SAN JOSE GIANTS 2019 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 Modesto Nuts (54-65) @ San Jose Giants (54-64) RHP Clay Chandler (1-2, 6.97) vs. RHP Tristan Beck (0-0, 1.59) Game #119 / Home Game #59 Sunday, August 11 Excite Ballpark 5:00 PM UPCOMING GAMES AND PROBABLE STARTING PITCHERS Date Opponent Time Giants Pitcher Opposing Pitcher Monday, August 12 OFF DAY Tuesday, August 13 at Visalia 7:00 PM RHP Aaron Phillips (6-7, 4.86) LHP Bryan Valdez (2-2, 3.67) Wednesday, August 14 at Visalia 7:00 PM RHP Matt Frisbee (8-7, 3.36) RHP Shumpei Yoshikawa (4-6, 3.61) Thursday, August 15 at Visalia 7:00 PM RHP Jake Wong (3-2, 4.98) RHP Justin Lewis (3-1, 3.89) Tonight’s Game: The San Jose Giants and Modesto Nuts (Mariners affiliate) play the rubber game GIANTS BY THE NUMBERS of their three-game series this evening at Excite Ballpark. Tristan Beck (0-0, 1.59 ERA) is the Giants’ O verall 54-64 scheduled starting pitcher. Home 28-30 Road 26-34 Record-Setting Performance: The Giants established a new team record for runs scored in a home vs. North 30-41 game with their 20-5 series-opening victory over Modesto on Friday. San Jose eclipsed the previous vs. South 24-23 mark of 19 runs set on August 21, 1994 versus the High Desert Mavericks. The Giants came up two vs. Modesto 15-12 runs shy of matching their overall single-game record of 22 (set on July 27, 1988 at Modesto). First Half 30-39 Second Half 24-25 Blowouts: Friday’s series-opening triumph marked San Jose’s largest margin of victory this season (15 runs). Last night’s 10-3 setback to Modesto was the Giants’ largest margin of defeat since an 11- Current Streak Lost 1 2 loss to Modesto on June 24. Longest W Streak 6 Longest L Streak 6 The Giants: San Jose enters tonight’s contest having lost seven of their last ten games after having Last 5 Games 3-2 won 10 of 12. Last 10 Games 3-7 Playoff Race: The Giants (24-25) are five games behind first-place Visalia (29-20) in the second half 2019 Home Attendance 128,942 2019 Average 2,303 North Division standings. If Visalia wins the second half, the team with the second-best overall record in the North Division will qualify for the playoffs. San Jose (54-64) is currently 1 1/2 games behind Stockton (55-62) in the race for the second-best overall record. Including tonight, the Giants have 21 games remaining in the regular season. San Jose has eight games left versus Stockton, six against CALIFORNIA LEAGUE Visalia and four versus Modesto. The Giants last reached the playoffs in 2016. SECOND HALF STANDINGS Versus The Nuts: Tonight marks the 28th meeting of the season between the Giants and the Nuts. San Jose owns a 15-12 advantage in the season series. The Giants have won four of the last five North Division W-L PCT GB games between the teams. Visalia * 29-20 .592 - Modesto 24-25 .490 5.0 San Jose 24-25 .490 5.0 Hot Hitter: Dalton Combs brings a season-high eight-game hitting streak into tonight’s contest. Stockton 22-27 .449 7.0 Combs has hit safely in 21 of his last 23 games overall (.337 AVG during stretch). South Division W-L PCT GB Top Prospects Promoted: Joey Bart, Heliot Ramos and Sean Hjelle were all promoted to Double-A Lake Elsinore 26-23 .531 - Richmond on Friday. Bart, the #1 prospect in the San Francisco organization according to MLB.com, Lancaster 26-23 .531 - R. Cucamonga * 26-23 .531 - hit .265 with 12 home runs, 37 RBI’s and a .793 OPS in 57 games for San Jose this season. Ramos Inland Empire 19-30 .388 7.0 (#2 prospect) currently ranks third in the California League in batting average (.306) and third in OPS (.885). A midseason All-Star, Ramos produced 18 doubles, a team-leading 13 home runs and 40 * First half winner RBI’s in 77 games. Hjelle (#6 prospect) was 5-5 with a 2.78 ERA in 14 starts for the Giants. He struck Today’s Games out 74 and walked only 19 in 77 2/3 innings. Hjelle allowed 2 ER or fewer in 11 of his 14 starts. Modesto at San Jose, 5:00 Visalia at Lancaster, 5:05 On Deck: Following an off day tomorrow, the Giants head back on the road for a three-game series Lake Elsinore at Inland Empire, 5:35 at Visalia (Diamondbacks affiliate). San Jose is only 7-15 versus the Rawhide this season having lost R. Cucamonga at Stockton, 6:10 five of the six series’ played between the teams. The Giants return to Excite Ballpark on Friday, August 16 for a three-game set against the Inland Empire 66ers (Angels affiliate). BROADCAST Hector Borg At The Helm: Hector Borg was named manager of the San Jose Giants on July 17. Borg replaced Bill Hayes, who resigned on July 13. Borg, 34, had been serving as the fundamentals Radio: sjgiants.com (Joe Ritzo, Justin Allegri) coach for the Giants’ Dominican Summer League team this season prior to his appointment in San 92.9 FM at Excite Ballpark Jose. Last year, Borg was the manager for the Salem-Keizer Volcanoes (Giants Short-Season affiliate). He also managed the Giants’ Arizona Rookie League team in 2017. Borg played three Video: MiLB.TV seasons in the San Francisco farm system from 2004-06. San Jose is 13-10 since Borg took over as manager. See page 6 for more info on Borg. CALIFORNIA LEAGUE CHAMPIONS 2010 2009 2007 2005 2001 1998 1979 1967 1962 1953 1949 TODAY’S SAN JOSE GIANTS STARTER RHP Tristan Beck Born: June 24, 1996 Overall: 1 GS, 0-0, 1.59 ERA Age: 23 Born: Corona, CA Home: 0 GS, 0-0, --- ERA Resides: Corona, CA Road: 1 GS, 0-0, 1.59 ERA Throws: Right Acquired: Trade, 2019 First Half: 0 GS, 0-0, --- ERA College: Stanford University Second Half: 1 GS, 0-0, 1.59 ERA Tonight’s Start: 23-year old right-hander is scheduled to make his second start with San Jose SEASON/CAREER HIGHS in tonight’s game against Modesto. Traded To Giants: Was acquired via trade by the San Francisco Giants from the Atlanta 2019 Career Braves on July 31 … Traded to SF with pitcher Dan Winkler in exchange for pitcher Mark Melancon … Was added to San Jose’s roster following the trade. IP: 6.2 (7/13 at Clr.) 6.2 (71/3/19 w/Florida) R: 7 (7/26 vs. Day.) 7 (7/26/19 w/Florida) Prospect Ranking: Currently ranked the #18 prospect in the San Francisco Giants organization by MLB.com. ER: 6 (7/26 vs. Day.) 6 (7/26/19 w/Florida) H: 9 (7/26 vs. Day.) 9 (7/26/19 w/Florida) San Jose Debut: Made his San Jose Giants debut on August 4 at Inland Empire … Pitched 5 2/3 innings in his start with only one run allowed … Surrendered six hits, walked one and BB: 3 (x3) 3 (x3 w/Florida) struck out six … Took a shutout into the sixth … Threw 82 pitches … Received a no-decision K: 11 (7/1 vs. GCL Pir.) 11 (7/1/19 w/GCL Braves) (left game with 2-1 lead, Giants eventually lost 5-4 in 12 innings). HR: 1 (x2) 1 (x2 w/Florida) Draft Day: Selected by the Atlanta Braves in the fourth round of the 2018 draft (112th overall). Florida State League: Was pitching for the High-A Florida Fire Frogs of the Florida State League prior to the trade … Made eight starts for Florida and was 2-2 with a 5.65 ERA … 2019 DAY-BY-DAY Pitched 36 2/3 innings with 14 walks and 39 strikeouts. (SAN JOSE only) Injured List Stint: Began the season with Florida, but was placed on the Injured List (groin) DATE OPP DEC GS IP H R ER BB SO ERA following his April 26 start … Missed two months … Did not return until a rehab start with the 8/4 at IE ND * 5.2 6 1 1 1 6 1.59 Gulf Coast League Braves (Rookie-level) on June 26 … Made two starts for the GCL Braves before returning to Florida on July 6. Career Notes: Is making only his 13th career start tonight … Made only three appearances during his debut professional season last year. At Stanford: Played three seasons at Stanford University from 2016-18 … Was 14-9 with a 2.74 ERA over 29 career starts. Freshman All-American: Was a First Team Freshman All-American and All-Pac-12 honoree in 2016 … Posted a 6-5 record with a 2.48 ERA in 14 starts … Was only the third freshman to start Opening Day at Stanford since 1988 (Mike Mussina and Cal Quantrill). Missed Season: Sat out his entire sophomore season in 2017 due to a back injury. Junior Year: Was an All-Pac-12 selection during junior season in 2018 … Logged an 8-4 record with a 2.98 ERA in 15 starts … Pitched 90 2/3 innings with 31 walks and 73 strikeouts … Won the Pac-12 Pitcher of the Week award twice.