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San Jose Giants (3-2) @ Lancaster JetHawks (3-2) RHP Melvin Adon (0-1, 6.00) vs. RHP Rico Garcia (0-0, 9.00) Game #6 / Road Game #6 Tuesday, April 10, 2018 The Hangar 6:35 PM
UPCOMING GAMES AND PROBABLE STARTING PITCHERS
Date Opponent Time Giants Pitcher Opposing Pitcher
Wednesday, April 11 at Lancaster 6:35 PM RHP Logan Webb (0-1, 9.00) RHP Matt Dennis (0-1, 11.81) Thursday, April 12 vs. Stockton 7:00 PM LHP Conner Menez (1-0, 0.00) RHP Brian Howard (1-0, 0.00) Friday, April 13 vs. Stockton 7:00 PM LHP Mac Marshall (0-0, 0.00) RHP Parker Dunshee (0-0, 0.00)
Giants Continue Series At Lancaster Tonight… The San Jose Giants play the second game of a three- GIANTS BY THE NUMBERS game series against the Lancaster JetHawks this evening at The Hangar. San Jose has won three games in a row after back-to-back losses to open the season. O verall 3-2
Home 0-0 Road 3-2 Pitching Shines Early… The Giants posted their league-leading second shutout of the season with last vs. Lancaster 1-0 night’s 4-0 victory over Lancaster. San Jose has allowed only one run over their last three games and seven runs total in five games this year. The Giants boast a league-best 1.26 team ERA this season. San Jose also First Half 3-2 leads the league in opponents batting average (.187) and fewest home runs allowed (0). Second Half 0-0 Winning Record… Last night’s victory gave the Giants (3-2) a winning overall record for the first time since Current Streak Won 3 April 23, 2017 (9-8 record). Longest W Streak 3 Longest L Streak 2 In Search Of Four In A Row… San Jose is looking to win their fourth consecutive game. The Giants didn’t Last 5 Games 3-2 win four in a row last season until June 11-14. San Jose’s longest win streak in 2017 was four games. Last 10 Games 3-2 San Francisco Affiliation… This year marks San Jose’s 31st season as an affiliate of the San Francisco 2018 Home Attendance - Giants – the longest current partnership in the California League. Since their inception in 1988, the San Jose 2018 Average - Giants have won six league championships (1998, 2001, 2005, 2007, 2009, 2010), 11 North Division titles and qualified for the playoffs 22 times (in 30 seasons). San Jose has reached the playoffs in 12 out of the last 14 seasons. CALIFORNIA LEAGUE Returning Players… 11 players on the opening day roster have prior experience with the San Jose Giants: FIRST HALF STANDINGS C Jeff Arnold (2012-13, 2015 in San Jose), 1B Gio Brusa (2016-17), RHP Michael Cederoth (2017), LHP Carlos Diaz (2015-17), OF Johneshwy Fargas (2016-17), RHP Rodolfo Martinez (2016-17), LHP Conner North Division W-L PCT GB Menez (2016-17), 2B Jalen Miller (2017), OF Heath Quinn (2016-17), RHP Dylan Rheault (2017) and C Matt Stockton 4-1 .800 - Winn (2017). San Jose 3-2 .600 1.0 Visalia 3-2 .600 1.0 Top Prospects… MLB.com currently ranks three players on San Jose’s opening day roster among the top Modesto 1-4 .200 3.0 30 prospects in the San Francisco Giants organization: #6 Sandro Fabian (OF), #12 Heath Quinn (OF) and #19 Melvin Adon (RHP). South Division W-L PCT GB Inland Empire 3-2 .600 - Lipso Nava… Lipso Nava has returned as manager of the San Jose Giants. Nava previously managed the Lancaster 3-2 .600 - Giants in 2016 following a three-year stint as the San Jose hitting coach from 2013-15. Nava directed the R. Cucamonga 2-3 .400 1.0 Lake Elsinore 1-4 .200 2.0 Giants to a 68-72 overall record and a Wild Card berth in the North Division two seasons ago (lost in Mini Series to Bakersfield). Nava served as the hitting coach for Double-A Richmond last year. He’s in his 11th season in the Giants organization, including fourth year as a manager (Augusta 2011-12, SJ 2016, 2018).
Today’s Games 2017 Review… The Giants finished the 2017 season with a 62-78 overall record (30-40 first half, 32-38 San Jose at Lancaster, 6:35 second half). It was the first time since 2003 that San Jose ended the year with the worst record in the league R. Cucamonga at Stockton, 11:10 (58-82). The Giants went 29-41 at home last season and 33-37 on the road. San Jose was sixth in the league Lake Elsinore at Visalia, 6:00 in batting average (.256), sixth in runs scored (4.5 per game) and sixth in ERA (4.52). Catcher Aramis Garcia, Modesto at Inland Empire, 7:05 shortstop Ryan Howard and relief pitcher Dylan Rheault were named to the postseason California League All-Star team.
BROADCAST UPCOMING SAN JOSE GIANTS PROMOTIONS
Radio: sjgiants.com (Joe Ritzo) 4/12 Home Opener … Postgame Fireworks … Magnet Schedule Giveaway … Craft Beer Thursday … All games aired on club’s official Diamond Season Jersey Auction website and Mobile App 4/13 Comic-Con Kickoff Weekend … Super-Gigante Bobblehead Giveaway … KRTY Family Friday TV: None
4/14 Comic-Con Kickoff Weekend … Super Hero Night … Postgame Fireworks presented by Blossom Valley Pony Baseball … Super-Gigante Bobblehead Giveaway … MIX 106 Saturday in the Park
CALIFORNIA LEAGUE CHAMPIONS 2010 2009 2007 2005 2001 1998 1979 1967 1962 1953 1949
TODAY’S SAN JOSE GIANTS STARTER
RHP Melvin Adon
Born: June 9, 1994 Overall: 1 G, 0 GS, 0-1, 6.00 ERA Age: 23 Born: Santo Domingo Norte, DR Home: 0 G, 0 GS, 0-0, --- ERA Resides: Santo Domingo Norte, DR Road: 1 G, 0 GS, 0-1, 6.00 ERA Throws: Right Acquired: International Free Agent, 2015 First Half: 1 G, 0 GS, 0-1, 6.00 ERA College: None Second Half: 0 G, 0 GS, 0-0, --- ERA
* Is in his fourth professional season … Originally signed with the San SEASON/CAREER HIGHS Francisco Giants in 2015 out of the Dominican Republic at age 20. 2018 Career * Rated the #14 prospect in the San Francisco Giants organization according to Baseball America entering the 2018 season … Is the fifth-highest ranked IP: 3.0 (4/5 at IE) 7.1 (6/17/17 w/Augusta) pitcher on the list. R: 2 (4/5 at IE) 11 (6/13/17 w/Augusta) ER: 2 (4/5 at IE) 7 (x2 w/Augusta & S-K) * Rated as having the “best fastball” currently in the Giants system by Baseball America. H: 4 (4/5 at IE) 11 (7/30/16 w/Salem-Keizer) BB: 2 (4/5 at IE) 6 (8/6/16 w/Salem-Keizer) * Also currently ranked as the #19 prospect in the organization by MLB.com. K: 6 (4/5 at IE) 8 (6/30/17 w/Augusta) HR: 0 2 (5/5/17 w/Augusta) * Tonight marks his first start and second overall appearance with San Jose this season … Pitched out of the bullpen on opening night (was originally scheduled to start before Tyler Beede was sent down from AAA-Sacramento to spot-start) … Took the loss after surrendering two runs (both earned) on 2018 DAY-BY-DAY four hits over three innings … Walked two and struck out six. DATE OPP DEC GS IP H R ER BB SO ERA * Pitched for Augusta (A) in 2017 … Was 3-11 with a 4.35 ERA in 23 games 4/5 at IE L 3.0 4 2 2 2 6 6.00 (19 starts) … Struck out 89 and walked 35 over 99 1/3 innings.
* Allowed one or no earned runs in 10 out of his 19 starts last season … Fared better at home (2.90 ERA) compared to on the road (5.80 ERA) … Allowed only five home runs for the entire season … Had a .253 opponents batting average against right-handed hitters compared to a .299 AVG versus left-handed batters.
* Pitched for Salem-Keizer (Short-Season) in 2016 … Was 5-5 with a 5.48 ERA over 14 starts … Led the Volcanoes staff in wins, innings pitched (67 1/3) and strikeouts (55).
* Began his professional career with the Giants’ Dominican Summer League affiliate in 2015 … Was 4-0 with a 2.48 ERA in 14 starts.
CAREER PITCHING RECORD
Year Team W L ERA G GS CG SHO SV IP H R ER HR HB BB SO AVG 2018 San Jose 0 1 6.00 1 0 0 0 0 3.0 4 2 2 0 0 2 6 .308 2017 Augusta 3 11 4.35 23 19 0 0 0 99.1 110 65 48 5 6 35 89 .277 2016 Salem-Keizer 5 5 5.48 14 14 0 0 0 67.1 85 53 41 3 2 34 55 .317 2015 DSL Giants 4 0 2.48 14 14 0 0 0 69.0 57 23 19 2 3 21 54 .223 Career 12 17 4.15 52 47 0 0 0 238.2 256 143 110 10 11 92 114 .274
CALIFORNIA LEAGUE CHAMPIONS 2010 2009 2007 2005 2001 1998 1979 1967 1962 1953 1949 2018 SAN JOSE GIANTS MISCELLANEOUS STATISTICS
HIGHS AND LOWS GIANTS VS. CALIFORNIA LEAGUE
TEAM MISCELLANEOUS Games Home Road Total Most Games Over .500 1 April 9 (3-2) vs. Modesto Total: 30 (14 H/16 R) 0-0 0-0 0-0 Most Games Under .500 2 April 6 (0-2) Stockton Total: 28 (14 H/14 R) 0-0 0-0 0-0 Longest Winning Streak 3 April 7-9 Visalia Total: 29 (15 H/14 R) 0-0 0-0 0-0 Longest Losing Streak 2 April 5-6 vs. North Division Total: 87 (43 H/44 R) 0-0 0-0 0-0 Longest Home Winning Streak -- Longest Road Winning Streak 3 April 7-9 vs. Inland Empire Total: 10 (3 H/7 R) 0-0 2-2 2-2 Longest Home Losing Streak -- Lake Elsinore Total: 12 (6 H/6 R) 0-0 0-0 0-0 Longest Road Losing Streak 2 April 5-6 Lancaster Total: 13 (7 H/6 R) 0-0 1-0 1-0 Largest Margin of Victory 5 x2, last: April 8 (6-1) Rancho Cucamonga Total: 18 (11 H/ 7 R) 0-0 0-0 0-0 Largest Margin of Defeat 1 x2, last: April 6 (2-3) vs. South Division Total: 53 (27 H/26 R) 0-0 3-2 3-2 Largest Comeback to Win -- Walk-off Wins 0 Walk-off Losses 0 Longest Game, Extra Innings -- MISCELLANEOUS RECORD
Longest Game, Time 3:03 April 8 at IE April: 3-2 Sunday: 1-0 Longest Game, Time – 9 Innings 3:03 April 8 at IE May: 0-0 Monday: 1-0 Quickest Game Time 2:09 April 9 at Lan. June: 0-0 Tuesday: 0-0 Quickest Game Time – 9 Innings 2:09 April 9 at Lan. July: 0-0 Wednesday: 0-0 Errors, Game, SJ 1 x3, last: April 7 at IE August: 0-0 Thursday: 0-1 Errors, Game, Opponents 2 x2, last: April 8 at IE September: 0-0 Friday: 0-1 Saturday: 1-0 TEAM BATTING First game of series: 1-1 Runs, Game, SJ 6 April 8 at IE Last game of series: 1-0 Scoring First: 3-0 Runs, Game, Opponents 3 x2, last: April 6 at IE Rubber game of series: 0-0 Opponent Scores First: 0-2 Runs, Inning, SJ 4 April 9 at Lan. Runs, Inning, Opponents 2 April 6 at IE By Series: 0-0-1 Score 3 or fewer runs: 0-2 Most Hits, Game, SJ 13 April 8 at IE By Home Series: 0-0-0 Score 4 or more runs: 3-0 Fewest Hits, Game, SJ 5 April 6 at IE By Road Series: 0-0-1 Score 5 or more runs: 2-0 Most Hits, Game, Opponents 12 April 6 at IE Allow 3 or fewer runs: 3-2 Fewest Hits, Game, Opponents 2 April 9 at Lan. vs. RHP starter: 2-1 Allow 4 or more runs: 0-0 Doubles, Game, SJ 3 x2, last: April 8 at IE vs. LHP starter: 1-1 Allow 5 or more runs: 0-0 Doubles, Game, Opponents 2 x2, last: April 8 at IE Triples, Game, SJ 1 April 8 at IE Day: 1-0 Lead after 6: 3-0 Triples, Game, Opponents 1 x2, last: April 7 at IE Night: 2-2 Lead after 7: 3-0 Home Runs, Game, SJ 3 April 8 at IE Lead after 8: 3-0 Home Runs, Game, Opponents 0 Extra Innings: 0-0 Tied after 6: 0-1 Stolen Bases, Game, SJ 1 x2, last: April 8 at IE Tied after 7: 0-0 Stolen Bases, Game, Opponents 2 April 5 at IE One-run games: 0-2 Tied after 8: 0-0 Runners Left on Base, SJ 13 April 8 at IE Two-run games: 0-0 Behind after 6: 0-1 Runners Left on Base, Opponents 10 x2, last: April 8 at IE Three-run games: 0-0 Behind after 7: 0-2 Four+ run games: 3-0 Behind after 8: 0-2 INDIVIDUAL BATTING Hits, Game 3 x2, last: Miller, April 9 at Lan. Runs, Game 2 x2, last: Fabian, April 8 at IE Doubles, Game 1 x12, last: Miller, April 9 at Lan. RECORD BY STARTING POSITION
Triples, Game 1 De La Rosa, April 8 at IE C: Arnold (2-1), Winn (1-1) Home Runs, Game 1 x5, last: Quinn, April 9 at Lan. Grand Slams 0 1B: Brusa (1-2), De La Rosa (2-0) Walk-Off Home Runs 0 RBI, Game 2 x6, last: Quinn, April 9 at Lan. 2B: Miller (3-2) Walks, Game 2 x3, last: Heyward, April 8 at IE Strikeouts, Game 3 x5, last: Johnson, April 7 at IE 3B: Franco (3-2) Stolen Bases, Game 1 x2, last: Franco, April 8 at IE Longest Hitting Streak 3 x2 SS: Van Horn (3-2)
TEAM PITCHING LF: Quinn (2-2), Heyward (1-0) Strikeouts, Game, SJ 12 April 7 at IE Strikeouts, Game, Opponents 18 April 7 at IE CF: Johnson (2-2), Fargas (1-0) Walks, Game, SJ 8 April 8 at IE Walks, Game, Opponents 6 April 8 at IE RF: Fabian (3-2) Scoreless Innings Streak, SJ 19 April 6-8 DH: Heyward (2-0), De La Rosa (0-2), Brusa (1-0) INDIVIDUAL PITCHING Strikeouts, Starter 7 Menez, April 7 at IE P: Beede (0-1), Webb (0-1), Menez (1-0), Marshall (1-0), Vizcaino (1-0) Strikeouts, Reliever 6 Adon, April 5 at IE Strikeouts, Opponent 10 Suarez, April 7 at IE Walks 3 Beede, April 5 at IE Walks, Opponent 3 Riley, April 8 at IE Innings, Starter 5.0 x3, last: Vizcaino, April 9 at Lan. Fewest Innings, Starter 1.0 Webb, April 6 at IE RECORD BY BATTING ORDER POSITION
Scoreless Innings Streak, Starter 5.0 Menez, April 7 1st: Johnson (2-2), Fargas (1-0) Scoreless Innings Streak, Reliever 5.0 Diaz, April 6-9 2nd: Miller (3-0), Van Horn (0-2) ATTENDANCE Largest Attendance, Home -- 3rd: De La Rosa (2-1), Franco (1-1) Smallest Attendance, Home -- Sellouts, Home -- 4th: Quinn (1-2), Brusa (2-0) Largest Attendance, Road 4,079 April 5 at IE Smallest Attendance, Road 1,038 x2, last: April 9 at Lan. 5th: Heyward (2-0), Quinn (1-0), Brusa (0-1), Fabian (0-1)
6th: Fabian (3-1), Brusa (0-1)
GIANTS SCORING BY INNINGS 7th: Franco (2-1), Heyward (1-0), De La Rosa (0-1) 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 Ext. Total 8th: Arnold (2-1), Winn (1-1) GIANTS 0 2 0 1 7 3 3 1 2 0 19 Opponents 3 0 0 0 0 1 1 1 1 0 7 9th: Van Horn (3-0), Miller (0-2)
CALIFORNIA LEAGUE CHAMPIONS 2010 2009 2007 2005 2001 1998 1979 1967 1962 1953 1949 HITTING NOTES
GIANTS POSITION PLAYERS VS. TONIGHT’S STARTER: #21 Jeff Arnold (.250, 0 HR, 2 RBI, 0 SB) Current Hit Streak: 0 * Catcher is in his ninth professional season … Selected in the 16th round of the 2010 draft. Rico Garcia * Spent the majority of the 2017 season with Richmond (AA) … Batted .184 with six home runs and 22 RBI’s in 61 games. * Also played nine games for Sacramento (AAA) last year (.176 AVG, 1 HR, 2 RBI). Player H-AB Notes * Prior experience in San Jose includes 12 games in 2012, 97 games in 2013 and 21 games in 2015. Arnold 0-0 * Was a California League All-Star in 2013 … Hit .251 with career-high totals of 26 doubles, 13 home runs and 61 RBI. Brusa 0-0 * Attended the University of Louisville … Was a Johnny Bench Award semifinalist as a senior in 2010. De La Rosa 0-0 Fabian 0-0 #26 Gio Brusa (.154, 1 HR, 1 RBI, 0 SB) Current Hit Streak: 0 * First baseman is in his third professional season … Selected in the 6th round of the 2016 draft. Fargas 0-0 * Spent the 2017 season with San Jose … Hit .237 with 17 home runs and 55 RBI’s in 113 games. Franco 0-0 * Tied for the team lead in home runs last year … Was also second on the club in doubles and fifth in RBI’s. Heyward 0-0 * Was an outfielder in his first two seasons before transitioning to first base this year. Johnson 0-0 * Earned Northwest League All-Star honors with Salem-Keizer (Short-Season) in 2016. Miller 0-0 * Led the Northwest League with 10 home runs in ’16 … Hit .264 with 42 RBI’s in 53 games … Won All-Star home run derby. Quinn 0-0 * Attended the University of the Pacific … Finished career second in school history in doubles, fourth in HR and fifth in RBI’s. Van Horn 0-0 #43 Frandy De La Rosa (.267, 0 HR, 0 RBI, 0 SB) Current Hit Streak: 2 games Winn 0-0 * Infielder is in his sixth professional season and second year in the San Francisco organization. * Previously played in the Cubs (2013-15) and Rangers (2016-17) organizations … Has been traded twice. * Was traded from the Rangers to the Giants in exchange for minor league pitcher Clayton Blackburn on 4/16/17. * Spent the majority of the 2017 season with Augusta (A) … Hit .231 with five home runs and 19 RBI’s in 56 games. GIANTS OFFENSE BREAKDOWN * Has seen action at all four infield positions throughout his career … Originally signed by the Cubs in 2012. W-L AVG R R/G HR #54 Sandro Fabian (.158, 1 HR, 1 RBI, 0 SB) Current Hit Streak: 0 Home 0-0 .--- 0 0.0 0 * Outfielder is in his fourth professional season … Signed as an international free agent in 2014. Road 3-2 .230 19 3.8 5 * Currently ranked the #6 prospect in the San Francisco organization by MLB.com. Rated the #9 prospect by Baseball America. ------* Is the youngest player on San Jose’s roster (20). * Spent the 2017 season with Augusta (A) … Batted .277 with 11 home runs and 61 RBI’s in 122 games. April 3-2 .230 19 3.8 5 * Led the GreenJackets in hits (133), doubles (30) and RBI’s … Was also second on the club in home runs. May * Ranked third in the South Atlantic League with 15 outfield assists last year. June * Hit .340 for the AZL Giants (Rookie) in 2016 (42 games). July August #49 Johneshwy Fargas (.000, 0 HR, 0 RBI, 0 SB) Current Hit Streak: 0 September * Outfielder in his sixth professional season … Selected in the 11th round of the 2013 draft. * Played for both San Jose and Augusta (A) in 2017 … Hit .194 with two home runs and 11 RBI’s in 31 games with SJ. * Finished last season with Augusta … Batted .205 with one home run, 10 RBI’s and 10 stolen bases in 37 games. * Has led the SF Giants minor league system in stolen bases twice (59 SB in 2015, 41 SB in 2016). LONGEST HITTING STREAKS * Also played 36 games for San Jose during the 2016 season … Hit .172 with no home runs and nine RBI’s.
* Was a South Atlantic League All-Star in 2015 while playing for Augusta (.278 AVG, 2 HR, 35 RBI, 59 SB). * Was drafted by the SF Giants out of the Puerto Rico Academy. Player Games Dates AVG-HR-RBI Heyward 3 4/7 – .364-1-4 #12 Wander Franco (.100, 0 HR, 1 RBI, 1 SB) Current Hit Streak: 0 Miller 3 4/7 – .462-0-2 * Infielder is in his seventh professional season and first year in the San Francisco organization. * Spent the first six years of his pro career (2012-17) in the Kansas City Royals farm system. * Was acquired by the SF Giants in the minor league phase of the Rule 5 draft last December. * Spent the last two seasons playing for the Wilmington Blue Rocks (High-A) of the Carolina League. * Batted .279 with four home runs and 46 RBI’s in 129 games last year (.220 AVG, 5 HR, 47 RBI in 2016). * Originally signed with the Royals in 2011 out of the Dominican Republic.
#33 Jacob Heyward (.364, 1 HR, 4 RBI, 0 SB) Current Hit Streak: 3 games * Outfielder is in his third professional season … Selected in the 18th round of the 2016 draft. * Played for Augusta (A) in 2017 … Batted .223 with 10 home runs and 45 RBI’s in 107 games. * Hit .337 for the AZL Giants (Rookie) in 2016 (28 games). * Attended the University of Miami (FL) … Helped the Hurricanes reach the College World Series in 2015 and 2016. WHO’S HOT * Older brother, Jason, is an outfielder for the Chicago Cubs and is a five-time Gold Glove Award winner. Jacob Heyward is 4-for-11 (.364) with one double, one #28 Bryce Johnson (.176, 0 HR, 0 RBI, 1 SB) Current Hit Streak: 2 games home run and four RBI’s in three games this season * Outfielder is in his second professional season … Selected in the 6th round of the 2017 draft. * Played for Salem-Keizer (Short-Season) in 2017 … Earned postseason Northwest League All-Star honors. Jalen Miller is 6-for-13 (.462) over his last three games * Batted .329 with no home runs and 16 RBI’s in 57 games … Ranked second in the league in AVG and fourth in SB (25). after going 0-for-5 in his first two games this season * Attended Sam Houston State University … Finished 3-yr collegiate career fourth in SB, sixth in runs and seventh in hits. Frandy De La Rosa is 4-for-9 (.444) in his last two * Had a career batting average of .338 at the collegiate level … Was a two-time All-Southland Conference honoree. games after starting season 0-for-6 with five strikeouts Matt Winn is 4-for-8 (.500) with two doubles to begin #2 Jalen Miller (.333, 0 HR, 2 RBI, 0 SB) Current Hit Streak: 3 games the year (two games) * Infielder is in his fourth professional season … Selected in the 3rd round of the 2015 draft (95th overall pick). * Spent the 2017 season with San Jose … Hit .227 with six home runs and 44 RBI’s in 117 games. * Was third on the Giants in runs (61), fourth in doubles (25) and tied for second in triples (4). * Batted .223 with five home runs and 44 RBI’s in 112 games for Augusta (A) in 2016. WHO’S NOT * Was a First Team High School All-American at Riverwood International Charter School (GA) in 2015. Wander Franco has two hits in 20 at-bats (.100) to #22 Heath Quinn (.214, 1 HR, 3 RBI, 0 SB) Current Hit Streak: 2 games open the year * Outfielder is in his third professional season … Selected in the 3rd round of the 2016 draft (95th overall pick). * Currently ranked the #12 prospect in the San Francisco organization by MLB.com. * Spent his entire 2017 season with San Jose … Batted .228 with 10 home runs and 29 RBI’s in 75 games. * Didn’t join the Giants until May last season after suffering a broken hamate bone during spring training. * Earned Northwest League All-Star honors with Salem-Keizer (Short-Season) in 2016. * Batted .337 with nine home runs and 34 RBI’s in 54 games for the Volcanoes … Was second in the league in AVG & HR. * Attended Samford University … Earned All-American honors and was a Golden Spikes Award semifinalist as a junior in ’16. HOME RUN CHART * Was second in the country in home runs (21) and RBI’s (77) in 2016 … Hit .343 in 61 games. Grand Slams (0): #9 Brandon Van Horn (.273, 1 HR, 2 RBI, 0 SB) Current Hit Streak: 2 games Multi-HR Games (0): * Infielder is in his third professional season … Selected in the 19th round of the 2016 draft. * Rated the “Top Defensive Infielder” in the San Francisco Giants farm system by Baseball America entering this season. 3-HR Games (0): * Played for Augusta (A) in 2017 … Batted .262 with three home runs, 27 RBI’s and 11 stolen bases in 81 games. Back-to-Back HRs (0): * Attended Riverside Community College, Dallas Baptist University and The Master’s University. Leadoff HRs (0): * Hit .280 with 11 home runs as a senior at The Master’s in 2016 … Helped the school reach the NAIA World Series. Pinch Hit HRs (0): #10 Matt Winn (.500, 0 HR, 1 RBI, 0 SB) Current Hit Streak: 2 games Walkoff HRs (0): * Catcher is in his fourth professional season … Selected in the 14th round of the 2015 draft. Inside the Park HRs (0): * Spent the majority of his 2017 season in San Jose … Batted .215 with six home runs and 23 RBI’s in 71 games. * Also had brief stints with Richmond (AA) and Sacramento (AAA) last year. * Led Augusta (A) with 13 home runs during the 2016 season … Hit .230 in 95 games. * Attended Virginia Military Institute … Was a four-year starter … Hit .304 with 14 home runs in 50 games as a senior in 2015. * Was one of three finalists for the Johnny Bench Award (top collegiate catcher) during senior season in 2015.
CALIFORNIA LEAGUE CHAMPIONS 2010 2009 2007 2005 2001 1998 1979 1967 1962 1953 1949 PITCHING NOTES
GIANTS RELIEF PITCHERS
#18 Sandro Cabrera, LHP 1 G, 1-0, 0.00 ERA, 0 SV, 4.0 IP, 2 BB, 4 SO BULLPEN BREAKDOWN * Is in his fourth professional season … Signed as an international free agent in 2014 at age 19. * Spent all of last season in Augusta (A) … Was 1-2 with a 4.14 ERA over 42 appearances (one start). Reliever IR IRS Pct. Holds Sv. Opp. * Struck out 72 and walked 36 over 67 1/3 innings last year … Allowed only four home runs. Cabrera 0 0 0.0% 0 0 0 * Limited left-handed hitters to a .231 AVG last season (.276 AVG vs. right-handed batters). Cederoth 0 0 0.0% 0 0 0 * Was a starting pitcher in his first pro season (2015) … Has been a reliever the last three years. Diaz 0 0 0.0% 1 0 0 * Has averaged over a strikeout per inning pitched for his career. Martinez 0 0 0.0% 0 1 1
Myers 0 0 0.0% 0 0 0 #51 Michael Cederoth, RHP 1 G, 0-0, 0.00 ERA, 0 SV, 1.0 IP, 2 BB, 1 SO Rheault 0 0 0.0% 1 0 0 * Is in his fifth professional season and second year in the San Francisco organization. Riggs 0 0 0.0% 0 0 0 * Originally a 3rd round selection by the Minnesota Twins in the 2014 draft (79th overall pick). * Was released by Minnesota in May 2017 … Signed with the SF Giants four days later. Ruotolo 0 0 0.0% 0 0 0 * Pitched for San Jose last season … Had a 3.20 ERA in 16 relief appearances (25 1/3 IP, 15 BB, 33 SO). Totals 0 0 0.0% 2 1 1 * Spent the 2015 and 2016 seasons with Cedar Rapids (A) of the Midwest League. * Attended San Diego State University … Was a starting pitcher in first two years, closer in final season. * Earned First Team All-American honors as a junior in 2014 … Tied school-record with 20 saves. * Was one of five finalists for the National Collegiate Baseball Writers Association Stopper of the Year. * Was highest SDSU draft selection since Stephen Strasburg was chosen #1 overall in 2009. GIANTS PITCHING BREAKDOWN
#39 Carlos Diaz, LHP 2 G, 0-0, 0.00 ERA, 0 SV, 5.0 IP, 0 BB, 4 SO W-L ERA IP ER BB SO HR * Is in his eighth professional season … Signed as an international free agent in 2011 at age 17. Starters 2-1 0.95 19.0 2 9 23 0 * Spent the 2017 season with San Jose … Had a 2.47 ERA over 34 relief appearances. Relievers 1-1 1.50 24.0 4 10 27 0 * Struck out 67 and walked 23 in 58 1/3 innings last year … Had a .214 opponents batting average. ------* Made 11 relief appearances for San Jose in 2016 (10.54 ERA) … Also pitched for SJ in ’15 playoffs. Home 0-0 --- 0.0 0 0 0 0 * Was a starting pitcher in his first four pro seasons (2011-14) … Has been a reliever since 2015. Road 3-2 1.26 43.0 6 19 50 0 * Is from Colombia … Pitched for Team Colombia in the World Baseball Classic qualifier in March ’16. ------April 3-2 1.26 43.0 6 19 50 0 #40 Rodolfo Martinez, RHP 1 G, 0-0, 0.00 ERA, 1 SV, 2.0 IP, 0 BB, 2 SO May * Is in his fifth professional season … Signed as an international free agent in 2013 at age 19. June * Currently rated the #24 prospect in the San Francisco organization by Baseball America. July * Was limited to 20 relief appearances last season due to shoulder and oblique injuries. August * Pitched in 10 games for San Jose last year … Had a 4.05 ERA (13 1/3 IP, 1 BB, 12 SO). * Split the 2016 season between San Jose and Richmond (AA) … Was a midseason Cal League All-Star. September * Led the Cal League with 21 saves in 2016 … Had a 0.88 ERA (3 ER/30.2 IP) over 32 appearances. * Logged a 6.39 ERA with Richmond over the last two seasons (33 relief appearances). * Was named the South Atlantic League’s “Best Reliever” by Baseball America in 2015 (managers vote). LAST OUTING #37 DJ Myers, RHP 1 G, 0-0, 3.00 ERA, 0 SV, 3.0 IP, 2 BB, 3 SO * Is in his third professional season … Selected in the 15th round of the 2016 draft. Reliever Date Opp. Dec. IP H R ER BB K * Spent the 2017 season with Augusta (A) … Was 3-8 with a 4.37 ERA in 22 games (12 starts). Cabrera 4/8 IE W 4.0 3 0 0 2 4 * Struck out 66 and walked 22 over 78 1/3 innings last year … Had a .315 opponents AVG. Cederoth 4/8 IE ND 1.0 0 0 0 2 1 * Was 2-6 with a 5.07 ERA as a starter last season (12 G) … Had a 2.70 ERA as a reliever (10 G). Diaz 4/9 Lan. ND 3.0 1 0 0 0 1 * Fashioned a 1.70 ERA in 58 1/3 innings with the AZL Giants (Rookie) in 2016. Martinez 4/7 IE S 2.0 1 0 0 0 2 * Attended College of Southern Nevada (2014) and UNLV (2015-16). Myers 4/6 IE ND 3.0 7 1 1 2 3 * Earned First Team All-Mountain West Conference honors in final season at UNLV. Rheault 4/7 IE ND 2.0 0 0 0 0 3 Riggs 4/9 Lan. ND 1.0 0 0 0 0 1 #45 Dylan Rheault, RHP 1 G, 0-0, 0.00 ERA, 0 SV, 2.0 IP, 0 BB, 3 SO Ruotolo 4/8 IE ND 1.0 1 1 1 2 1 * Is in his sixth professional season and second year in the San Francisco organization. * Spent the 2017 season with San Jose … Was named to the postseason Cal League All-Star team. * Led the Cal League with 21 saves last season … Had a 2.70 ERA in 55 appearances (60 IP, 22 BB, 46 SO). * Originally a 19th round selection by the Baltimore Orioles in the 2013 draft. * Pitched in the Orioles organization for three years from 2013-15 … Was released in March 2016. CATCHER’S CORNER * Pitched for Sioux City Explorers and Winnipeg Goldeyes of the independent American Association in ‘16. * Signed with San Francisco as a free agent in March 2017. Catcher G/GS IP ER ERA CS SBA PCT PB * Attended Central Michigan University … Is from Garson, Ontario, Canada. Arnold 3/3 26.0 3 1.04 2 4 50.0% 0
#32 Nolan Riggs, RHP 2 G, 0-0, 0.00 ERA, 0 SV, 3.0 IP, 0 BB, 3 SO Winn 2/2 17.0 3 1.59 1 1 100.0% 0
* Is in his fifth professional season … Signed as a non-drafted free agent in 2014. * Spent the 2017 season with Augusta (A) … Had a 2.13 ERA and three saves over 44 relief appearances. * Struck out 69 and walked 15 in 67 2/3 innings last season … Had a .219 opponents batting average. * Did not allow a home run last year … Owned a 1.56 ERA in the second half. BULLPEN VS. LANCASTER * Pitched for Salem-Keizer (Short-Season) during the 2015 and 2016 seasons … Was a starter in ’15. * Attended San Jacinto Junior College (2012-13) and Sam Houston State (2014). Reliever W-L-S ERA G IP ER BB SO Cabrera 0-0-0 --- 0 0.0 0 0 0 #14 Patrick Ruotolo, RHP 1 G, 0-0, 9.00 ERA, 0 SV, 1.0 IP, 2 BB, 1 SO Cederoth 0-0-0 --- 0 0.0 0 0 0 * Is in his third professional season … Selected in the 27th round of the 2016 draft. Diaz 0-0-0 0.00 1 3.0 0 0 1 * Spent the 2017 season with Augusta (A) … Ranked third in the South Atlantic League with 17 saves. Martinez 0-0-0 --- 0 0.0 0 0 0 * Had a 1.68 ERA over 44 relief appearances last year … Struck out 69 and walked 12 in 48 1/3 innings. Myers 0-0-0 --- 0 0.0 0 0 0 * Limited the opposition to a .167 batting average last season (.130 vs. right, .211 vs. left). Rheault 0-0-0 --- 0 0.0 0 0 0 * Logged a 1.42 ERA and four saves over 15 relief appearances for Salem-Keizer (Short-Season) in 2016. Riggs 0-0-0 0.00 1 1.0 0 0 1 * Entered this season averaging 13.8 strikeouts per nine innings for his career. Ruotolo 0-0-0 --- 0 0.0 0 0 0 * Attended the University of Connecticut … Finished 3-yr career ranked third in school history in saves (20). * Led American Conference with 12 saves as a junior in 2016.
WEEK-AT-A-GLANCE
Tue 4/10 Wed 4/11 Thu 4/12 Fri 4/13 Sat 4/14 Sun 4/15 Mon 4/16
@ LAN @ LAN STK STK STK STK @ VIS 6:35 6:35 7:00 7:00 6:00 1:00 6:00
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COACHING STAFF HEAD-TO-HEAD COMPARISON
Stat Giants JetHawks #17 Lipso Nava, Manager Team Batting * Is in his second season as San Jose’s manager. AVG .230 (5th) .327 (1st) * 49 years old. Runs 19 (6th) 37 (1st) * Previously served as San Jose’s manager during the 2016 season (68-72 record, lost in Mini Series). OBP .287 (7th) .378 (1st) * Was also the Giants’ hitting coach for three years from 2013-15. HR 5 (T3rd) 9 (1st) * 2018 marks his fourth year as a manager in the San Francisco Giants organization (11th season overall w/SF). SB 2 (T7th) 6 (2nd) * Also managed the Class-A Augusta GreenJackets for two seasons from 2011-12. * Has experiencing managing in the Venezuelan Winter League. Led Aguilas del Zulia to ‘16 VWL championship. * Played 16 seasons of professional baseball from 1990-2006. Advanced as high as Triple-A. Team Pitching * Had stints as a player with the Mariners (1990-94), Red Sox (1995) and Cubs (1997) organizations. ERA 1.26 (1st) 5.80 (6th) * Former infielder also played in the Mexican League and independent Texas-Louisiana and Atlantic Leagues. SO 50 (3rd) 40 (7th) * Had 1,303 hits, including 250 doubles and 110 home runs during pro career across all levels. BB 19 (6th) 13 (2nd) * Originally a 14th round selection of the Mariners in the 1990 draft out of Miami-Dade College. HR 0 (1st) 7 (7th) * Born in Maracaibo, Venezuela. (League Rank in parenthesis)
#7 Willie Romero, Hitting Coach * Is in his first season as San Jose’s hitting coach and first year overall as a coach in the SF organization. * Prior to joining the Giants organization this year, served as a manager and coach in the Mexican League. * Spent 19 seasons as a player from 1993-2012 with stints in the Dodgers, Diamondbacks and Orioles systems. LEAGUE AWARDS * Played 13 years in the Mexican League. Hit 172 home runs during his minor league career.
#16 Matt Yourkin, Pitching Coach Offensive Player of the Week * Is in his first season as San Jose’s pitching coach and sixth year as a coach in the SF organization. * Spent the last five seasons as pitching coach for the Salem-Keizer Volcanoes (Short-Season level). * Played nine years in the Marlins (2004-08) and Giants (2009-12) organizations. Pitcher of the Week * Led the Pacific Coast League in strikeouts (145) during the 2011 season as a member of Fresno Grizzlies. * Made 362 appearances (64 starts) during minor league career (35-41 record, 4.54 ERA, 14 SV). * Resides in Napa. Attended Napa High School and Saint Mary’s College. Midseason All-Stars #15 Juan Ciriaco, Fundamentals Coach * Is in his first season as San Jose’s fundamentals coach and first year as a coach in the SF organization. * Had a 15-year playing career in the Padres (2003-07) and Giants (2008-17) organizations. * Former infielder owned a career batting average of .251 with 57 home runs and 123 stolen bases in 1,150 games. Postseason All-Stars * Spent parts of three seasons in San Jose in 2008, 2010 and 2011 playing in 86 games for the Giants. * Originally signed with the Padres as an international free agent out of the Dominican Republic. * Completed his playing career last season with Triple-A Sacramento (.277 AVG in 75 games).
TRANSACTIONS
APRIL 5 Tyler Beede Added from Sacramento (AAA) 5 Raffi Vizcaino Transferred to Extended Spring Training 9 Raffi Vizcaino Added from Extended Spring Training 9 Tyler Beede Transferred to Extended Spring Training
MEDIA CONTACT INFORMATION
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CALIFORNIA LEAGUE CHAMPIONS 2010 2009 2007 2005 2001 1998 1979 1967 1962 1953 1949 2018 SAN JOSE GIANTS GAME-BY-GAME RESULTS
FIRST HALF (3-2) SECOND HALF (0-0)
G Date Opp W/L Score W-L-SV Att Time Rec Half Place GB G Date Opp W/L Score W-L-SV Att Time Rec Half Place GB 1 4/5 at IE L 2-3 Halbohn-Adon 4,079 2:54 0-1 0-1 T2nd -1.0 71 6/21 at RC 2 4/6 at IE L 2-3 Heaney-Webb-Almeida 3,558 2:37 0-2 0-2 4th -1.0 72 6/22 at RC 3 4/7 at IE W 5-0 Menez-Suarez-Martinez 3,743 2:48 1-2 1-2 T3rd -1.0 73 6/23 at RC 4 4/8 at IE W 6-1 Cabrera-Bertness 1,038 3:03 2-2 2-2 T2nd -1.0 74 6/24 at RC 5 4/9 at LAN W 4-0 Vizcaino-Longwith 1,038 2:09 3-2 3-2 T2nd -1.0 75 6/25 STK 6 4/10 at LAN 76 6/26 STK 7 4/11 at LAN 77 6/27 STK 8 4/12 STK 78 6/28 STK 9 4/13 STK 79 6/29 at VIS 10 4/14 STK 80 6/30 at VIS 11 4/15 STK 81 7/1 at VIS 12 4/16 at VIS 82 7/2 at VIS 13 4/17 at VIS 83 7/3 at VIS 14 4/18 at VIS 84 7/4 RC 15 4/19 MOD 85 7/5 RC 16 4/20 MOD 86 7/6 RC 17 4/21 MOD 87 7/7 RC 18 4/22 MOD 88 7/8 RC 19 4/23 LE 89 7/9 at STK 20 4/24 LE 90 7/10 at STK 21 4/25 LE 91 7/11 at STK 4/26 Off Day 92 7/12 at STK 22 4/27 at MOD 93 7/13 VIS 23 4/28 at MOD 94 7/14 VIS 24 4/29 at MOD 95 7/15 VIS 25 4/30 VIS 96 7/16 VIS 26 5/1 VIS 7/17 Off Day 27 5/2 VIS 97 7/18 at RC 28 5/3 VIS 98 7/19 at RC 29 5/4 at LAN 99 7/20 at RC 30 5/5 at LAN 100 7/21 at LE 31 5/6 at LAN 101 7/22 at LE 5/7 Off Day 102 7/23 at LE 32 5/8 at MOD 103 7/24 RC 33 5/9 at MOD 104 7/25 RC 34 5/10 at MOD 105 7/26 RC 35 5/11 LAN 106 7/27 IE 36 5/12 LAN 107 7/28 IE 37 5/13 LAN 108 7/29 IE 38 5/14 LAN 7/30 Off Day 39 5/15 MOD 109 7/31 at VIS 40 5/16 MOD 110 8/1 at VIS 41 5/17 MOD 111 8/2 at VIS 42 5/18 at STK 112 8/3 LE 43 5/19 at STK 113 8/4 LE 44 5/20 at STK 114 8/5 LE 5/21 Off Day 115 8/6 RC 45 5/22 at MOD 116 8/7 RC 46 5/23 at MOD 117 8/8 RC 47 5/24 at MOD 8/9 Off Day 48 5/25 at LE 118 8/10 at STK 49 5/26 at LE 119 8/11 at STK 50 5/27 at LE 120 8/12 at STK 51 5/28 VIS 121 8/13 at IE 52 5/29 VIS 122 8/14 at IE 53 5/30 VIS 123 8/15 at IE 54 5/31 VIS 8/16 Off Day 55 6/1 MOD 124 8/17 LAN 56 6/2 MOD 125 8/18 LAN 57 6/3 MOD 126 8/19 LAN 6/4 Off Day 8/20 Off Day 58 6/5 STK 127 8/21 at VIS 59 6/6 STK 128 8/22 at VIS 60 6/7 STK 129 8/23 at VIS 61 6/8 at MOD 130 8/24 at MOD 62 6/9 at MOD 131 8/25 at MOD 63 6/10 at MOD 132 8/26 at MOD 64 6/11 at STK 133 8/27 at MOD 65 6/12 at STK 134 8/28 STK 66 6/13 at STK 135 8/29 STK 67 6/14 at STK 136 8/30 STK 68 6/15 VIS 137 8/31 MOD 69 6/16 VIS 138 9/1 MOD 70 6/17 VIS 139 9/2 MOD 140 9/3 MOD
FIRST HALF RECORD/STANDINGS INFO Overall Record: 3-2 SECOND HALF RECORD/STANDINGS INFO Home Record: 0-0 Overall Record: 0-0 Road Record: 3-2 Home Record: 0-0 Vs. North: 0-0 Road Record: 0-0 Vs. South: 3-2 Vs. North: 0-0 Vs. South: 0-0 Days In First Place: 0 (of 5) Days In Second Place: 3 (of 5) Days In First Place: 0 (of 0) Days In Third Place: 1 (of 5) Days In Second Place: 0 (of 0) Days In Fourth Place: 1 (of 5) Days In Third Place: 0 (of 0) Days In Fourth Place: 0 (of 0) Last Day In First Place: -- Most Consecutive Days In First: -- Last Day In First Place: -- Most Games Ahead (Date): -- Most Consecutive Days In First: -- Most Games Behind (Date): 1.0 (x5, last: April 9) Most Games Ahead (Date): -- Most Games Behind (Date): --
CALIFORNIA LEAGUE CHAMPIONS 2010 2009 2007 2005 2001 1998 1979 1967 1962 1953 1949