Down on the Farm: 4/17/2026

 AAA:  Tacoma Rainiers outscored the Sacramento River Cats 7-6.

Jesus Rodriguez C- 3 for 4, BB.  BA= .382.

Bryce Eldridge 1B- 2 for 5, 2B.  BA= .354.

Eric Haase LF- 2 for 4, HR(2).  BA= .281.

Wilkin Ramos RHP- 1.2 IP, 1 H, 1 R, 0 ER, 0 BB, 4 K's, 2/0 GO/AO.  ERA= 4.00.

Interesting Rodriguez played C and Haase played LF.  Both players could potentially offer versatility as a 2'nd or third catcher on the MLB active roster.

AA:  Richmond Flying Squirrels defeated the Hartford Yard Goats 7-4.

Sabin Ceballos 1B- 1 for 3, 2 BB.  BA= .250.

Charlie Szykowny 3B- 2 for 4.  BA= .314.

Maui Ahuna DH- 1 for 3, HR(1), 2 BB.  BA= .250.

Aeverson Arteaga SS- 1 for 3, 2 BB.  BA= .350.

Jonah Cox RF- 3 for 4, HR(1), SB(8).  BA= .395.

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

Tyler Vogel RHP- 1 IP, 0 H, 0 R, 0 BB, 1 K, Save(4).  ERA= 0.00.

A+:  Everett Aquasox topped the Eugene Emeralds 7-4.

Trevor Cohen RF- 1 for 4, BB, 3 SB(8).  BA= .184.

Gavin Kilen SS- 0 for 5.  BA= .294.  

Dakota Jordan CF- 2 for 4, BB, 2 SB(4).  BA= .286.

Carlos Gutierrez DH- 2 for 4, HR(2).  BA= .237.

Hunter Dryden RHP- 4 IP, 0 H, 0 R, 3 BB, 5 K's.  ERA= 0.90.

Gavin Kilen cooled off after a hot start. Since April 8 when his BA was at .500, he is 5 for 31 for a BA of .161.

A:  San Jose Giants beat the Rancho Cucamonga Quakes 6-2.

Jhonny Level SS- 1 for 4, HR(4).  BA= .426.

Hayden Jatczak 1B- 2 for 3, BB.  BA= .357.

Argenis Cayama RHP- 5 IP, 2 H, 0 R, 0 BB, 4 K's, 7/3 GO/AO.  ERA= 3.55.

Alix Hernandez RHP- 1 IP, 0 H, 0 R, 0 BB, 1 K.  ERA= 0.00.

Level's HR was a grand slam in the second inning.

Game Wrap 4/17/2026: Giants 10 Nationals 5

 Three-run home runs are very good for the team that's hitting them.  Heliot Ramos came up in the second inning with two runners on base and made the most of the opportunity with a shot over the center field wall to start a 6-run rally.  The Giants kept adding on to win going away.  Key Lines:

Willy Adames SS- 2 for 5, 2B, 2 R.  BA= .269.  Adames was back in the leadoff spot and continued his strong start to the season.  His 10 doubles are tied for the MLB lead.

Luis Arraez 2B- 2 for 5, R.  BA= .319.  Arraez also made some not-so-easy plays at 2B.  He's doing what the Giants signed him to do.

Matt Chapman 3B- 3 for 5, R, 3 RBI.  BA= .291.  I think it's safe to say Chapman's down year last season was due to the hand injury.  He did make another throwing error giving him 4 on the season which might be karma for going off on Casey Schmitt for not catching the ball.

Rafael Devers 1B- 1 for 5, R, 3 K's.  BA= .215.  Devers is still struggling at the plate and he also dropped the back end of a potential GIDP which extended the inning for Logan Webb running up his pitch count.  For some reason, Devers was not charged with an error.

Casey Schmitt DH- 2 for 5, HR(2), 2 R, RBI.  BA= .315.  Mighty Casey continues to be the Giants best all-around hitter.  

Heliot Ramos LF- 1 for 4, HR(1), BB, R, 3 RBI.  BA= .232.  Heliot said he worked with the batting coaches to not pull off the ball while sitting out the last two games in Cincinnati.  It looks like that work paid off.  Hopefully the HR is the first of many more.

Daniel Susac C- 2 for 5, 2B.  BA= .524.  Susac did not figure in the scoring but continues to swing a hot bat.  He appears to be the de-facto starting catcher at this point.

Drew Gilbert CF- 1 for 3, HR(1), BB, 2 R, RBI.  BA= .143.  Harrison Bader's injury is Drew Gilbert's opportunity.  Is it just me or does Gilbert seems a little calmer this season?

Logan Webb RHP- 6 IP, 7 H, 4 R, 2 BB, 6 K's, 10/1 GO/AO.  ERA= 5.40.  It looked like Devers drop at 1B prevented an inning-ending GIDP but he was not charged with an error so maybe the scorer thought the throw was late anyway.  A run scored on the play and Webb expended more pitches while walking the next batter. He finally got CJ Abrams on a groundout on the 4'th pitch of his AB.  Webb again fell short of a Quality Start.

Caleb Killian RHP(1.13) and Blade Tidwell RHP(2.25) held the Nationals scoreless over the last two frames.  

The Giants improved their record to 8-12.  They did not gain on the first place Dodgers or in the Wild Card race but there are now 7 teams with worse records in MLB.

Adrian Houser RHP tries to extend the winning ways today facing Cade Cavalli RHP.

Down on the Farm: 4/16/2026

AAA:  Tacoma Rainiers defeated the Sacramento River Cats 3-1(7 innigs, Game 1 of doubleheader).

Nate Furman 2B- 1 for 3, 2B.  BA= .359.

Carson Seymour RHP- 5 IP, 7 H, 3 R, 2 ER, 0 BB, 5 K's, 7/2 GO/AO.  ERA= 1.15.

Furman's double was the 'Cats only hit and it didn't figure into the scoring.  

AAA:  Tacoma Rainiers buried the Sacramento River Cats 8-1.

Nate Furman 2B- 2 for 4, 2B. BA= .372.

Jesus Rodriguez DH- 2 for 4.  BA= .353.

Bryce Eldridge 1B- 2 for 4.  BA= .350.

Victor Bericoto LF- 2 for 3.  BA= .269.

Darien Smith RHP- 1 IP, 0 H, 0 R, 1 BB, 1 K.  ERA= 0.00.

AA:  Hartford Yard Goats topped the Richmond Flying Squirrels 6-5.

Bo Davidson CF- 2 for 5, HR(4).  BA= .257.

Charlie Szykowny 3B- 1 for 4, 2B, BB.  BA= .298.

Adrian Sugastey C- 2 for 4, HR(1).  BA= .238.

Aeverson Arteaga SS- 2 for 3, BB.  BA= .353.

Jonah Cox RF- 1 for 2, 3 BB.  BA= .353.

Joe Whitman LHP- 5 IP, 4 H, 4 R, 1 BB, 7 K's.  ERA= 6.59.

Shane Rademacher RHP- 3 IP, 2 H, 2 R, 1 ER, 0 BB, 2 K's.  ERA= 3.68.

A+:  Eugene Emeralds blanked the Everett Aquasox 3-0.

Onil Perez C- 2 for 2, HR(2), BB, SB(1).  BA= .200.

Niko Mazza RHP- 4 IP, 1 H, 0 R, 2 BB, 7 K's.  ERA= 6.75.

Cade Vernon RHP- 3 IP, 1 H, 0 R, 0 BB, 2 K's.  ERA= 4.00.

Liam Simon RHP- 2 IP, 0 H, 0 R, 2 BB, 3 K's.  ERA= 15.75.

A:  San Jose Giants destroyed the Rancho Cucamonga Quakes 13-3.

Jhonny Level DH- 2 for 6, 2 2B.  BA= .442.

Damian Bravo LF- 2 for 5, 2B, HR(3).  BA= .220.

Cam Maldonado RF- 3 for 5, 2B, 2 HR(3).  BA= .256.

Jeremiah Jenkins 1B- 2 for 4, HR(3), BB.  BA= .357.

Isaiah Barkett 2B- 2 for 4, 2B, BB. BA= .448.

Andy Polanco CF- 2 for 4, BB.  BA= .342.

Jordan Gottesman LHP- 4 IP, 3 H, 3 R, 3 BB, 5 K's.  ERA= 5.06.

Fernando Vasquez RHP- 2.1 IP, 1 H, 0 R, 1 BB, 1 K.  ERA= 3.38.

I attended this game with a friend.  After taking some tentative looking swings on Tuesday, Cam Maldonado went on a tear with 3 HR's in last 2 games.  Junior Barajas didn't play in this game.  Campared with previous seasons, the SJ Giants appear to have really good hitters up and down the lineup.  Gottesman is a slight-looking lefty.  His FB topped out at 93 MPH. He appeared miss up and away a lot and ran up a lot of 3-2 counts.  Fernando Vasquez looks shorter than his listed 5' 10".  He threw mostly breaking balls but I saw one fastball that registered 96 on the stadium radar gun.

Game Wrap 4/16/2026: Giants 3 Reds 0

We may well look back on this game in the future as the game Landen Roupp established himself as he ace of the staff, The Stopper.  Roupp matched goose eggs with a very talented but inexperienced Chase Burns RHP for 6 innings.  The lineup finally put together a 3-run rally in the 7'th in time for him to record the well-earned W and break the Giants losing streak.  Key Lines:

Matt Chapman 3B- 1 for 4, 2B, R, RBI.  BA= .270.  Aside from a couple of less-than-perfect throws a couple of weeks ago, Chapman has played up to expectations and is not a reason why the team is off to this abysmal start.

Jung Hoo Lee RF- 3 for 4, R, RBI.  BA= .246.  Lee seems to have rediscovered the art of hitting line drives and using all fields.  He is batting .370 over his last 7 games and .288 over his last 15.  Most of that lifting came in his last 6 games 4 of which were multi-hit.

Landen Roupp RHP- 6 IP, 1 H, 0 R, 2 BB, 6 K's.  ERA= 2.38.  Roupp was masterful and did not allow his first hit until the 6'th inning.  He he followed the hit with a HBP putting runners at first and second with no outs but got out of it with a K and GIDP.  

Ryan Walker RHP(3.86), Keaton Winn RHP(3.24) and Erik Miller LHP(6.00) finished up with a scoreless, hitless inning each.  They recorded 6 K's over the final 3 frames.  Miller recorded his first Save.  Both benches cleared for a standoff between the mound and home plate after Sal Stewart 1B took exception to Miller's celebration on the mound.

With the Win, the Giants fell behind the White Sox in the race for worst record in MLB.  they are tied with 5 other teams at 7-12. They remain tied with the Rockies for last place in the NL West but gained a half game in the Wild Card standings and trail by 4 games.

The Giants start the final leg of their 10-game road trip in Washington today with Logan Webb RHP trying to regain his form against Not-Forever Giant Zack Littell RHP.

While it was a nice win, the lineup continued to under-perform as they managed just two hits in 6 innings off the Reds starter, Burns, and scored all 3 of their runs and recorded half their hits in one inning after he left the game.

Down on the Farm: 4/15/2026

AAA:  Sacramento River Cats topped the Tacoma Rainiers 7-6(6 innings).

Bryce Eldridge 1B- 1 for 3, HR(2), BB.  BA= .358.

Buddy Kennedy 3B- 2 for 3, HBP.  BA= .364.

Sam Hentges LHP- 1 IP, 0 H, 0 R, 0 BB, 1 K.  ERA= 0.00.

Joel Peguero RHP- 0.2 IP, 2 H, 4 R, 2 BB, 1 K.  ERA= 13.50.

Carson Whisenhunt LHP- 3.2 IP, 5 H, 2 R, 2 BB, 4 K's.  ERA= 4.11.

The game was called after 6 innings, I assume due to weather issues. 

AA:  Richmond Flying Squirrels outscored the Hartford Yard Goats 13-11.

Scott Bandura LF- 2 for 5, 2B, HR(1).  BA= .341.

Charlie Szykowny 3B- 3 for 5, 2B, 3B.  BA= .302.

Sabin Ceballos 1B- 3 for 4, 2 HR(2), BB.  BA= .265.

Maui Ahuna SS- 2 for 5, 2 2B.  BA= .244.

Jonah Cox RF- 1 for 4, BB, SB(7).  BA= .344.

Tyler Vogel RHP- 1 IP, 1 H, 0 R, 0 BB, 0 K, Save(3).  ERA= 0.00.

Mo'ne Davis threw out the first pitch for this game to Scott Bandura who was her catcher for the 2014 Little League World Series Team.  Great story.  And on Jackie Robinson Day no less!  Sabin Ceballos had a surprisingly bad season last year but seemed to finally find traction in August. He is having a much better start to this season.

A+:  Eugene Emeralds outlasted the Everett Aquasox 6-5(10 innings).

Tyler Cohen CF- 2 for 4, BB, SB(5).  BA= .195.

Gavin Kilen SS- 1 for 5, 2B.  BA= .349.

Dakota Jordan DH- 2 for 5, SB(2).  BA= .286.

Carlos Gutierrez LF- 2 for 5, 3B, 2 SB(3).  BA= .226.

Lisbel Diaz RF- 2 for 4, SF, 3 SB(3).  BA= .263.

Tyler Switalski LHP- 4 IP, 0 H, 0 R, 4 BB, 5 K's.  ERA= 0.00.

Ben Peterson RHP- 1.1 IP, 3 H, 0 R, 0 BB, 3 K's.  ERA= 3.00.

Ryan Vanderhei RHP- 1 IP, 0 H, 0 R, 1 BB, 2 K's.  ERA= 4.76.

A:  San Jose Giants crushed the Rancho Cucamonga Quakes 16-3.

Jhonny Level SS- 2 for 6, 2B, SB(4).  BA= .459.

Junior Barajas C- 2 for 5, 2B, HR(4), BB. BA= .333.

Hayden Jatczak 1B- 2 for 6, 2B.  BA= .343.

Damian Bravo LF- 2 for 6, HR(2).  BA= .200.

Cam Maldonado RF- 2 for 4, HR(1), BB.  BA= .211.

Dario Reynoso 3B- 2 for 4, 2B, BB.  BA= .321.

Cody Delvecchio RHP- 4.2 IP, 4 H, 1 R, 1 BB, 3 K's.  ERA= 2.31.

Dylan Carter RHP- 2 IP, 1 H, 0 R, 0 BB, 3 K's.  ERA= 4.26.

Junior Barajas looks like a hitter.  Dario Reynoso is on the thin, wiry side but made the most consistent contact in the Tuesday game I attended.  Cam Maldonado looked tentative at the plate on Tuesday so good to see him get two hits including a home run.

Game Wrap 4/15/2026: Reds 8 Giants 3

Tyler Mahle RHP was bludgeoned for two 3-run home runs in the first two innings.....by the same batter!  By then the game was all but over, although there were a few bright spots for the Giants.  Key Lines:

Rafael Devers 1B- 2 for 4, R.  BA= .229.  If Devers is going to turn this around he probably needs to start with just tying to make solid contact and get base hits.  He is batting .286 over his last 7 games.

Jung Hoo Lee RF/CF- 1 for 3, 2B, BB, R.  BA= .213.  Lee is another guy who needs to just get hits.  He's batting .292 over his last 7 games.

Daniel Susac C- 2 for 4, 2B, 2 RBI.  BA= .563.  Susac is obviously not going to bat over .500 forever, Bailey has basically played himself out of the starting catcher's job and Susac has the hot hand and has earned a shot to win the the job longterm.  

Will Brennan LF and Drew Gilbert CF started the game and went a combined 0 for 4.  Heliot Ramos PH/LF and Jerar Encarnacion PH/RF replaced them and went a combined 2 for 4.  As Vin Scully would say, "go figure!"

Blade Tidwell RHP and Ryan Borucki LHP pitched a scoreless inning each.  J. T. Brubaker RHP pitched 2 scoreless innings in mop-up time which he has been doing a lot of lately.  There is no need to post Tyler Mahle's line.  Two of his last 3 starts have been disasters but he pitched 5.2 scoreless frames in between.  He's giving up way too many walks which is uncharacteristic of his career norm.

And whothehell is Sal Stewart?  He was the Reds 2022 Round 1C draft pick out of high school who moved up quickly through their farm system.  Now he has 7 HR's this season which is only 2 less than the entire Giants team.  The Reds have a recent history of rookies coming in hot then cooling way off but right now dude is white hot.

With the loss, the Giants keep pace with the Rockies for last place in the NL West and with the White Sox for worst record in all of MLB.

Tomorrow is an early getaway day game with a 9:40 AM Pacific time start. Landen Roupp RHP faces Chase Burns RHP who is he Reds 2024 #2 overall draft pick and who made his MLB debut last season. He comes in with a record of 1-1 and an ERA of 3.31.

Down on the Farm: 4/14/2026

 

AAA:  Sacramento River Cats at Tacoma Rainiers postponed.  The Cats have now had 3 straight games postponed or cancelled.  

AA:  Richmond Flying Squirrels outscored the Hartford Yard Goats 11-7.

Scott Bandura LF- 3 for 5, 2 2B, SF, Sac.  BA= .333.

Dayson Croes 2B- 3 for 6, 2 2B.  BA= .349.

Bo Davidson CF- 1 for 5, HR(3).  BA= .240.

Drew Cavanaugh C- 2 for 3, 2B, BB, HBP.  BA= .435.

Diego Velasquez 3B- 2 for 4, HBP.  BA= .300.

Turner Hill RF- 2 for 4, BB.  BA= .344.

Logan Martin RHP- 4.1 IP, 3 H, 1 R, 1 BB, 4 K's.  ERA= 4.32.

Jack Choate LHP- 3.1 IP, 2 H, 1 R, 0 ER, 1 BB, 6 K's.  ERA= 2.35.

Do the Flying Squirrels actually have a good hitting team this season?

A+:  Eugene Emeralds beat the Everett Aquasox 7-1.

Gavin Kilen SS- 1 for 4, 2B.  BA= .368.

Zander Darby 2B- 2 for 4, SB(2).  BA= .412.

Juan Perez C- 1 for 3, HR(1).  BA= .133.

Charlie McDaniel LHP- 3 IP, 1 H, 0 R, 1 BB, 4 K's.  ERA= 0.00.

Esmerlin Vinicio LHP- 2 IP, 1 H, 0 R, 0 BB, 4 K's.  ERA= 0.00.

Ryan Slater RHP- 2 IP, 1 H, 0 R, 1 BB, 5 K's.  ERA= 1.80.

A:  Rancho Cucamonga Quakes defeated the San Jose Giants 12-6.

Jhonny Level SS- 1 for 4, HR(3), BB.  BA- .484.

Junior Barajas C- 1 for 4, HR(3), BB.  BA= .323.

Dario Reynoso 2B- 2 for 4, BB.  BA= .292.

Broedy Poppell DH- 1 for 3, HR(1), BB.  BA= .300.

Isaiah Barkett 3B- 2 for 4.  BA= .440.

Keyner Martinez RHP- 3.2 IP, 2 H, 4 R, 2 BB, 5 K's, 4/0 GO/AO.  ERA= 9.45.

I attended this game.  It was a picture perfect day in Rancho Cucamonga after a spring storm although it got pretty warm sitting in the sun.  Thankfully I was in the upper deck and got some shade from the stadium roof in the later innings.  I was excited to see Jhonny Level warming up and his name at the top of the lineup.  He did not disappoint, hitting a home run on the first pitch of the game over the left field scoreboard.  He went on to have a rough day defensively.  Junior Barajas is tall for a catcher.  He also hit a home run over the 401 ft sign in left-CF.  Keyner Martinez looked great through 3 perfect innings with a sinker that sat 95-96 MPH.  A lead off bounding ball that was misplayed by Dario Reynoso at 2B in the 4'th inning seemed to distract Martinez.  He didn't make it out of the inning and was charged with 4 runs.  After that, the SJ pitching was terrible and the defense was almost as bad and the Quakes won in a route.