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.

Game Wrap 8/19/2026: Giants 1 Guardians 0

Excellent team pitching and a hustling double by Rafael Devers led to a narrow win for the Giants.  Key Lines:

Rafael Devers DH- 1 for 4, 2B.  BA= .244.  I've been as critical of Devers as anyone this season but credit where it's due.  Ever since the finger-wagging incident, he cleaned up his game, mostly hustled and actually looked like he's having fun out there.  His 4'th inning double was a deep liner to CF but one that looked like a long single but Devers busted it out of the box and when it briefly got away from the fielder, he stretched it into a double and scored the Giants only run on a single by Victor Bericoto LF.

Willy Adames SS- 3 for 4.  BA= .229.  Adames was back in the lineup for the first time in week.  He looked much better at the plate but had a ball kick off his glove straight up in the air for his 17'th error which put runners on first and second with 2 outs in the 7'th inning.  As a fan watching, you couldn't help but think "uh-oh, here we go", but Adrian Houser got the final out of the inning on a pop up to preserve the shutout.  

Matt "Tugboat" Wilkinson LHP- 2 IP, 1 H, 0 R, 0 BB, 0 K.  ERA= 0.00.  The Giants braintrust decided to make Wilkinson's MLB debut a lefty opener assignment with Adrian Houser doing the bulk-innings.  Hey!  It worked!  Wilkinson's FB topped out at 91 MPH but he delivers it at a similar angle as another lefty named Kyle Harrison and induced 2 flyouts and 3 pop ups against a single ground out in 2 innings of work.  

Adrian Houser RHP- 5 IP, 4 H, 0 R, 2 BB, 3 K's, 6/1 GO/AO.  ERA= 4.08.  Since moving to the bullpen on June 26, Houser has the second best ERA in MLB(40 IP min.).  He did make one start on August 12 and pitched 6 shutout innings, but the Giants have brought him in after on Opener several times with success.  This one made sense because of the 7 batters Wilkinson faced, 4 batted left and 3 were switch-hitters.  The first batter Houser faced batted R.  So, Houser seems to have put himself in position to be either a SP or bulk-innings man next season. Either way, he fills 1/5 of a pitching rotation.  

Dylan Smith RHP- 2 IP, 1 H, 0 R, 0 BB, 5 K's, Save(3).  ERA= 2.73.  Smith entered the game in the 8'th inning after Houser allowed a leadoff walk to Steven Kwan and promptly threw a wild pitch, but then struck out the side with a riding 96 MPH FB that Guardians batters swung under and an occasional split or sweeper.  Dave Flemming mentioned that the FB velocity dipped by a tick or two to the last two batters of the 9'th but Smith struck both of them out for a very nice 2-out Save.  Is he now the presumptive Closer for next season?

Landen Roupp tries to get his season back on track in a day start today facing Gavin Williams RHP who comes in with a 3.74 ERA.  And I'll just say the Giants don't need an ace starter for next season, but they do need at least two pitchers like Gavin Williams.

Down on the Farm: 8/18/2026

 AAA:  Sacramento River Cats defeated the Tacoma Rainiers 9-5.

Marcello Mayer 2B- 1 for 3, BB.  BA= .353.

Bo Davidson LF- 2 for 4, 2B, BB.  BA= .295.

Shay Whitcomb SS- 2 for 4, SF.  BA= .276.

Will Brennan 1B- 2 for 3, 2B, HR(5), 2 BB.  BA= .313.

Nate Furman DH- 2 for 4, 2B, BB.  BA= .289.

Adrian Sugastey C- 3 for 5.  BA= .311.

Ryan Walker RHP- 1.2 IP, 0 H, 0 R, 0 BB, 3 K's.  ERA= 1.73.

Braxton Roxby RHP- 2 IP, 0 H, 0 R, 0 BB, 3 K's.  ERA= 3.42.

Eric Cerantola RHP- 1 IP, 0 H, 0 R, 1 BB, 1 K.  ERA= 5.59.

If Bo Davidson is as advertised and what he appears to be, he should be finishing his development in a Giants uniform no later than early next season.

AA:  Chesapeake Baysox downed the Richmond Flying Squirrels 7-2.

Trevor Cohen CF- 1 for 3, 2 BB, SB(13).  BA= .303.

Charlie Szykowny 1B- 1 for 3, HR(13), BB.  BA= .251.

Jack Choate LHP- 1 IP, 0 H, 0 R, 1 BB, 3 K's.  ERA= 3.27.

A+:  Vancouver Canadians doubled up the Eugene Emeralds 10-5.

Cam Maldonado RF- 2 for 4, HR(4), BB, SB(2).  BA= .281.

Liam Simon RHP- 1.1 IP, 0 H, 0 R, 0 BB, 2 K's.  ERA= 5.63.

Cam Maldonado is doing about the same in A+ as he was with the A SJ Giants.

A:  San Jose Giants quieted the Lake Elsinore Storm 9-2. 

Josuar Gonzalez SS- 2 for 5, SB(4).  BA= .343.

Jeremiah Jenkins 1B- 1 for 5, HR(16).  BA= .243.

Tanner Mally RF- 1 for 3, HBP, SB(2).  BA= .389.

Andy Polanco CF- 2 for 4, 2B.  BA= .286.

Broedy Poppell LF- 2 for 3, 2B, BB.  BA= .224.

Trey Seeley LHP- 6 IP, 7 H, 2 R, 1 BB, 3 K's.  ERA= 7.49.

Cooper McGrath RHP- 2 IP, 1 H, 0 R, 1 BB, 3 K's.  ERA= 6.52.

Andy Polanco is an interesting prospect.  He is not close to being ready to play in the major leagues but there is something there with the speed and long levers if he can get a little stronger and get his arms in enough to get around on inside fastballs.  Can a player look athletic and uncoordinated at the same time?

DSL:  Blue Jays Blue beat Giants Oranges 8-5(7 innnings).

Israel Alphonse SS(17 yo)- 1 for 4, HR(2).  BA= .321.

Jeyson Moya DH(19 yo)- 4 for 4, 2 2B.  BA= .232.

Jose Trevizo RHP(18 yo)- 3 IP, 0 H, 0 R, 2 BB, 4 K's.  ERA= 3.52.

DSL:  Giants Black outscored the Mariners 11-5.

Alexander Camacaro 2B(18 yo)- 1 for 2, 3 BB.  BA= .290.

Franco Willias LF(21 yo)- 3 for 4, 2B, 3B, Sac.  BA= .406.

Keiberg Camacaro DH(19 yo)- 1 for 3, 2B, BB, SF.  BA= .333.