SAN JOSE GIANTS
2019 GAME NOTES
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San Jose Giants (56-71) @ Modesto Nuts (58-70) RHP Casey Meisner (2-3, 4.47) vs. RHP Clay Chandler (2-2, 5.68) Game #128 / Road Game #66 Thursday, August 22 John Thurman Field 7:05 PM
UPCOMING GAMES AND PROBABLE STARTING PITCHERS
Date Opponent Time Giants Pitcher Opposing Pitcher
Friday, August 23 at Stockton 7:10 PM RHP Tristan Beck (0-2, 4.32) RHP Xavier Altamirano (5-10, 5.40) Saturday, August 24 at Stockton 7:10 PM RHP Aaron Phillips (8-7, 4.28) LHP Hogan Harris (0-2, 3.48) Sunday, August 25 at Stockton 6:10 PM RHP Matt Frisbee (8-8, 3.42) RHP Brady Feigl (5-10, 4.19)
Monday, August 26 at Stockton 7:10 PM RHP Jose Marte (3-8, 5.89) RHP Mitchell Jordan (10-7, 4.61)
Tonight’s Game: The San Jose Giants look to avoid a sweep when they conclude their three-game GIANTS BY THE NUMBERS series at Modesto (Mariners affiliate) this evening. The Nuts have claimed the first two games of the O verall 56-71 series by the scores of 7-1 and 10-3. Casey Meisner (2-3, 4.47 ERA) is San Jose’s scheduled starting Home 29-33 pitcher tonight. Road 27-38 vs. North 31-46 The Giants: San Jose enters tonight’s contest having lost six of their last seven games. The Giants vs. South 25-25 are only 5-13 in August after posting a 16-13 July record. Last night’s defeat clinched San Jose’s vs. Modesto 15-15 fourth consecutive series loss and dropped the Giants (56-71) to a season-high 15 games below .500 overall. First Half 30-39 Second Half 26-32 Playoff Race: The Giants (56-71) are two games behind Stockton (58-69) in the race for the second- Current Streak Lost 2 best overall record in the North Division. Including tonight, San Jose has 12 games remaining in the Longest W Streak 6 regular season. If Visalia wins the second half (currently lead division by 6 1/2 games), the team with Longest L Streak 6 the second-best overall record in the North Division will qualify for the playoffs. Within the division, the Last 5 Games 1-4 Giants have eight games left versus Stockton, three against Visalia and one game versus Modesto. Last 10 Games 2-8 San Jose last reached the playoffs in 2016.
2019 Home Attendance 140,300 2019 Average 2,338 Familiar Foe: Tonight marks the 31st and final meeting of the season between San Jose and Modesto. The Giants are 15-15 versus the Nuts this year with this evening’s game deciding the season series winner. San Jose has lost their last four games against Modesto after winning four
straight in the head-to-head matchup. CALIFORNIA LEAGUE Recent Struggles: Over their last seven games (1-6 record), the Giants are batting only .227 as a SECOND HALF STANDINGS team and own a 5.95 ERA.
North Division W-L PCT GB Losing Season: The Giants have clinched their fourth consecutive season (2016-19) with a sub-.500 Visalia * 35-24 .593 - Modesto 28-30 .483 6.5 record. It’s the first time in San Jose Giants team history (1988-2019) that the club has had four San Jose 26-32 .448 8.5 consecutive losing seasons. The San Jose franchise last had a stretch of at least four straight sub- Stockton 25-34 .424 10.0 .500 seasons from 1981-87 (seven consecutive losing seasons – San Jose Missions 1981, San Jose Expos 1982, San Jose Bees 1983-87). South Division W-L PCT GB R. Cucamonga * 33-25 .569 - Hot Hitter: Sandro Fabian is batting .356 (16-for-45) over his last 11 games. Fabian is hitting .303 Lake Elsinore 31-27 .534 2.0 Lancaster 31-27 .534 2.0 with five home runs and 33 RBI’s in 40 games for San Jose this season. The 21-year old outfielder Inland Empire 24-34 .414 9.0 boasts a .426 batting average with runners in scoring position. Fabian hit only .200 in 112 games with the SJ Giants last season. * First half winner
Today’s Games Phillips Wins Weekly Award: Aaron Phillips was named California League Pitcher of the Week on