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SAN JOSE GIANTS 2018 GAME NOTES 588 East Alma Ave San Jose, CA 95112 Phone: 408-297-1435 sjgiants.com Class A Advanced affiliate of the San Francisco Giants Rancho Cucamonga Quakes (68-47) @ San Jose Giants (48-67) RHP Edwin Uceta (0-0, ---) vs. LHP Mac Marshall (0-3, 4.29) Game #116 / Home Game #59 Tuesday, August 7, 2018 Municipal Stadium 7:00 PM UPCOMING GAMES AND PROBABLE STARTING PITCHERS Date Opponent Time Giants Pitcher Opposing Pitcher Wednesday, August 8 vs. Rancho Cucamonga 12:30 PM RHP DJ Myers (3-3, 5.72) RHP Isaac Anderson (7-5, 3.46) Thursday, August 9 OFF DAY Tonight’s Game… The San Jose Giants play the second game of a three-game series against the Rancho GIANTS BY THE NUMBERS Cucamonga Quakes (Dodgers affiliate) this evening at Municipal Stadium. Rancho Cucamonga earned a 5-3 victory over the Giants in the series opener last night. Mac Marshall (0-3, 4.29 ERA) is slated to make the start on the Overall 48-67 mound for San Jose tonight. Home 25-33 Road 23-34 The Giants… San Jose has lost five games in a row, eight out of nine and 16 out of their last 20. The Giants have vs. Rancho Cucamonga 3-13 lost six consecutive series’. San Jose has won only one series in the second half (3-1 vs. Visalia, July 13-16). First Half 34-36 Losing Streak… The Giants are batting only .199 as a team during their current five-game losing streak (2.6 runs Second Half 14-31 per game). Current Streak Lost 5 Overall Record… Last night’s loss dropped the Giants to a season-high 19 games below .500 overall (48-67). A Longest W Streak 4 San Jose team hasn’t been 20 games below .500 since the 2003 season (finished 58-82). Longest L Streak 8 Last 5 Games 0-5 Muni Misery… The Giants are winless in four games during their current homestand and are 8-23 in their last 31 Last 10 Games 2-8 home games overall dating back to June 2. 2018 Home Attendance 117,405 Versus The Quakes… The Giants are 3-13 against Rancho Cucamonga this season (1-8 at Municipal Stadium). 2018 Average 2,024 San Jose has lost their previous four series to the Quakes with the current match-up marking their final meeting of the year. The Giants are batting only .203 while averaging 3.7 runs per game versus Rancho Cucamonga this season. After giving up five homers last night, San Jose has now surrendered 31 home runs in 16 games to Rancho Cucamonga. CALIFORNIA LEAGUE Gardeck Returns… Pitcher Ian Gardeck was added to San Jose’s roster today after a rehab stint in the Arizona SECOND HALF STANDINGS Rookie League (4 G, 3 2/3 IP, 3 R, 3 BB, 4 SO). Gardeck is pitching for the first time since September 2015. He underwent Tommy John surgery and hip labrum surgery in March 2016 before a second Tommy John surgery in North Division W-L PCT GB May 2017. Gardeck spent the entire 2015 season in San Jose and fashioned a 3.54 ERA over a Cal League-leading Stockton * 21-23 .477 - 61 appearances. He struck out 104 batters in 86 innings. Visalia 18-26 .409 3.0 Modesto 16-28 .364 5.0 The Long Ball… San Jose leads all North Division clubs and ranks third in the California League with 96 home runs San Jose 14-31 .311 7.5 this season. The Giants have hit 45 home runs in 45 second half games. Conversely, San Jose has already allowed 62 home runs in the second half after giving up just 36 homers throughout the entire first half. South Division W-L PCT GB R. Cucamonga * 33-12 .733 - Franco Hit Streak At Nine Games… Wander Franco brings a nine-game hitting streak into tonight’s action. Franco Lancaster 27-17 .614 5.5 is batting at a .389 clip (14-for-36) during the hit streak with five doubles and 10 RBI’s. He’s currently second in the Inland Empire 26-18 .591 6.5 California League in doubles (33) and third in hits (119). Franco’s longest hit streak this season is 13 games. Lake Elsinore 22-22 .500 10.5 * First half winner Struggling Against The South… The Giants are 4-21 against South Division opponents in the second half compared to a 10-10 mark versus the North. Today’s Games R. Cucamonga at San Jose, 7:00 Late Innings… The Giants have won a league-leading seven games this season when trailing after seven innings. Visalia at Lake Elsinore, 6:00 However, San Jose is also tops in the league with 13 losses when leading after six innings and seven losses when Inland Empire at Lancaster, 6:35 ahead after seven. The Giants’ 21 blown saves this year lead the California League. Stockton at Modesto, 7:05 On The Road… Following the current series against Rancho Cucamonga, the Giants will play 13 out of their next 16 games on the road. San Jose hasn’t won a road series since June 8-10 at Modesto. BROADCAST UPCOMING SAN JOSE GIANTS PROMOTIONS Radio: sjgiants.com Tonight Taste of Muni Tuesday (Joe Ritzo, Justin Allegri) 92.9 FM at Municipal Stadium 8/17 A Giant Luau … Postgame Fireworks … KRTY Family Friday Video: MiLB.TV 8/18 Italian Night … Italian Night Hat Giveaway courtesy of Country Club Villa Apartments and Battaglia Ranch Tree Farms … Martinelli’s Apple Juice Kids Run the Bases … MIX 106 Saturday in the Park CALIFORNIA LEAGUE CHAMPIONS 2010 2009 2007 2005 2001 1998 1979 1967 1962 1953 1949 TODAY’S SAN JOSE GIANTS STARTER LHP Mac Marshall Born: January 27, 1996 Overall: 14 G, 13 GS, 0-3, 4.29 ERA Age: 22 Born: Lilburn, GA Home: 6 G, 6 GS, 0-1, 4.50 ERA Resides: Athens, GA Road: 8 G, 7 GS, 0-2, 4.15 ERA Throws: Left Acquired: 4th Round, 2015 First Half: 8 G, 8 GS, 0-0, 1.25 ERA College: Chipola Junior College Second Half: 6 G, 5 GS, 0-3, 9.00 ERA * Is in his fourth professional season … Selected by the San Francisco Giants in the fourth round of the 2015 draft (126th overall pick). SEASON/CAREER HIGHS * Tonight marks his 14th start and 15th appearance of the season … Has struck out 38 batters in 2018 Career 35 2/3 innings … Owns a .229 opponents batting average … Has pitched past the third inning just once in 13 starts (on a season inning limit) … Has not given up an earned run in eight out of his 13 IP: 4.0 (8/2 at Vis.) 6.0 (8/28/16 w/Salem-Keizer) starts. R: 6 (7/28 vs. IE) 7 (7/31/15 w/AZL Giants) * Has had three stints on the disabled list this season: April 14-22 (elbow), May 15-June 15 (elbow) ER: 6 (7/28 vs. IE) 6 (7/28/18 w/San Jose) and June 28-July 19 (hip). H: 5 (x2) 9 (8/4/16 w/Salem-Keizer) * Has lost his last two starts (13.50 ERA, 10 ER/6.2 IP) … Owns a 9.00 ERA in the second half (14 ER/14.0 IP) over six appearances (five starts) after compiling a 1.25 ERA (3 ER/21.2 IP) in the first BB: 4 (4/13 vs. Stk.) 8 (8/22/16 w/Salem-Keizer) half over eight starts. K: 5 (4/29 at Mod.) 8 (x2 w/Salem-Keizer) * Most recent start came on August 2 at Visalia … Pitched a season-high four-plus innings with HR: 2 (7/28 vs. IE) 2 (x2 w/SJ & Salem-Keizer) five runs (four earned) allowed … Gave up five hits, walked three and struck out two … Surrendered single runs in the first and third innings before a three-run bottom of the fifth … Threw a season-high 80 pitches. * Began his season with 14 2/3 consecutive scoreless innings spanning his first five starts. 2018 DAY-BY-DAY * Limiting left-handed hitters to a .184 batting average this season … Right-handed batters are DATE OPP DEC GS IP H R ER BB SO ERA hitting at a .247 clip … Opponents are batting .184 against him with runners in scoring position. 4/8 at IE ND * 3.0 1 0 0 2 4 0.00 4/13 Stk. ND * 3.0 0 0 0 4 3 0.00 * Only previous start against Rancho Cucamonga came on June 22 at LoanMart Field … Allowed 4/23 LE ND * 3.0 3 0 0 0 3 0.00 4/29 at Mod. ND * 3.0 3 0 0 0 5 0.00 four runs (all earned) over two-plus innings … Suffered the loss. 5/4 at Lan. ND * 3.0 2 2 2 1 4 1.20 5/9 at Mod. ND * 2.2 1 1 0 3 4 1.02 * Prior to this season, hadn’t made a start since September 3, 2016 (Salem-Keizer). 5/14 Lan. ND * 1.0 1 1 1 2 2 1.45 6/16 Vis. ND * 3.0 1 0 0 1 4 1.25 * Was limited to just two appearances in 2017 with the AZL Giants (Rookie) due to a left elbow 6/22 at RC L * 2.0 3 4 4 3 3 2.66 injury … Underwent nerve transposition surgery last year … Pitched 1 2/3 scoreless innings after 6/27 Stk.