Down on the Farm: 4/19/2026

 AAA:  Sacramento River Cats blanked the Tacoma Rainiers 1-0.

Buddy Kennedy 3B- 2 for 4, 2 2B.  BA= .322.

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

Spencer Bivens RHP- 2 IP, 2 H, 0 R, 1 BB, 0 K, 4/0 GO/AO.  ERA= 0.00.

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

Wilkin Ramos RHP- 2 IP, 1 H, 0 R, 0 BB, 2 K's.  ERA= 3.27.

Quite a combined shutout effort by the bullpen.  Tristan Beck RHP and Gregory Santos RHP contributed scoreless innings with Santos recording his second Save.  

AA:  Richmond Flying Squirrels at Hartford Yard Goats cancelled.

A+:  Everett Aquasox defeated the Eugene Emeralds 10-4.

Trevor Cohen CF- 1 for 2, 2B, 3 BB, SB(9).  BA= .232.

Dakota Jordan DH- 2 for 4, HR(3), BB.  BA= .316.

Zane Zielinski 2B- 2 for 4.  BA= .341.

Ryan Vanderhei RHP- 2.2 IP, 2 H, 1 R, 0 ER, 1 BB, 2 K's, 4/1 GO/AO.  ERA= 3.24.

Dakota Jordan continues his hot hitting.

A:  San Jose Giants outscored the Rancho Cucamonga Quakes 8-6.

Damian Bravo LF- 1 for 3, 2B, 2 BB.  BA= .228.

Cam Maldonado CF- 4 for 5, 2B, 2 HR(6).  BA= .314. 

Dario Reynoso 3B- 2 for 5.  BA= .297.

Daniel Rogers C- 2 for 4, 2B.  BA= .286.

Fernando Gonzalez DH- 1 for 3, 2B, SF.  BA= .222.

Garrett Langrell RHP- 1.1 IP, 0 H, 0 R, 0 BB, 0 K, 3/1 GO/AO, Save(3).  ERA= 2.84.

Cam Maldonado came into this series batting .200 with zero home runs.  He went 0 for 4 on Tuesday and did not look good doing it.  After that he went 10 for 17 in 4 games with 2 doubles and 6, count-em 6, HR's.  Sensational!  

Game Wrap 4/19/2026: Nationals 3 Giants 0

The Giants ran into the Sunday Afternoon End Of Road Trip Blues and dropped a game they should have won.  Key Lines:

The lineup went a combined 0 for 11 with RISP and left 10 runners on base.  That is all you need to know about the hitting side.

Robbie Ray LHP- 6 IP, 7 H, 3 R, 1 BB, 7 K's.  ERA= 2.86.  A Quality Start but a falter in the 5'th inning ending in a 3-spot for the Nationals was too much with zero run support. 

The Loss dropped the Giants into a last place tie with the Rockies in the NL West but they remain 6.5 games behind the Dodgers because the Rockies beat the Hated Ones.  The Giants also dropped a half game in the Wild Card race and trail by 4.  There are 7 teams in MLB with worse records than the Giants including the Phillies, Mets, Blue Jays, Red Sox and Astros.  

The Giants get 4/20 off.  Hmmmm.......  They start a 3-game series against the Dodgers on Tuesday with Landen Roupp RHP trying to win Game 1 against TBD.

Down on the Farm: 4/18/2026

 AAA:  Tacoma Rainiers topped the Sacramento River Cats 6-4.

Grant McCray CF- 2 for 4, 2B.  BA= .189.

Turner Hill RF- 2 for 4.  BA= .286.

Joel Peguero RHP- 1.1 IP, 0 H, 0 R, 1 BB, 1 K, 2/0 GO/AO.  ERA= 9.00.

Juan Sanchez LHP- 1 IP, 0 H, 0 R, 0 BB, 0 K.  ERA= 0.00.

AA:  Richmond Flying Squirrels got the best of the Hartford Yard Goats 6-4.

Scott Bandura DH- 3 for 4, BB, SB(3).  BA= .322.

Charlie Szykowny 1B- 3 for 4, 2B, HR(2).  BA= .345.

Maui Ahuna SS- 2 for 4, HR(2), BB.  BA= .271.

Jonah Cox RF- 3 for 4, 2B, SB(9).  BA= .429.

Darien Smith RHP- 5.2 IP, 3 H, 0 R, 0 BB, 3 K's.  ERA= 1.29.

So far this is the best start I can remember for a Giants AA affiliate in my memory.  It's also the best hitting Giants AA team so far in my memory.

A+:  Eugene Emeralds smacked down the Everett Aquasox 9-3.

Trevor Cohen RF- 3 for 5, 3B.  BA= .222.

Gavin Kilen DH- 2 for 5.  BA= .304.

Dakota Jordan CF- 2 for 4, HR(2), SF.  BA= .302.

Zander Darby 2B- 1 for 3, HR(2), 2 BB.  BA= .340.

Lisbel Diaz LF- 2 for 5, HR(1).  BA= .226.

Walker Martin 3B- 2 for 3, HR(2), BB.  BA= .268.

Yunior Marte RHP- 5.1 IP, 5 H, 3 R, 1 BB, 3 K's.  ERA= 2.57.

Esmerlin Vinicio LHP- 2.2 IP, 0 H, 0 R, 0 BB, 1 K.  ERA= 0.00.

Gerelmi Maldonado RHP- 1 IP, 0 H, 0 R, 0 BB, 2 K's.  ERA= 4.50.

The big question when Dakota Jordan was drafted was whether he would hit enough to make his other tools usable.  He's proving the doubters wrong.  My big question for him is if his muscular build can avoid muscle strains.

A:  Rancho Cucamonga Quakes edged out the San Jose Giants 4-3.

Cam Maldonado RF- 1 for 3, HR(4), BB.  BA= .261.

Braydon Risley LHP- 4 IP, 3 H, 2 R, 1 BB, 6 K's, 5/0 GO/AO.  ERA= 2.89.

Mauricio Estrella RHP- 3 IP, 0 H, 0 R, 0 BB, 4 K's.  

Game Wrap 4/18/2026: Giants 7 Nationals 6(12 Innings)

The Giants battled back from a 5-1 deficit to take a 6-5 lead only to see the Save blown in the 9'th inning, but battled through three extra innings to end up with the Win.  Key Lines:

Luis Arraez 2B- 2 for 6, 2 R.  BA= .321.  Arraez' BA over his last 7 games equals his season BA.

Matt Chapman 3B- 2 for 6, R, RBI.  BA= .294.  Chapman is 6 for 15 over his last 3 games.

Casey Schmitt DH- 2 for 5, 2B, R.  BA= .317.  Schmitt's double in the third inning closed the gap to 5-3 but he only got credit for 1 RBI as Chapman scored the second run on an error by the Nationals LF.

Jung Hoo Lee RF- 2 for 6, R.  BA= .253.  Lee has a 5-game hitting streak and is 9 for 21 in that stretch.  He scored ahead of Heliot Ramos' home run in the 6'th inning but got thrown out at home on Ramos' double in the 2'nd.  

Heliot Ramos LF- 3 for 5, 2B, HR(2), BB, 2 R, 2 RBI.  BA= .257.  Ramos drove in the Giants first run in the 2'nd inning with a double.  He then tied the game in the 6'th with a 2-run HR, his second long ball in 2 days.  It looks like Heliot put the 2-day benching to good use.

Drew Gilbert CF- 2 for 5, RBI.  BA= .250.  Two good games in a row for Gilbert who has an opportunity with Harrison Bader and Jared Oliva on the IL.

Adrian Houser RHP- 5.2 IP, 7 H, 5 R, 4 ER, 2 BB, 1 K, 9/4 GO/AO.  ERA= 5.40.  Houser pulled it together after falling behind 5-1 by the end of 3 innings.  It seems Tony Vitello's philosophy of managing starting pitchers is to get the pitches out of them at the risk of more add-on runs by the opposition.  

Ryan Walker RHP- 2 IP, 3 H, 1 R, 2 BB, 2 K's.  ERA= 4.00.  Walker partly redeemed himself after blowing the Save by holding the line in the 10'th inning.  It would be better for everyone if it didn't go to extra-innings, though.

Caleb Kilian RHP- 2 IP, 0 H, 0 R, 1 BB, 2 K's. ERA= 0.90.  Like for instance if Kilian pitched the 9'th, not only would it have saved extra innings but he would have only pitched one inning.

The Win improved the Giants record to 9-12.  They gained a game on both the Dodgers and the Wild Card and now 6.5 games behind in the NL West and 3.5 games in the Wild Card race.

Robbie Ray LHP tries to give the Giants a winning record for the road trip tomorrow facing Miles Mikolas RHP.

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.