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 San Jose Giants (21-25) @ Visalia Rawhide (30-14) RHP Sean Hjelle (0-0, ---) vs. RHP Shumpei Yoshikawa (0-2, 7.24) Game #47 / Road Game #25 Saturday, May 25 Recreation Park 7:00 PM UPCOMING GAMES AND PROBABLE STARTING PITCHERS Date Opponent Time Giants Pitcher Opposing Pitcher Sunday, May 26 at Visalia 2:00 PM RHP Matt Frisbee (2-2, 3.65) RHP Cole Stapler (2-3, 3.27) Monday, May 27 vs. Lancaster 5:00 PM RHP Jake Wong (0-1, 9.00) LHP Lucas Gilbreath (2-1, 3.86) Tuesday, May 28 vs. Lancaster 6:30 PM RHP Aaron Phillips (2-4, 5.02) RHP Will Gaddis (2-4, 8.10) Wednesday, May 29 vs. Lancaster 12:30 PM RHP Casey Meisner (0-0, 4.05) LHP Ryan Rolison (2-0, 2.08) Tonight’s Game: The San Jose Giants play game two of a three-game series against the Visalia GIANTS BY THE NUMBERS Rawhide (Diamondbacks affiliate) this evening. The Rawhide posted a 5-4 victory in the series O verall 21-25 opener last night. San Jose has dropped seven of nine games to Visalia this season. Home 9-13 Road 12-12 Hjelle Debuts: Sean Hjelle is slated to make his California League debut in tonight’s game. Hjelle vs. North 11-17 joined the Giants from Class-A Augusta last Monday. In nine starts for the GreenJackets, the right- vs. South 10-8 hander was 1-2 with a 2.66 ERA. He struck out 44 batters compared to just nine walks in 40 2/3 vs. Visalia 2-7 innings. Hjelle was a second round pick of the San Francisco Giants in the 2018 draft (45th overall First Half 21-25 selection) out of the University of Kentucky. He’s currently rated the #6 prospect in the SF Second Half 0-0 organization by MLB.com. Hjelle becomes the 29th pitcher to see action for the Giants this season. Current Streak Lost 1 Winning Ways: The Giants enter tonight’s contest having won seven out of their last nine games. Longest W Streak 6 Since falling a season-high 10 games below .500 on May 4 (10-20), San Jose has posted an 11-5 Longest L Streak 6 record. Last 5 Games 3-2 Last 10 Games 7-3 Pitching Shines: The Giants have fashioned a 1.78 team ERA over their last nine games (7-2 2019 Home Attendance 41,514 record). San Jose relievers have thrown 39 1/3 consecutive innings without allowing an earned run 2019 Average 1,977 spanning the last 12 games. The last earned run given up by a Giants reliever came on May 10 at Lake Elsinore (Carlos Sano). April Showers Bring May Flowers: After posting a league-worst 9-17 record in April, the Giants are CALIFORNIA LEAGUE 12-8 in May. San Jose owns a 3.16 team ERA this month after compiling a 4.23 mark in April. FIRST HALF STANDINGS At The Plate: San Jose is seventh in the eight-team California League in batting average (.218), sixth in runs scored (4.0 per game) and seventh in on-base percentage (.302). The Giants hit .219 as a North Division W-L PCT GB Visalia 30-14 .682 - team in April and are batting .217 in May. San Jose 21-25 .457 10.0 Modesto 21-27 .438 11.0 Maris Makes Impact: Peter Maris has made an immediate impact since joining the Giants on May Stockton 18-28 .391 13.0 13. In eight games played, Maris is 10-for-24 (.417 AVG) with one double, two triples, two home runs, six RBI’s and two stolen bases. Maris has also drawn nine walks and boasts a .576 on-base South Division W-L PCT GB percentage. Maris was picked-up by the San Francisco Giants from the Tampa Bay Rays in the minor R. Cucamonga 27-19 .587 - league phase of the Rule 5 draft last December. Prior to joining San Jose last week, Maris had yet to Lancaster 25-21 .543 2.0 Lake Elsinore 23-22 .511 3.5 play in a game this season as he recovered from Tommy John surgery. Inland Empire 19-28 .404 8.5 Late Innings: The Giants are a perfect 19-0 this season when leading after seven innings. Conversely, San Jose has yet to win a game this year when trailing after seven (0-19). Today’s Games San Jose at Visalia, 7:00 Stockton at Inland Empire, 6:05 Injured List: Nine San Jose players are currently on the injured list, including the #1 and #2 R. Cucamonga at Lancaster, 6:05 prospects in the San Francisco organization: Joey Bart and Heliot Ramos. Bart (broken hand) last Lake Elsinore at Modesto, 7:05 played on April 15 while Ramos’ (sprained knee) most recent action came on April 24. All nine players on the IL opened the season with the Giants. BROADCAST UPCOMING SAN JOSE GIANTS PROMOTIONS Radio: sjgiants.com (Joe Ritzo) 5/27 Memorial Day Military Jersey Auction All games aired on club’s official website and Mobile App 5/28 Tasty Tuesday 5/29 We Care Wednesday CALIFORNIA LEAGUE CHAMPIONS 2010 2009 2007 2005 2001 1998 1979 1967 1962 1953 1949 TODAY’S SAN JOSE GIANTS STARTER RHP Sean Hjelle Born: May 7, 1997 Overall: 0 GS, 0-0, --- ERA Age: 22 Born: Fridley, MN Home: 0 GS, 0-0, --- ERA Resides: White Bear Lake, MN Road: 0 GS, 0-0, --- ERA Throws: Right Acquired: 2nd Round, 2018 First Half: 0 GS, 0-0, --- ERA College: University of Kentucky Second Half: 0 GS, 0-0, --- ERA Tonight’s Start: 22-year old right-hander is scheduled to make his California SEASON/CAREER HIGHS League debut in tonight’s game at Visalia … Was added to San Jose’s roster on Monday. 2019 Career Top Prospect: Currently ranked the #6 prospect in the San Francisco Giants IP: 6.0 (4/20 vs. Csc.) 6.0 (4/20/19 w/Augusta) organization by MLB.com … Is the third-highest rated pitcher on the list. R: 4 (x2) 4 (x3 w/Augusta & S-K) 6’11”: At 6’11”, would tie a record for the tallest player in major league history ER: 3 (x2) 4 (8/10/18 w/Salem-Keizer) (Jon Rauch). H: 8 (5/18 at Csc.) 8 (5/18/19 w/Augusta) BB: 2 (4/27 at Del.) 2 (4/27/19 w/Augusta) With Augusta: Began this season with the Class-A Augusta GreenJackets prior to earning a promotion to San Jose … Made nine starts for Augusta and was 1- K: 8 (5/8 at WV) 8 (5/8/19 w/Augusta) 2 with a 2.66 ERA … Struck out 44 batters compared to just nine walks in 40 HR: 1 (x3) 2 (7/23/18 w/Salem-Keizer) 2/3 innings … Allowed two earned runs or fewer in seven out of his nine starts. Highlights: Struck out a career-high eight batters over five innings on May 8 at West Virginia (one run allowed) … Tossed six scoreless innings with only one 2019 DAY-BY-DAY hit allowed on April 20 versus Charleston (six strikeouts). (SAN JOSE only) Draft Day: Was selected in the second round by the San Francisco Giants in DATE OPP DEC GS IP H R ER BB SO ERA the 2018 draft (45th overall pick). Kentucky: Pitched three years at the University of Kentucky from 2016-18 … Ranks fifth in school history in career wins (22) and ninth in strikeouts (222) … Had a career ERA of 3.68 over 54 appearances (31 starts). SEC Pitcher Of The Year: Was the 2017 SEC Pitcher of the Year during his sophomore season … Fashioned an 11-4 record with a 3.89 ERA in 18 games (17 starts) … 11 wins were tied for fourth on Kentucky’s single-season list … Went 7-1 with a 1.90 ERA in conference play … Became the first player in Kentucky history to win SEC Pitcher of the Year … Was also a Second Team All-American during the season. Other College Notes: Was on the SEC Academic Honor Roll … Served as Kentucky’s closer as a freshman in 2016 … Collected eight saves, a Kentucky freshman record and tied for third on the school’s single-season list … Earned Mr. Wildcat honors in 2018, the highest award given to a male student-athlete at Kentucky. High School: Attended Mahtomedi High School … Earned three letters in baseball and four in basketball. In The Family: Older sister, Mara, played basketball at Wayne State and professionally in Finland and Germany. CAREER PITCHING RECORD Year Team W L ERA G GS CG SHO SV IP H R ER HR HB BB SO AVG 2019 Augusta 1 2 2.66 9 9 0 0 0 40.2 41 16 12 3 1 9 44 .256 2018 Salem-Keizer 0 0 5.06 12 12 0 0 0 21.1 24 16 12 4 1 4 22 .273 Career 1 2 3.48 21 21 0 0 0 62.0 65 32 24 7 2 13 66 .262 CALIFORNIA LEAGUE CHAMPIONS 2010 2009 2007 2005 2001 1998 1979 1967 1962 1953 1949 2019 SAN JOSE GIANTS MISCELLANEOUS STATISTICS HIGHS AND LOWS MISCELLANEOUS RECORD TEAM MISCELLANEOUS Most Games Over .500 2 April 11 (5-3) April: 9-17 Sunday: 1-4 May: 12-8 Monday: 4-1 Most Games Under .500 10 May 4 (10-20) June: 0-0 Tuesday: 5-2 Longest Winning Streak 6 May 13-21 July: 0-0 Wednesday: 2-4 Longest Losing Streak 6 April 23-28 August: 0-0 Thursday: 6-3 Longest Home Winning Streak 6 May 5-17 September: 0-0 Friday: 2-6 Longest Road Winning Streak 3 April 8-10 Saturday: 1-5 Longest Home Losing Streak 8 April 23-May 4 First game of series: 9-6 Longest Road Losing Streak 3 April 5-7 Last game of series: 6-8 Scoring First: 15-6 Largest Margin of Victory 9 April 8 at Stk.