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San Jose Giants (0-1) @ Inland Empire 66ers (1-0) RHP Logan Webb (0-0, ---) vs. LHP Andrew Heaney (ML Rehab) Game #2 / Road Game #2 Ÿ Friday, April 6, 2018 Ÿ San Manuel Stadium Ÿ 7:05 PM

UPCOMING GAMES AND PROBABLE STARTING PITCHERS

Date Opponent Time Giants Pitcher Opposing Pitcher Saturday, April 7 at Inland Empire 6:05 PM LHP (0-0, ---) LHP Jose Suarez (0-0, ---)

Sunday, April 8 at Inland Empire 2:05 PM LHP Mac Marshall (0-0, ---) RHP Connor Riley (0-0, ---)

Giants Continue Series At Inland Empire Tonight… The San Jose Giants play the second game of their GIANTS BY THE NUMBERS season-opening four-game series against the Inland Empire 66ers this evening at San Manuel Stadium.

O verall 0-1 Logan Webb (0-0, ---) is slated to make the start on the mound for San Jose tonight. Home 0-0 Road 0-1 Yesterday’s Opener… The Giants suffered a 3-2 loss to the 66ers last night to open the 2018 season. San vs. Inland Empire 0-1 Jose finished the contest 2-for-15 with runners in scoring position. The #3 through #6 hitters in the Giants lineup (De La Rosa, Quinn, Brusa, Fabian) were a combined 1-for-13 with eight . First Half 0-1 started on the mound and surrendered just one hit and one run over five innings. It was Beede’s first Second Half 0-0 appearance with San Jose since his 2015 All-Star season in the League. Yesterday marked the second straight year that the Giants lost at Inland Empire on opening night (4-3, 16-inning loss in 2017). Current Streak Lost 1 Longest W Streak 0 San Francisco Affiliation… This year marks San Jose’s 31st season as an affiliate of the San Francisco Longest L Streak 1 Giants – the longest current partnership in the California League. Since their inception in 1988, the San Jose Last 5 Games 0-1 Giants have won six league championships (1998, 2001, 2005, 2007, 2009, 2010), 11 North Division titles Last 10 Games 0-1 and qualified for the playoffs 22 times (in 30 seasons). San Jose has reached the playoffs in 12 out of the last

2018 Home Attendance - 14 seasons. 2018 Average - Returning Players… 11 players on the opening day roster have prior experience with the San Jose Giants: 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 CALIFORNIA LEAGUE Menez (2016-17), 2B Jalen Miller (2017), OF Heath Quinn (2016-17), RHP Dylan Rheault (2017) and C Matt Winn (2017). FIRST HALF STANDINGS Versus The South… The Giants open the regular season with a seven-game road trip against South North Division W-L PCT GB Division opponents. Following the current series versus the 66ers, San Jose travels to Lancaster for a three- Visalia 1-0 1.000 - game set. The Giants will play 53 games against the South Division this year (87 games vs. North Division). Modesto 0-1 .000 1.0 San Jose 0-1 .000 1.0 Top Prospects… MLB.com currently ranks three players on San Jose’s opening day roster among the top Stockton 0-1 .000 1.0 30 prospects in the San Francisco Giants organization: #6 Sandro Fabian (OF), #12 Heath Quinn (OF) and

South Division W-L PCT GB #19 Melvin Adon (RHP). Inland Empire 1-0 1.000 - Lake Elsinore 1-0 1.000 - Lipso Nava… Lipso Nava has returned as manager of the San Jose Giants. Nava previously managed the Lancaster 1-0 1.000 - Giants in 2016 following a three-year stint as the San Jose hitting coach from 2013-15. Nava directed the R. Cucamonga 0-1 .000 1.0 Giants to a 68-72 overall record and a Wild Card berth in the North Division two seasons ago (lost in Mini