Down on the Farm: 5/26/2026

 AAA:  Sacrament River Cats outscored the Reno Aces 10-6.

Nate Furman 2B- 3 for 5, 2B.  BA= .268.

Buddy Kennedy 1B- 1 for 5, HR(8).  BA= .327.

Scott Bandura CF- 2 for 5, HR(1), SB(1).  BA= .240.

Drew Cavanaugh C- 2 for 4, 2B, HBP, SB(2).  BA= .368.

Grant McCray RF- 1 for 3, BB, SF.  BA= .238.

Carson Whisenhunt LHP- 5 IP, 4 H, 1 R, 1 BB, 7 K's.  ERA= 3.21.

This was Whiz's 6'th start in a row going at least 5 innings while allowing 2 runs or less.  

AA:  Akron Rubber Ducks defeated the Richmond Flying Squirrels 5-2.

Adrian Sugastey C- 2 for 4, 2B.  BA= .283.

Ben Peterson RHP- 1.1 IP, 1 H, 0 R, 0 BB, 2 K's.  ERA= 2.57.

Cristian Alvarado RHP- 1 IP, 1 H, 0 R, 0 BB, 2 K's.  ERA= 0.00.

Adrian Sugastey is 7 for 16 over his last 5 games.  Who is Cristian Alvarado?  Looks like he was signed out of the Mexican League.  Last pitched in affiliated ball in 2019.  He's a 31 yo, 6' 3" RHP.

A+:  Vancouver Canadians blanked the Eugene Emeralds 3-0.

Trevor Cohen RF- 2 for 4, 2B.  BA= .268.

Cole Hillier RHP- 2.1 IP, 2 H, 1 R, 0 BB, 4 K's.  ERA= 3.49.

 

A:  Fresno Grizzlies beat the San Jose Giants 8-5.

Jhonny Level SS- 3 for 5, HR(10).  BA= .331.

Damian Bravo LF- 1 for 4, 2B, HBP.  BA= .276.  

Dario Reynoso 3B- 2 for 4, 2B, 3B.  BA= .306.

Andy Polanco CF- 2 for 4.  BA= .278.

The SJ Giants continue to rake the Cal League but the Cal League continues to rake them.

ACL:  Giants edged out the Rockies 1-0.  

Luis Hernandez SS- 1 for 3, BB.  BA- .329.

Yulian Barreto 2B- 1 for 3, 2B, HBP.  BA= .342.

Yohendry Sanchez C- 1 for 3, 2B, BB.  BA= .433.

Oliver Tejada LF- 2 for 4, 2B. BA= .256.

Nien-Hsi Yang- 4 IP, 2 H, 0 R, 2 BB, 4 K's.  ERA= 3.38.

Melvin Pineda RHP- 2 IP, 1 H, 0 R, 2 BB, 4 K's.  ERA= 4.05.

Samir Chires RHP- 3 IP, 1 H, 0 R, 0 BB, 6 K's, Save(2).  ERA= 3.60.

Game Wrap 5/26/2026: D'Backs 7 Giants 5

The Giants lineup showed signs of life but another failure to produce a Quality Start and subsequent bullpen failure doomed this one.  Key Lines:

Willy Adames SS- 2 for 5, 3B, HR(7), 2 R, RBI.  E(10).  BA= .239.  Great game at the plate but the E-6 set up the go-ahead unearned run and the HR in the 9'th was too little, too late and no cause for celebration.  

Casey Schmitt 2B- 2 for 5, HR(12), R, 2 RBI.  BA= Schmitt continues to rake.  He started at 2B in this one facing the tough lefty.

Matt Chapman 3B- 0 for 1, 3 BB, R.  BA= .234.  First three batters in the lineup reached base 7 times in 14 PA's.  

Rafael Devers 1B- 1 for 4, 2B, RBI.  BA= .246.  Devers laser beam split the gap in R-CF to drive in Chapman from 1B.  He also struck out with the bases loaded and two outs in the 5'th inning.

Bryce Eldridge DH- 1 for 4, 2B.  BA= .178.  Eldridge started the game against a tough lefty and doubled in his first AB.  He also hit the ball hard in his second AB.  

Eric Haase C- 2 for 3, HR(3), R, RBI.  BA= .286.  Giants first two runs scored on solo HR's.  

Tyler Mahle RHP- 5 IP, 3 H, 3 R, 3 BB, 3 K's.  ERA= 6.04.  Mahle was a gamer but this was the 5'th game in a row in which the Giants SP failed to record a Quality Start.  That starts to tax the bullpen.  

Trevor McDonald RHP tries to be the stopper and stave off a sweep in the afternoon series finale facing Mike Soroka RHP who comes in 6-2 with a 3.27 ERA.

Down on the Farm: 5/25/2026

 Giants full season affiliates were all idle.

ACL:  Giants edged out the D'Backs 3-2.

Anthony Marquez 3B- 1 for 3, BB, SB(4).  BA= .268.

Luis Hernandez SS- 3 for 4.  BA= .328.

Santiago Camacho C- 1 for 3, 2B, BB.  BA= .346.

Leandro Rodriguez LHP- 3.2 IP, 1 H, 2 R, 2 BB, 6 K's.  ERA= 5.54.

Chen-Hsun Lee RHP- 2.1 IP, 0 H, 0 R, 1 BB, 2 K's.  ERA= 2.70.

Brayan Narvaez RHP- 3 IP, 0 H, 0 R, 0 BB, 4 K's.  ERA= 5.59.

Game Wrap 5/25/2026: D'Backs 6 Giants 2

While several good things happened in this game for the Giants, they ultimately came up short in all phases of the game for another loss.  Key Lines:

Willy Adames SS- 1 for 3, BB, R.  BA= .235.  We need to talk about Willy Adames' defense.  He made his 9'th error of the season which led to 2 unearned runs for the D'Backs and probably more runs overall through a cascade effect.  We are at approximately the 1/3 mark of the season.  9 X 3 = 27.  Shortstops generally make more errors than other positions but last season Elly De La Cruz had the most errors of any SS in MLB with 26.  CJ Abrams was second with 22.  Willy Adames had 16.  Before today, Adames was #21 among MLB shortstops for fielding percentage.  That number is probably lower after today.  Advanced metrics are even less kind.  He ranks #24 with a Fangraphs Def of -3.1.  Per the eye test, he makes a lot of excellent plays and looks like he is willing to sacrifice his body to make them.  So what's going on?  Has he lost a step?  Is he having concentration lapses?  Per statcast it looks like a loss of range is at least part of the problem which is not good because honestly, he just doesn't hit well enough to contribute at another position.

Rafael Devers 1B- 1 for 3, 2B, HBP.  BA= .246.  Devers is rightfully batting in the cleanup spot. He drove in both runs with a loud double.  His defense at 1B appears to have improved a lot over the last few weeks.  Today he ran down a foul fly all the into the old bullpen area.  

Casey Schmitt LF- 1 for 4, 2B.  BA= .295.  Schmitt smoked a double off the LF wall but also misplayed a flyball to LF.  He was not charged with an error but had he made the play, Adames error not have resulted in unearned runs and Roupp might have stayed in the game longer or at least left with a 2-1 lead.  The combined error and misplay to start the D'Back's 5'th inning was the turning point in the game.

Landen Roupp RHP- 5 IP, 7 H, 4 R, 2 ER, 1 BB, 7 K's.  ERA= 3.30.  Roupp did not have his best command but he was hanging in there until the unfortunate 5'th inning.  The Giants have now had just one Quality Start out of the last 6.  

J T Brubaker RHP- 3 IP, 1 H, 0 R, 1 BB, 1 K.  ERA= 2.96.  Brubaker pitches mostly in mop-up situations, but has done a good job eating innings.

Tyler Mahle RHP tries to get the Giants their first win against the D'Backs on the season facing Eduardo Rodriguez LHP who comes in with a 2.24 ERA.

Down on the Farm: 5/24/2026

 AAA:  Sugarland Space Cowboys blasted the Sacramento River Cats 12-3.

Buddy Kennedy 1B- 1 for 3, HR(7), BB.  BA= .331.

Turner Hill CF- 2 for 3, 2B, BB.  BA= .337.

John Bertrand LHP- 4.1 IP, 7 H, 5 R, 4 ER, 1 BB, 6 K's.  ERA= 5.28.

Reiver Sanmartin LHP- 1 IP, 0 H, 0 R, 0 BB, 2 K's.  ERA= 18.00.

Michael Fulmer RHP- 1 IP, 1 H, 0 R, 0 BB, 2 K's.  ERA= 3.32.

AA:  Binghampton Rumble Ponies edged out the Richmond Flying Squirrels 2-1.

Jonah Cox RF- 1 for 2, BB, Sac, SB(25).  BA= ..418.

Adrian Sugastey C- 2 for 3, HBP.  BA= .273.

Joe Whitman LHP- 6 IP, 2 H, 0 R, 2 BB, 8 K's.  ERA= 3.05.

Dale Stanavich LHP- 1.1 IP, 0 H, 0 R, 0 BB, 1 K.  ERA= 5.63.

Mitch White RHP- 1 IP, 1 H, 0 R, 0 BB, 1 K.  ERA= 4.76.

How long does Jonah Cox need to keep this up to get a promotion?  Ditto Joe Whitman who has a 22 inning scoreless streak going?  His composite line for the month of May:  3-0, 0.00, 22 IP, 8 H, 5 BB, 28 K.  

A+:  Hillsboro Hops blanked the Eugene Emeralds 6-0.

Niko Mazza RHP- 3.2 IP, 2 H, 0 R, 2 BB, 3 K's.  ERA= 1.85.

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

Damian Bravo LF- 1 for 5, HR(6).  BA= .277.

Dario Reynoso 3B- 1 for 4, HR(5), BB.  BA= .299.

Jeremiah Jenkins 2 for 3, BB.  BA= .283.

ACL was idle.

Game Wrap 5/24/2026: Giants 8 White Sox 5

Rafael Devers' grand slam home run in the 5'th inning broke the game open and the Giants hung on for the win.  Key Lines:

WillyAdames SS- 1 for 4, 2B, BB, 2 R.  BA= .233.  I am not a big fan of Adames leading off but he got the job done today against a talented but inexperienced lefty.

Luis Arraez 2B- 0 for 2, 2 HBP, Sac.  BA= .320.  Arraez got hit twice.  Recall the Giants hit 3 White Sox batters in one inning on Friday.  Was this payback or just a wild rookie pitcher?  Seems a bit suspicious that the first one hit him in the butt and the second in the right kidney area of his back, but why Arraez?  Schultz was taken out of the game right after the second plunk.  

Casey Schmitt 1B- 2 for 4, 2B, HR(11), BB, 3 R, 3 RBI.  BA= .296.  Schmitt is having himself a breakout season, at least so far.  He showed plus bat-to-ball skill in the minors but swung at everything.  It's been fun to see him improve his pitch recognition and put that hit tool to work.  He didn't have to become a walk machine.  Just lay off the easy takes which he mostly does now.  

Rafael Devers DH- 2 for 4, 2B, HR(7), R, 5 RBI.  BA= .245.  The double was hit harder and went farther but bounced off the brick wall in Triples Alley.  The White Sox CF played it well holding Devers to a double.  Jon Miller said it would have been a HR in every other ballpark.  

Matt Chapman 3B- 2 for 4.  BA= .240.  Chapman is batting .400 over his last 7 games.  So now the Giants finally have the "big three" all hitting well at the same time.  Time to put together a winning streak!

Robbie Ray LHP- 4 IP, 2 H, 4 R, 7 BB, 3 K's, 6/1 GO/AO.  ERA= 4.60.  Ray huffed and puffed his way through 4 tough innings of his own making.  He threw 92 pitches in 4 innings.  Giants have only had one SP go 6 innings out of the last 5 starts.  

Keaton Winn RHP- 2 IP, 1 H, 0 R, 1 BB, 1 K, 4/1 GO/AO.  ERA= 1.93.  When Winn came on in the 5'th inning I texted my family and said, "Is it just me or does Tony Vitello choose his relief pitchers using a random number generator?"  Winn did give him 2 scoreless frames but that is a different role than he has had lately. 

Caleb Kilian RHP- 1 IP, 0 H, 0 R, 0 BB, 3 K's, Save(3).  ERA= 2.42.  Kilian is now tied with Ryan Walker for the team lead in Saves.  The Giants have had only 10 Saves all season and only 16 Save Ops.  Kilian appears to have the stuff for it.  Hopefully appearances like this will help him settle into the role.

Those nasty D'Backs are coming in for a 3-game series starting tomorrow afternoon with Landen Roupp RHP facing long time Giants nemesis Merrill Kelly RHP.  

Down on the Farm: 5/23/2026

 AAA:  Sacramento River Cats shut out the Sugarland Space Cowboys 6-0.

Buddy Kennedy 1B/3B- 2 for 3, 2B, HR(6), BB.  BA= .331.

Drew Cavanaugh C- 3 for 4, 2 2B.  BA= .400.

Spencer Bivens RHP- 4.1 IP, 3 H, 0 R, 2 BB, 3 K's.  ERA= 5.04.

Jason Foley RHP- 1.2 IP, 2 H, 0 R, 0 BB, 2 K's.  ERA= 0.00.

Ryan Walker RHP- 1 IP, 0 H, 0 R, 0 BB, 0 K.  ERA= 0.00.

Tristan Beck RHP- 1 IP, 0 H, 0 R, 0 BB, 0 K.  ERA= 4.58.

Wilkin Ramos RHP- 1 IP, 1 H, 0 R, 0 BB, 0 K.  ERA= 2.16.  

Drew Cavanaugh started last season in A San Jose. He's hit at ever level.  Can he catch well enough to carry the strong side of a L-R platoon?  There are at least 3 pitchers in this game who I would rather have in the Giants bullpen than Ryan Borucki.  Foley should be ready soon.  The Giants probably want to see him pitch on consecutive days first.

AA: Richmond Flying Squirrels defeated the Binghampton Rumble Ponies 5-1.

Jonah Cox RF- 4 for 4, BB, 3 SB(24).  BA= .417.

Parks Harber LF- 0 for 2, 3 BB.  BA= .340.

Bo Davidson CF- 0 for 3, 2 BB.  BA= .277.

Zane Zielinski 2B- 1 for 4, 2B.  BA= .158.

Logan Martin RHP- 3.1 IP, 3 H, 1 R, 2 BB, 4 K's.  ERA= 3.25.

Will Bednar RHP- 2.1 IP, 1 H, 0 R, 0 BB, 5 K's.  ERA= 4.11.

A+:  Eugene Emeralds outscored the Hillsboro Hops 9-8.

Dakota Jordan CF- 0 for 3, 2 BB, SB(9).  BA= .279.

Gavin Kilen SS- 3 for 5.  BA= .316.

Carlos Gutierrez LF- 2 for 4, BB, SB(11).  BA= .258.

Jean Carlos Sio 2B- 2 for 4, HBP.  BA= .368.

Walker Martin 3B- 1 for 2, 2B, 2 BB.  BA= .219.

Lisbel Diaz RF- 2 for 4, 2B, HR(7).  BA= .252.

Cole Hillier RHP- 1.2 IP, 1 H, 0 R, 1 BB, 1 K.  ERA= 4.91.

Liam Simon RHP- 2 IP, 1 H, 0 R, 1 BB, 4 K's, Save(3).  ERA= 4.50.

A: Stockton Ports topped the San Jose Giants 4-3.

Isaiah Barkett DH- 2 for 5, 2B.  BA= .358.

Jhonny Level SS- 0 for 3, BB, SF.  BA= .331.

Jeremiah Jenkins 1B- 2 for 4, 2B, BB.  BA= .272.

Dario Reynoso 3B- 1 for 3, 2 BB, SB(5).  BA= .301.

Andy Polanco CF- 1 for 3, 2B, BB, 2 SB(17).  BA= .277.

Ben Bybee RHP- 3 IP, 1 H, 1 R, 2 BB, 4 K's.  ERA= 4.73.

Cooper McGrath RHP- 2 IP, 0 H, 0 R, 0 BB, 2 K's.  ERA= 8.82.

ACL:  Giants beat the Cubs 7-5.

Josuar Gonzalez SS- 1 for 1, 3B.  BA= .421.

Yosneiker Rivas PR/3B- 2 for 3, BB.  BA= .412.

Yohendry Sanchez C- 2 for 3, BB.  BA= .444.

Alexander Fuentes RHP- 3 IP, 1 H, 0 R, 2 BB, 6 K's.  ERA= 3.86.

Josuar Gonzalez came out of the game for a pinch runner immediately after running out the triple to lead off the game.  The first thing I think of when I see that is a hammy.