Down on the Farm: 8/24/2018

AAA  Sacramento River Cats blanked the Las Vegas 51's 4-0:

Shaun Anderson RHP- 7 IP, 4 H, 0 R, 0 BB, 7 K's.  ERA= 3.61.
Derek Law RHP- 2 IP, 1 H, 0 R, 0 BB, 5 K's.  ERA= 4.31.

Since allowing 6 runs in his second AAA Start, Shaun Anderson has 4 QS out of 5 with a 2.69 ERA, 23 K's and 5 BB's in 31.1 IP.  Shaun Anderson is a horse! He could be ready to help the Giants by mid-season next year if not earlier.

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AA  Richmond Flying Squirrels downed the Altoona Curve 3-1:

Ryan Howard 2B- 2 for 3, 2B, BB.  BA= .276.
Dillon Dobson 1B- 2 for 4, 2B, HR(6).  BA= .186.
Conner Menez LHP- 4 IP, 3 H, 0 R, 4 BB, 4 K's.  ERA= 4.41.
Dusten Knight RHP- 3 IP, 2 H, 0 R, 0 BB, 2 K's.  ERA= 1.53.
Sam Wolff RHP- 1 IP, 0 H, 0 R, 1 BB, 1 K, Save(5).  ERA= 6.17.

Conner Menez' short stint despite not allowing a run was due to pitch count issues.  He threw 97 in 4 IP.  Ryan Howard is hitting .324 over his last 10 games.

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A+ Modesto Nuts outscored the San Jose Giants 13-7:

Jalen Miller 2B- 2 for 5, 2B.  BA= .281.
Gio Brusa 1B- 3 for 5, SB(8).  BA= .242.
Jacob Heyward DH- 2 for 3, 2B, 2 BB.  BA= .251.

Jalen Miller is hitting .341 over his last 10 games

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Low A  Augusta Greenjackets crushed the Kannapolis Intimidators 11-2:

Manuel Geraldo SS- 2 for 5.  BA= .294.
Heliot Ramos CF- 3 for 5.  BA= .250.
Malique Ziegler LF- 2 for 2, 3B, BB.  BA= .247.
Norwith Gudino RHP- 6.2 IP, 4 H, 2 R, 1 ER, 1 BB, 7 K's.  ERA= 4.42.
Keenan Bartlett RHP- 2.1 IP, 1 H, 0 R, 0 BB, 4 K's.  ERA= 3.86.

Heliot Ramos hits the .250 BA mark!  Can he hold onto that through the end of the season?  Heliot is hitting .320 in 19 games in August and .325 over his last 10.

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Short Season  Spokane Indians buried the Salem-Keizer Volcanoes 10-2:

Kyle McPherson 2B- 1 for 4, HR(7), BB.  BA= .315.
Diego Rincones DH- 2 for 4, 2B.  BA= .306.
Will Albertson C- 2 for 4.  BA= .265.
Seth Corry LHP- 1.1 IP, 2 H, 7 R, 6 ER, 6 BB, 1 K.  ERA= 3.94.
Trent Toplikar RHP- 3.2 IP, 3 H, 0 R, 0 BB, 6 K's.  ERA= 1.10.
Jesus Tona RHP- 1 IP, 0 H, 0 R, 0 BB, 2 K's.  ERA= 0.95.

Up to this game we had not seen the extreme wildness that plagued Seth Corry last season.

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Rookie AZL  Athletics defeated the Giants Orange 5-1:

Jasier Herrera RHP- 3 IP, 5 H, 5 R, 2 ER, 0 BB, 5 K's.  ERA= 3.88.
Clay Helvey RHP- 2 IP, 0 H, 0 R,  0 BB, 3 K's.  ERA= 9.43.
Matt Brown RHP- 2 IP, 2 H, 0 R, 0 BB, 4 K's.  ERA= 3.95.
Logan Harasta RHP- 1 IP, 0 H, 0 R, 1 BB, 3 K's.  ERA= 1.10.
Travis Perry RHP- 1 IP, 1 H, 0 R, 0 BB, 2 K's.  ERA= 3.94.

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Rookie AZL  D'Backs edged out the Giants Black 3-2:

Luis Moreno RHP- 4.1 IP, 4 H, 1 R, 1 BB, 5 K's.  ERA= 2.91.

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DSL  Giants were idle.