Down on the Farm: 6/6/2026

 AAA:  Sacramento River Cats defeated the Tacoma Rainiers 7-4.

Drew Cavanaugh DH- 2 for 4.  BA= .357.

Scott Bandura RF- 2 for 4, 2 2B.  BA= .250.

Turner Hill LF/CF- 2 for 4.  BA= .328.

Aeverson Arteaga SS- 2 for 4.  BA= .278.

Carson Whisenhunt LHP- 6 IP, 4 H, 2 R, 1 BB, 10 K's.  ERA= 3.66.

Michael Fulmer RHP- 1 IP, 1 H, 0 R, 0 BB, 3 K's.  ERA= 3.60.

Whisenhunt rebounds from a subpar start with a dominant one.  Seems like the Giants could use Fulmer's veteran savvy in the bullpen in some capacity.

AA: Richmond Flying Squirrels topped the Erie Seawolves 8-7.

Parks Harber RF- 2 for 4, 2 2B, BB.  BA= .310.

Bo Davidson CF- 2 for 5, HR(10).  BA= .259.

Diego Velasquez 2B- 2 for 5.  BA= .271.

Manuel Mercedes RHP- 3 IP, 2 H, 0 R, 1 BB, 3 K's, 4/1 GO/AO.  ERA= 6.65.

Bo Davidson homered in his last 3 games and 4 of last 5.

A+:  Eugene Emeralds outlasted the Everett Aquasox 6-4(10 innings).

Trevor Cohen RF- 2 for 5, 2B, 2 SB(19).  BA= .288.

Gavin Kilen SS- 1 for 4, BB.  BA= .280.

Jancel Villaroel C- 3 for 4, 2B, HR(5), SB(1).  BA= .301.

Luis De La Torre LHP- 6 IP, 1 H, 1 R, 0 ER, 1 BB, 12 K's.  ERA= 3.64.

Quite a weekend for Giants lefty pitching prospects.  De La Torre got off to a slow start this season but picked it up his last two games:  11 IP, 1 R, 2 BB, 21 K.  

A:  Inland Empire 66'ers shut out the San Jose Giants 4-0.

Isaiah Barkett 2B- 2 for 4.  BA= .337.

Dario Reynoso 3B- 1 for 3, 2B, BB.  BA= .308.

Ricardo Estrada LHP- 5 IP, 4 H, 3 R, 2 ER, 1 BB, 8 K's.  ERA= 5.35.

Alix Hernandez RHP- 2 IP, 0 H, 0 R, 0 BB, 3 K's.  ERA= 3.51.

ACL:  Giants beat the Cubs 5-3.

Santiago Camacho C(19 yo)- 2 for 4, 2B.  BA= .282.

Evan Estevez 1B(18 yo)- 1 for 3, BB, SB(2).  BA= .228.

Angel Guzman LF(20 yo)- 1 for 3, HR(1).  BA= .077.

Leandro Rodriguez LHP- 4 IP, 3 H, 1 R, 1 BB, 4 K's, 4/0 GO/AO.  ERA= 3.86.

DSL:  Giants Orange blasted the White Sox 11-3(7 innings).

Albert Jimenez DH(19 yo)- 2 for 3, 2B, BB.  BA= .353.

Brandon Vasquez RF(19 yo)- 3 for 3, 2B, BB.  BA= .611.

Angelo Ugueto LF(17 yo)- 2 for 4, 2 SB(3).  BA= .267.

Frainer Mejias RHP(20 yo)- 3 IP, 1 H, 0 R, 1 BB, 4 K's.  ERA= 1.80.

Jhon Leon RHP(22 yo)- 2.1 IP, 2 H, 0 R, 1 BB, 3 K's.  ERA= 0.00.

DSL:  Rockies outscored Giants Black 11-7.

Dennys Riera 3B(21 yo)- 1 for 4, HR(1), BB.  BA= .308.

Jeremiah Jones RHP(18 yo)- 1.1 IP, 0 H, 0 R, 0 BB, 1 K.  ERA= 0.00.

Game Wrap 6/6/2026: Cubs 3 Giants 2(10 Innings)

The Giants took the lead in the top of the 9'th inning of a low-scoring game only to see it slip away due to another late bullpen failure.  Key Lines:

Rafael Devers 1B- 1 for 4, HR(8), BB, R, RBI.  BA= .243.  Devers HR was into the teeth of a wind from RF that was blowing fly balls as much as 50 ft back toward home plate.  The man does have power when he can reach it.  

Jung Hoo Lee RF/CF- 2 for 4, SB(1).  BA= .324.  If I understood Dave Fleming and Hunter Pence right, the SB came on Lee's first attempt of the season.  The first SB attempt......all season!  The SB did not contribute to the scoring but Lee also took third base on a single by Bryce Eldridge which led to Chapman's SF to score the go-ahead run in the ninth.  Oh!  And Jonah Cox stole 2B in the same inning for what will hopefully be the first of his career.  

Landen Roupp RHP- 5.2 IP, 3 H, 1 R, 3 BB, 5 K's.  ERA= 4.00.  Roupp was helped the the aforementioned wind blowing in but pitched well until running out of gas in the 6'th inning.

Caleb Kilian RHP- 1 IP, 1 H, 0 R, 1 BB, 1 K.  ERA= 3.45.  Kilian leads the team in Saves with 4 but Tony Vitello went to him in the 6'th inning.  Maybe Kilian's role is high-leverage guy whether that is the 6'th or 9'th inning?  Otherwise it appears Vitello is willfully working to avoid defining roles as Kilian and Winn have alternated roles for awhile now.  Maybe that approach works on paper but historically it has not worked in practice. 

Keaton Winn RHP- 1.2 IP, 1 H, 1 R, 0 BB, 1 K.  ERA= 2.48.   Winn entered the game in the 8'th inning with one out and nobody on.  He retired the next two batters but then gave up Pete Crow-Armstrong's second HR of the game to blow the Save in the 9'th inning.  The Giants failed to score in the top of the 10'th and Sam Hentges LHP gave up the game-winning hit aided by an error in RF by Victor Bericoto.  

Reminder that winning 18-3 does not gain more games in the standings than are lost by losing 3-2 in extra innings.  And another reminder that a bullpen down to two sometimes reliable relievers is going to cost the team games.  This team cannot lose games they lead in the 9'th inning if they have any hope of getting back into playoff contention no matter how many games they win by double-digit margins.

Trevor McDonald RHP tries for a series win today facing Jameson Taillon RHP who comes in with a 5.13 ERA.  And why on Earth is this a night game on a Sunday on the final game of a road trip after day games on Friday and Saturday?  

Down on the Farm: 6/5/2026

 AAA:  Sacramento River Cats shut out the Tacoma Rainiers 4-0.

Nate Furman 2B- 2 for 5, 2B.  BA= .288.

Will Brennan RF- 2 for 3, 2B, BB.  BA= .357.

Osleivis Basabe SS- 2 fo r4, 2B.  BA= .273.

Turner Hill LF- 1 for 3, 2B, SF.  BA= .322.

Joe Whitman LHP- 6 IP, 3 H, 0 R, 0 BB, 4 K's.  ERA= 0.00.

Ryan Walker RHP- 2 IP, 0 H, 0 R, 0 BB, 0 K, 4/0 GO/AO.  ERA= 1.08.

Reiver Sanmartin LHP- 1 IP, 0 H, 0 R, 0 BB, 0 K, 3/0 GO/AO.  ERA= 10.50.

The big news here is Joe Whitman moving up to AAA and pitching 6 shutout innings.  I don't know the backstory but he's obviously figured something out.

AA:  Richmond Flying Squirrels outlasted the Erie Seawolves 9-8(10 innings).

Dayson Croes 3B- 2 for 5, HR(1), SB(2).  BA= .306.

Bo Davidson CF- 1 for 5, HR(9).  BA= .255.

Charlie Szykowny 1B- 2 for 5.  BA= .284.

Jean Carlos Sio LF- 2 for 5.  BA= .308.

Will Bednar RHP- 3 IP, 0 H, 1 R, 0 ER, 1 BB, 5 K's.  ERA= 4.22.

Ben Peterson RHP- 2 IP, 1 H, 1 R, 0 BB, 6 K's.  ERA= 2.25.

Tyler Vogel RHP- 2 IP, 1 H, 0 R, 1 BB, 3 K's.  ERA= 1.99.

The Squirrels had 12 hits.  Every member of the lineup had at least one.  

A+:  Everett Aquasox defeated the Eugene Emeralds 8-5.

Trevor Cohen RF- 3 for 5, 2B.  BA= .286.

Jhonny Level DH- 2 for 4, 2B, HBP.  BA= .444.

Carlos Gutierrez LF- 2 for 4.  BA= .264.

Tyler Switalski LHP- 5 IP, 3 H, 2 R, 2 BB, 9 K's.  ERA= 4.01.

A:  Inland Empire 66'ers beat the San Jose Giants 7-1.

Hayden Jatczak 1B- 1 for 4, HR(8).  BA= .311.

Fernando Vasquez RHP- 3 IP, 1 H, 0 R, 1 BB, 3 K's.  ERA= 8.15.

ACL:  D'Backs bit the Giants 4-1(7 innings).

Evan Estevez 1B- 1 for 2, HR(4), BB.  BA= .224.

DSL:  Giants Black overwhelmed the White Sox 21-7.

Djean Macares CF(18 yo)- 2 for 4, 2B, 2 BB.  BA= .267.

Franco Willias LF(21 yo)- 2 for 4, 3B, HBP.  BA= .313.

Dennys Riera 3B(21 yo)- 1 for 2, BB, SF.  BA= .333.

Diego Villegas DH(22 yo)- 3 for 4, BB.  BA= .385.

Keiberg Camacaro SS(19 yo)- 1 for 3, 2B, 2 BB.  BA= .375.

Vinicius Dos Santos RF(18 yo)- 3 for 4, 2B, SB(1).  BA= .500.

Boris Sarduy 1B- 2 for 4, BB(19 yo).  BA= .357.

Brayan Cabello RHP(22 yo)- 2.2 IP, 1 H, 0 R, 0 BB, 2 K's.  ERA= 0.00.

Reminder to pay attention to age in the DSL.  Rule of thumb is players > 18 yo are probably not true prospects.  Less true for pitchers.

DSL:  Mets blanked Giants Orange 6-0.

Omar Calcurian RHP(21 yo)- 2.1 IP, 0 H, 0 R, 2 BB, 3 K's.  ERA= 1.93.

Game Wrap 6/5/2026: Giants 18 Cubs 3

Most of the first two months of the season saw the Giants with absolutely nothing going right.  Suddenly we see a team hitting on all 12 cylinders and wow!  The lineup hit 7 home runs as they scored double-digit runs for the third time in 6 games in a blowout win over the Cubs.  Key Lines:

Casey Schmitt LF/SS- 4 for 6, 2 HR(15), 3 R, 3 RBI.  BA= .293.  Schmitt sure looks like he is having a true breakout season.  Did Heliot Ramos just get Wally Pipped?

Rafael Devers 1B- 2 for 5, 2B, R, RBI.  BA= .243.  After a hot May, Devers had cooled off in June but he joined the fun in this one.

Luis Arraez 2B- 2 for 5, 2B, SF, 2 R, RBI.  BA= .326.  Arraez gets his obligatory two hits.  This was his 24'th multi-hit game of the season.

Willy Adames SS- 2 for 2, 2 HR(11), 2 BB, 4 R, 4 RBI.  BA= .250.  And just like that, Adames is on track for a 30 HR season.  He has 4 in his last 6 games.

Bryce Eldridge DH- 2 for 5, 2 R.  BA= .293.  Eldridge is batting .481 over his last 7 games and .392 over his last 15.  Looks like we finally have a Giants hitting prospect who will live up to the prospect hype.  

Matt Chapman 3B- 2 for 3, 2 HR(4), SF, 2 R, 8 RBI.  BA= .241.  Chapman must have heard about us commenting on his lack of power this season. Wowza!  

Jonah Cox PH/CF/LF/CF- 3 for 3, HR(1), 2 R, RBI.  BA= .444.  I am sure the Jonah Cox fans are ecstatic.  Hey!  I like him too and am very happy to see him do well, even if it's in mop-up time.

Robby Ray LHP- 5 IP, 2 H, 0 R, 5 BB, 4 K's.  ERA= 4.12.  Ray again struggled with command and pitch counts.  This was his first time finishing 5 innings after failing in his last 4 starts.  

Landen Roupp RHP tries to extend the winning streak to 4 games tomorrow facing Ben Brown RHP who comes in with a ERA of 1.92.  

Lest we get too giddy here, reminder the Giants are still 12 games under .500 and are just 4-6 over their last 10 games.

Down on the Farm: 6/4/2026

 AAA:  Sacramento River Cats defeated the Tacoma Rainiers 7-3.

Jesus Rodriguez C- 2 for 3, 2B, SF.  BA= .330.

Will Brennan RF- 3 for 4.  BA= .347.

Osleivis Basabe 3B- 2 for 4, 2B.  BA= .267.

Turner Hill CF- 2 for 3, HR(2), BB, SB(10).  BA= .322.

John Bertrand LHP- 5 IP, 6 H, 2 R, 0 BB, 3 K's.  ERA= 5.68.

Spencer Bivens RHP- 3 IP, 2 H, 1 R, 0 BB, 3 K's.  ERA= 4.46.

Michael Fulmer RHP- 1 IP, 1 H, 0 R, 0 BB, 2 K's.  ERA= 3.75.

AA:  Erie Seawolves beat the Richmond Flying Squirrels 5-1.

Bo Davidson CF- 1 for 4, HR(8).  BA= .256.

Charlie Szykowny 1B- 2 for 4, 2B, 3B.  BA= .281.

Dale Stanovich LHP- 2 IP, 1 H, 0 R, 0 BB, 5 K's.  ERA= 4.38.

Davidson and Szykowny had the only 3 hits in the game for the Squirrels.

A+:  Everett Aquasox buried the Eugene Emeralds 12-2.

Jhonny Level 2B- 2 for 5.  BA= .429.

Gavin Kilen SS- 2 for 4, HR(5), BB.  BA= .283.

Dakota Jordan CF- 2 for 5, 2B.  BA= .285.

Jakob Christian 1B- 2 for 4, HR(4).  BA= .241.

Liam Simon RHP- 1.2 IP, 1 H, 0 R, 2 BB, 5 K's.  ERA= 3.57.

A:  Inland Empire 66'ers outscored the San Jose Giants 8-5.

Nothing to see here.  7 different Giants batters got one single each and 4 pitchers gave up at least one run each.

ACL:  Rockies crushed the Giants 14-3.

Also NTSH.  Giants got 5 singles from 5 different batters.  The pitching was bad.

DSL:  Rangers Blue topped Giants Orange 9-8.

Jose Valdez CF(17 yo)- 1 for 4, HR(1), 2 BB, SB(2).  BA= .364.

Fernando Pena C(19 yo)- 1 for 4, HR(1), BB.  BA= .300.

Albert Jimenez DH(19 yo)- 1 for 3, HR(2), 2 BB.  BA= .364.

Jonathan Valle SS(18 yo)- 2 for 4, 2B, BB.  BA= .417.

Yeison Oviedo 3B(18 yo)- 2 for 4, BB.  BA= .615.

Brandon Vasquez RF(19 yo)- 2 for 4, 2B, BB.  BA= .538.

Alberto Gomez RHP(18 yo)- 3 IP, 0 H, 0 R, 1 BB, 2 K's.  ERA= 0.00.

DSL:  White Sox beat Giants Black 8-1.

Keiberg Camacaro SS(19 yo)- 2 for 4, 2B.  BA= .385.

Game Wrap 6/4/2026: Giants 12 Brewers 9

 The Giants brought their hitting shoes and needed them to hold off the Brewers in a high-scoring game.  Key Lines:

Casey Schmitt LF/2B/1B- 2 for 5, HR(13), SF, R, 2 RBI.  BA= .282.  Schmitt led off the game with a home run.  He also made a highlight reel catch in LF.  He's been the Giants best all-around player through the first third of the season.

Luis Arraez 2B- 2 for 4, 2B, SF, R, RBI.  BA= .325.  Luis Two Hits does it again.

Willy Adames SS- 2 for 6, 2B, R, RBI.  BA= .244.  Adames is hitting .298/.338/.529 over his last 30 games.  

Jung Hoo Lee RF- 4 for 5, 2B, 3 R, RBI.  BA= .322.  Lee is on some kind of heater.  He is 19 for 29(.655) since coming off the IL on May 29.  In that span he has two 4-hit games and a 5-hit game.  He now joins Luis Arraez in contention for the NL batting title.  

Bryce Eldridge DH- 3 for 4, BB, 2 R, RBI.  BA= .286.  I don't think Eldridge is going back down and talk of him being a situational player has died down.  If the Giants are to rebuild, he's the guy they need to build around.

Matt Chapman 3B- 3 for 5, 2B.  BA= .235.  Chapman runs hot and cold.  The 3-hit game comes after going 0 for 7 in his previous two.  Overall, the BA is where you expect it to be but his power is way off with just 2 HR's on the season.

Eric Haase C- 1 for 4, HR(4), BB, R, 4 RBI.  BA= .282.  If 3-run HR's win games, grand slams are even better.  Haase has an fWAR of 0.7, Daniel Susac is at 0.9.  Patrick Bailey is at 0.0 and is batting just .143 since the trade.  

Drew Gilbert CF/LF- 2 for 5, R.  BA= .236.  Gilbert also robbed Andrew Vaughn of a 2-run HR in the 7'th inning.  

Caleb Kilian RHP- 1 IP, 1 H, 0 R, 0 BB, 1 K, Save(4).  ERA= 3.58.  On a day that nobody else pitched well, Kilian gets the Save.  He now leads the team.  Ryan Walker is second with 3 and he's not on the active roster.  

The Giants move on to Chicago for a weekend series against the Cubs with Robbie Ray LHP facing Edward Cabrera RHP in the first game which starts at 11:20 PDT.

Down on the Farm: 6/3/2026

 AAA:  Tacoma Rainiers beat the Sacramento River Cats 5-1.

Nate Furman 2B- 2 for 4, 2 2B.  BA= .286.

Matt "Tugboat" Wilkinson LHP= 1.1 IP, 1 H, 2 R, 4 BB, 2 K's.  ERA= 13.50.

Braxton Roxby RHP- 2.2 IP, 1 H, 0 R, 0 BB, 3 K's.  ERA= 5.23.

Jason Foley RHP- 1 IP, 2 H, 1 R, 0 ER, 0 BB, 0 K.  ERA= 2.08.

Michael Fulmer RHP- 1 IP, 0 H, 0 R, 0 BB, 1 K.  ERA= 3.91.

Rough introduction to the PCL for Tugboat.  Someone asked which River Cats prospects were particularly notable.  This wasn't a great game for scouting hitting prospects but I would pay attention to Drew Cavanaugh, Scott Bandura and Aeverson Arteaga on the hitting side.  Wilkinson and Carson Whisenhunt on the pitching side.

AA:  Erie Seawolves defeated the Richmond Flying Squirrels 4-2.

Bo Davidson CF- 2 for 4.  BA= .257.

Charlie Szykowny 1B- 2 for 4.  BA= .276.

Ty Hanchey C- 2 for 4.  BA= .349.

Diego Velasquez 2B- 2 for 4.  BA= .267.

Cesar Perdomo LHP- 6 IP, 2 H, 0 R, 2 BB, 9 K's.  ERA= 3.86.

Manuel Mercedes RHP- 1 IP, 1 H, 0 R, 1 BB, 3 K's.  ERA= 7.78.

Over his last 3 starts, Perdomo has an ERA of 2.29 with 21 K's and 3 BB's in 15.2 IP.

A+:  Everett Aquasox topped the Eugene Emeralds 5-3.

Trevor Cohen CF- 2 for 5, SB(17).  BA= .280.

Jhonny Level 2B- 2 for 4, SB(1).  BA= .444.

Carlos Gutierrez LF- 2 for 4, 2B.  BA= .256.

Esmerlin Vinicio LHP- 3 IP, 0 H, 0 R, 0 BB, 5 K's.  ERA= 0.35.

A:  San Jose Giants blasted the Inland Empire 66'ers 10-3.

Isaiah Barkett 2B- 2 for 5, 2B.  BA= .346.

Damian Bravo LF- 2 for 4, BB.  BA= .281.

Hayden Jatczak 1B- 2 for 3, BB.  BA= .317.

Dario Reynoso 3B- 2 for 4, HR(9).  BA= .306.

Broedy Poppell RF- 2 for 4.  BA= .243.

Fernando Gonzalez C- 2 for 4.  BA= .273.

Andy Polanco CF- 1 for 3, BB.  BA= .275.

Jordan Gottesman LHP- 5 IP, 3 H, 0 R, 3 BB, 5 K's.  ERA= 2.45.

Alix Hernandez RHP- 2.1 IP, 0 H, 0 R, 1 BB, 3 K's.  ERA= 3.80.

Since his ERA hit a peak of 6.39 on May 5, Alix Hernandez has an ERA of 0.82 in 11 IP, with 13 K's and 6 BB's.  4 of Gottesman's last 5 starts have been scoreless.  He pitched 10 scoreless frames over his last two starts.  

The Giants ACL and DSL teams were all idle.