Down on the Farm: 8/26/2026

 AAA:  Sacramento River Cats defeated the Reno Aces 6-4.

Scott Bandura CF- 2 for 5, 2B, SB(22).  BA= .330.

Bo Davidson RF- 2 for 5.  BA= .300.

Will Brennan LF- 2 for 5, 2B, HR(6).  Ba= .316.

Diego Velasquez DH- 1 for 2, 2 BB.  BA= .236.

Adrian Sugastey C- 1 for 3, 2B, Sac.  BA= .304.

Aeverson Arteaga SS- 2 for 4.  BA= .236.

Cesar Perdomo LHP- 7 IP, 8 H, 3 R, 3 BB, 5 K's.  ERA= 5.10.

Eric Cerantola RHP- 1.1 IP, 0 H, 0 R, 0 BB, 2 K's.  ERA= 4.73.

Third Quality Start in a row for Cesar Perdomo.

AA:  Portland Sea Dogs outlasted the Richmond Flying Squirrels 5-4(13 innings).

Dayson Croes 2B- 3 for 5, 2 BB.  BA= .262.

Jose Astudillo LF- 2 for 6, 2B, SB(3).  BA= 273.

Lisbel Diaz RF- 1 for 6, SF, SB(3).  BA= .152.

Shane Rademacher RHP- 3.2 IP, 2 H, 0 R, 1 BB, 3 K's.  ERA= 4.22.

Esmerlin Vinicio LHP- 3.1 IP, 0 H, 0 R, 1 BB, 4 K's.  ERA= 3.00.

Ryan Vanderhei RHP- 2 IP,  0 H, 0 R, 0 BB, 1 K.  ERA= 2.36.

Tyler Vogel RHP- 2 IP, 1 H, 1 R, 0 ER, 0 BB, 2 K's.  ERA= 3.00.

The game was tied at 0 after 9 innings.  The two teams traded runs in the 10'th and 12'th inning before the Sea Dogs scored 3 in the top of the 13'th and the Squirrels fall short with 2 in the bottom of the 13'th.

A+:  Everett Aquasox outscored the Eugene Emeralds 11-6.

Cam Maldonado RF- 2 for 4, 2B.  BA= .300.

Alix Hernandez RHP- 2.2 IP, 2 H, 0 R, 1 BB, 4 K's.  ERA= 2.92.

Maldonado had the only multi-hit game for the Squirrels. Jhonny Level, Damian Bravo and Dalton Wentz each hit doubles.

A: San Jose Giants whipped the Visalia Rawhide 12-6.

Lorenzo Meola 2B- 2 for 4, 3B, BB.  BA= .271.

Dario Reynoso 3B- 2 for 5, HR(14).  BA= .271.

Tanner Mally CF- 2 for 3, 3B, 2 BB.  BA= .393.

Luke Nixon DH- 2 for 5.  BA= .200.

Oliver Tejada LF- 2 for 4, 2B, BB, SB(3).  BA= .220.

Argenis Cayama RHP- 4 IP, 3 H, 2 R, 3 BB, 6 K's.  ERA= 4.20.

Dylan Carter RHP- 2.2 IP, 0 H, 0 R, 0 BB, 4 K's.  ERA= 4.99.

Oliver Tejada is batting .417 over his last 7 games.

Game Wrap 8/26/2026: Reds 10 Giants 9

 The Giants set a franchise today, yes I said FRANCHISE, record.......and that is not a good thing.  In season of late-inning failures, blowing a 6-run lead in the 9'th inning turned out to be not only the biggest failure of the season but in the entire history of the franchise, and yes, that includes the New York era.  Key Lines:

Jonah Cox CF- 1 for 3, HR(3), BB, 2 R, 2 RBI.  BA= .255.  Cox drove in the Giants first runs of the gamew with a homer in the second inning.  After an 8 consecutive strikeout run over 3 games, Cox bounced back nicely to go 3 for 8 with 2 HR's over his last 3 games.  He looks like at worst he could be the right side of a CF platoon with Drew Gilbert.  

Drew Gilbert PH/CF- 1 for 1, 2B, 3 RBI.  BA= .242.  Speaking of Drew Gilbert, it sure looked like he put the game away with a pinch-hit, bases-loaded double in the 8'th inning making the score 9-3.

Rafael Devers DH- 2 for 4, HR(29), BB, R, 2 RBI.  BA= .246.  Devers HR in the 5'th gave the Giants a 4-2 lead.  After a rough series in Boston, he went 5 for 11 with a HR in each game of this series.  Devers really turned his season around in the second half.  The finger-wagging incident and subsequent apparent make up with Manager Tony Vitello seemed to be a turning point.

Turner Hill LF- 3 for 4, 2B, R.  BA= .318.  Hill is making good on the promise of the number he put up in the minors this season and putting himself in the conversation for a spot on next season's team.

Shay Whitcomb 2B- 2 for 4, 2B, HR(3), 2 R, 2 RBI.  BA= .147.  Shay Whitcomb sure weares a baseball uniform well but has struggled at the plate since his call up.  He broke out today with a double and HR.  The double preceded Jonah Cox's HR in the second inning and the 2-run HR in the 6'th inning increased the Giants lead to 6-2.

Logan Webb RHP- 6 IP, 5 H, 2 R, 1 BB, 6 K's.  Not sure why Landen Roupp's start was pushed back and Webb's moved up.  There is absolutely no reason to push Webb this season.  In fact, I would consider shutting him down and he is critical to any hope of a Giants turnaround for next season.  At least he is apparently healthy and threw another Quality Start.  

Spencer Bivens RHP- 1 IP, 3 H, 4 R, 2 BB, 2 K's.  ERA= 12.00.  Bivens allowed a leadoff baserunner in the 8'th but then got the last two batters of the inning on strikeouts.  He has experience pitching multiple innings so I can't criticize sending him back out there for the 9'th although the bottom of the 8'th was a very long inning to sit through.  The top of the 9'th started HR, single, WP, walk, WP, walk.  That's when sub-manager Jayce Tingler went out and brought in Dylan Smith RHP.  Was there a point prior to that which was a better time to replace Bivens?  Given the Giants lead I can't really say so.  I will say that the first batter Smith faced, Eugenio Suarez, might be the absolute most dangerous hitter on the planet in that situation.  That man hunts pitches to send over the fence and that's exactly what he did and with the bases-loaded. Suddenly the score was 9-8 and the rest of the story was so predictable we all knew before it happened.  What a crusher!  

There is no rest for the weary as the D'Backs come in for a 4-game series over the weekend including an odd doublheader on Saturday.  Anyone know why that is?  Anyway, Landen Roupp RHP tries to shake it off tomorrow evening facing Jose Cabrera RHP who comes in with a 5.60 ERA.

Down on the Farm: 8/25/2026

AAA:  Sacramento River Cats bombed the Reno Aces 12-3.

Scott Bandura CF- 4 for 5, 3B, BB, SB(21).  BA= .329.

Parks Harber 3B- 3 for 4, 2B, BB, SF.  BA= 313.

Will Brennan RF- 2 for 5, BB.  BA= .315.

Eddys Leonard DH- 2 for 2, 2B, 2 BB.  BA= .200.

Aeverson Arteaga SS- 2 for 5, 2B.  BA= .231.

Matt Gage LHP- 1 IP, 0 H, 0 R, 0 BB, 1 K.  ERA= 4.50.

Wilkin Ramos RHP- 3 IP, 3 H, 1 R, 0 BB, 3 K's.  ERA= 4.64.

Cristian Alvarado RHP- 3 IP, 2 H, 0 R, 0 BB, 2 K's, Save(2).  ERA= 6.75.

AA: Richmond Flying Squirrels topped the Portland Sea Dogs 8-7.

Trevor Cohen CF- 2 for 2, 2 BB.  BA= .295.

Dayson Croes 2B- 3 for 3, Sac.  BA= .255.

Sabin Ceballos 1B- 1 for 3, HR(16), BB, SB(10).  BA= .220.

Zane Zielinski 3B- 1 for 2, 2B, BB.  BA= .211.

Trystan Vrieling RHP- 5 IP, 7 H, 2 R, 3 BB, 5 K's.  ERA= 4.23.

Jack Choate LHP- 1 IP, 0 H, 0 R, 0 BB, 0 K, S(1).  ERA= 3.05.

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

Jhonny Level SS- 2 for 5, SB(13).  BA= .315.

Walker Martin LF- 3 for 4, BB, 2 SB(18).  BA= .238.

Dalton Wentz 2B- 1 for 3, HR(1), 2 BB.  BA= .286.

Hayden Jatczak 3B- 2 for 4, BB, SB(3).  BA= .255.

Robert Hipwell 1B- 2 for 5.  BA= .190.

Jacob Bresnahan LHP- 6 IP, 4 H, 4 R, 1 BB, 10 K's.  ERA= 2.92.

Mauricio Estrella RHP- 1.2 IP, 1 H, 0 R, 0 BB, 1 K.  ERA= 4.91.

Liam Simon RHP- 1.1 IP, 1 H, 0 R, 1 BB, 0 K.  ERA= 5.79.

A:  San Jose Giants edged out the Visalia Rawhide 6-5.

Josuar Gonzalez SS- 0 for 3, 2 BB, SB(8).  BA= .367.

Tanner Mally RF- 1 for 2, BB, 2 SB(4).  BA= .377.

Peyton Bonds CF- 2 for 5.  BA= .286.

Broedy Poppell LF- 2 for 3, BB, SB(15).  BA= .249.

Trey Seeley RHP- 6 IP, 3 H, 2 R, 1 BB, 5 K's, 7/2 GO/AO.  ERA= 6.81.

Samir Chires RHP- 0.2 IP, 0 H, 0 R, 0 BB, 2 K's.   ERA= 2.08.

DSL:  Padres Gold beat Giants Black 8-3(Posteason semifinals game 2).

Djean Macares CF- 2 for 4, BB, 2 SB.

Vinicius Dos Santos PR/RF- 1 for 1, HR.  

Santiago Guerrero LHP- 5 IP, 1 H, 0 R, 1 BB, 7 K's.

Giants Black eliminated from postseason play.

Game Wrap 8/25/2026: Giants 3 Reds 1

For the second game in a row, a promising start by a Giants pitcher ending with a team win was marred by serious injury casting a shadow on the 2027 season.  Key Lines:

Rafael Devers 1B- 1 for 3, HR(28), BB, 2 R, RBI.  BA= .244.  Devers homers in back-to-back games and will not only hit 30 HR's this season but possibly 35 or more.  This one bounced off the top of the arcade in straightaway RF and into the Bay.

Drew Cavanaugh C- 3 for 3, BB, 2 RBI.  BA= .253.  Drew Cavanaugh now has 23 MLB hits, 22 of them singles with one double.  That, along with a 12.7% walk rate produces a better wOBA and wRC+ than Patrick Bailey's so far this season.

Adrian Houser RHP- 1.2 IP, 1 H, 0 R, 0 BB, 2 K's.  ERA= 4.02.  Much like Carson Whisenhunt in the previous game, Houser looked really good before suffering an apparent arm injury.  Manager Tony Vitello said it was a forearm strain.  He is headed for an MRI.  Given that we already know Whisenhunt is advised to have surgery and will likely miss all of 2027 as will Trevor McDonald, the Giants pitching depth for 2027 is dwindling rapidly.

My other thought is the Giants had an enviable track record of pitchers not requiring arm surgery for many years and now all of a sudden with a new coaching regime, we're seeing a whole outbreak of them.  Coincidence?

Anthony Molina RHP- 4.1 IP, 1 H, 0 R, 1 BB, 1 K.  ERA= 2.89.  Molina gave up some hard-hit balls but threw hard and ate innings and a well-deserved credit for the Win.

Landen Roupp RHP tries for the sweeeep today facing Nick Lodolo LHP who comes in with a 6.04 ERA.

Game Wrap 8/24/2026: Giants 5 Reds 0

This game appeared to be a mismatch on paper and not in the Giants favor, but Drew Gilbert and Rafael Devers led an early attack on a heretofore dominant SP and the bullpen picked up an injured Carson Whisenhunt for a wire-to-wire shutout win.  Key Lines:

Drew Gilbert CF- 2 for 4, 2 2B, 2 R.  BA= .239.  Gilbert's first double leading off the bottom of the first inning would have been a home run in any other ballpark but bounced into the seats near the apex of Triples Alley for a ground rule double.  Gilbert was around 2B on on his way to third when he saw it go into the stands.  Despite the 2 hits, Gilbert is batting just .200 over his last 7 games.

Rafael Devers 1B- 2 for 4, HR(27), 2 R, 3 RBI.  BA= .243.  Devers followed Gilbert's doubles with a single and a 3-run home run.  He also scored on Turner Hill LF's first inning double, the 4'th consecutive hit off Chase Burns RHP.  Jung Hoo Lee DH was thrown out trying to give Hill 2 RBI's on the hit.  Despite his 2 hits, Devers is also batting just .200 over his last 7 games.

Christian Koss SS- 2 for 4, R.  BA= .214.  It looks like Christian Koss is now the starting SS, at least until Willy Adames gets back from the IL.  Koss has shown repeatedly the ablility to find traction when he gets regular plate appearances.  He is batting .273 over his last 7 games and .269 over his last 15.

Carson Whisenhunt LHP- 2.2 IP, 2 H, 0 R, 1 BB, 3 K's.  ERA= 6.49.  Whisenhunt looked like he was pitching a nice bounceback game until he came up holding his arm at an odd angle and shaking his hand like he had a stinger or his hand was numb.  He did not throw another pitch and later was reported to have left with elbow pain.  Not good!  

Jason Foley RHP- 1.1 IP, 0 H, 0 R, 0 BB, 3 K's.  ERA= 3.46.  Foley was the first reliever to stand in the gap for Whiz and looked dominant with 3 K's out of 4 batters faced.  

Ryan Walker RHP- 2 IP, 2 H, 0 R, 0 BB, 2 K's.  ERA= 6.99.  He's baaaack!  Walker looks like he's bulked up a little and looked more like his old self that originally won the Closer role.  Let's see if he can keep it up.  

Carson Seymour RHP- 1 IP, 0 H, 0 R, 0 BB, 2 K's.  ERA= 4.96.  Seymour has a 1.50 ERA in 12 IP over his last 7 appearances.

Adrian Houser RHP is listed as the SP for the Giants this evening facing Brady Singer RHP who comes in with a 4.72 ERA.

Down on the Farm:

The full season leagues were idle as usual on Mondays. 

DSL:  Giants Black lost to Padres Gold 5-3(Game 1 of Semifinals).

Joniel Hernandez SS(17 yo)- 1 for 4, HR.  

Randry De Leon RHP- 4.2 IP, 6 H, 2 R, 1 BB, 3 K's. 

Brayan Cabello RHP- 2.1 IP, 1 H, 0 R, 0 BB, 2 K's. 

Joniel Hernandez continues to provide reasons to be excited for his and the Giants future.

Down on the Farm: 8/23/2026

 AAA: Tacoma Rainiers defeated the Sacramento River Cats 3-1.

Scott Bandura RF- 2 for 4, 2B, SB(20).  BA= .321.

Bo Davidson LF- 0 for 2, 2 BB, SB(5).  BA= .305.

Seth Lonsway LHP- 6 IP, 7 H, 3 R, 2 BB, 2 K's, 10/3 GO/AO.  ERA= 6.00.

Cristian Alvarado RHP(9.95), Philip Abner LHP(4.98) and Eric Cerantola RHP(5.25) pitched a scoreless inning each.

AA:  Richmond Flying Squirrels outlasted the Chesapeake Baysox 6-5(10 innings).

Sabin Ceballos 1B- 2 for 5, SB(9).  BA= .219.

Lisbel Diaz DH- 1 for 3, 2 BB.  BA= .167.

Maui Ahuna 2B- 1 for 3, BB, SF, 3 SB(27).  BA= .229.

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

Jhonny Level SS- 1 for 3, 2B, HBP.  BA= .313.

Zander Darby 2B- 2 for 4, HR(18), SB(9).  BA= .279.

Damian Bravo CF- 2 for 4, HR(4).  BA= .348.

Hunter Dryden RHP- 6 IP, 7 H, 1 R, 0 BB, 3 K's, 8/3 GO/AO.  ERA= 4.55.

A:  San Jose Giants shut out the Lake Elsinore Storm 5-0.

Peyton Bonds CF- 2 for 5.  BA= .222.

Tanner Mally 2B- 2 for 3, BB.  BA= .373.

Oliver Tejada LF- 1 for 3, HR(6), BB.  BA= .211.

Keyner Martinez RHP- 5 IP, 1 H, 0 R, 0 BB, 8 K's.  ERA= 5.10.

Hopefully this is the first of many mentions for Peyton Bonds in Down on the Farm.  Good to see both Argenis Cayama and Keyner Martinez turn in dominant appearances as the 2026 minor league season winds down.

DSL:  DSL had the day off.  It looks like Giants Black made it out of Pool Play into the Semifinals and are playing as I write this.

Game Wrap 8/23/2026: Red Sox 5 Giants 4

Matt Wilkinson's honeymoon phase as a rookie in Major League Baseball did not last long as he was cuffed around for 4 runs and didn't make it out of the 4'th inning.  The Giants resulting loss was compounded by two injuries of undetermined seriousness.  Key Lines:

Willy Adames SS- 1 for 3, R.  BA= .230.  The Giants jumped out to an early 2-0 lead in the first inning with Adames scoring the second run from 2B on a groundball single to LF by Victor Bericoto LF.  Adames appeared to injury himself on the slide into home and was later removed after appearing to be in pain again after striking out in the 5'th inning.  He will undergo an MRI on his left elbow.  Bericoto later appeared to hurt his knee after a fan interference call on a foul ball he was trying to catch along the 3B line seats.  He will undergo an MRI too.

Bryce Eldridge 1B- 2 for 4, RBI.  BA= .252.  Eldridge drove in the Giants first run of the game in the first inning with a line drive single to RF.  

Jonah Cox CF- 2 for 4, HR(2), R, RBI.  BA= .255.  Cox broke out of a strikeout streak with a HR off a major league pitcher(his first MLB HR came off a position player who was pitching late in a game) to lead off the 2'nd inning.  

Matt Wilkinson LHP- 3.2 IP, 7 H, 4 R, 0 BB, 2 K's.  ERA= 6.35.  Wilkinson's FB is nothing to write home about at best and by the 4'th inning he was struggling to break 89 MPH with it.  You are not going to have long term success in today's MLB with a sub-90 MPH FB.  

The Giants limp home beat up in more ways than one and must get back after it tomorrow evening against The Reds and Chase Burns RHP who comes in with a 14-2 record and a 1.51 ERA.  The Giants SP is TBD.