. Starters WL . .22 Starters ERA . .5.23 (19er, 32.2ip) Relievers WL . .11 ANDERSON AGAINST SF: LHP Tyler Anderson has never beaten the Giants, going Relievers ERA . .2.96 (8er, 24.1ip) 02 with a 4.67 ERA (9er, 17.1ip) in three career starts...that includes two losses Saves/Chances . 1/1 in two starts in San Francisco...IF Brandon Crawford and C Buster Posey have GIANTS BY THE NUMBERS each homered off Anderson in their careers. NOTE 2018 Overall .........................................................23-24 BRANDON'S BLAZING MAY: IF Brandon Crawford has Home ...........................................................13-10 HIGHEST BATTING AVG. Road ............................................................10-14 hit safely in his last seven games, batting .577 (15-for-26)... THIS MONTH IN MLB Day ....................................................................9-8 Crawford has been the hottest hitter this month, hitting Name, Team AVG Night ............................................................14-16 .449 (31-for-69) with eight doubles, two homers and 16 RBI Brandon Crawford, SF .449 Current Streak .................................................W1 Nick Markakis, ATL .400 Last 5 Games ..................................................2-3 in 18 games...his .449 batting average this month is the Mookie Betts, BOS .397 Last 10 Games................................................4-6 Travis Jankowski, SD .396 March ...............................................................2-1 best among all big league players...Crawford has raised his Francisco Lindor, CLE .392 batting average from .189 to his current .302 mark in his April ..............................................................13-13 May ................................................................8-10 last 18 games. Vs. LHSP ........................................................11-8 Vs. RHSP .....................................................12-16 DID YOU KNOW?: OF Randy Winn was the last Giants player to hit .440-or-better Series Opener..................................................9-6 Series Opener at Home .................................5-3 in a single month (min. of 50 PAs), having done so in September 2005 with a .447 Series Opener on Road ..................................4-3 clip (51-for-114)...just eight games remain for Crawford this month to keep his pace By Series ......................................................6-5-3 of .440 or better. By Home Series ...........................................4-1-2 By Road Series ............................................2-4-1 Rubber Games ................................................2-2 MUCH NEEDED OFF DAY: Today is the fi nal game of a 17game stretch for the Sweeps/Were Swept ......................................1-1 Giants without an off day, their longest such stretch of the season...SF is 79 during Scored First ..................................................15-6 Opponent Scored First ................................8-18 this streak...the only other time this season the Giants play 17consecutive games 1-run games ....................................................7-7 will be June 824...the Giants will enjoy an off day in Houston tomorrow. 1 or 2 run games .......................................13-11 Comeback Wins ...........................................11-8 Last AB Wins....................................................5-5 ON DECK: Following today's game, the Giants will hit the road for an eightgame, Walkoff Wins....................................................3-0 10day road trip through Houston (two games), ChicagoNL (three games) and Extra Innings ....................................................2-2 Colorado (three games)...the Giants kick off the trip with having to face two of the Led After 6 ....................................................20-1 Led After 7 ....................................................19-0 top three pitchers in the big leagues in ERA in Houston's Justin Verlander (leads Led After 8 ....................................................20-0 Majors in ERA with a 1.05 fi gure) and Gerrit Cole (1.75, third). Tied After 6 ......................................................1-2 Tied After 7 ......................................................3-3 Tied After 8 ......................................................2-3 ON THE MEND: OF Mac Williamson (concussion) was placed on a rehab Behind After 6 ..............................................2-21 assignment at triple-A Sacramento Friday night and in just two games has gone Behind After 7 ..............................................1-21 3for8 with three runs scored, a double, two homers and six RBI. Behind After 8 ..............................................1-21 Division Games ..........................................12-14 Vs. Other Divisions .....................................11-10 PENCE ON REHAB: OF Hunter Pence (right thumb sprain) went 2for5 with an Vs. A.L. Teams .................................................3-2 RBI last night and is now 18for56 (.321) with two doubles, six RBI and four walks Vs. N.L. Teams ............................................20-22 Vs. A.L. West ....................................................3-2 in 14 games with triple-A Sacramento during his rehab stint...Pence has hit safely Vs. N.L. East .....................................................5-5 in each of his last eight games, batting .394 (13for33). Vs. N.L. Central ................................................3-3 Vs. N.L. West ...............................................12-14 WHAT A RELIEF: San Francisco's bullpen has combined for a 2.76 ERA (9er, 29.1ip) Hit 0 HR .........................................................5-12 Hit 1+ HR ....................................................18-12 and .198 opponents average against (21-for-106) in the last eight games. Hit 2+ HR .........................................................9-5 Scored 3 or Fewer Runs..............................2-20 WITH RISP: San Francisco went 4for17 with RISP yesterday...the team is hitting Scored 4 or More Runs ...............................21-4 Scored 5 or More Runs ...............................15-2 just .231 in these situations this season, the eighthlowest fi gure in the Majors...SF Allowed 3 or Fewer Runs ............................15-5 is also hitting just .186 with RISP and two outs, the thirdlowest batting average in Allowed 4 or More Runs ..............................8-19 the Majors ahead of only Texas (.174) and Minnesota (.181). Allowed 5 or More Runs .............................. 3-17 More Hits than Opponent ...........................20-6 Fewer Hits than Opponent .......................... 2-17 This Date in Giants History: May 20, 2006 Committed No Errors .................................11-14 Committed 1 or More Errors ....................12-10 Barry Bonds homered in an interleague game against the Athletics, tying his home Starter Goes at least 5 inn .......................20-15 run count with that of Babe Ruth at 714...the Giants defeated the A's 42 in 10.0 Starter Goes at least 6 inn .........................11-9 innings. Starter Goes at least 7 inn ............................4-2 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 #50 LHP Ty Blach BLACH'S 2018 DAY-BY-DAY 6-1, 213, 27 years old (October 20, 1990) DATE OPP DEC SC IP H R ER BB SO HR #P EXIT 3-4 Record, 4.05 ERA 3/29 @LAD W W, 10 5.0 3 0 0 3 3 0 81 10 4/3 SEA L L, 46 4.1 10 6 6 2 2 0 86 16 •The 27-year-old left-hander is slated to make his 4/8 LAD L, 12 6.0 4 1 1 3 1 0 81 01 4/13 @SD L L, 15 5.0 7 4 3 1 3 0 81 04 11th