Down on the Farm: 6/13/2026

 AAA:  Sugarland Space Cowboys beat the Sacramento River Cats 5-1.

Nate Furman 2B- 2 for 5.  BA= .283.

Osleivis Basabe SS- 2 for 3, BB.  BA= .259.

Thomas Gavello 3B- 2 for 3, 2B, BB.  BA= .197.

Blade Tidwell RHP- 5 IP, 4 H, 1 R, 3 BB, 7 K's.  

AA:  Harrisburg Senators outscored the Richmond Flying Squirrels 7-6. 

Bo Davidson CF- 2 for 4, 2B, BB.  BA= .279.

Jack Payton LF- 3 for 3, HR(2), BB.  BA= .235.

A+:  Spokane Indians buried the Eugene Emeralds 11-2.

Trevor Cohen RF- 2 for 3, 2 BB, SB(22).  BA= .300.

Dakota Jordan CF- 2 for 5, 2 SB(11).  BA= .277.

Jakob Christian DH- 2 for 2, 2 BB.  BA= .250.

A:  San Jose Giants edged out the Stockton Ports 2-1.

Broedy Poppell RF- 2 for 4, 2B, HR(5).  BA= .238.

Matt Gage LHP- 1.2 IP, 1 H, 0 R, 0 BB, 2 K's.  ERA= 0.00.

Ricardo Estrada LHP- 5.1 IP, 4 H, 1 R, 2 BB, 4 K's, 6/2 GO/AO.  ERA= 4.89.

Cooper McGrath RHP- 2 IP, 0 H, 0 R, 0 BB, 2 K's.  ERA= 8.03.

McGrath has 4 scoreless IP over his last 2 appearances with 5 K's and 0 BB's.  Progress!  

ACL:  Giants defeated the A's 6-3.

Jose Ramos 3B- 3 for 3, 2 BB, SB(4).  BA= .367.

Evan Estevez RF(18 yo)- 2 for 3, 3B, BB, SB(3).  BA= .237.

DSL:  Arizona Red topped Giants Black 5-3(7 innings).

Keiberg Camacaro SS(19 yo)- 2 for 3, HR(1).  BA= .343.

DSL:  Tigers 2 nipped Giants Orange 3-2.

Albert Jimenez 1B(19 yo)- 2 for 3.  BA= .444.

Jeyson Moya 3B(19 yo)- 2 for 2, 2B, HR(1), BB.  BA= .500.

Kendry Castro RHP(19 yo)- 2 IP, 0 H, 0 R, 0 BB, 3 K's.  ERA= 3.00.

Game Wrap 6/13/2026: Cubs 6 Giants 1

The Giants were beaten in every phase of the game in close to a replay of Friday night's game.  

Lineup:  7 hits from 6 different players.  Devers went 2 for 4 with double.  Luis Arraez tripled for the only RBI. Drew Gilbert drew 3 walks and a HBP and score the only run.  0 for 7 with RISP.  9 LOB.  Overall as feckless a performance as we've seen all season and that's saying something.  

Pitching:  Trevor McDonald RHP left after his 92'd pitch and was still in the 4'th inning.  Reiver Sanmartin LHP came in and walked the lefthanded hitting Michael Busch to drive in McDonald's 4'th ER of the evening.  He then struck out the righthanded batting Seiya Suzuki.  Is it just me or are this year's Giants terrible at taking advantage of L-R matchups, at least on the pitching side?  If you are looking for a bright spot, 4 relievers, Hentges, Walker, Dylan Smith and Kilian pitched a scoreless frame each while allowing a total of 3 hits and 0 walks, although Hentges and Walker both hit a batter.  

Defense:  Adames kicked a ball 8'th inning for his 12'th error, second highest among qualified shortstops.  His Fangraphs Def is -6.1, worst among qualified SS's.  

I don't remember a team with a bigger gap between the whole and the sum of it's parts and not in a good way.  This is just a very bad team and it's not completely clear why.  In any given game it's truly debatable whether the hitting or the pitching was worse.  It's gotten to the point where Kruk and Kuip sound completely disgusted in game after game, making you wonder if they know things they aren't saying.  

Logan Webb RHP tries to stave off a series sweep today facing Ryan Rolison LHP who comes in with a 2.25 ERA.

Down on the Farm: 6/12/2026

 AAA:  Sugarland Space Cowboys edged out the Sacramento River Cats 4-3.

Turner Hill LF- 2 for 4.  BA= .314.

Carson Whisenhunt LHP- 5 IP, 6 H, 2 R, 4 BB, 5 K's.  ERA= 3.65.

Jason Foley RHP- 1 IP, 0 H, 0 R, 0 BB, 2 K's.  ERA= 1.86.

Foley must be about ready to come off the IL.

AA:  Richmond Flying Squirrels shut out the Harrisburg Senators 3-0(5 innings).

Trystan Vrieling RHP- 5 IP, 3 H, 0 R, 1 BB, 5 K's.  ERA= 4.50.

A+:  Eugene Emeralds topped the Spokane Indians 7-6.

Trevor Cohen CF- 2 for 5, 2B, HR(3).  BA= .296.

Johnny Level SS- 1 for 4, 2B.  BA- .375.

Jancel Villaroel C- 2 for 4, HR(6).  BA= .318.

Luis De La Torre LHP- 5 IP, 5 H, 3 R, 2 BB, 7 K's.  ERA= 3.83.

San Jose Giants outscored the Stockton Ports 14-9.

Isaiah Barkett 2B- 3 for 6, 2B, HR(4).  BA= .340.

Cam Maldonado RF- 4 for 5, 3B, 2 HR(11), BB.  BA= .298.

Hayden Jatczak 3B- 3 for 5, 2B, BB, SB(5).  BA= .306.

Jeremiah Jenkins 1B- 3 for 5, 3 2B.  BA= .273.

Damian Bravo DH- 2 for 5.  BA= .292.

Jose Astudillo LF- 2 for 5, HR(3).  BA= .325.

ACL:  Giants beat the D'Backs 7-2(7 innings).

Luis Hernandez SS- 2 for 3, BB.  BA= .317.

Reggie Crawford DH- 1 for 2, HR(1), BB.  BA= .500.

Jose T. Perez RHP- 2.1 IP, 0 H, 0 R, 1 BB, 5 K's.  ERA= 4.50.

Brayan Narvaez RHP- 1 IP, 0 H, 0 R, 0 BB, 2 K's.  ERA= 8.10.

Big news here is Reggie Crawford's return from the IL but as a DH.

DSL:  Giants Orange defeated the Cubs 6-4.

Jose Valdez CF(17 yo)- 1 for 4, HR(2), BB. BA= .219.

Frainer Mejias RHP(20 yo)- 2.2 IP, 1 H, 0 R, 2 BB, 2 K's.  ERA= 1.17.

Jose Trevizo RHP(18)- 2.1 IP, 1 H, 0 R, 0 BB, 3 K's.  ERA= 6.75.

Game Wrap 6/12/2026: Cubs 5 Giants 1

 In the euphoria of Bryce Eldridge's walk-off grand slam, it was easy to forget the Giants trailed in that game 9-1 after 7 innings.  The team that fell behind 9-1 is the one who showed up for this game and when Eldridge hit another home run in the 9'th inning, the bases were empty.  Key Lines:

Bryce Eldridge DH- 3 for 4, HR(5).  BA= .316.  Luis Arraez had the only other Giants hit for a total of 4.  The rest of the lineup went 0 for 22 with a walk.  

Landen Roupp RHP- 4.2 IP, 4 H, 4 R, 2 BB, 5 K's.  ERA= 4.24.  Roupp threw 105 pitches so by no means pitched well, but left the game trailing 2-0 with 2 runners on base, 2 outs and a lefthanded batter coming up.  Which brings us to.......

Erik Miller LHP- 0.1 IP, 1 H, 1 R, 0 BB, 0 K.  ERA= 4.58.  Miller promptly gave up a 3-run homer to the lefty batter he was brought in to face after failing to retire a batter in his previous appearance June 9.

J. T. Brubaker RHP(3.00) pitched 2 scoreless inning.  Sam Hentges LHP(1.74) and Ryan Walker RHP(6.06) added scoreless frames.  Walker in particular looked like he had better command of a sharper slider after spending some time in AAA.

Trevor McDonald RHP tries to even the series tonight facing Ben Brown RHP who comes in with a 1.74 ERA.

Down on the Farm: 6/11/2026

 AAA:  Sugarland Space Cowboys shut out the Sacramento River Cats 2-0.

Joe Whitman LHP- 5.1 IP, 5 H, 2 R, 2 BB, 7 K's.  ERA= 1.59.

Braxton Roxby RHP- 1.2 IP, 1 H, 0 R, 0 BB, 2 K's.  ERA= 4.50.

Nick Zwack LHP- 1 IP, 0 H, 0 R, 0 BB, 2 K's.  ERA= 9.00.

Carson Whisenhunt LHP won May minor league pitcher of the month for AAA and Joe Whitman won for AA.  He was promoted to AAA on June 2.  The River Cats also have Matt "Tugboat" Williamson who appears to be right there with Whisenhunt and Whitman for MLB readiness.  We'll have to start calling them the Lefty W's.  Going down the line for a depth chart they also have Cesar Perdomo LHP at AA and Luis De La Torre LHP at A+.  

AA:  Richmond Flying Squirrels outscored the Harrisburg Senators 11-10.  

Dayson Croes LF- 3 for 5.  BA= .291.

Bo Davidson CF- 1 for 2, 3 BB, SB(4).  BA= .275.

Charlie Szykowny 1B- 2 for 5, 2 HR(8).  BA= .280.

Jean Carlos Sio RF- 2 for 5, 2B, HR(2).  BA= .259.

Charlie McDaniel LHP- 6 IP, 4 H, 2 R, 0 BB, 5 K's.  ERA= 8.00.

Tyler Vogel RHP- 1.2 IP, 0 H, 0 R, 0 BB, 0 K, Save(8).  ERA= 1.85.

A+:  Spokane Indians topped the Eugene Emeralds 7-6.

Trevor Cohen CF- 2 for 5, 2 SB(21).  BA= .293.

Jhonny Level SS- 3 for 5, 2B, SB(2).  BA= .389.

Gavin Kilen 2B- 2 for 5.  BA= .287.

Carlos Gutierrez LF- 2 for 3, HR(6), BB.  BA= .264.

A:  San Jose Giants crushed the Stockton Ports 22-9.

Isaiah Barkett 2B- 2 for 4, 2B, HR(3), BB, SF, SB(8).  BA= .335.

Cam Maldonado DH- 2 for 6, 2B.  BA= .285.

Hayden Jatczak 1B- 1 for 5, HR(9), BB.  BA= .299.

Damian Bravo LF- 3 for 6, 2 2B, HR(10).  BA= .289.

Lorenzo Meola SS- 2 for 4, 2B, HR(6), 2 BB.  BA= .245.

Jose Astudillo RF- 4 for 5, 2B, HR(2).  BA= .320.

Andy Polanco CF- 2 for 4, 3B, SF.  BA= .277.

Dylan Carter RHP- 2.1 IP, 2 H, 1 R, 0 ER, 1 BB, 3 K's.  ERA= 5.09.

Garrett Langrell RHP- 2 IP, 0 H, 0 R, 0 BB, 1 K.  ERA= 4.50.

Quite the offensive explosion here.  I'll just take this opportunity to say most of these players were drafted last year out of college and should be playing at A+ level by now.  They are simply too advanced for this league.

ACL:  Giants blanked the Cubs 5-0(7 innings).

Luis Hernandez SS(17 yo)- 1 for 4, 2B. BA= .307.

Yohendry Sanchez C(19 yo)- 1 for 3, BB. BA= .349.

Oliver Tejada LF(19 yo)- 2 for 3, 3B.  BA= .259.

Luis Frias CF(21 yo)- 1 for 2, SF, SB(10).  BA= .292.

Marlon Franco RHP(23 yo)- 3 IP, 1 H, 0 R, 1 BB, 4 K's.  ERA= 7.53.

Chen-Hsun Lee RHP(24 yo)- 2.2 IP, 3 H, 0 R, 1 BB, 5 K's.  ERA= 2.16.

Melvin Pineda RHP(22 yo)- 1.1 IP, 0 H, 0 R, 2 BB, 2 K's.  ERA= 2.25.

Samir Chires RHP(22 yo)- 2 IP, 1 H, 0 R, 0 BB, 5 K's.  ERA= 3.00.

DSL:  Giants Black edged out Blue Jays Red 3-2.

Delvis Heredia RHP(21 yo)- 3 IP, 0 H, 0 R, 0 ER, 0 BB, 0 K's.  ERA= 1.80.

Luis Hernandez RHP(20 yo)- 3 IP, 4 H, 2 R, 1 ER, 3 BB, 3 K's.  ERA= 4.50.

DSL:  Giants Orange beat Blue Jays Blue 8-5(7 innings).

Yoxander Benitez CF(19 yo)- 2 for 3, BB.  BA= .448.

Fernando Pena C- 3 for 3, 2B, HR(2).  BA= .500.

Albert Jimenez 1B/3B(19 yo)- 2 for 4.  BA= .448.

Jonathan Valle SS(18 yo)- 1 for 4, HR(1).  BA= .300.

Josue Perez RHP(19 yo)- 3 IP, 1 H, 0 R, 0 BB, 4 K's.  ERA= 7.36.

Jesus Lopez RHP(21 yo)- 2.1 IP, 2 H, 0 R, 0 BB, 4 K's.  ERA= 4.91.

Down on the Farm: 6/10/2026

 AAA:  Sacramento River Cats edged out the Sugarland Space Cowboys 2-1.

Drew Cavanaugh DH- 2 for 3, HBP.  BA= .385.

John Michael Bertrand LHP- 6 IP, 4 H, 0 R, 2 BB, 6 K's.  ERA= 5.09.

Spencer Bivens RHP- 1.2 IP, 1 H, 1 R, 0 ER, 0 BB, 3 K's.  ERA= 4.28.

Michael Fulmer RHP- 1.1 IP, 1 H, 0 R, 1 BB, 3 K's, Save(7).  ERA= 3.29.

John Bertrand says hey!  Don't forget about me!  

AA:  Richmond Flying Squirrels beat the Harrisburg Senators 7-2.

Parks Harber LF- 2 for 3, 2B, 2 BB.  BA= .308.

Bo Davidson CF- 1 for 2, HR(12), BB, SF.  BA= .273.

Maui Ahuna SS- 1 for 3, HR(4), BB.  BA= .229.

Jean Carlos Sio RF- 1 for 3, HR(1), BB.  BA= .227.

Greg Farone LHP- 5 IP, 4 H, 2 R, 3 BB, 4 K's, 8/1 GO/AO.  ERA= 6.23.

Will Bednar RHP- 2 IP, 0 H, 0 R, 2 BB, 1 K.  ERA= 3.86.

Shane Rademacher RHP- 2 IP, 0 H, 0 R, 0 BB, 3 K's.  ERA= 6.00.

Bo Davidson is on a power run: 6 HR's in 8 games in the month of June.

A+:  Spokane Indians topped the Eugene Emeralds 10-9.

Gavin Kilen SS- 2 for 4, 2B, BB.  BA= .284.

Jakob Christian 1B- 2 for 4, 2B, HR(5), BB.  BA= .247.

Lisbel Diaz RF- 2 for 4, HR(8).  BA= .245.

Niko Mazza RHP- 5.1 IP, 5 H, 3 R, 1 ER, 0 BB, 6 K's.  ERA= 3.00.

Gerelmi Maldonado RHP- 1 IP, 0 H, 0 R, 0 BB, 2 K's.  ERA= 4.40.

A: San Jose Giants destroyed the Stockton Ports 15-5.

Isaiah Barkett 2B- 3 for 6, 2 2B.  BA= .331.

Cam Maldonado RF- 3 for 6, 2B.  BA= .283.

Hayden Jatczak 1B- 2 for 6, SB(4).  BA= .301.

Dario Reynoso 3B- 3 for 5, SB(1).  BA= .321.

Lorenzo Meola SS- 2 for 5, 2B, HR(5).  BA= .240.

Damian Bravo CF- 4 for 5, 2B, 2 HR(9).  BA= .283.

Jose Astudillo DH- 3 for 5, 2B, HR(1.  BA= .286.

Fernando Vasquez RHP- 3 IP, 1 H, 0 R, 2 BB, 2 K's.  ERA= 6.97.

Cooper McGrath RHP- 2 IP, 2 H, 0 R, 0 BB, 3 K's. ERA= 8.74.

ACL:  Giants were idle.

DSL:  Giants Orange defeated Cardinals Red 8-3.

Franco Willias LF(21 yo)- 2 for 5, HR(2).  BA= .323.

Dennys Riera 3B(21 yo)- 2 for 5.  BA= .370.

Keiberg Camacaro SS(19 yo)- 2 for 3, 2B, BB, SB(7).  BA= .345.

Alessandro Duran C(20 yo)- 2 for 3, HR(1), BB.  BA= .273.

Vinicius Dos Santos RF(19 yo)- 2 for 4, SB(4).  BA= .417.

Boris Sarduy 2B(19 yo)- 1 for 3, BB, SB(3).  BA= .381.

DSL:  Giants Black was idle.

Game Wrap 6/10/2026: Giants 11 Nationals 10

The Giants scored 10 runs over the final two innings capped by a walk-off grand slam home run by Bryce Eldridge to end a wild afternoon game at Oracle Park.  Key Lines:

Luis Arraez 2B- 2 for 5, 2B, R.  BA= .327.  Another day at the office for Arraez.   

Matt Chapman 3B- 4 for 5, 2B, 2 HR(6), 3 R, 3 RBI.  BA= .262.  Huge day for Chapman as he continues his power surge.  

Rafael Devers 1B- 1 for 4, HR(9), BB, 2 R, RBI.  BA= .233.  Other batters had bigger days but every run counted in this one.

Jung Hoo Lee RF- 2 for 4, BB, 2 R.  BA= .338.  Otto Lopez is 2 for 4 today and raised is BA to .343.

Bryce Eldridge DH- 1 for 4, HR(4), BB, 2 R, 4 RBI.  BA= .298.  A Star Is Born!  Youngest player in MLB history to hit a walk-off grand slam(Roberto Clemente previously held the record).

Daniel Susac C- 2 for 4, 2B, R, RBI.  BA= .309.  Susac cooled off from his unsustainable start but is still an upgrade over Bailey.  

Robbie Ray LHP- 5.2 IP, 7 H, 5 R, 0 BB, 3 K's.  ERA= 4.42.  Ray was having one of his better starts allowing 2 runs over the first 5 innings.  Then, with 2 outs in the 6'th inning, he allowed three straight hits and another run.  Carson Seymour came in and promptly allowed the two inherited runs to score.  Seymour would go on to allow one of his own runs to score then 3 more in the 7'th to put the Giants behind 9-1, a seemingly insurmountable deficit.

Reiver Sanmartin LHP- 2 IP, 2 H, 1 R, 0 BB, 2 K's, 3/0 GO/AO.  ERA= 4.50.  Not a great line but the best of the afternoon for Giants pitchers.

The Giants get tomorrow off at home to regroup.  They start a weekend series Friday against the Cubs with TBD facing TBD.