SAN FRANCISCO GIANTS 2015 GAME NOTES 24 Willie Mays Plaza • San Francisco, CA 94107 • Phone: 415-972-2000 sfgiants.com • sfgigantes.com • sfgiantspressbox.com • @SFGiants • @los_gigantes • @SFG_Stats Los Angeles Dodgers (87-69) at San Francisco Giants (82-74) LHP Clayton Kershaw (15-7, 2.25) vs. LHP Madison Bumgarner (18-8, 2.88) Game #157/Home Game #76 • Sept. 29, 2015 • AT&T Park • 7:15 p.m. (PT) • CSN Bay Area • KNBR 680 • KTRB 860 UPCOMING PROBABLE STARTING PITCHERS & BROADCAST SCHEDULE: Date Opp Time (PT) Giants Starter Opposing Starter TV Wednesday, Sept. 30 vs. LAD 7:15 p.m. RHP Mike Leake (10-10, 3.89) RHP Mike Bolsinger (6-5, 3.48) CSN Bay Area Thursday, Oct. 1 vs. LAD 12:45 p.m. RHP Tim Hudson (8-8, 4.30) LHP Brett Anderson (9-9, 3.75) CSN Bay Area All games broadcast on KNBR 680 AM (English radio). All home games and road games in LA and SD broadcast on KTRB 860 AM ESPN Deportes (Spanish radio). TONIGHT'S GAME: The Giants' playoff hopes remain alive SF'S FINAL HOMESTAND VS. GIANTS BY THE NUMBERS with six games remaining in the season...the Giants trail the LOS ANGELES AND COLORADO NL West leading Dodgers by 5.0 games with six left to play... NOTE 2015 Games. 1 Current Standing in NL West:. .2nd however, a SF loss at any point in the remainig three games Record. 1-0 Series Record:. 23-18-8 of this series would eliminate the defending World Series Average . .243 (9x37) Series Record, home:. 14-7-4 champions from postseason contention. Avg. w/RISP. .111 (1x9) Series Record, road:. .9-11-4 Runs Per Game. 3.0 (3) Series Openers:. 24-26 INSIDE THE SERIES: The Giants have now won seven straight Home Runs. .0 Series Finales:. 24-25 home games against Dodgers, which stands as San Francisco's Stolen Bases. 0 Sweeps by Giants:. 9 longest such streak vs. Los Angeles since June 12, 1961-April ERA. 1.50 (2er, 12.0ip) Sweeps by Opponent:. 7 16, 1962 (nine straight home wins)...during this seven games Starters W-L. .0-0 Most Games Over .500. 11 home win streak, the Giants have outscored the Dodgers by Starters ERA . 1.29 (1er, 7.0ip) Most Games Under .500. 6 a 25-8 margin. Relievers W-L . .1-0 Current Streak:. .W3 Relievers ERA. .1.80 (1er, 5.0ip) Longest Win Streak. 8, May 15-22 ROUND 4 - BUMGARNER VS. KERSHAW: LHP Madison Saves/Chances. 0/1 Longest Losing Streak. 8, April 10-17 Bumgarner will oppose LHP Clayton Kershaw tonight for the Home Record:. 45-30 fourth time this season and for the seventh time overall...Bumgarner has gone 4-1 with a Road Record: . 37-44 2.27 ERA (10er, 39.2ip) in the previous six meetings, while Kershaw has gone 1-4 with a 2.57 Day Record:. 29-23 ERA (12er, 42.0ip)...SF is 3-0 when Bumgarner and Kershaw have squared off this year. Night Record:. 53-51 vs. NL West:. 36-34 ON THE MOUND FOR SF: LHP Madison Bumgarner (18-8, 2.88) will make his third bid for vs. NL Central:. 15-18 a career-high 19th victory after going 0-1 with a 2.40 ERA (4er, 15.0ip) in his last two starts... vs. NL East:. .18-15 Bumgarner is seeking to become San Francisco's first 19-game winner since LHP Shawn vs. American League:. 13-7 Estes in 1997. vs. RH starters:. .61-54 vs. LH starters: . 21-20 ON THE MOUND FOR LAD: LHP Clayton Kershaw (15-7, 2.25) earned the victory the last Giants Score First:. 59-27 time he faced the Giants, matching a career high with 15 strikeouts in a 2-1 complete game Opp. Score First:. 23-47 Leading After 6:. .70-8 win Sept. 2...his 1.26 ERA (14er, 100.0ip) at AT&T Park is his second-best in any NL stadium. Trailing After 6:. 5-56 Tied After 6:. 7-10 SEEING HIM WELL: C Buster Posey is 6-for-13 (.462) against Clayton Kershaw this year, after Leading After 7:. .73-5 entering the season hitting .183 (11-for-60) against the left-hander. Trailing After 7:. 4-62 Tied After 7:. 5-7 HOT AT HOME: The Giants are 45-30 (.600) at AT&T Park this season, the sixth-best home Leading After 8:. .74-3 record in the NL...SF went 16-18 (.471) in their first 34 home games through June 15, however Trailing After 8:. 2-65 have posted a 29-12 (.707) record at home in their last 41 games, which is the best record in Tied After 8:. 6-6 the big leagues beginning June 16. Extra-Inning Games: . .6-5 One-run Games:. .18-27 ROOKIE RUMBLINGS: In the Giants' last four games, SF rookies have combined to hit .392 Giants Score 5 or more:. .57-10 (31-for-79) with 17 runs scored, eight extra base hits (three doubles, five home runs) and 18 Giants Score 4 or more:. .66-21 RBI. Giants Score 3 or less:. 16-53 Giants Score 2 or less:. .7-41 CLOSE CALLS: SF is 18-27 (.400) in games decided by one run, going 9-5 at home and 9-22 Giants Make No Errors:. .55-43 on the road...SF has lost 14 of their last 17 one-run games. Giants Make Error(s):. .27-31 Giants Outhit Opp.: . 70-14 WITH THE BATS: The Giants have been one of the top offensive teams in the National League Opp. Outhits Giants:. .5-48 this season, ranking first in team batting average (.269) and on-base percentage (.328), fourth Come-From-Behind Wins:. .27 in slugging pct. (.408) and runs per game (4.36). C-F-B Wins (trailing by 3+): . .7 C-F-B Wins (trailing by 4+): . .1 WITH THE GLOVES: The Giants’ 75 errors this season are the third-fewest in the NL (Marlins, C-F-B Wins (trailing by 5+): . .0 73 and Dodgers, 74)...since the All-Star break, SF's 29 miscues are the fewest among NL clubs. Blown Leads. 31 Largest Blown Lead. 6, Aug. 3 at ATL Giants hit 0 HR: . 26-46 GIANTS PITCHERS CAN HIT: The Giants have tied a Major League record this season with Giants hit at least 1 HR:. .56-28 five different pitchers hitting at least one home run...Madison Bumgarner (five home runs Giants hit 2+ HRs:. .27-7 this season), Tim Hudson (one), Mike Leake (one with SF), Jake Peavy (one) and Ryan Vogelsong (one) have combined for nine homers this year, the most in a season by Giants MANAGER BRUCE BOCHY pitchers since 1934 (10). Manager Bruce Bochy is in his ninth season as the Giants' skipper...during IN THE TRAINERS ROOM: The following Giants players are currently on the DL: RHP Tim his tenure with the Giants, the team Lincecum (left hip surgery), IF Joe Panik (back inflammation),OF Hunter Pence (strained left has posted a 749-703 (.516) record. oblique), OF Juan Perez (strained left oblique), C Hector Sanchez (strained left hamstring, ankle sprain) and C Andrew Susac (right wrist surgery)...the following players are on the THIS DATE IN GIANTS HISTORY active roster, however are unavailable due to injury: IF Ehire Adrianza (concussion), OF Nori Sept. 29, 1954: Willie Mays made Aoki (concussion), OF Gregor Blanco (concussion) and IF Brandon Belt (concussion). his famous running catch off the bat of Cleveland's Vic Wertz in Game SELLOUT STREAK AT AT&T PARK: The Giants have sold out their last 402 regular season one of the World Series...the Giants games at AT&T Park (dating back to Oct. 1, 2010 vs. San Diego)...the Giants' sellout streak is prevailed by a score of 5-2, as Marv the longest active home streak in the Majors. Griffin earned the win in relief. World Champions (8): 1905, 1921, 1922, 1933, 1954, 2010, 2012, 2014 NL Pennants (21): 1904, 1905, 1911, 1912, 1913, 1917, 1921, 1922, 1923, 1924, 1933, 1936, 1937, 1951, 1954, 1962, 1989, 2002, 2010, 2012, 2014 NL Division Champions (8): 1971, 1987, 1989, 1997, 2000, 2003, 2010, 2012 GIANTS STARTING PITCHER PAGE 2 #40 LHP Madison Bumgarner BUMGARNER'S 2015 DAY-BY-DAY 6-5, 235, August 1, 1989 (26) DATE OPP DEC SC IP H R ER BB SO HR #P EXIT 4/6 @ARI W W, 5-4 7.0 6 1 1 1 3 0 93 5-1 18-8 Record, 2.88 ERA 4/11 @SD L L, 2-10 3.0 10 5 5 0 4 0 79 0-5 4/16 ARI -- L, 6-7(12) 7.0 6 4 4 1 4 2 94 3-3 • Three-time NL All-Star (2013, 2014, 2015) and 2014 World Series MVP 4/22 LAD -- W, 3-2 6.1 6 2 2 2 6 1 109 2-2 will make his 32nd start of the season...is 18-8 with a 2.88 ERA in 31 4/28 @LAD W W, 2-1 8.0 5 1 1 1 9 0 110 2-1 5/4 SD W W, 2-0 7.1 2 0 0 1 6 0 107 2-0 outings, with the Giants going 19-12 in his starts (10-6 at home, 9-6 5/9 MIA L L, 2-6 5.0 5 3 3 2 10 1 99 1-3 on road)...SF has won 10 of his last 14 trips to the hill.