Down on the Farm: 8/22/2026

 AAA:  Tacoma Rainiers outscored the Sacramento River Cats 15-11.

Nate Furman 2B- 3 for 6, 2B.  BA= .293.

Scott Bandura CF- 4 for 5, 2B, SB(19).  BA= .319.

Parks Harber 3B- 3 for 6, 2 2B.  BA= .306.

Bo Davidson RF- 1 for 5, 2B, BB.  BA= .310.

Shay Whitcomb SS- 1 for 5, HR(10).  BA= .273.

Diego Velasquez 1B- 1 for 3, 2 BB.  BA= .267.

Adrian Sugastey C- 1 for 3, 2 BB.  BA= .310.

AA: Chesapeake Baysox edged out the Richmond Flying Squirrels 4-3.

Charlie Szykowny RF- 2 for 4, SB(11).  BA= .255.

Jancel Villaroel C- 1 for 3, HR(2), BB.  BA= .194.

Jean Carlos Sio 2B- 2 for 3, BB, SB(8).  BA= .237.

A+:  Vancouver Canadians buried the Eugene Emeralds 9-3.

Jhonny Level SS- 2 for 5, 2B.  BA= .313.

Damian Bravo DH- 2 for 4, HR(3), SB(2).  BA= .316.

Hayden Jatczak 1B- 2 for 4.  BA= .244.

Dalton Wentz 2B- 2 for 4, 2B.  BA= .286.

Matt Dunaway RHP- 2.1 IP, 1 H, 0 R, 0 BB, 3 K's.  ERA= 4.44.

Dalton Wentz was the Giants 17'th round draft pick this year.  He's a switch-hitter.  A+ is an aggressive placement.  Might be based on organizational need.

A:  San Jose Giants defeated the Lake Elsinore Storm 6-3.

Josuar Gonzalez SS- 4 for 5, 2B, 2 SB(7).  BA= .379.

Luke Nixon 2B- 0 for 2, 2 BB.  BA= .000.

Oliver Tejada LF- 2 for 4.  BA= .208.

Dylan Carter RHP- 2 IP, 3 H, 1 R, 0 ER, 1 BB, 4 K's.  ERA= 5.28.

Hayden Wynja LHP- 1 IP, 0 H, 0 R, 0 BB, 2 K's.  ERA= 0.96.

Luke Nixon was the Giants 5'th round draft pick this year.  I know A level is already an aggressive placement for Young Josuar Gonzalez but he's so thoroughly dominating it I think it's time to give him a preview of A+ ball in the waning days of the season to let him see the pitching at that level and work on how to attack it during the offseason.  

DSL:  Giants Black crushed Royals Ventura 15-1(Postseason round 3 of pool play).

Joniel Hernandez SS(17 yo)- 2 for 5, HR, BB, SB.

Keiberg Camacaro 2B- 2 for 4, HR.

Alessandro Duran 1B- 2 for 3, 2B, 3B, BB, SF. 

Diego Villegas DH- 1 for 4, HR, SF.  

Nicky Lopez LF/3B- 1 for 3, BB, SF, SB.  BA= .333

Luis Hernandez RHP- 5 IP, 3 H, 0 R, 1 BB, 5 K's.  

Super excited about what we've seen from Joniel Hernandez since he came over in the Robbie Ray trade with the Padres.

Game Wrap 8/22/2026: Red Sox 3 Giants 2

Another bullpen failure in the 9'th inning ruined an excellent bounce back start by Blade Tidwell.  Key Lines:

The Giants run output consisted of solo HR's by Willy Adames SS(21) and Andrew Knizner C(1) in the first and third innings respectively.

Blade Tidwell RHP- 5.2 IP, 3 H, 0 R, 2 BB, 7 K's.  ERA= 3.58.  Tidwell follows up his worst appearance with his best which seems like a good predictor of future success.  He has now made 3 good starts out of 4.  Since the #1 goal of the remainder of this season is finding pieces for next year's rotation, that's the big takeaway from this game.  The loss itself is almost a non-factor.  

Dylan Smith RHP- 1 IP, 1 H, 1 R, 1 BB, 2 K's.  ERA= 2.96.  The line does not do Smith justice.  He entered the game in the 8'th inning with no outs and runners at first and second.  He allowed a soft single that loaded the bases but then went K, K fly out to maintain the shut out.  He walked the leadoff batter in the 9'th and was replaced by Sam Hentges LHP who went HBP, force out(2B), LD single, LD double, IBB to tie the score.  The next batter grounded one to Bryce Eldridge 1B who threw home for the force out except the throw pulled Knizner's foot off home plate and the walk-off run scored.  I understand patience is a virtue for a manager but I'm in line with Baseballjeff1 on Bluesky who said it's past time to try a different reliever in situations where inherited runners are involved(paraphrase).  

Matt Wilkinson LHP gets the start in the series finale facing Jake Bennett LHP who comes in with a 3.46 ERA.  Is Wilkinson going out there as a SP or an Opener for Adrian Houser?  I think it's too soon for Houser's turn in the rotation.

Down on the Farm: 8/21/2026

AAA:  Tacoma Rainiers topped the Sacramento River Cats 6-5.

Scott Bandura DH- 3 for 5, 2B.  BA= .311.

Bo Davidson LF- 3 for 5, 2B, HR(6).  BA= .315.

Will Brennan RF- 2 for 4.  BA= .315.

Adrian Sugastey C- 1 for 4, HR(3).  BA= .309.

Joe Whitman LHP- 6 IP, 4 H, 3 R, 2 ER, 0 BB, 4 K's.  ERA= 4.85.

Ryan Walker RHP- 1.2 IP, 0 H, 0 R, 0 BB, 2 K's.  ERA= 1.63.

Bo Davidson has 25 total HR's this season with an outside shot at 30.  Who was the last Giants prospect to hit 30 HR's in a season?  Scott Bandura has 11 HR's but 28 doubles and 4 triples to go with them.  A Quality Start by Joe Whitman.  Is he the next SP up?

 

AA:  Richmond Flying Squirrels edged out the Chesapeake Baysox 4-3.

Dayson Croes 2B- 3 for 4.  BA= .250.

Charlie Szykowny 3B- 1 for 2, HR(14), 2 BB.  BA= .252.

Lisbel Diaz RF- 1 for 4, HR(1).  BA= .176.

Jack Choate LHP- 2 IP, 0 H, 0 R, 1 BB, 3 K's.  ERA= 3.12.

Tyler Vogel RHP- 1 IP, 0 H, 0 R, 0 BB, 1 K, Save(15).  BA= 3.20.

Lisbel Diaz joins Bo Davidson in the 25 HR club across 4 teams.

A+: Vancouver Canadians outlasted the Eugene Emeralds 12-10(10 innings).

Jhonny Level SS- 4 for 5, 2B, SF, 3 SB(12).  BA= .311.

Cam Maldonado RF- 2 for 4, 2 2B, BB, SF, SB(3).  BA= .302.

Walker Martin 3B- 2 for 6, 2B, SB(16).  BA= .232.

Daniel Rogers C- 3 for 4, 2B, BB.  BA= .256.

Jose Ramos 2B- 3 for 5, HR(1), 3 SB(10).  BA= .297.

Marty Gair RHP- 1.1 IP, 0 H, 0 R, 0 BB, 1 K.  ERA= 1.59.

What a season Jhonny Level is having!  Across 2 levels he is batting .317 with 17 HR and 23 SB's plus 33 doubles and 3 triples.  

A:  San Jose Giants crushed the Lake Elsinore Storm 21-2.

Josuar Gonzalez DH- 2 for 4, 3 BB.  BA= .354.

Lorenzo Meola SS- 4 for 6, 2B, BB.  BA= .272.

Dario Reynoso 3B- 3 for 6, 2 2B, HR(13), BB.  BA= .272.

Jeremiah Jenkins 1B- 1 for 4, HR(13), BB, SF.  BA= .241.

Angel Guzman RF- 3 for 5, BB.  BA= .262.

Oliver Tejada LF- 2 for 5, HR(5).  BA= .198.

Broedy Poppell CF- 3 for 4, 3B, 2 HR(8), BB.  BA= .244.

Jordan Gottesman LHP- 6 IP, 1 H, 0 R, 4 BB, 8 K's.  ERA= 4.07.

Samir Chires RHP- 1.1 IP, 1 H, 0 R, 0 BB, 2 K's.  ERA= 2.14.

Either the SJ Giants are really, really good or the Lake Elsinore Storm is really, really bad.  This was the fourth blowout win for the Giants on the week.

DSL:  Blue Jays Blue outscored Giants Orange 8-5(Postseason Game 2 of Pool Play.

Israel Alphonse SS(17 yo)- 1 for 4, HR.

Jose Treviso RHP(18 yo)- 3 IP, 0 H, 0 R, 2 BB, 4 K's.  

Not sure exactly how this pool play works in the DSL postseason but based on last season I would say losing a game probably all but eliminates Giants Orange.

Game Wrap 8/21/2026: Red Sox 6 Giants 4

Logan Webb's night fell apart in front of our eyes in the third inning as the Red Sox put up a 5-spot and a Giants comeback fell short.  Key Lines:

Drew Gilbert CF- 2 for 3, HR(7).  BA= .241.  Gilbert singled to lead off the game then followed Christian Koss 3B 2-out double in the 4'th inning with a HR.  Rafael Devers DH followed Gilbert with his 26'th HR to cut the Red Sox lead to 5-4.  The Giants never got closer than that the rest of the night.  Gilbert's hits came against Sonny Gray RHP.  He was replaced by Jonah Cox PH/CF to face a parade of LHP's.  Cox struck out twice and now has 8 K's in a row over his last 3 games.  It's a small sample but 8 K's in a row is a lot.

Logan Webb RHP- 2.2 IP, 6 H, 5 R, 3 BB, 2 K's, 2 HBP, 3/1 GO/AO.  ERA= 3.75.  Webb allowed 3 baserunners in the first two innings so he was not exactly sharp from the beginning.  still, I wasn't too worried when Willson Contreras came up in with 2 on and 2 out in the third inning.  I did think Wilyer Abreu's single just ahead of Contreras looked awfully fat, like a batting practice pitch.  Then Contreras absolutely unloaded on a changeup at the bottom of the strike zone but center-cut.  It might still be in the air out there somewhere in Boston, 116 MPH, estimated distance 452 ft.  What followed was single, single, HBP, walk, HBP and Webb's night was done.  

My two thoughts as I watched this unfold was either he's tipping his pitches or hurt.  He did throw one fastball at almost 94 MPH but was sitting just 90-91 by the second HBP the command was non-existent so I am a bit worried about an injury.  In his postgame comments, Sergio Romo made the point that Webb threw a lot of changeups to RH batters with movement  into the batter rather than away and appeared to be overthrowing in the latter part of the inning.  No matter the cause, it was an ugly scene.  I felt bad for Webby.  

Blade Tidwell RHP tries to come back from his last disaster start this evening facing Patrick Sandoval LHP who comes in with an ERA of 4.76.

Down on the Farm: 8/20/2026

AAA:  Sacramento River Cats edged out the Tacoma Rainiers 2-1.

Bo Davidson DH- 2 for 3, 2B, HR(5).  BA= .303.

Cesar Perdomo LHP- 7 IP, 2 H, 0 R, 1 BB, 4 K's.  ERA= 5.31.

 Second Quality Start in a row for Perdomo.  

AA:  Richmond Flying Squirrels shut out the Chesapeake Baysox 2-0.

Trevor Cohen CF- 2 for 4.  BA= .305.

Jean Carlos Sio DH- 2 for 2, BB.  BA= .228.

Yunior Marte RHP- 6 IP, 3 H, 0 R, 1 BB, 7 K's, 6/2 GO/AO.  ERA= 3.92.

Dale Stanovich LHP- 1.1 IP, 2 H, 0 R, 0 BB, 2 K's.  ERA= 4.73.

Marques Johnson RHP- 1.2 IP, 1 H, 0 R, 0 BB, 2 K's.  ERA= 3.95.

Since a disaster start on July 8 when his ERA peaked at 5.74, Marte has gone 2-2, 2.18, 33 IP, 12 BB, 36 K.  Not sure exactly where but he'll be somewhere on my Giants Top 50 Prospects this winter.

A+:  Eugene Emeralds outscored the Vancouver Canadians 10-7.

Jhonny Level SS- 2 for 4, BB.  BA= .301.

Cam Maldonado RF- 2 for 4, 2B, BB.  BA= .282.

Zander Darby DH- 2 for 5, HR(17).  BA= .279.

Damian Bravo CF- 2 for 4, HR(2), BB.  BA= .273.

Onil Perez C- 3 for 4.  BA= .267.

Jose Ramos LF- 2 for 3, BB.  BA= .271.

Gerelmi Maldonado RHP- 1 IP, 0 H, 0 R, 0 BB, 2 K's, Save(3).  

A: San Jose Giants defeated the Lake Elsinore Storm 9-5.

Lorenzo Meola 2B- 2 for 2, 2B.  BA= .267.

Dario Reynoso 2B/3B- 2 for 5.  BA= .268.

Oliver Tejada LF- 1 for 2, 2B, BB, HBP.  BA= .189.

Broedy Poppell RF- 2 for 4, 2B.  BA= .235.

Ricardo Estrada LHP- 5 IP, 3 H, 2 R, 1 ER, 2 BB, 1 K.  ERA= 4.32.

Chen-Hsun Lee RHP- 1 IP, 0 H, 0 R, 3 BB, 2 K's.  ERA= 0.00.

DSL:  Giants Black topped Brewers Gold 8-7(Postseason Pool Play Round 1).

Djean Macares CF- 1 for 3, 2B, BB.

Joniel Hernandez SS- 1 for 3, 2B, HBP. 

Alessandro Duran 1B- 1 for 4, HR(1).

Alexander Camacaro DH- 0 for 1, 2 BB, 2 SB.

Vinicius Dos Santos RF- 2 for 3, 3 SB.  

Abraham Utrera RHP- 1.2 IP, 0 H, 0 R, 0 BB, 1 K, Save.

Game Wrap 8/20/2026: Guardians 5 Giants 2

Willy Adames 2-run homer was not enough to overcome defensive miscues and bad BABIP juju for Landen Roupp low-energy day game loss.  Key Lines:

Rafael Devers DH- 1 for 3, 2 BB, R.  BA= .244.  Devers singled to start the 4'th inning and Adames followed with a HR.  That was it for the Giants lineup output.  They managed just 3 other hits in the game.

Willy Adames SS- 1 for 4, HR(20), R, 2 RBI.  BA= .229.  Adames still has a shot at another 30 HR season but continues to struggle on defense.  For the second game in a row he had what looked like a routine groundout hit off the heel of his glove and pop straight up in the air.  This one came in the first inning with Roupp already reeling from some seriously bad BABIP luck and led to critical third run by the Guardians in the inning.

Later in the game, a dropped ball in a rundown by Osleivis Basabe 2B, who has also had a case of The Bobbles, led to a second unearned run.  

Landen Roupp RHP- 5.1 IP, 5 H, 4 R, 3 ER, 4 BB, 2 K's, 7/4 GO/AO.  ERA= 4.34.  Roupp's first inning went Walk, GB single, bloop fly single, SF, Fielder's Choice error(Adames), pop out, line drive single, K.  Based on probabilities, he should have gotten out of the inning with no more than 1 run scored.

The Giants move on to Boston for a weekend series against the Red Sox with Logan Webb RHP starting tomorrow evening against Sonny Gray RHP who comes in with a ERA of 2.65.

Down on the Farm: 8/19/2026

 AAA:  Sacramento River Cats outscored the Tacoma Rainiers 9-6.

Nate Furman 2B- 1 for 3, 2B, BB.  BA= .289.

Scott Bandura CF- 2 for 4, 2B, HR(8).  BA= .307.

Anthony Molina RHP- 4 IP, 3 H, 2 R, 1 ER, 0 BB, 3 K's.  ERA= 3.00.

Alex Carrillo RHP- 2 IP, 2 H, 0 R, 0 BB, 2 K's.  ERA= 13.50.

The Giants lineup already leans fairly heavily left.  The top two OF prospects at the AAA level, Scott Bandura and Bo Davidson both bat left.  Anthony Molina came over from the Braves in the Tyler Mahle trade.  He is on the 40-man roster so could get some looks at the MLB level this season.

AA:  Richmond Flying Squirrels defeated the Chesapeake Baysox 7-4.

Gavin Kilen SS- 4 for 5, 2B.  BA= .333.

Sabin Ceballos DH- 2 for 3, 2 HR(15), 2 BB.  BA= .223.

Trystan Vrieling RHP- 6 IP, 6 H, 2 R, 2 BB, 6 K's.  ERA= 4.26.

Tyler Vogel RHP- 1.1 IP, 1 H, 0 R, 0 BB, 2 K's.  ERA= 3.27.

The Giants have so many exciting stories in the minors this season Gavin Kilen's really solid season tends to get overlooked.

A+:  Eugene Emeralds topped the Vancouver Canadians 6-4.

Zander Darby 2B- 1 for 3, BB, SB(8).  BA= .278.

Damian Bravo RF- 1 for 4, HR(1).  BA= .143

Robert Hipwell 1B- 2 for 3, 2B, BB.  BA= .182.

Ramon Marquez RHP- 6 IP, 6 H, 2 R, 0 BB, 4 K's, 7/1 GO/AO.  ERA= 5.40.

Marty Gair RHP- 1 IP, 1 H, 0 R, 0 BB, 1 K.  ERA= 2.08.

Ramon Marquez came over from the Phillies in the Luis Arraez trade. This was his second start since the trade.  His overall milb ERA across 3 teams is 2.22.

A:  San Jose Giants crushed the Lake Elsinore Storm 11-1.

Josuar Gonzalez SS- 3 for 6, 3B.  BA= .356.

Lorenzo Meola 2B- 2 for 5, 2B, HR(13).  BA= .263.

Junior Barajas C- 2 for 3, 2B, HR(13), 2 BB.  BA= .262.

Tanner Mally RF- 3 for 5.  BA= .415.

Angel Guzman DH- 2 for 5, 3B, HR(3).  BA= .247.

Broedy Poppell LF- 2 for 4, 2 2B, BB.  BA= .230.

Argenis Cayama RHP- 5 IP, 1 H, 0 R, 0 BB, 9 K's, 5/0 GO/AO.  ERA= 4.18.

Evan Gray RHP- 2 IP, 1 H, 0 R, 0 BB, 3 K's.  ERA= 5.14.

Hayden Wynja LHP- 1.1 IP, 0 H, 0 R, 1 BB, 1 K.  ERA= 1.08.

Of course we are all over the moon about Josuar Gonzalez but don't sleep on Argenis Cayama's dominant 5 innings here.

DSL:  Regular season is over and Giants Orange did not make the postseason.  Giants Black starts pool play today.