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.

Down on the Farm: 6/29/2026

 ACL:  Rockies outscored the Giants 13-9.

Josuar Gonzalez SS(18 yo)- 2 for 5, BB.  BA= .411.

Luis Hernandez 3B(17 yo)- 2 for 4, 2B, BB.  BA= .298.

Luis Frias CF(21)- 2 for 5, SB(12).  BA= .277.

Melvin Pineda RHP(22 yo)- 1 IP, 1 H, 0 R, 1 BB, 4 K's.  ERA= 3.44.

The Future Superstars continue to lead the ACL Giants.

DSL:  Arizona Red defeated Giants Orange 7-3.

Fernando Pena 1B(19 yo)- 1 for 2, HR(3), 2 BB, SB(1).  BA= .344.

DSL:  Giants Black topped the Angels 8-7.

Diego Alambarrio C(18 yo)- 2 for 5, 2B, 3B.  BA= .286.

Nelson Lopez 2B(18 yo)- 1 for 3, 2B, SF.  BA= .273.

Franco Willias LF(21 yo)- 2 for 4, BB, 2 SB(10).  BA= ..287.

Game Wrap 6/29/2029: D'Backs 5 Giants 4

 A ninth-inning rally was not enough to overcome a pitching meltdown in the middle innings.  Key Lines:

Luis Arraez 2B- 2 for 4, 2B.  BA= .326.  7-game hit streak with two consecutive 2-hit games.  Arraez has gone hitless in just 2 of 23 games in June and has a .337 BA for the month.

Heliot Ramos RF- 1 for 4, HR(5), R, RBI.  BA= .267.   Wait!  Ramos only has 5 HR's on the season?  I guess he's been out since 5/15.  Anyway, his solo HR led off the top of the 9'th inning.

Bryce Eldridge DH- 2 for 4, R.  BA= .285.  Just when you think the league has figured him out, he gets two hits.

Victor Bericoto LF- 2 for 3, 2B.  BA= .286.  A nice night at the plate for Bericoto was marred by a pick off....with a runner ahead of him at 2B.

Tyler Mahle RHP- 4.1 IP, 4 H, 4 R, 3 BB, 3 K's.  ERA= 5.67.  Mahle gave up a leadoff HR to Ketel Marte in the first inning but then settled down until loading the bases in the 5'th.  Sam Hentges came in and promptly gave up a 3-run double.  After the game, Mahle said he pitched around Marte for the final baserunner and added he did not realize he was on a strict pitch count of 85.  Say what?  OK, it is probably highly debatable whether he should have pitched around Marte and maybe the coaching staff didn't want him to know he was on a pitch count for that reason(although there are plenty of ways to communicate to a pitcher you want a batter pitched around).  But this is only one of a lengthening line of miscommunication issues for this team and that goes straight to the Manager's office.  

Landen Roupp RHP tries to even the series tonight against TBD.

Down on the Farm: 6/28/2026

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

Nate Furman DH- 1 for 3, 2 BB, SB(12).  BA= .280.

Seth Lonsway LHP- 4 IP, 6 H, 1 R, 0 BB, 2 K's, 9/1 GO/AO.  ERA=. 4.86.

AA:  Richmond Flying Squirrels edged out the Akron Rubber Ducks 7-6.

Bo Davidson CF- 1 for 3, HR(17), 2 BB, SB(10).  BA= .274.

Parks Harber LF- 1 for 3, 2 BB.  BA= .275.

Charlie Szykowny 1B- 2 for 5, HR(10).  BA= .255.

Maui Ahuna SS- 2 for 3, BB, SB(15).  BA= .211.

Jean Carlos Sio RF- 2 for 4, 2B.  BA= .268.

Diego Velasquez 3B- 1 for 2, BB, HBP, SB(15).  BA= .262.

Tyler Vogel RHP- 1 IP, 0 H, 0 R, 0 BB, 1 K, Save(11).  ERA= 1.52.

Bo Davidson gets his 11'th HR and 7'th SB of the month.

A+:  Eugene Emeralds blasted the Everett Aquasox 9-1.

Trevor Cohen DH- 2 for 5.  BA= .302.

Jhonny Level SS- 2 for 5, 2B.  BA= .306.

Gavin Kilen 2B- 1 for 3, 3B, BB.  BA= .288.

Dakota Jordan CF- 2 for 4, 2B, HR(11).  BA= .271.

Carlos Gutierrez LF- 1 for 4, HR(9).  BA= .241.

Lisbel Diaz RF- 2 for 4, HR(10).  BA= .250.

Walker Martin 3B- 2 for 4, 2 2B.  BA= .236.

Niko Mazza RHP- 5 IP, 3 H, 0 R, 2 BB, 7 K's.  ERA= 2.75.

Cade Vernon RHP- 3 IP, 4 H, 1 R, 0 BB, 1 K, 5/1 GO/AO.  ERA= 3.65.

Ryan Slater RHP- 1 iP, 0 H, 0 R, 1 BB, 3 K's.  ERA= 3.45.

Jhonny Level has not hit for as much power since his promotion to A+ but continues to play well above his age level.  

A:  San Jose Giants outlasted the Inland Empire 66'ers 5-4(10 innings).

Jose Astudillo LF- 2 for 5.  BA= . 348.

Lorenzo Meola SS- 1 for 4, 3B, BB.  BA= .231.

Jeremiah Jenkins 1B- 2 for 4, HR(8), SF.  BA= .261.

Yosneiker Rivas 2B- 3 for 4.  BA= .750. 

Sam Bower RHP- 5 IP, 3 H, 0 R, 0 BB, 6 K's.  ERA= 5.04.

Nate Nabholz RHP- 1 IP, 0 H, 0 R, 1 BB, 1 K, Save(1).  ERA= 2.25.

Yosneiker Rivas promoted to A ball from ACL at age 20.

Rookie Leagues were all idle on Sunday as usual.

Game Wrap 6/28/2027: Giants 3 Braves 2

 Robbie Ray outpitched Chris Sale allowing just an unearned run in 8 IP and the lineup broke through with a three runs in the 6'th and 7'th innings and Caleb Kilian held on for the Save.  Key Lines:

Matt Chapman 3B- 2 for 4, 2B.  BA= .241.  Frustrating trend of leadoff batters getting on base but not figuring into scoring continues.

Luis Arraez 2B- 2 for 3, SF, R, RBI.  BA= .324.  Arraez started the 6'th inning rally with a leadoff single.  

Heliot Ramos DH- 1 for 3, BB, R.  BA= .268. Welcome back Heliot!  Bryce Eldridge sat against the ace lefty.  

Willy Adames SS- 1 for 4.  BA= .231.  Adames came out of the game with back spasms.  Casey Schmitt finished the game at SS.

Drew Gilbert PH/CF-  1 for 1, R.  BA= .233.  Jonah Cox started in CF against the LHP.  Gilbert singled to lead off the 7'th as a PH.  He went to 3'rd on Chapman's double and scored on the Arraez Sac Fly.

Robbie Ray LHP- 8 IP, 4 H, 1 R, 0 ER, 1 BB, 2 K's, 10/9 GO/AO.  ERA= 3.39.  Ray has not allowed an ER in his last 3 appearances covering 22.1 IP to dramatically lower his ERA well below his career average of 3.91.  This run seems to correspond to when he started calling his own pitches and maybe the Giants have stumbled onto something here.

Caleb Kilian RHP- 1 IP, 2 H, 1 R, 0 BB, 1 K, Save(6).  ERA= 4.11.  Torture is back but a Save is a Save.

The Giants travel to Arizona to start a series against the D'Backs.  Tyler Mahle RHP starts Game 1 facing Eduardo Rodriguez LHP who comes in with a ERA of 2.27.

Down on the Farm: 6/27/2026

 AAA:  Las Vegas Aviators shut down the Sacramento River Cats 1-0.

Blade Tidwell RHP- 6 IP, 3 H, 1 R, 1 BB, 7 K's, 6/2 GO/AO.  ERA= 4.86.

Jason Foley RHP- 1 IP, 1 H, 0 R, 0 BB, 0 K.  ERA= 4.61.

Tidwell has a 3.42 ERA in June and brought his ERA down from a peak of 6.75 after his May 27 Start.  Something I did not realize:  Jason Foley is not on a rehab assignment and hasn't been since May 12 when he was assigned to AAA Sacramento.  He's still down there because he hasn't pitched well with an ERA of 9.00 in the month of June.

AA:  Richmond Flying Squirrels topped the Akron Rubber Ducks 8-7.

Bo Davidson CF- 1 for 2, HR(16), BB.  BA= .273.

Parks Harber LF- 2 for 4.  BA= .274.

Sabin Ceballos 3B- 1 for 3, HR(10), BB.  BA= .235.

Jack Payton DH- 2 for 4.  BA= .271.

Ty Hanchey C- 1 for 2, HR(3), 2 BB.  BA= .270.

Jack Choate LHP- 1.1 IP, 2 H, 0 R, 0 BB, 3 K's.  ERA= 1.84.

Cristian Alvarado RHP- 1 IP, 1 H, 0 R, 0 BB, 3 K's.  ERA= 0.00.

Bo Davidson continues his torrid June:  .322/.396/.690, 12 HR.  Jack Choate his quietly have a strong season as a RP.

A+:  Eugene Emeralds were idle.

A:  Inland Empire 66'ers defeated the San Jose Giants 3-1.

Isaiah Barkett 2B- 2 for 4.  BA= .332.

Jose Astudillo DH- 2 for 4.  BA= .346.

Jose Ramos RF- 1 for 4, HR(1).  BA= .300.

Ricardo Estrada LHP- 5 IP, 2 H, 1 R, 2 BB, 3 K's, 7/2 GO/AO.  ERA= 4.39.

Dylan Carter LHP- 1.1 IP, 1 H, 0 R, 0 BB, 3 K's.  ERA= 4.45.

ACL:  Giants outscored the Cubs 12-9(8 innings).

Anthony Marquez 3B- 2 for 4, 2B, 2 BB, SB(9).  BA= .263.

Christian Koss SS- 3 for 5.  BA= .429.

Yulian Barreto 2B- 2 for 3, 2 BB.  BA= .260.

Carlos Concepcion DH- 2 for 5, HR(2), BB.  BA= .226.

Angel Guzman 1B- 2 for 3, BB.  BA= .242.

DSL:  Blue Jays Red beat Giants Black 11-8.

Nelson Lopez SS- 1 for 3, 2B, 2 BB.  BA= .263.

DSL:  Blue Jays Blue defeated Giants Orange 8-4.

Jose Valdez CF(17 yo)- 3 for 4, 3B, HR(4).  BA= .271.

It seems like a down year for the Giants DSL teams mostly because they put all their eggs in the Luis Hernandez basket and he's up in the ACL.  Jose Valdez is one 17 yo who seems to be finding traction in the DSL.