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STOCKTON PORTS GAME INFORMATION STOCKTON PORTS (OAKLAND ATHLETICS) VS. SAN JOSE GIANTS (SAN FRANCISCO GIANTS) Monday June 11, 2018 Overall Record: STK: 39-24; SJ: 32-31 Home Record: STK: 17-14; SJ: 17-15 Season Series: $3 Buck Monday Streaks: STK: W1, SJ: W1 Road Record: STK: 22-10; SJ: 15-16 Ports versus SJ (2018): at BIB, 7:10 p.m. Last 10: STK: 7-3, SJ: 4-6 Current Series: 0-0 1-2 @STK (14), 4-3 @SJ (14) 6/11, MON, 7:10 p.m.: Stockton RHP Parker Dunshee (5-2, 2.56 ERA) vs. San Jose LHP Conner Menez (2-4, 4.76 ERA) Broadcast Information: All Ports games are broadcast 6/12, TUE, 7:10 p.m.: Stockton RHP Brian Howard (6-3, 2.56 ERA) vs. San Jose RHP Raffi Vizcaino (3-3, 5.11 ERA) online at stocktonports.com, MiLB.com or via the TuneIn 6/13, WED, 7:10 p.m.: Stockton RHP Matt Milburn (2-2, 5.59 ERA) vs. San Jose RHP Melvin Adon (2-3, 4.77 ERA) Radio app with Zack Bayrouty in his 13th season calling the 6/14, THU, 7:10 p.m.: Stockton LHP Zack Erwin (5-4, 4.38 ERA) vs. San Jose RHP Logan Webb (1-2, 1.80 ERA) play-by-play. FIRST HALF STANDINGS TODAY: The Ports and San Jose Giants open a four-game set at Banner Island Ballpark. The Ports would PORTS RECORD WHEN... North W L PCT GB clinch a First Half title for the first time since 2003 with a win coupled with a Visalia loss. The season series Leading after 5 28-3 Ports 39 24 .619 - is tied 5-5 with the Ports having most recently swept a three-game series at Municipal stadium last Tied after 5 3-2 Rawhide 33 30 .524 6.0 Tuesday-Thursday. Trailing after 5 8-19 Giants 32 31 .508 7.0 Leading after 6 32-2 Nuts 27 36 .429 12.0 Tied after 6 1-3 STARTERS: Parker Dunshee makes his 11th start and 12th overall appearance of the season for Trailing after 6 6-19 SECOND HALF STANDINGS Stockton…enters today’s contest third in the league in ERA (2.56) and second in the league in WHIP Leading after 7 32-4 North W L PCT GB (1.12)…last pitched on Tuesday at San Jose, coming out of the bullpen following the Major League rehab Tied after 7 4-2 Ports 0 0 .000 - start of Santiago Casilla and earned the win, tossing 5.2 scoreless innings and allowing seven hits while Trailing after 7 3-18 Giants 0 0 .000 - striking out five…making his third start and fourth overall appearance versus the Giants and is 2-1 with a Leading after 8 33-4 Nuts 0 0 .000 - Tied after 8 2-2 0.61 ERA in three previous appearances against San Jose, having allowed one run on 10 hits in 14.2 Giants 0 0 .000 - Trailing after 8 2-18 innings…saw his consecutive scoreless inning streak come to an end at 49.1 consecutive frames on April 18, In Extra Innings 4-2 OVERALL STANDINGS a stretch that began in his first appearance with Short-Season Vermont on June 30, 2017…after being In Double Headers 2-0 North W L PCT GB drafted, made one appearance with the AZL A’s before finishing 2017 with Short-Season Vermont, making in April 16-9 Ports 39 24 .619 - 12 appearances (nine starts) and going 1-0 while not allowing a run of any kind and giving up just 15 hits in May 17-12 Rawhide 33 30 .524 6.0 in 38.1 innings pitched, posting 45 strikeouts to just eight walks in that span…drafted by the A’s in the in June 6-3 Giants 32 31 .508 7.0 seventh round of the 2017 draft out of Wake Forest. Conner Menez makes his 11th start of the season for in July 0-0 Nuts 27 36 .429 12.0 in August 0-0 San Jose…last pitched on Wednesday versus Stockton and suffered the loss, going two-thirds of an inning and allowing six runs (five earned) on five hits while walking two and striking out one…making his third in September 0-0 start versus the Ports and is 0-1 with a 9.53 ERA in two previous starts against Stockton…spent all of 2017 with San Jose and made 23 Scoring First 27-4 appearances (22 starts), going 7-7 with a 4.41 ERA…drafted by the Giants in the 14th round of the 2016 draft out of The Master’s College. 1-Run Games 12-7 Shutouts 6-8 In 4-Game Series 3-2-1 LAST GAME: After blowing a 4-0 lead, the Ports came from behind in the 10th inning to score a pair of runs in the bottom of the 10th and earn In 3-Game Series 10-3 a 6-5 win over Visalia, thus reducing their magic number to clinch a Frist Half title to two. Luis Barrera had the game-winning single in the Overall Series 13-5-1 th bottom of the 10 for the Ports after Luke Persico tied the game with a two-out double. Skye Bolt hit his ninth home run of the season for By Sweeps 3-0 the Ports. vs. North Division 16-14 vs. South Division 23-10 THE OPPONENT: The San Jose Giants are coming off a series in which they took two of three in Modesto. San Jose sits seven games back of vs. RH Starter 33-19 Stockton for first place in the North Division standings and would be eliminated from First Half contention with a Stockton win or a loss. The vs. LH Starter 6-5 Giants are second in the league in team ERA (3.66) and third in the league in team batting average (.261). When hitting a HR 20-8 Ports strike out ≥ 8 27-16 FIRST HALF RACE: Entering tonight’s contest, the Ports have a magic number of two to clinch the First Half title in the North Division. Ports strike out ≤ 7 12-8 Stockton holds a six-game lead over Visalia for first place in the North Division standings with eight games left to play. Any combination of Scoring 5 or more 26-5 Stockton wins and Visalia losses totaling two will clinch the title. The Ports are trying to win a First Half title for the first time since becoming an Scoring 4 or less 13-19 Opp. scores ≥ 5 7-16 A’s affiliate in 2005. Stockton’s last First Half crown came as a Texas Rangers affiliate in 2003. Opp. scores ≤ 4 32-8 Totaling ≥ 8 hits 30-9 POWELL ON MLB REHAB: Oakland A’s OF Boog Powell joined the Stockton roster on Saturday on a Major League rehab assignment. Totaling ≤ 7 hits 9-15 Powell was placed on the 60-day disabled list with a sprained right knee. He was on the A’s Opening Day roster this season and hit .167 in Allowing ≥ 8 hits 20-18 seven games before suffering the injury. Powell played in 29 games for Oakland in 2017 after the A’s reacquired him in a trade with Seattle Allowing ≤ 7 hits 19-6 and he hit .321 with three home runs and 10 RBI. He was originally drafted by the A’s in the 20th round of the 2012 draft out of Orange Coast 2017 OVERALL RECORD Junior College and was signed by Ports manager Rick Magnante who was scouting for the A’s at the time. Most above .500 16 games Most below .500 1 game K, THEN: Ports reliever Sam Sheehan has the second-best strikeout/9 IP ratio among active Cal-League relievers at 13.83 strikeouts per nine-innings worked. Stockton starter Parker Dunshee ranks third-best in that category among starters as he averages 10.61 strikeouts-per- ROSTER UPDATE nine-innings. 5/20-Milburn sent to Nashville 5/22-Shore sent to Midland 5/22-Biegalski placed on the DL WON’T WALK: The Ports have two relievers that rank in the top five in the Cal-League in fewest walks/9 IP. Miguel Romero has issued four 5/22-Hurlbutt added from walks in 29.1 innings worked which is second in the league at 1.23, and Angel Duno has a walk/9 IP ratio of 2.54, good for fourth in the extended spring training league among relievers. Brian Howard has a walk/9 IP ratio of 1.86, good for third in the league among starting pitchers. As a staff, the Ports 5/22-Manarino added from have issued the fewest number of walks in the Cal-League (163) entering today’s contest. extended spring training 5/22-Pimentel added from ROAD WARRIORS: The Ports boast the league’s best road record at 22-10. Stockton plays the final three games of the first half on the road. extended spring training 5/23-Mercedes sent to Nashville 5/31-Toffey activated from the QUICK HITS: DL - The Ports won the Second Half title in 2017, finishing with an overall record of 71-69. They were swept by Modesto in the best-of-five North 5/31-Blackburn added on MLB Division Finals. rehab 6/1-Blackburn completed MLB - 2016 marked the fifth time the Ports missed the post-season as an A’s affiliate as they finished the season with a record of 60-80, tied for last rehab in the North Division 6/1-Bray placed on the DL - Stockton finished the 2015 season with a record of 74-66 which garnered them the No.