Down on the Farm: 7/3/2026

 Happy July 4, everybody!

AAA:  El Paso Chihuahua defeated the Sacramento River Cats 4-2.

Blade Tidwell RHP- 5 IP, 5 H, 2 R, 0 ER, 2 BB, 6 K's, 5/1 GO/AO.  ERA= 4.38.

Trent Harris RHP- 1 IP, 0 H, 0 R, 0 BB, 2 K's.  ERA= 3.96.

Seems like Blade Tidwell could help the Giants now either as a reliever or in the rotation.  Maybe Trent Harris too, as a reliever.

AA:  Richmond Flying Squirrels shut out the Harrisburg Senators 7-0.

Bo Davidson DH- 3 for 5, 2B, SB(12).  BA= .271.

Parks Harber 3B- 3 for 4, HR(9), SB(1).  BA= .285.

Diego Velasquez 2B- 2 for 3, HR(4), BB.  BA= .284.

Greg Farone LHP- 6 IP, 5 H, 0 R, 0 BB, 5 K's.  ERA= 6.17.

Shane Rademacher RHP- 3 IP, 0 H, 0 R, 1 BB, 2 K's.  ERA= 4.91.

This season has mostly been a struggle for Greg Farone.  Maybe this is a turn of the corner?

A+:  Eugene Emeralds buried the Vancouver Canadians 9-0(1'st game of doubleheader, 7 innings).

Jhonny Level 2B- 2 for 4, 2 2B.  BA= .304.

Gavin Kilen SS- 1 for 4, HR(9).  BA= .289.

Dakota Jordan CF- 3 for 4.  BA= .277.

Robert Hipwell DH- 2 for 3, HR(3). BA= .163.  

Onil Perez C- 1 for 3, HR(3).  BA= .213.

Jacob Bresnahan LHP- 6.1 IP, 2 H, 0 R, 2 BB, 3 K's, 8/4 GO/AO.  ERA= 3.19.

Over his last 3 starts Jacob Bresnahan's line is 18.1 IP, 7 H, 1 R, 4 BB, 17 K's.  

A+:  Vancouver Canadians got the best of the Eugene Emeralds 5-3(2'nd game of doubleheader, 7 innings).

Trevor Cohen CF- 0 for 2, 2 BB, SB(24).  BA= .298.

Gavin Kilen SS- 1 for 4, 2B.  BA= .289.

Jancel Villaroel C- 2 for 2, BB.  BA= .293.

Jakob Christian RF- 2 for 3, 2B.  BA= .255.

A:  San Jose Giants topped the Rancho Cucamonga Quakes.

Dario Reynoso DH- 1 for 3, 2B, BB.  BA= .289.

Jeremiah Jenkins 1B- 1 for 4, HR(9).  BA= .257.

Jose Astudillo RF- 2 for 4, 2B, HR(5).  BA= .349.

Andy Polanco CF- 1 for 3, 3B.  BA= .272.

Braydon Risley LHP- 4.1 IP, 5 H, 3 R, 2 BB, 7 K's.  ERA= 4.80.

Trey Seeley RHP- 1.2 IP, 1 H, 0 R, 1 BB, 2 K's.  ERA= 9.31.

ACL:  Giants outscored the Athletics 9-5.

Anthony Marquez 2B(19 yo)- 2 for 3, 3B, BB.  BA= .260.

Josuar Gonzalez SS(18 yo)- 0 for 2, 2 BB, SB(6).  BA= .377.

Reggie Crawford DH- 2 for 2.  BA= .357.

Evan Estevez(18 yo)- 2 for 3, HR(5).  BA= .232.

Keaton Winn RHP- 1 IP, 0 H, 0 R, 0 BB, 2 K.  ERA= 0.00.

Logan Martin RHP- 2 IP, 0 H, 0 R, 0 BB, 3 K's.  ERA= 0.00.

Luke Mensik RHP(18 yo)- 4 IP, 4 H, 5 R, 1 BB, 6 K's.  ERA= 5.08. 

DSL:  Giants Black edged out Mets Orange 5-4.

Djean Macares CF(18 yo)- 0 for 2, 2 BB, SB(11).  BA= .224.

Diego Villegas 1B(22 yo)- 1 for 3, 2B, 2 BB.  BA= .263.

Alexander Camacaro 2B(18 yo)- 2 for 3, 2B, SB(9).  BA= .265.

Lender Bracho RHP(21 yo)- 3 IP, 3 H, 0 R, 0 BB, 2 K's, Save(1).  ERA= 1.72.

DSL:  Giants Orange topped Blue Jays Blue 7-6.

Yoxander Benitez CF(19 yo)- 1 for 4, 3B.  BA= .298.

Jose Valdez DH(17 yo)- 1 for 3, BB, SB(5).  BA= .250.

Yeison Oviedo 2B(18 yo)- 2 for 3, 2 SB(5).  BA= .329.

Omar Calcurian RHP(21 yo)- 2 IP, 2 H, 0 R, 1 BB, 3 K's.  ERA= 1.45.

Game Wrap 7/3/2026: Rockies 15 Giants 3

This one was over before I could settle into my recliner chair to watch.  Jake McCarthy led off the Rockies first inning with a home run.  Logan Webb gave up 3 runs in the first inning and 7 in 3 innings of work.  McCarthy went on to add a grand slam home run off Matt Gage.  He was something like only the 7'th player in MLB history to hit a leadoff HR and a grand slam in the same game.  Rafael Devers hit a solo HR, his 16'th in the 6'th inning.  

Robbie Ray LHP will try for a better result tomorrow evening against Tomoyki Sugano RHP.

Down on the Farm: 7/2/2026

 AAA:  Sacramento River Cats outscored the El Paso Chihuahuas 9-7.

Jesus Rodriguez C- 1 for 3, 2 BB.  BA= .286.

Will Brennan LF- 3 for 4, 2B, BB.  BA= .368.

Scott Bandura CF- 1 for 5, 2 SB(5).  BA= .248.

Zach Morgan 1B- 2 for 4, BB.  BA= .250.

Turner Hill RF- 1 for 4, 3B, BB, SB(15).  BA= .307.

Aeverson Arteaga SS- 2 for 4, 2B.  BA= .264.

Jason Foley RHP- 1 IP, 0 H, 0 R, 0 BB, 0 K.  ERA= 5.40.

Tristan Beck RHP- 2 IP, 2 H, 1 R, 0 BB, 2 K's.  ERA= 3.71.

Spencer Bivens RHP- 1.2 IP, 1 H, 0 R, 2 BB, 2 K's.  ERA= 4.32.

Nick Zwack LHP- 1.1 IP, 0 H, 0 R, 0 BB, 2 K's.  ERA= 6.55.

I don't think Jason Foley is Closer material because he is a fairly extreme contact pitcher with very few K's and has been that his entire career.  That approach may work as a set up man like it did for Tyler Rogers but like Rogers it falls apart in the Closer role.  Tristan Beck- hey! I'ts better than giving up 4 runs in 0.0 IP.  It might be time to give Spencer Bivens another shot.

AA:  Harrisburg Senators shut down the Richmond Flying Squirrels 8-4.

Parks Harber 3B- 2 for 4, 2B.  BA= .277.

Jean Carlos Sio RF- 1 for 4, HR(6).  BA= .272.

Jack Payton LF- 3 for 4.  BA= .286.

Diego Velasquez 2B- 3 for 4, 2 2B, SB(16).  BA= .278.

Cesar Perdomo LHP- 5 IP, 6 H, 4 R, 3 ER, 2 BB, 6 K's.  ERA= 3.98.

A+:  Eugene Emeralds at Vancouver Canadians postponed by Rain.

A:  San Jose Giants shut out the Rancho Cucamonga Quakes 5-0.

Lisbel Diaz CF- 1 for 4, HR(1).  BA= .300.

Lorenzo Meola SS- 1 for 3, HR(7).  BA= .233.

Junior Barajas C-  1 for 3, HR(6).  BA= .241.

Ben Bybee RHP-  6 IP, 2 H, 0 R, 1 BB, 3 K's.  ERA= 5.12.

Alix Hernandez RHP- 2 IP, 2 H, 0 R, 1 BB, 3 K's.  ERA= 2.79.

Garrett Langrell RHP- 1 IP, 1 H, 0 R, 0 BB, 2 K's.  ERA= 4.15.

Alix Hernandez is quietly having a strong season as a multi-inning reliever.  I would like to see him tried again as a SP or moved up to A+ so push him a little.  I think he lost some development time to injury over the past 2 seasons.

ACL:  Giants clubbed the Brewers 12-3.

Luis Hernandez 3B(17 yo)- 3 for 5, SB(5).  BA= .302.

Broedy Poppell C(24 yo)- 1 for 5, HR(1).  BA= .143.

Rayner Arias LF(20 yo)- 1 for 2, HR(1), 2 HBP.  BA= .181.

Angel Guzman DH(20 yo)- 2 for 2, 2 2B, 2 BB.  BA= .293.

Luis Frias CF(21 yo)- 1 for 2, HR(3), BB, HBP.  BA= .282.

Brayan Narvaez RHP(21 yo)- 2 IP, 1 H, 0 R, 0 BB, 4 K's.  ERA= 6.18.

Melvin Pineda RHP(22 yo)- 1 IP, 1 H, 0 R, 0 BB, 2 K's.  ERA= 3.26.

I doubt the Giants would promote Luis Hernandez to A San Jose as a 17 yo but I can't wait to see what he does there next season.  Very exciting prospect.  Broedy Poppell was drafted as a catcher but only played OF and DH for San Jose.  Looks like he got sent down to ACL to get catching reps.

DSL:  Cubs Red defeated Giants Orange 4-1(6 innings).

Yoxander Benitez 2B(19 yo)- 2 for 3, 2B.  BA= .300.

Josue Perez RHP(19 yo)- 3 IP, 0 H, 0 R, 4 BB, 4 K's.  ERA= 3.38.

Kelvin Silva RHP(20 yo)- 1 IP, 0 H, 0 R, 0 BB, 2 K's.  ERA= 0.00.

DSL:  Giants Black beat Tigers 1 6-2(6 innings).

Franco Willias LF(21 yo)- 3 for 3, SB(12).  BA= .321.

Vinicius Dos Santos RF(19 yo)- 1 for 2, SF, SB(11).  BA= .279.

Alessandro Camacaro 2B(18 yo)- 1 for 2, 2B, SF.  BA= .250.

Simon Colmenares RHP(20 yo)- 4 IP, 2 H, 0 R, 2 BB, 3 K's, 7/1 GO/AO.  ERA= 7.31.

Down on the Farm: 7/1/2026

 AAA:  El Paso Chihuahuas defeated the Sacramento River Cats 6-3.

Will Brennan RF- 3 for 5, 2B.  BA= .358.

Carson Whisenhunt LHP- 5 IP, 7 H, 6 R, 3 BB, 1 K.  ERA= 4.42.

Carson Seymour RHP- 2 IP, 0 H, 0 R, 1 BB, 3 K's.  ERA= 3.63.

Trent Harris RHP- 1 IP, 0 H, 0 R, 1 BB, 1 K.  ERA= 4.13.

The 8 other members of the River Cats lineup had one hit each.

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

Bo Davidson CF- 1 for 3, HR(18), BB.  BA= .270.

Yunior Marte RHP- 5 IP, 5 H, 2 R, 1 BB, 3 K's.  ERA= 4.55.

Ryan Vanderhei RHP- 2 IP, 0 H, 0 R, 1 BB, 3 K's.  ERA= 6.00.

Bo Davidson starts July like he ended June.

A+:  Eugene Emeralds outscored the Vancouver Canadians 12-9.

Jhonny Level 2B- 2 for 4, 2 2B, BB.  BA= .299.

Gavin Kilen SS- 2 for 5.  BA= .290.

Dakota Jordan CF- 2 for 4, HR(13), BB.  BA= .274.

Jancel Villaroel C- 2 for 4.  BA= .283.

Jakob Christian DH- 2 for 5, 2B.  BA= .246.

Ryan Slater RHP- 1.1 IP, 0 H, 0 R, 0 BB, 1 K, Save(3).  ERA= 3.18.

A:  San Jose Giants edged out the Rancho Cucamonga Quakes 5-4.

Lisbel Diaz LF- 2 for 3, BB.  BA= .333.

Isaiah Barkett 2B- 2 for 4.  BA= .323.

Dario Reynoso 3B- 1 for 3, 2B, BB.  BA= .289.

Lorenzo Meola SS- 2 for 4.  BA= .232.

Jacob Gottesman LHP- 5 IP, 8 H, 4 R, 0 BB, 8 K's.  ERA= 4.35.

Ubert Mejias RHP- 3 IP, 2 H, 0 R, 0 BB, 3 K's.  ERA= 3.12.

Evan Gray RHP- 1 IP, 0 H, 0 R, 0 BB, 0 K, Save(1).  ERA= 5.48.

Lisbel Diaz gets demoted from Eugene to SJ.  Probably an organizational need as SJ has several players who just went on the IL including Fernando Gonzalez C, Hayden Jatczak 1B/3B and Cam Maldonado OF.  A+ Eugene starting OF's were Trevor Cohen, Dakota Jordan and Carlos Gutierrez.  

ACL and DSL Giants were idle.

Game Wrap 7/1/2026: Giants 6 D'Backs 4

 Trevor McDonald allowed just hit and one baserunner over 6 innings of shutout ball while Heliot Ramos and Victor Bericoto supplies the toonder in the lineup and the Giants avoided a series sweep.  Key Lines:

Heliot Ramos RF- 2 for 4, 3B, HR(6), 2 R, 2 RBI.  BA= .268.  Ramos broke up a scoreless game in the 5'th with a mammoth 427 ft HR to CF.  He followed that up an inning later with a drive to RF that deflected offf the glove of the RF onto the top of the fence then bounced back onto the field for an RBI triple.  He then scored on Jung Hoo Lee's single.  

Jung Hoo Lee CF/RF- 2 for 4, SB(6), 2 R, RBI.  BA= .319.  Tony Vitello went with a bat-first OF lineup with Lee in CF and Bericoto and Ramos on the corners.  It paid off.  

Victor Bericoto LF- 2 for 4, HR(4) R, 2 RBI.  BA= .308.  Bericoto backed up Ramos 5'th inning HR with a 422 ft, 2-run blast of his own.  I've always believed in Bericoto's bat and it's becoming apparent he has prodigious power potential.  Keep running him out there at least until he cools off.  

Drew Cavanaugh C- 2 for 4, RBI.  BA= .286.  Cavanaugh has started 4 of 5 games since his call up.  

Trevor McDonald RHP- 6 IP, 1 H, 0 R, 0 BB, 5 K's.  ERA= 4.42.  Since his poor start in Miami on 6/20, McDonald has allowed 3 R in 11.1 IP over his subsequent 2 starts.

Ryan Walker RHP- 0.0 IP, 4 H, 4 R, 0 BB, 0 K.  ERA= 7.06.  There was some poor defense in the 8'th inning but make no mistake, Walker got lit up.  3 of the 4 hits were line drives.  Whether it's Tristan Beck, Spencer Bivens or Blade Tidwell, I think it's time to move on from Ryan Walker.  

The Giants get a travel day to Colorado for a weekend series against the Rockies.  With TBD facing TBD on Friday evening.

Down on the Farm: 6/30/2026

 AAA:  Sacramento River Cats mauled the El Paso Chihuahuas 10-5.

Jesus Rodriguez C- 3 for 5, 2B, HR(4).  BA= .286.

Will Brennan RF- 2 for 4, 2B, BB.  BA= .350.

Scott Bandura LF- 2 for 3, HR(2), BB, SF, SB(3).  BA= .250.

Jake Holton 1B- 2 for 5, 2 2B.  BA= .218.

Thomas Gavello 3B- 2 for 3, 3B, SB(4).  BA= .193.

Joe Whitman LHP- 6 IP, 6 H, 3 R, 2 BB, 3 K's.  ERA= 4.23.

Reiver Sanmartin LHP- 1.2 IP, 1 H, 0 R, 0 BB, 2 K's.  ERA= 5.40.

Michael Fulmer RHP- 1 IP, 0 H, 0 R, 0 BB, 2 K's.  ERA= 3.38.

In case you wonder, Osleivis Basabe is the starting SS for the River Cats and is batting .264.

AA:  Richmond Flying Squirrels edged out the Harrisburg Senators 3-2.

Parks Harber LF- 2 for 4, 2B.  BA= .279.

Charlie Szykowny 3B- 2 for 4, HR(11).  BA= .258.

Diego Velasquez 2B= 2 for 3.  BA= .268.

Trystan Vrieling RHP- 6 IP, 2 H, 1 R, 3 BB, 3 K's.  ERA= 4.45.

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

A+:  Vancouver Canadians topped the Eugene Emeralds 6-5.

Trevor Cohen RF- 1 for 3, 2 BB.  BA= .302.

Dakota Jordan CF- 1 for 4, HR(12).  BA= .271.

Carlos Gutierrez LF- 2 for 3, BB, 2 SB(18).  BA= .247.

Tyler Switalski LHP- 5.2 IP, 3 H, 1 R, 2 BB, 6 K's.  ERA= 3.91.

A:  San Jose Giants outlasted the Rancho Cucamonga Quakes 2-1.

Yosneiker Rivas DH- 1 for 4, HR(1).  BA= .500.

Keyner Martinez RHP- 6 IP, 2 H, 0 R, 2 BB, 11 K's.  ERA= 4.42.

Fernando Vasquez RHP- 2 IP, 0 H, 0 R, 1 BB, 3 K's.  ERA= 6.28.

First in his pro career Keyner Martinez has gone 6 innings. This was a dominant start. 

ACL:  ACL Giants defeated the D'Backs 2-1.

Christian Koss SS- 1 for 4, HR(1).  BA= .389.

Evan Estevez 1B- 2 for 3.  BA= .229.

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

Hayden Wynja LHP- 2 IP, 3 H, 1 R, 0 BB, 3 K's.  ERA= 3.00.

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

Samir Chires RHP- 2 IP, 1 H, 0 R, 1 BB, 5 K's, Save(5).  ERA= 2.25.

Giants may have to accelerate Christian Koss' rehab.  

DSL:  Giants Black beat Mets Blue 4-2.

Santiago Guerrero LHP(18 yo)- 4 IP, 0 H, 0 R, 3 BB, 3 K's.  ERA= 2.04.

Hector Dos Santos LHP(20 yo)- 2 IP, 0 H, 0 R, 2 BB, 3 K's.  ERA= 2.79.

DSL:  Giants Orange Defeated the Mariners 7-4.

Yoxander Benitez 2B(19 yo)- 3 for 5, 2B.  BA= .286.

Jesus Hernandez DH(17 yo)- 1 for 3, 2B, 2 BB.  BA= .125.

Jose Trevizo RHP(18 yo)- 3 IP, 2 H, 1 R, 0 BB, 5 K's.  ERA= 5.06.

Omar Calcurian RHP(21 yo)- 2 IP, 0 H, 0 R, 2 BB, 3 K's.  ERA= 1.62.

Game Wrap 6/30/2026: D'Backs 8 Giants 2

 Landen Roupp had a disaster start and solo HR's by Luis Arraez and Rafael Devers were too little, too late.  Key Lines:

Luis Arraez 2B/3B- 3 for 4, 3B, HR(4).  BA= .331.  Arraez fell a double short of a cycle.  Arraez now trails Yandy Diaz of the Rays by .003 for MLB batting average leadership and former Giants Churn casualty Otto Lopez by .001 for the lead in the NL batting championship race.

Rafael Devers 1B- 1 for 2, HR(15), 2 BB.  BA= .242.  Devers is close to being on track for a 30 HR season.

The rest of the Giants lineup went a combined 0 for 24.  Matt Chapman pulled up lame after a play in the field.  He batted in the 7'th inning after a conference with the training staff in the dugout but pulled up lame again coming out of the batter's box on a pop up.  He came out with Arraez moving over to cover 3B and Jonah Cox taking over at 2B.  Cox then made a really good play on a ball that might have been out of Arraez' reach.  

After the game it came out that Chapman has been dealing with an abdominal issue all season.  I wonder at what point in an increasingly lost season you might want to put a guy like Chapman on the IL and try to get him healed up before he pulls up lame like that and why on Earth would you let him bat after pulling up on an infield play?  Just another in a long and growing list of very questionable management decisions on multiple levels in an organization that looks like a ship out on the ocean that's lost it's power.

Landen Roupp RHP- 2.2 IP, 5 H, 6 R, 6 BB, 4 K's.  ERA= 4.55.  Roupp was coming off two Quality Starts so this disaster might not be part of a trend but it was also his 3'rd disaster start of the month which saw him go 0 for 3 with a 7.14 ERA.

Adrian Houser RHP- 5.1 IP, 5 H, 2 R, 1 BB, 1 K.  ERA= 5.38.  Houser gave up 2 ER in 8 IP over his last two appearances, both in multi-inning relief roles.  

Trevor McDonald RHP tries to avoid a sweep this evening facing Zac Gallen RHP who comes in with a 6.15 ERA but always seems to pitch the Giants tough.