Down on the Farm: 8/11/2017

AAA  Sacramento River Cats quieted the Salt Lake City Bees:

Jose Flores RHP- 5.1 IP, 4 H, 1 R, 1 BB, 6 K, GO/AO= 7/1.  ERA= 3.09.

-This Flores guy seems like he might be a find.  In 8 starts since his promo to AAA, he's struck out 46 batters against 13 BB's in 46.2 IP.  He also keeps the ball on the ground.

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AA  Richmond Flying Squirrels edged out the Reading Fightin' Phils 5-4:

Caleb Gindl CF- 2 for 4, HR(4).  BA= .301.
Dylan Davis LF- 1 for 2, HR(8), BB.  BA= .221.
Sam Coonrod RHP- 1 IP, 2 H, 0 R, 0 BB, 2 K's.  ERA= 4.80.

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High A  San Jose Giants busted the Modesto Nuts 6-2:

Bryan Reynolds DH- 3 for 5, 2B.  BA= .313.
Matt Winn C- 3 for 4, 2 2B, BB.  BA= .242.
Jalen Miller 2B- 2 for 5.  BA= .222.
Shaun Anderson RHP- 5.2 IP, 2 H, 1 R, 0 ER, 0 BB, 4 K's.  ERA= 2.08.
Carlos Diaz LHP- 1.1 IP, 0 H, 0 R, 0 BB, 1 K.  ERA= 2.47.

-After some bad luck in his first SJ Giants appearance, Anderson did not allow an ER in 9.2 IP in his next 2 appearances with 8 K's and 0 BB.

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Low A  Augusta Greenjackets vs Asheville Tourists Suspended after the top of the first inning after the GJ's jumped out to a 4-0 lead.

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Short Season  Salem-Keizer Volcanoes topped the Vancouver Canadians 6-2:

Malique Ziegler CF- 2 for 3, HR(3), BB.  BA= .275.
Logan Baldwin LF- 3 for 4, SB(10).  BA= .385.
Jason Bahr RHP- 5 IP, 7 H, 2 R, 2 BB, 7 K's.  ERA= 3.81.
Alejandro De La Rosa RHP- 2 IP, 3 H, 0 R, 0 BB, 3 K's. ERA= 5.11.
Tyler Schimpf RHP- 2 IP, 2 H, 0 R, 0 BB, 5 K's.  ERA= 7.04.

-Malique Ziegler breaks out of a prolonged slump.
-5 K's in 2 IP will catch my eye in a pitching line no matter the pitcher's ERA. Schimpf has 8 K's in 4 scoreless IP over his last 2 appearances.

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AZL  Brewers outscored the Giants 7-5:

Heliot Ramos DH- 2 for 5, HR(5).  BA= .342.
Yoiber Marqina CF- 1 for 5, 2B.  BA= .200.
Jeffrey Parra C- 3 for 4.  BA= .381.

-Yoiber Marquina is a new name.  His milb.com bio says he was a pitcher in the Cleveland Indians organization for the past 3 seasons and actually put up pretty impressive K rates.  Now he shows up in an AZL Giants boxscore as a CF.

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DSL  Giants vs Blue Jays PPD.

Down on the Farm: 8/10/2017

AAA  Iowa Cubs edged out the Sacramento River Cats 2-1:

Chris Shaw LF- 1 for 3, HR(14), BB.  BA= .292.
Roberto Gomez RHP- 6 IP, 4 H, 2 R, 4 BB, 2 K's.  ERA= 4.62.
Derek Law RHP- 2 IP, 2 H, 0 R, 0 BB, 3 K's.  ERA= 3.04.

-Chris Shaw is hitting .359 with 4 dingers over his last 10 AB's.
-Derek Law seems to have his mojo back.

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AA  Portland Sea Dogs blanked the Richmond Flying Squirrels 4-0:

Hunter Cole RF- 2 for 4, 2B.  BA= .251.
Seth Rosin RHP- 2.2 IP, 3 H, 0 R, 0 BB, 1 K.  ERA= 3.00.
Tyler Cyr RHP- 1 IP, 0 H, 0 R, 0 BB, 2 K's.  ERA= 2.40.

-Hunter Cole has always run hot and cold.  He is hitting .444 since coming off the DL on July 28.

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High A Stockton Ports defeated the San Jose Giants 6-4:

Jonah Arenado 3B/1B- 2 for 3, HR(10).  BA= .266.
Dillon Dobson 1B- 1 for 2, 2 BB.  BA= .249.
Jake McCasland RHP- 0.1 IP, 0 H, 0 R, 0 BB, 1 K.  ERA= 4.78.
Heath Slatton RHP- 3 IP, 4 H, 2 R, 0 BB, 6 K's.  ERA= 8.50.
Dylan Rheault RHP- 1 IP, 0 H, 0 R, 0 BB, 2 K's. ERA= 2.44.

-McCasland came out of the game after striking out the first batter with an apparent injury according to the game story on sjgiants.com.
-Arenado is hitting .552 on a 7 game hit streak.

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Low A  Augusta Greenjackets defeated the Asheville Tourists 7-6:

Carlos Garcia SS= 3 for 5.  BA= .268.
Jacob Heyward LF- 2 for 4.  BA= .226.
Michael Bernal 3B- 2 for 3, HBP.  BA= .256.
Kelvin Beltre 2B- 1 for 3, 2B, BB.  BA= .250.
Johneshwy Fargas CF- 2 for 4, 2 2B.  BA= .238.
Caleb Baragar LHP- 6 IP, 5 H, 1 R, 1 BB, 4 K's.  ERA= 4.44.
Nolan Riggs RHP- 1.2 IP, 1 H, 0 R, 0 BB, 3 K's.  ERA= 2.24.

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Short Season  Hillsboro Hops topped the Salem-Keizer Volcanoes 3-1:

Andrew Rohloff RHP- 2 IP, 1 H, 0 R, 1 BB, 4 K's. ERA= 10.29.

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AZL  Giants outscored the Rangers 6-4:

Heliot Ramos CF- 2 for 5, HR(4).  BA= .339.
Jose Layer RF- 2 for 2.  BA= .375.
Aaron Bond LF- 2 for 3, 2B, HR(4), BB.  BA= .317.
Nico Giarratano 2B- 2 for 3, 2B.  BA= .265.
Deiyerbert Bolivar LHP- 3 IP, 1 H, 0 R, 2 BB, 6 K's.  ERA= 4.68.
John Gavin LHP- 2 IP, 1 H, 0 R, 0 BB, 3 K's.  ERA= 0.00.
Hengerber Medina RHP- 1 IP, 0 H, 0 R, 0 BB, 2 K's.  ERA= 0.00.

-After an 0 for 12 skid, Ramos is 3 for 8 over his last 2 games with a HR and BB.
-Giants are taking it slow with John Gavin after a great college WS run.  His composite line as a pro is 7.1 IP, 3 H, 2 BB, 11 K's.

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DSL  Giants shut out the Reds 5-0:

Alexander Canario RF- 2 for 5, SB(16).  BA= .293.
Ghordy Santos SS- 2 for 3, 2B, BB, SB(12).  BA= 206.
Marco Gonzalez LHP- 6 IP, 3 H, 0 R, 0 BB, 5 K's. ERA= 1.68.
Abel Adames RHP- 3 IP, 0 H, 0 R, 0 BB, 3 K's.  ERA= 1.52.

-Ghordy Santos was one of 2 listed $300 K bonus babies for the Giants 2016 signing period, the maximum they were allowed.  After hitting just .135 in June and .196 in July, he's caught fire and his hitting .391 through 7 games in August.

Down on the Farm: 8/9/2017

AAA  Iowa Cubs defeated the Sacramento River Cats 7-3:

Chris Shaw LF- 1 for 4, HR(13).  BA= .291.
Trevor Brown C- 1 for 3, HR(1).  BA= .158.
Jae-Gyun Hwang 3B- 2 for 4.  BA= .294.
Casey Kelly RHP- 6 IP, 6 H, 3 R, 1 ER, 2 BB, 6 K's.  ERA= 4.44.

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AA  Portland Sea Dogs pounded the Richmond Flying Squirrels 9-4:

Caleb Gindle CF- 2 for 5, 2B, HR(3).   BA= .280.
CJ Hinojosa SS- 1 for 3, 2B, BB.  BA= .287.
Brandon Bednar 3B- 2 for 3, 2 2B, BB.  BA= .270.
Dylan Davis DH- 1 for 3, HR(7), BB.  BA= .219.

-Not sure why but Caleb Gindl's mere presence on the roster drives me crazy and not in a good way.

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High A  San Jose Giants outscored the Stockton Ports 12-5:

Steven Duggar RF- 4 for 6, HR(4).  BA= .278.
Ryan Howard SS- 3 for 5, 2B, Sac.  BA= .326.
Bryan Reynolds LF- 2 for 5, BB.  BA= .310.
Dillon Dobson 1B- 2 for 3, HR(14), 2 BB.  BA= .248.
Jalen Miller 2B- 2 for 5, 2B.  BA= .222.
Garrett Williams LHP- 6 IP, 2 H, 0 R, 2 BB, 8 K's.  ERA= 0.00.
Caleb Simpson RHP- 1.1 IP, 0 H, 0 R, 0 BB, 3 K's.  ERA= 4.71.

-12 scoreless IP for Williams since his promo with 18 K's.  That has to give his stock some serious helium!
-Looks like the Giants are going to let Howard and Reynolds finish out the season in SJ and graduate to Richmond together next year.
-Steven Duggar would seem like a great candidate to get extra AB's in the Arizona Fall League.

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Low A  Augusta Greenjackets beat the Rome Braves 4-1:

Jean Angomas CF- 2 for 4, 3B.  BA= .268.
Skyler Ewing C- 2 for 3, 2B.  BA= .247.
Sandro Fabian RF- 2 for 3.  BA= .256.
Dominic Mazza LHP- 5.2 IP, 6 H, 1 R, 0 BB, 8 K's.  ERA= 3.17.
Conner Kaden RHP- 2.1 IP, 0 H, 0 R, 0 BB, 5 K's.  ERA= 0.00.
Patrick Ruotolo RHP- 1 IP, 0 H, 0 R, 1 BB, 2 K's, Save(13).  ERA= 1.88.

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Short Season  Salem-Keizer Volcanoes topped the Hillsboro Hops 4-3:

Bryce Johnson LF- 2 for 4.  BA= .339.
Logan Baldwin RF- 2 for 4, 2B.  BA= .373.
Shane Matheny 3B- 2 for 4, 2B.  BA= .345.
Aaron Phillips RHP- 3 IP, 1 H, 0 R, 2 BB, 4 K's.  ERA= 4.24.
Garrett Cave RHP- 2 IP, 1 H, 0 R, 2 BB, 4 K's.  ERA= 3.21
John Russell RHP- 1 IP, 0 H, 0 R, 0 BB, 3 K's, Save(4).  BA= .225.

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AZL  Giants lapped the D'Backs 10-5:

Heliot Ramos CF- 1 for 3, BB, HBP, SB(8).  BA= .336.
Ismael Munguia LF- 2 for 5.  BA= .342.
Jacob Gonzalez 3B- 1 for 4, BB,   BA= .340.
Nathanael Javier 1B- 2 for 5, 2B.  BA= .280.
Diego Rincones RF- 2 for 3, BB.  BA=
Mecky Coronado DH- 2 for 3, 2B, HBP.  BA= .333.
Keenan Bartlett RHP- 2.1 IP, 0 H, 0 R, 2 BB, 3 K's.  ERA= 0.56.
Camilo Doval RHP- 2 IP, 1 H, 1 R, 0 BB, 4 K's.  ERA= 3.20.
Franklin Van Gurp RHP- 2 IP, 1 H, 0 R, 0 BB, 1 K.  ERA= 1.98.

-A Mecky Coronado sighting!  This was his second game of the season, the last one coming on 6/25.

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DSL  Giants edged out the Reds 4-3:

Aynesber Sivira 2B- 0 for 2, 2 BB, 2 SB(14).  BA= .228.
Franklin Labour 1B/LF- 2 for 4, 3B.  BA= .327.
Ghordy Santos SS- 2 for 4, 2B.  BA= .195.

-Santos his hitting .319 over his last 10 games.

Game Wrap 8/9/2017: Giants 3 Cubs 1

The Giants scored 3 runs and Madison Bumgarner cruised to his 3'rd QS in a row to win the series from the WS Champion Cubs.  Key Lines:

Denard Span CF- 1 for 3, BB, SB(6).  BA= .269.  Span did OK in this game but he's hitting just .167 in August after hitting .224 in July.

Jarrett Parker LF- 1 for 3, BB.  BA= .289.  Parker punched a ball through the left side of the IF to drive in the second run of the game for the Giants and break a 1-1 tie.

Hunter Pence RF- 2 for 3, HR(10), BB.  BA= .251.  After hitting just .186 in July, the Big Guy is hitting .333 in August with 3 dingers.

Madison Bumgarner LHP- 7 IP, 5 H, 1 R, 1 BB, 7 K's.  ERA= 2.71.  This was Bumgarner's 3'rd QS in a row in which he has allowed just 3 ER in 21 IP with 21 K's and just 4 BB's.

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The Giants head out on the road to start a 3-game series against the Nationals in Washington DC with Chris Stratton facing TBD.

Down on the Farm: 8/8/2017

AAA  Iowa Cubs outlasted the Sacramento River Cats 6-5 in 11 innings:

Chris Shaw LF- 3 for 5, 2 2B.  BA= .292.
Mac Williamson RF- 2 for 5, 2 2B.  BA= .224.
Melvin Upton Jr. CF- 2 for 3, 2B.  BA= .333.
Dusten Knight RHP- 1 IP, 0 H, 0 R, 0 BB, 3 K's. ERA= 3.18.
Reyes Maronta RHP- 2 IP, 1 H, 0 R, 1 BB, 3 K's.  ERA= 2.57.
DJ Snelton LHP- 3 IP, 0 H, 0 R, 0 BB, 4 K's.  ERA= 1.80.

-I had long since forgotten Melvin Upton Jr was in the Giants organization.  This was just his second appearance of the season, the last being on July 1.  And why not?  Maybe we will see both him and Pablo Sandoval in the lineup before the season is over?
-Knight, Maronta and Snelton could all be part of a future Giants bullpen.

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AA  Portland Sea Dogs beat the Richmond Flying Squirrels 5-0:

Tyler Herb RHP- 7 IP, 3 H, 3 R, 0 ER, 2 BB, 7 K's, GO/AO= 2.95.

-Since giving up 5 runs in 5 IP in his Richmond debut on 7/8, Herb has thrown 5 consecutive QS's

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High A  Stockton Ports outscored the San Jose Giants 9-5:

Jonah Arenado 3B- 2 for 5.  BA= .264.
Dillon Dobson 1B- 1 for 4, HR(13), BB.  BA= .244.
Matt Winn C- 2 for 4, 2B, HR(5).  BA= .237.
Steven Duggar RF- 1 for 3, HR(3), 2 BB.  BA= .247.
Mark Melancon RHP- 1 IP, 1 H, 0 R, 0 BB, 2 K's.  ERA= 13.50.
Rodolfo Martinez RHP- 1 IP, 0 H, 0 R, 0 BB, 2 K's.  ERA= 0.00.

-Melancon's appearance was a little more encouraging than his last one.

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Low A  Rome Braves blanked the Augusta Greenjackets 4-0:

Melvin Adon RHP- 7 IP, 8 H, 4 R, 0 BB, 6 K's.  ERA= 3.82.
Sandro Cabrera LHP- 2 IP, 2 H, 0 R, 0 BB, 3 K's.  ERA= 3.51.

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Short Season  Hillsboro Hops crushed the Salem-Keizer Volcanoes 11-2:

Malique Ziegler CF- 0 for 4, 4 K's.  BA= .278.
Logan Baldwin RF- 2 for 3, 3B, SF.  BA= .367.
Logan Webb RHP- 1 IP, 0 H, 0 R, 0 BB, 3 K's.  ERA= 2.81.

-Alas!  My man, Malique Ziegler, has gone cold and takes a 4 K collar in this one.

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AZL  Giants were idle.

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DSL  Giants vs D'Backs PPD

Game Wrap 8/8/2017: Giants 6 Cubs 3

Great pitching and 3-run home runs is a longstanding formula for baseball success.  Buster Posey supplied the 3-run dinger and Ty Blach the pitching as the Giants evened their series against the reigning WS champs.  Key Lines;

Buster Posey 1B- 2 for 4, HR(12), SB(5).  BA= .322.  Buster also busted a move on the basepaths showing off his newfound 5'th tool.  He's hitting .444 while playing 1B this year and did not sound totally opposed to the idea of playing there more in the future when talking to Amy G after the game.

Brandon Crawford SS- 2 for 4, SB(3).  BA= .231.  Crawford showed off his wheels too!

Miguel Gomez 2B- 0 for 1.  BA= .242.  Per Alex P, Gomez left the game with an undisclosed injury after not looking like he felt too good running to first.  Seems like every time a young player has seemed to be gaining traction, something like this happens this season.

Ty Blach LHP- 7 IP, 7 H, 2 R, 1 BB, 3 K's, GO/AO= 11/3.  ERA= 4.15.  This was Blach's 13'th QS this season and 6'th in his last 7 Starts.  His ERA is 2.25 over those  7 Starts.  So, everybody wants to know if this is sustainable.  Stats people look at his K rate and say he'll certainly regress.  Well, his BABIP of .297 is right about league average.  His FIP is actually better than his ERA.  His biggest statistical outlier is the second best HR/FB in MLB among Qualified pitchers at 7.3, so his xFIP which normalizes HR/FB is much higher than his ERA.  On the other hand, Blach's highest HR/FB in the minors was 9.9, his first season in the homer happy PCL.  Otherwise his current rate is right where he has been his whole career.

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Madison Bumgarner has a chance to finish the Giants homestand with a series win today facing Kyle Hendricks.

Down on the Farm: 8/7/2017

AAA  Sacramento River Cats topped the Iowa Cubs 4-2 in 11 innings:

Andrew Suarez LHP- 7 IP, 6 H, 2 R, 0 BB, 6 K's.  ERA= 3.52.
Derek Law RHP- 2 IP, 2 H, 0 R, 1 BB, 1 K.  ERA= 3.32.
Steven Okert LHP- 1 IP, 0 H, 0 R, 1 BB, 1 K.  ERA= 1.62.
Tyler Rogers RHP- 1 IP, 1 H, 0 R, 0 BB, 1 K, Save(7).  ERA= 1.93.

-4'th QS in a row for Suarez.  27 IP, 5 R, 4 BB, 21 K.

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AA  Richmond Flying Squirrels were idle.

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High A  San Jose Giants were idle.

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Low A  Augusta Greenjackets defeated Rome Braves 6-2:

Jean Angomas LF- 3 for 4, SB(9).  BA= .261.
Wil Albertson C- 2 for 4, 2B.  BA= .210.
Yordy Cabrera RHP- 5 IP, 2 H, 2 R, 1 ER, 2 BB, 5 K's.  ERA= 3.00.
DJ Myers RHP- 4 IP, 2 H, 0 R, 0 BB, 4 K.  ERA= 3.83.

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Short Season  Salem-Keizer Volcanoes were idle.

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AZL  White Sox destroyed the Giants 10-0(7 innings):

Seth Corry LHP- 1 IP, 0 H, 2 R, 1 ER, 4 BB, 3 K's.  ERA= 1.88.

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AZL  Giants edged out the Whits Sox 3-2(8 innings):

Nick Hill CF- 2 for 3, 3B, SB(5).  BA= .163.
Weilly Yan RHP- 3.2 IP, 4 H, 1 R, 2 BB, 6 K's.  ERA= 2.45.
Joey Marciano LHP- 2.1 IP, 1 H, 0 R, 0 BB, 2 K's.  ERA= 0.00.

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DSL  Giants outscored the D'Backs 6-5(7 innings):

Jose Patino CF- 3 for 4, 2B.  BA= .241.
Luis Moreno RHP- 5 IP, 5 H, 1 R, 1 BB, 1 K.  ERA= 3.45.

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DSL  Franklin Labour 1B- 2 for 2, 3B, BB.  BA= .324.
Aneudy Acosta RHP- 5 IP, 2 H, 1 R, 0 ER, 2 BB, 3 K's.  ERA= 4.14.