Down on the Farm: 9/13/2026

 AAA:  Las Vegas Aviators edged out the Sacramento River Cats 4-3.

Parks Harber 3B- 2 for 4, HR(6).  BA= .258.

Victor Bericoto LF/RF- 1 for 3, 2B, BB.  BA= .272.

Charlie Szykowny 1B/RF- 1 for 3, 3B, HBP.  BA= .327.

Joe Whitman LHP- 6 IP, 5 H, 1 R, 1 BB, 4 K's.  ERA= 3.65.

This was Joe Whitman's 5'th consecutive Quality Start after an odd bullpen demotion.  Maybe that was an opportunity to work on something?  

AA: Chesapeake Baysox defeated the Richmond Flying Squirrels 3-1.

Sabin Ceballos 3B- 2 for 4, 2B.  BA= .227.

Lisbel Diaz LF- 2 for 4, 2B, SB(8).  BA= .193.

Greg Farone LHP- 3 IP, 1 H, 0 R, 3 BB, 1 K.  ERA= 5.48.

Shane Rademacher RHP- 2 IP, 2 H, 0 R, 0 BB, 1 K.  ERA= 4.69.

Esmerlin Vinicio LHP- 1.1 IP, 2 H, 0 R, 0 BB, 2 K's.  ERA= 4.15.

Marty Gair RHP- 1 IP, 1 H, 0 R, 1 BB, 1 K.  ERA= 13.50.

A:  Lake Elsinore Storm crushed the San Jose Giants 12-1.

Leandro Rodriguez LHP- 3.1 IP, 5 H, 2 R, 1 ER, 2 BB, 3 K's, 4/1 GO/AO.

Fortunately it was a very pleasant evening weatherwise in Lake Elsinore as the Giants were dominated in every phase of the game.  Keyner Martinez RHP consistently hit 96 MPH with his fastball on the radar gun but wasn't fooling anyone, especially the lefty batters who just teed off on him over the first two inning.  Leandro Rodriguez is a big lefty with a funky slinging sidearm delivery.  Max velocity I saw was 92 MPH.  He looks like a future lefty reliever.  The Giants had 8 hits and 7 walks but only on XBH, a double by Andy Polanco CF.  The game was a full 3 hours long and seemed a lot longer, but I didn't have anything better to do so stayed until the end.  

The SJ Giants are now down 1-0 in the best of 3 Cal League Championship series.  Hopefully they will play better in two games at home and come out with another championship.

Game Wrap 9/13/2026: Padres 6 Giants 4

A Deversless lineup couldn't overcome Logan Webb's third disaster start in 5 games as the Padres completed a sweep in Oracle Park.  Key Lines:

Bryce Eldridge 2 for 5, RBI.  BA= .269.  Eldridge comes back from an 0 for 4 to log 2 hits.  He's batting .311 in September after a .297 in August.

Shay Whitcomb 2B/3B- 2 for 4, R.  BA= .179.  Whitcomb is batting .294 in September after going 2 for 17 in August.

Andrew Knizner C- 1 for 2, HR(2), R, 2 RBI.  BA= .174.  Knizner is 2 for 5 with a double and HR in his last 2 games.  He was 0 for 14 in September before that.

Christian Koss SS- 2 for 4, 2 SB(5), R, RBI.  BA= .235.  Koss is batting .281 over his last 30 games.  He has earned a 1.0 fWAR in 177 PA's, 59 games.  Right now, he's a better shortstop and player than Willy Adames was at any point in the season.

Logan Webb RHP- 5 IP, 8 H, 6 R, 1 BB, 7 K's, 5/1 GO/AO.  ERA= 4.31.  The peripherals look good but Webb got knocked around for the third time in 5 starts.  With Devers shut down for the rest of the season, is there a reason to keep running Webb out there?  I tend to believe there are a finite number of innings in a pitcher's arm and if the season is practically over, better to save them for future seasons.  

Matt Wilkinson LHP- 3 IP, 1 H, 0 R, 0 BB, 2 K's.  ERA= 4.58.  Wilkinson has pitched 5 shutout innings in 2 appearances since being sent to the bullpen.  

Trent Harris RHP- 1 IP, 0 H, 0 R, 0 BB, 1 K.  ERA= 2.65.  I think it's safe to say Harris will be part of the Giants bullpen next season. 

The Giants start a road trip tonight against the Cardinals with Landen Roupp RHP facing Quinn Mathews LHP who comes in with an ERA of 4.11.

As we mentioned, Rafael Devers quest for 40 HR's came to an abrupt end as he is shut down for the season and likely to undergo core muscle surgery for an issue he has apparently battled all season.  Scott Bandura OF was called up to replace him and went 1 for 3 with a BB in his MLB debut.  You may ask why Bandura and not Bo Davidson.  Davidson is on the IL after fouling a ball off his foot.  No fracture and he is expected back soon.

Down on the Farm: 9/12/2026

 AAA:  Las Vegas Aviators edged out the Sacramento River Cats 3-2.

Darren Baker CF- 2 for 4, 2 2 SB(4).  BA= .333.

Diego Velasquez 2B- 1 for 3, 2B.  BA= .292.

Duncan Davitt RHP- 3 IP, 0 H, 0 R, 0 BB, 2 K's, 4/0 GO/AO.  ERA= 0.00.

Davitt was claimed off waivers from the Braves on Sept 9 so he is on the 40-man roster.  He has 80 K's in 76 IP across 4 minor league stops this season but also 31 walks.  He was only in the Braves organization for a short time.  Prior to that he was in the Rays organization.  Wouldn't be shocked to see him up for an audition with the Giants before the end of the season.

AA:  Chesapeake vs Richmond Cancelled. 

A+:  Eugene Emeralds season is over.  They came up short in the NWL Championship Series.

A:  San Jose Giants were idle. They start the California League Championship Series this evening in Lake Elsinore. I plan to attend.  This is a best of 3 series with just the one game in SoCal.

Game Wrap 9/12/2026: Padres 7 Giants 6

 A late Giants rally withered in the face of hundo-throwing Padres relievers and came up short.  Key Lines:

Drew Gilbert CF- 2 for 4, HR(9), 2 R, 2 RBI.  BA= .235.  Gilbert singled to lead of the Giants half of the first inning and scored ahead of Devers HR.  He then hit a 2-run HR of his own in that bounced on the sidewalk outside the stadium and bounced into McCovey Cove in the 8'th inning.  That was when Padres Manager Craig Stammen summoned Adrian Morejon LHP and the hundos started humming past Giants hitters.  

Rafael Devers DH- 1 for 4, HR(37), R, 2 RBI.  Devers is rapidly closing in on 40 HR.  

Shay Whitcomb 3B- 1 for 3, HR(4), R, RBI, E(3).  BA= .163.  Whitcomb has some size and has a nice looking swing.  He is plagued by inconsistency.  Hard to get a read on how much growth potential he has.  

Drew Cavanaugh C- 1 for 3, HR(1), R, RBI.  BA= .244.  Cavanaugh had some power in the minors but this was his first MLB HR out of 31 hits.  He also has 3 doubles, 2 of which came in one game, but he's mostly been a singles hitter.  Maybe we'll start seeing him drive the ball more as he gets more comfortable at this level.  

Cesar Perdomo LHP- 4.2 IP, 10 H, 5 R, 2 BB, 3 K's.  ERA= 3.68.  Perdomo was a gamer, kept battling and limiting the damage inning-by-inning but he also could not get a shut down inning and the runs added up.  A case of a pitcher who relies on command not quite having it.  

Logan Webb RHP tries to stave off a sweep today facing Nick Pivetta RHP who comes in with a 3.43 ERA.  The game is at 4:20 PM PDT and is on Peacock TV.  Ugh!

Down on the Farm: 9/11/2026

 AAA:  Las Vegas Aviators outscored the Sacramento River Cats 9-6.

Will Brennan DH- 1 for 4, HR(11).  BA= .307.

Parks Harber 3B- 1 for 2, 2 BB.  BA= .255.

Zach Morgan C- 2 for 4, 2B.  BA= .231.

Alex Carrillo RHP- 1 IP, 1 H, 0 R, 0 BB, 2 K's.  ERA= 6.39.

Brennan has 4 HR's in 4 games(3 on Sept 8) and 5 for the month of September.  

AA:  Richmond Flying Squirrels shut out the Chesapeake Baysox 1-0.

Trevor Cohen CF- 2 for 4.  BA= .306.

Gavin Kilen SS- 1 for 4, HR(2).  BA= .306.

Jacob Bresnahan LHP- 7 IP, 4 H, 0 R, 1 BB, 7 K's.  ERA= 5.06.

Tyler Vogel RHP- 1 IP, 0 H, 0 R, 1 BB, 1 K, Save(16).  ERA= 3.25.

Nice bounceback for Bresnahan after a disaster start on Sept 5.  Kilen homers in his first game off the IL.

A+:  Vancouver Canadians outlasted the Eugene Emeralds 9-8(12 innings).

Isaiah Barkett 3B- 3 for 5, 2B, BB.

Jhonny Level SS- 2 for 6, 2B.  

Nate Nabholz RHP- 3 IP, 1 H, 2 R, 0 ER, 0 BB, 2 K's. 

Ems put up a fight but ended up losing the 5-game championship series 3 games to 0.  They had a tremendous regular season, though, winning both halves by wide margins.  

A:  San Jose Giants were idle. They start the California League Championship Series in Lake Elsinore on Sunday Sept. 13.  It's a 3-game series with just one game in LE so I will try to attend it. 

Game Wrap 9/11/2026: Padres 7 Giants 5

A grand slam home run by Rafael Devers was not enough to overcome a rough start by Anthony Molina.  Key Lines:

Jonah Cox CF- 2 for 4, BB, SB(10), 2 R.  BA= .286.  Cox played the role of the classic leadoff hitter creating a run in the first inning.  He singled to RF, stole 2B.  After Devers popped out, Bryce Eldridge singled with Cox scoring from 2B.  As the rest of the inning unfolded, Cox would not have scored without the SB.

Rafael Devers DH- 1 for 4, HR(36), BB, R, 4 RBI.  BA= .258.  Devers keeps his drive for 40 HR's alive.  This one got the Giants back into the game and came off a LHP.  

Bryce Eldridge 1B- 2 for 5, 2B, RBI.  BA= .270.  7 game hit streak, 19 game on-base streak.  

Anthony Molina RHP- 3 IP, 9 H, 7 R, 2 BB, 4 K's.  ERA= 5.24.  First inning looked good, at least on Gameday(I don't get Apple TV).  Molina had a 97 MPH FB mixing in a slider, curve and changeup.  He gave up a couple of runs in the second inning then the roof caved in in the 3'rd.  Tipping pitches?  

Yunior Marte RHP- 5 IP, 3 H, 0 R, 2 BB, 4 K's, 7/3 GO/AO.  ERA= 2.45.  Marte and Molina are the type of pitchers the Giants need to rebuild their pitching staff around whether in starting or relieving roles.  This is the second 5-inning relief appearance in a row for Marte.  

Cesar Perdomo LHP will try to build on his early MLB success today facing Michael King RHP who comes in with an ERA of 3.00.

Down on the Farm: 9/10/2026

AAA:  Las Vegas Aviators defeated the Sacramento River Cats 6-2.

Charlie Szykowny 1B- 3 for 4, 2B.  BA= .342.

Wilkin Ramos RHP- 2 IP, 1 H, 0 R, 0 BB, 2 K's.  ERA= 4.24.

Bo Davidson did not play.

AA:   Chesapeake Baysox beat the Richmond Flying Squirrels 8-2.

Trevor Cohen CF- 2 for 5.  BA= .302.

Sabin Ceballos 3B- 2 for 3, 2B, HR(18), BB.  BA= .225.

Jack Choate LHP- 2.2 IP, 3 H, 1 R, 0 BB, 4 K's.  ERA= 4.38.

A+:  Eugene Emeralds idle.  Game 3 of best of 5 NWL championship series tonight.

A:  San Jose Giants eliminated the Stockton Ports 3-1(2-0 in best of 3 California League Divisional Series).

Josuar Gonzalez SS- 1 for 4, 2B, R. 

Junior Barajas C- 2 for 4, 2B. 

Drew Smith DH- 2 for 4, 2B, HR(2), R, 3 RBI.

Jackson Flora RHP- 2 IP, 0 H, 0 R, 2 BB, 4 K's.  

Ricardo Estrada LHP- 4 IP, 5 H, 1 R, 0 BB, 3 K's.

Samir Chires RHP- 1.2 IP, 0 H, 0 R, 1 BB, 2 K's, Save(1).

I forgot to tune into the free game of the day on Bally Sports but my friend who did said the Ports hitters looked overmatched against Jackson Flora.