ORGANIZATIONAL REPORT Monday, June 19, 2017 LAST STREAK/ TEAM LEVEL RECORD GAME LAST 10

Sacramento 27-41; W, 1-0 W1, 4-6 16.0 GB River Cats Vs. 4th Place Triple-A Albuquerque

Richmond 28-40; W, 5-3 W1, 4-6 Flying Squirrels 9.5 GB @ Harrisburg Double-A 6th Place

San Jose Giants 30-40; L, 2-5 L5, 3-7 High-A 9.0 GB Vs. Visalia 4th Place

Augusta 23-42; L, 0-3 L1, 5-5 Greenjackets 16.0 GB Vs. Asheville 7th Place Low-A

Giants 5-8; Off Day DSL 6.0 GB L1, 5-5 6th Place

Gregorio strikes out eight in River Cats win Sacramento employs small ball, strong pitching in 1-0 victory

West Sacramento, CA – Joan Gregorio gave the (27-41) five shutout innings while the offense did just enough in the team’s 1-0 win over the Albuquerque Isotopes (34-35) on Father’s Day.

Gregorio shut the Isotopes’ hitters down over his five frames, allowing just four hits and one walk. Eight of his 15 recorded outs came from , all swinging. The eight batters fanned set a season-high for the 25-year-old. From there, left-hander Michael Roth took care of the rest, earning the four-inning . Roth ran into trouble late, putting the tying run on third base in the ninth, but struck out Isotopes catcher Anthony Bemboom to end the game.

The lone River Cats run came in the second inning thanks to a sacrifice fly by second baseman Juniel Querecuto. Six different Sacramento starters collected a base knock in the win while Mac Williamson registered his second three-hit game. Today marked the second shutout victory for the River Cats this season, the last coming on April 10 against Tacoma.

The River Cats will send right-hander Tyler Beede (3-4, 4.86) to the hill tomorrow night as the Isotopes counter with right-hander Jon Gray (0-0, 0.00). First pitch is set for 7:05 p.m. (PT) and the game can be heard live online at rivercats.com and on the air on ESPN 1320.

Postgame Notes

Sweltering Start : Joan Gregorio improved his ERA to 3.04 after today’s performance and is now among the top-three in the PCL…the No. 8 prospect in the Giants’ organization improved his record to 4-4 with today’s win…also marked his first scoreless start of the season.

Roth Returns : Michael Roth made his first relief appearance since April 18…also made his first outing since May 30 after spending 14 games on the disabled list (blister)…today’s save was Roth’s first of his career…Roth’s three relief appearances have all come at home and he is 2-0 with a 2.25 ERA in those games.

Three or More : Today’s 1-0 win was Sacramento’s first win this season when scoring fewer than three runs…are 2-21 when scoring fewer than four runs…are undefeated when scoring seven runs or more (11-0).

Rehab Report : Third baseman Conor Gillaspie made his 11 th start with the River Cats this afternoon…finished 1-for-3 and now owns a .235 …was replaced in the seventh inning by Carlos Moncrief.

MLB.com Sunday's best: Thompson, Flexen lead Binghamton to win

Double-A Binghamton received big contributions from a pair of Mets' prospects as the Rumble Ponies topped Reading 6-2 on Sunday.

David Thompson, the Mets' No. 23 prospect , hit a pair of homers, while Chris Flexen (Mets' No. 24) gave up one run over seven innings and matched his season high with eight strikeouts.

Thompson, 23, has six homers this season and a pair of two-homer games in his career after his impressive 3-for-3 game on Sunday. The third baseman hit a solo homer in the fourth and a two-run blast in the eighth and is 4-for-6 over the past two games, bumping his season average up to .245 through 61 games.

Meanwhile, Flexen is new to the Double-A level, but the inexperience doesn't seem to be hindering the 22-year-old righty.

After posting a 2.13 ERA through three starts with Advanced St. Lucie this season, Flexen was promoted to the Rumble Ponies, where he has gone 2-1 with a 1.74 ERA through three starts. Flexen has pitched into the seventh inning in each of those three outings and has recorded a quality start in all three. Other top prospect performances from Sunday's action: • No. 42 overall prospect Nick Gordon (Twins' No. 1) extended his hitting streak to 12 games with a pair of doubles for Double-A Chattanooga. Gordon finished the afternoon 2-for-5, scored a trio of runs and is hitting .315 through 64 games in his first taste of Double-A ball. • No. 68 overall Justus Sheffield (Yankees' No. 6) spun his first career shutout (7 innings) as he led Double-A Trenton to a 6-0 win over Erie in Game 1 of a doubleheader. Sheffield, who has won back-to-back decisions and has a 2.99 ERA through 13 starts, gave up just three hits and walked one. Sheffield threw 62 of his 97 pitches for strikes in the game, but notched just three strikeouts, his lowest total this season.

"I hold myself to a high standard every time out there and every time I'm out there, I'm shooting for the limits," Sheffield told MiLB.com. "I knew we had seven [innings] today and I wanted to get seven in. … I feel like if you set yourself at a high standard, you'll be able to be efficient, keep the pitch count low and pitch deep into games. That's one of my goals this year." • No. 84 overall Jeimer Candelario (Cubs' No. 4) posted his second multihit game in the past three days for Triple-A Iowa. Candelario did it all for the I-Cubs as he reached base five times and scored three runs. The 23-year-old finished 2-for-4 with a double, homer and also drew two walks. • Angels' No. 2 prospect Matt Thaiss hit his seventh homer of the season and second over the past three days for Class A Advanced Inland Empire. Thaiss, who is hitting .263 this season hit a three-run homer in the eighth inning of the 66ers' 8-6 loss and finished the game 3- for-5 with three RBIs. • Blue Jays' No. 29 prospect Jonathan Davis set a career high with four hits for Double-A New Hampshire. Davis, the Fisher Cats' leadoff man, went 4-for-5 with a double and an RBI, but his teammates only drove him in once and New Hampshire fell, 13-7, to Bowie. • D-backs' No. 30 prospect Christian Walker leads the with 68 RBIs after driving in a trio of runs for Triple-A Reno. Walker, who has played in 67 games, drove in two runs with a base hit in the fifth and added a sacrifice fly in the sixth. The 26-year-old set his career high in 2014, when he drove in 96 runs across two levels. • Giants' No. 8 prospect Joan Gregorio threw five scoreless innings for Triple-A Sacramento. Gregorio struck out eight, a season high, in the outing, while surrendering five hits and a walk. The outing was a nice rebound for the 25-year-old, who gave up four runs in 5 1/3 in his last start, but did strike out seven and has fanned 15 over his last 10 1/3 innings. • Orioles No. 7 prospect Austin Hays went 5-for-5 with two homers, two doubles and six RBIs for Class A Advanced Frederick. Hays extended his hitting streak to eight games with the massive offensive showing and is hitting .328 with 16 homers and 41 RBIs through 64 games in his full-season debut. • Padres No. 6 prospect Fernando Tatis Jr. hit his ninth homer of the season as part of a 2-for-4 effort with Class A Fort Wayne. The 18-year-old is hitting .260 through 54 games of his full- season debut after hitting .273 over 55 games in rookie- and short-season leagues last season. • Reds' No. 5 prospect Luis Castillo flirted with a no-hitter, but ultimately suffered a tough-luck loss for Double-A Pensacola. Castillo threw six hitless innings, but gave up a single to open the seventh and four batters later the Blue Wahoos lost on a walk-off single. Castillo gave up 1 earned run on two hits in 6 1/3 innings.

"He was on top of his game, he pitched in and out," Pensacola pitching coach Danny Darwin told MiLB.com. "He pitched down in the zone, he pitched up in the zone. He had a big league and threw some very good sliders." • Reds' No. 6 prospect Tyler Stephenson doubled and hit his fourth homer of the season for Class A Dayton. The Dragos lost to Fort Wayne, but Stephenson had a solid day, going 2-for-4 with three RBIs. • Red Sox's No. 9 prospect Nick Longhi put together his third three-hit game of the season in Double-A Portland's loss to Akron. Longhi went 3-for-4 in the game and also hit his fifth homer of the season, a two-run blast in the first inning.

• Twins' No. 7 prospect Travis Blakenhorn hit his eighth homer of the year for Class A Cedar Rapids. Blakenhorn set a season high with four hits and he went 4-for-5 with three RBIs.

Streak Over; Squirrels Salvage Series Sunday Richmond Avoids Sweep With 12 Hits

Harrisburg, PA - The Flying Squirrels (28-40) used 12 hits, as well as a solid start from Jose Flores , to end a six game losing streak on Sunday at FNB Field. Richmond avoided the sweep with a 5-3 win over Harrisburg (28-39). Flores tossed 5.1 innings in his second win of the season and C.J. Hinojosa added three hits for Richmond in the attack. The Squirrels successfully snapped their second longest skid of the season and will open six game homestand on Tuesday at The Diamond. Click here a full rundown of upcoming promotions. After being held to just one hit on Saturday, the Flying Squirrels came out swinging on Sunday afternoon against Harrisburg's Kyle McGowin . With two outs in the first inning, Miguel Gomez launched his seventh of the season for a 1-0 lead. The Squirrels and Jose Flores made it a 2-0 contest with his first professional hit in the second. C.J. Hinojosa doubled to begin the inning and scored on the Flores flare single to center field. Harrisburg came back with a run in the second off of Richmond's Flores. Neftali Soto smacked his 18th double of the season and Osvaldo Abreu brought him home with a base hit. Flores kept the damage to just one run in the inning and used 23 pitches in the first two frames. The Squirrels tacked on three more runs in the third inning to move ahead 5-1. Miguel Gomez and Hinojosa singled ans Brandon Bednar was hit by a pitch to load the bases. Tyler Horan brought home all three runners, connecting on a double down the left field line. McGowin (0-1) lasted five inning and allowed the five runs on nine hits in the loss. Richmond- native R.C. Orlan relieved McGowin and tossed a scoreless sixth inning. Flores carried the game into the bottom of the sixth inning. The righty struck out the first batter he faced, but was removed after allowing a single to Soto. Carlos Alvarado relieved Flores and loaded the bases with two outs. The Squirrels turned back to the bullpen to bring in Jarret Martin , however his first pitch was wild, scoring Soto from third. Martin returned to pitch the seventh inning and allowed a run on a double, ground and wild pitch. Ryan Halstead entered to start the eighth inning, leading 5-3. Halstead worked around a base hit in a scoreless frame. Tyler Cyr entered for the ninth and earned his eighth save of the year with a scoreless inning. Richmond will return to The Diamond on Tuesday, June 20 against the Hartford Yard Goats. RHP Sam Coonrod (2-7, 5.10) is scheduled to make the start for Richmond against LHP Jake Wynkoop (5-4, 4.33).Individual tickets, mini plans and group packages for the season are available by contacting the Flying Squirrels box office at 804-359-3866 or online at www.squirrelsbaseball.com

Giants Fall Flat In First Half Finale San Jose drops 5-2 decision on Sunday, swept in four-game series by Visalia

SAN JOSE, CA - The closed out the first half with a 5-2 loss to the Visalia Rawhide on Sunday afternoon at Municipal Stadium. With the defeat, the Giants were swept in the four-game series by Visalia to finish the half with a 30-40 overall record. Gio Brusa (2-for-4, 2B) and Matt Winn (2-for-3, 2B, RBI) had two hits apiece to lead the way offensively on Sunday. Visalia never trailed in the contest scoring twice in the top of the first before plating another run in the second to take an early 3-0 lead. The game began with three straight hits against San Jose starter Mark Reyes as Matt McPhearson singled before Matt Jones singled. Austin Byler then stepped to the plate and hammered an RBI double to deep right center before Marty Herum produced a sacrifice fly to score the second run of the inning. In the second, Daniel Lockhart led off with a double before a Galli Cribbs single put runners on the corners. McPhearson followed with a sacrifice fly plating Lockhart for a 3-0 Rawhide advantage. The Giants scored their first run of the afternoon in the bottom of the third. Winn led off with a double down the left field line before a two-out infield single from Ryan Howard put runners on first and third. Daniel Carbonell was up next and he lined a single into left to score Winn trimming the Visalia lead to 3-1. Rawhide starter Jose Almonte though prevented further damage in the inning when he struck out Heath Quinn to retire the side. The game would then remain at 3-1 all the way until the eighth. Reyes finished his start with three straight scoreless innings over the third, fourth and fifth frames. Caleb Simpson (2 IP, 0 H, 0 R, 1 BB, 0 SO) then faced the minimum six hitters over the sixth and seventh innings to keep San Jose within two runs. The Giants though would not put another runner into scoring position until the ninth. Almonte worked around a leadoff walk in the fourth and a one-out single from Ronnie Jebavy in the bottom of the fifth. In the sixth, Quinn singled with one out against reliever Trevor Simms , but the next two batters struck out to end the inning. Then in the bottom of the seventh, Winn drew a one-out walk, but again Simms came back to set down the next two hitters. Visalia extended their lead to 5-1 with a pair of runs in the top of the eighth. Facing Will LaMarche (1 IP, 2 H, 2 R, 0 ER, 0 BB, 2 SO), the inning began with McPhearson reaching safely on a fielding error committed by Dillon Dobson at first base. McPhearson then immediately scored when the next batter, Jones, belted an RBI double to deep right center. After back-to- back strikeouts, Grant Heyman knocked out an RBI single as Jones came home to make it 5-1. San Jose was set down in order in the bottom of the eighth before mounting a rally in the ninth. With Austin Mason on the mound, Brusa clubbed a one-out double off the right center field fence. Two batters later, Winn delivered a two-out RBI single as Brusa scored to cut the Rawhide lead to 5-2. T.J. Bennett followed with a single up the middle to bring the potential tying run to the plate, but Mason induced Jebavy to pop out to first ending the game. Almonte (5-5) earned the win after tossing five innings with one run allowed. The right-hander surrendered five hits, walked one and struck out five. Reyes (3-9) suffered his league-leading ninth loss of the season for the Giants after yielding three runs (all earned) in five innings. Reyes gave up six hits and did not walk or a hitter. Notes * The Giants were swept in a series for the second time this season. Inland Empire swept San Jose in a four-game series from May 12-15 at Municipal Stadium. * The Giants end the first half with a league-worst 10-25 home record. San Jose has lost 15 out of their last 19 home games. * Reyes retired 11 out of the last 12 batters he faced in his start on Sunday. * Both teams finished with nine hits. * The Giants finish in last place in the first half North Division standings for the first time since 2003. * Sunday's game time temperature at Municipal Stadium was 100 degrees. On Deck San Jose Giants Aramis Garcia , Bryan Reynolds , Ryan Howard, Mike Connolly and Conner Menez will participate in the All-Star Game on Tuesday evening at Recreation Park in Visalia. The Giants then open the second half on Thursday night in Visalia. First pitch is scheduled for 7:00 PM with Matt Krook (3-6, 6.00 ERA) slated to start on the mound for San Jose. Thursday's second half opener can be heard live on sjgiants.com with coverage beginning at 6:40 PM.