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 San Jose Giants (0-1) @ Inland Empire 66ers (1-0) RHP Logan Webb (0-0, ---) vs. LHP Andrew Heaney (ML Rehab) Game #2 / Road Game #2 Friday, April 6, 2018 San Manuel Stadium 7:05 PM UPCOMING GAMES AND PROBABLE STARTING PITCHERS Date Opponent Time Giants Pitcher Opposing Pitcher Saturday, April 7 at Inland Empire 6:05 PM LHP Conner Menez (0-0, ---) LHP Jose Suarez (0-0, ---) Sunday, April 8 at Inland Empire 2:05 PM LHP Mac Marshall (0-0, ---) RHP Connor Riley (0-0, ---) Giants Continue Series At Inland Empire Tonight… The San Jose Giants play the second game of their GIANTS BY THE NUMBERS season-opening four-game series against the Inland Empire 66ers this evening at San Manuel Stadium. O verall 0-1 Logan Webb (0-0, ---) is slated to make the start on the mound for San Jose tonight. Home 0-0 Road 0-1 Yesterday’s Opener… The Giants suffered a 3-2 loss to the 66ers last night to open the 2018 season. San vs. Inland Empire 0-1 Jose finished the contest 2-for-15 with runners in scoring position. The #3 through #6 hitters in the Giants lineup (De La Rosa, Quinn, Brusa, Fabian) were a combined 1-for-13 with eight strikeouts. Tyler Beede First Half 0-1 started on the mound and surrendered just one hit and one run over five innings. It was Beede’s first Second Half 0-0 appearance with San Jose since his 2015 All-Star season in the California League. Yesterday marked the second straight year that the Giants lost at Inland Empire on opening night (4-3, 16-inning loss in 2017). Current Streak Lost 1 Longest W Streak 0 San Francisco Affiliation… This year marks San Jose’s 31st season as an affiliate of the San Francisco Longest L Streak 1 Giants – the longest current partnership in the California League. Since their inception in 1988, the San Jose Last 5 Games 0-1 Giants have won six league championships (1998, 2001, 2005, 2007, 2009, 2010), 11 North Division titles Last 10 Games 0-1 and qualified for the playoffs 22 times (in 30 seasons). San Jose has reached the playoffs in 12 out of the last 2018 Home Attendance - 14 seasons. 2018 Average - Returning Players… 11 players on the opening day roster have prior experience with the San Jose Giants: C Jeff Arnold (2012-13, 2015 in San Jose), 1B Gio Brusa (2016-17), RHP Michael Cederoth (2017), LHP Carlos Diaz (2015-17), OF Johneshwy Fargas (2016-17), RHP Rodolfo Martinez (2016-17), LHP Conner CALIFORNIA LEAGUE Menez (2016-17), 2B Jalen Miller (2017), OF Heath Quinn (2016-17), RHP Dylan Rheault (2017) and C Matt Winn (2017). FIRST HALF STANDINGS Versus The South… The Giants open the regular season with a seven-game road trip against South North Division W-L PCT GB Division opponents. Following the current series versus the 66ers, San Jose travels to Lancaster for a three- Visalia 1-0 1.000 - game set. The Giants will play 53 games against the South Division this year (87 games vs. North Division). Modesto 0-1 .000 1.0 San Jose 0-1 .000 1.0 Top Prospects… MLB.com currently ranks three players on San Jose’s opening day roster among the top Stockton 0-1 .000 1.0 30 prospects in the San Francisco Giants organization: #6 Sandro Fabian (OF), #12 Heath Quinn (OF) and South Division W-L PCT GB #19 Melvin Adon (RHP). Inland Empire 1-0 1.000 - Lake Elsinore 1-0 1.000 - Lipso Nava… Lipso Nava has returned as manager of the San Jose Giants. Nava previously managed the Lancaster 1-0 1.000 - Giants in 2016 following a three-year stint as the San Jose hitting coach from 2013-15. Nava directed the R. Cucamonga 0-1 .000 1.0 Giants to a 68-72 overall record and a Wild Card berth in the North Division two seasons ago (lost in Mini Series to Bakersfield). Nava served as the hitting coach for Double-A Richmond last year. He’s in his 11th season in the Giants organization, including fourth year as a manager (Augusta 2011-12, SJ 2016, 2018). Today’s Games San Jose at Inland Empire, 7:05 2017 Review… The Giants finished the 2017 season with a 62-78 overall record (30-40 first half, 32-38 Modesto at Lancaster, 6:35 second half). It was the first time since 2003 that San Jose ended the year with the worst record in the league R. Cucamonga at Visalia, 7:00 (58-82). The Giants went 29-41 at home last season and 33-37 on the road. San Jose was sixth in the league Lake Elsinore at Stockton, 7:10 in batting average (.256), sixth in runs scored (4.5 per game) and sixth in ERA (4.52). Catcher Aramis Garcia, shortstop Ryan Howard and relief pitcher Dylan Rheault were named to the postseason California League All-Star team. BROADCAST UPCOMING SAN JOSE GIANTS PROMOTIONS Radio: sjgiants.com (Joe Ritzo) 4/12 Home Opener … Postgame Fireworks … Magnet Schedule Giveaway … Craft Beer Thursday … All games aired on club’s official Diamond Season Jersey Auction website and Mobile App 4/13 Comic-Con Kickoff Weekend … Super-Gigante Bobblehead Giveaway … KRTY Family Friday TV: None 4/14 Comic-Con Kickoff Weekend … Super Hero Night … Postgame Fireworks presented by Blossom Valley Pony Baseball … Super-Gigante Bobblehead Giveaway … 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 RHP Logan Webb Born: November 18, 1996 Overall: 0 GS, 0-0, --- ERA Age: 21 Born: Mountain View, CA Home: 0 GS, 0-0, --- ERA Resides: Rocklin, CA Road: 0 GS, 0-0, --- ERA Throws: Right Acquired: 4th Round, 2014 First Half: 0 GS, 0-0, --- ERA College: None Second Half: 0 GS, 0-0, --- ERA * Is in his fifth professional season … Selected by the San Francisco Giants in SEASON/CAREER HIGHS the fourth round of the 2014 draft (118th overall pick). 2018 Career * Tonight marks his California League debut. IP: -- 7.0 (x2 w/Augusta & S-K) * Making his first start since May 31, 2016 (with Class-A Augusta). R: -- 8 (5/24/16 w/Augusta) ER: -- 8 (5/24/16 w/Augusta) * Spent the entire 2017 season pitching out of the bullpen for Salem-Keizer (Short-Season) … Made 15 relief appearances for the Volcanoes and was 2- H: -- 10 (8/21/15 w/Salem-Keizer) 0 with a 2.89 ERA … Struck out 31 and walked seven over 28 innings. BB: -- 4 (8/24/17 w/Salem-Keizer) K: -- 6 (x3 w/Augusta & S-K) * Had a 2.47-to-1 groundout-to-flyout ratio last season – the highest HR: -- 2 (x2 w/Augusta) groundout rate on the Salem-Keizer staff … Limited right-handed hitters to a .174 batting average (12-for-69, 26 SO) compared to a .359 batting average against left-handed hitters (14-for-39). 2018 DAY-BY-DAY * Made his 2017 season debut on June 15 – over 12 months since his last game action. DATE OPP DEC GS IP H R ER BB SO ERA * Pitched for Augusta (A) in 2016 before undergoing season-ending Tommy John surgery on his right elbow in June … Was 2-3 with a 6.21 ERA in nine starts for the GreenJackets. * Worked as a starting pitcher for Salem-Keizer in 2015 (14 GS, 3-6, 4.92 ERA) … Began his professional career with the AZL Giants (Rookie) in 2014. * Drafted by the SF Giants out of Rocklin High School (Rocklin, CA) … Posted a 0.49 ERA over 57 2/3 innings as a senior in 2014 to earn Sierra Foothill League MVP honors … Was also a quarterback on the football team in three varsity seasons. * Had committed to play college baseball at Cal Poly prior to signing with the Giants. CAREER PITCHING RECORD Year Team W L ERA G GS CG SHO SV IP H R ER HR HB BB SO AVG 2018 San Jose 0 0 0.00 0 0 0 0 0 0.0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 2017 Salem-Keizer 2 0 2.89 15 0 0 0 0 28.0 26 10 9 1 1 7 31 .241 2016 Augusta 2 3 6.21 9 9 0 0 0 42.0 54 31 29 7 1 12 30 .303 2015 Salem-Keizer 3 6 4.92 14 14 0 0 0 60.1 76 36 33 2 2 16 40 .315 2014 AZL Giants 0 0 2.25 3 1 0 0 0 4.0 3 2 1 0 0 3 5 .200 Career 7 9 4.82 41 24 0 0 0 134.1 159 79 72 10 4 38 106 .293 CALIFORNIA LEAGUE CHAMPIONS 2010 2009 2007 2005 2001 1998 1979 1967 1962 1953 1949 2018 SAN JOSE GIANTS MISCELLANEOUS STATISTICS HIGHS AND LOWS GIANTS VS. CALIFORNIA LEAGUE TEAM MISCELLANEOUS Games Home Road Total Most Games Over .500 -- vs. Modesto Total: 30 (14 H/16 R) 0-0 0-0 0-0 Most Games Under .500 1 April 5 (0-1) Stockton Total: 28 (14 H/14 R) 0-0 0-0 0-0 Longest Winning Streak 0 Visalia Total: 29 (15 H/14 R) 0-0 0-0 0-0 Longest Losing Streak 1 April 5 vs.