San Francisco Giants Media Notes
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World Championships NL Pennants NL West Titles 1905, 1921, 1922, 1933 1904, 1905, 1911, 1912, 1913, 1917, 1921, 1922, 1923, 1924, 1971, 1987, 1989, 1997 1954, 2010, 2012 1933, 1936, 1937, 1951, 1954, 1962, 1989, 2002, 2010, 2012 2000, 2003, 2010, 2012 Game #125 SAN FRANCISCO GIANTS MEDIA NOTES August 20, 2013 Home Game #64 (31-32) Boston Red Sox (74-53) at San Francisco Giants (55-69) AT&T Park TONIGHT’S GAME...The San Francisco Giants host the Boston Red Sox tonight in the THIS DATE IN GIANTS HISTORY middle game of this three game series...RHP Jake Peavy (9-5, 4.41) is scheduled to face RHP Ryan Vogelsong (2-4, 6.75). August 20, 1999 - The Giants defeat the Brewers, 10-3, as Ramon Martinez, Barry THE GIANTS...Have lost their last two games and five of their last eight...they’ve gone 8-10 Bonds and Ellis Burks all hit home runs. this month and are 12-18 (.400) since the All-Star break...SF is 14 games under .500 and are currently in fifth place in the NL West, 17.0 games behind the first place Dodgers. GIANTS AT A GLANCE TODAY’S TRANSACTIONS...Prior to tonight’s game the Giants have recalled LHP Mike Biggest Lead: 2.5 (5/13) Farthest Behind: 17.5 (8/14) Kickham (#59) and RHP Jean Machi (#63) from triple-A Fresno...RHP Chad Gaudin Most Games over .500: 8 (5/13) has been placed on the 15-day disabled list with carpal tunnel on his right side and OF Most Games under .500: 15 (8/14) Jeff Francoeur has been designated for assignment. Longest Winning Streak: 6 (4/29-5/5) Longest Losing Streak: 6 (6/23-29) Comeback Wins: 26 ABOUT YESTERDAY...The Giants were shut out yesterday for the 10th time this season... Largest Comeback: 6 (5/16) last year they were blanked just six times all season. Blown Leads: 33 Largest Blown Lead: 5 (2x) (5/4, 5-0) 1st Game of Series: 16-24 LINCECUM...RHP Tim Lincecum allowed five earned runs in 5.0 innings last night...it Last Game of Series: 17-21 was the eighth time this season that he’s given up at least five earned runs in a start... Rubber Game: 5-6 according to Elias, the last pitcher with that many such outings in a season in which he Get-Away Day: 12-16 also threw a no-hitter was Kevin Millwood, for the Phillies in 2003. GIANTS RECORD WHEN THEY HEART AND HUSTLE...The MLB Players Alumni Association announced the 30 prelimi- nary winners of the 2013 Heart and Hustle Award today and OF Hunter Pence is the Score 1st: 35-24 Opponent Scores 1st: 20-45 Giants winner...this esteemed award honors active players who demonstrate a passion Score 4 or more: 43-13 for the game of baseball and best embody the values, spirit, and tradition of the game... Score less than 4: 12-56 the final winner will be announced Tuesday, November 19, 2013 in New York City. Out-hit opponent: 42-17 Out-hit by opponent: 9-46 Commit No Errors: 33-27 TOUGH HOMESTAND...This homestand for the Giants features two of the top four teams Commit Error: 22-42 in baseball this season in the Red Sox (74-53, .583) and Pirates (73-51, .589)...SF is 31-32 One-run games: 18-19 (.492) against opponents above .500 and 24-37 (.393) vs. opponents below. Lead after 6.0 innings: 36-5 Tied after 6.0 innings: 13-12 Trail after 6.0 innings: 6-52 ON REHAB...OF Angel Pagan (left hamstring surgery) has gone 0-for-3 with a walk in Lead after 7.0 innings: 40-6 two rehab assignments with the Giants’ Arizona rookie squad...Pagan is scheduled to Tied after 7.0 innings: 10-14 join triple-A Fresno within two or three days. Trail after 7.0 innings: 5-49 Lead after 8.0 innings: 44-2 Tied after 8.0 innings: 6-11 ON THE SHORES OF McCOVEY COVE...The Giants are 31-32 (.492) here at AT&T Park Trail after 8.0 innings: 5-56 this season...their home win pct. ranks as the fifth-lowest in the NL...SF enters tonight’s Hit at least 1 home run: 34-23 contest having lost nine of their last 12 home games, 12 of their last 16, and 20 of their Hit no home runs: 21-46 past 28...they have just one home series win in their last eight sets. Lineups Used: 79 Extra Innings: 6-9 Quality Start: 34-22 INTERLEAGUE PLAY...The Giants have struggled in Interleague play this season posting Non-Quality Start: 21-47 the second-lowest winning pct. in the Majors by going just 4-11 (.267) in 15 games...only Day: 21-23 the Rockies have a lower winning pct. (.222, 4-14)...the Red Sox have the best Interleague Night: 34-46 record this season at 10-3 (.769). Vs. RHS: 39-45 Vs. LHS: 16-24 Series Sweeps: 4-6 INSIDE THE SERIES...The Giants and Red Sox face one another for the first time since Series (W-L-S) 15-22-2 2010, when SF dropped two of three games here at AT&T Park...this marks just the 1-game series: ---- fourth series these two teams will have played against one another, as the Giants are 2-game series: 0-1-1 3-game series: 12-16-0 3-7 all-time against the Sox. 4-game series: 3-5-1 RISPY BUSINESS...The Giants are just 1-for-16 with runners in scoring position in their GIANTS ON THIS HOMESTAND VS. last two games and 4-for-25 (.160) in their past three contests...they are hitting .225 BOSTON AND PITTSBURGH (34-for-151) as a team in these situations this month. Games: 1 ON THE MOUND...RHP Ryan Vogelsong has allowed three earned runs or fewer in each Record: 0-1 of his last 10 Interleague starts, going 4-3 with a 2.45 ERA (17er, 62.1ip) in that span. Avg.: .188 (6-for-32) Avg. w/RISP: .000 (0-for-5) 16 GAMES IN 16 DAYS...San Francisco is currently in the midst of playing for 16-consecutive Runs Per Game: 0.0 (0 total) days without a day off, a stretch that started last Tuesday in Washington...so far SF is 3-4 Home Runs: 0 Stolen Bases: 0 during this span...the Giants’ next day off is scheduled for Thursday, Aug. 29. ERA: 7.00 (7er, 9.0ip) AT THE TURNSTILES...The Giants have sold out their last 227 regular season home Starters W-L: 0-1 games, dating back to Oct. 1, 2010...it’s the longest active regular season home sellout Starters ERA: 9.00 (5er, 5.0ip) Relievers W-L: 0-0 streak in the Majors. Relievers ERA: 4.50 (2er, 4.0ip) Saves/Opportunities: 0/0 PROBABLES, BROADCAST SCHEDULE FOR TOMORROW AND UPCOMING SET VS. PITTSBURGH (ALL GAME TIMES PDT): • Wednesday, August 21 vs. Boston (12:45): LHP Felix Doubront (8-6, 3.95) vs. LHP Barry Zito (4-8, 5.34) - CSN-BA • Thursday, August 22 vs. Pittsburgh (7:15): LHP Jeff Locke (9-4, 2.90) vs. RHP Matt Cain (8-8, 4.35) - CSN-BA • Friday, August 23 vs. Pittsburgh (7:15): RHP Charlie Morton (4-3, 3.67) vs. LHP Madison Bumgarner (11-7, 2.87) - CSN-BA • Saturday, August 24 vs. Pittsburgh (6:05): LHP Francisco Liriano (14-5, 2.53) vs. RHP Tim Lincecum (6-13, 4.53) - CSN-BA • Sunday, August 25 vs. Pittsburgh (1:05): RHP A.J. Burnett (tonight) vs. RHP Ryan Vogelsong (tonight) - CSN-BA note: all games broadcast on KNBR radio (English)/81 home games and two road contests broadcast on KTRB 860 ESPN Deportes (Spanish) GIANTS MEDIA NOTES TODAY’S STARTING PITCHER PAGE 2 #32 RYAN VOGELSONG RHP Breakdown W-L ERA G IP H R ER BB SO VOGELSONG’S 2013 STARTS 2013 San Francisco 2-4 6.75 11 56.0 74 49 42 24 47 Date OPP DEC SCORE IP H R ER BB SO HR #P 4/6 STL L(0-1) L, 3-6 5.1 9 5 5 2 6 0 90 Career (9th season) 39-42 4.52 192 740.1 756 404 372 301 560 4/11 at CHC W(1-1) W, 7-6 6.0 8 5 4 1 5 1 107 Career vs. Boston 0-0 3.00 1 3.0 2 1 1 0 3 4/17 at MIL -- L, 3-4 7.0 5 3 3 2 5 1 108 Career Interleague 4-4 4.26 23 88.2 87 50 42 35 55 4/22 ARI -- W, 5-4 7.0 7 4 4 2 4 2 108 4/28 at SD L(1-2) L, 4-6 5.0 8 6 5 3 6 3 102 TONIGHT’S OUTING 5/4 LAD -- W, 10-9 4.2 9 7 7 2 4 1 89 • 2011 All Star takes the hill for his 12th start of the 2013 season...marks 5/9 ATL L(1-3) L, 3-6 4.1 7 6 6 3 7 1 93 his third start since being reinstated off the 60-day disabled on August 9... 5/15 at TOR L(1-4) L, 3-11 2.0 6 8 3 2 1 2 64 missed 69 games with a fractured right hand.