Down on the Farm: 6/12/2026

 AAA:  Sugarland Space Cowboys edged out the Sacramento River Cats 4-3.

Turner Hill LF- 2 for 4.  BA= .314.

Carson Whisenhunt LHP- 5 IP, 6 H, 2 R, 4 BB, 5 K's.  ERA= 3.65.

Jason Foley RHP- 1 IP, 0 H, 0 R, 0 BB, 2 K's.  ERA= 1.86.

Foley must be about ready to come off the IL.

AA:  Richmond Flying Squirrels shut out the Harrisburg Senators 3-0(5 innings).

Trystan Vrieling RHP- 5 IP, 3 H, 0 R, 1 BB, 5 K's.  ERA= 4.50.

A+:  Eugene Emeralds topped the Spokane Indians 7-6.

Trevor Cohen CF- 2 for 5, 2B, HR(3).  BA= .296.

Johnny Level SS- 1 for 4, 2B.  BA- .375.

Jancel Villaroel C- 2 for 4, HR(6).  BA= .318.

Luis De La Torre LHP- 5 IP, 5 H, 3 R, 2 BB, 7 K's.  ERA= 3.83.

San Jose Giants outscored the Stockton Ports 14-9.

Isaiah Barkett 2B- 3 for 6, 2B, HR(4).  BA= .340.

Cam Maldonado RF- 4 for 5, 3B, 2 HR(11), BB.  BA= .298.

Hayden Jatczak 3B- 3 for 5, 2B, BB, SB(5).  BA= .306.

Jeremiah Jenkins 1B- 3 for 5, 3 2B.  BA= .273.

Damian Bravo DH- 2 for 5.  BA= .292.

Jose Astudillo LF- 2 for 5, HR(3).  BA= .325.

ACL:  Giants beat the D'Backs 7-2(7 innings).

Luis Hernandez SS- 2 for 3, BB.  BA= .317.

Reggie Crawford DH- 1 for 2, HR(1), BB.  BA= .500.

Jose T. Perez RHP- 2.1 IP, 0 H, 0 R, 1 BB, 5 K's.  ERA= 4.50.

Brayan Narvaez RHP- 1 IP, 0 H, 0 R, 0 BB, 2 K's.  ERA= 8.10.

Big news here is Reggie Crawford's return from the IL but as a DH.

DSL:  Giants Orange defeated the Cubs 6-4.

Jose Valdez CF(17 yo)- 1 for 4, HR(2), BB. BA= .219.

Frainer Mejias RHP(20 yo)- 2.2 IP, 1 H, 0 R, 2 BB, 2 K's.  ERA= 1.17.

Jose Trevizo RHP(18)- 2.1 IP, 1 H, 0 R, 0 BB, 3 K's.  ERA= 6.75.

Game Wrap 6/12/2026: Cubs 5 Giants 1

 In the euphoria of Bryce Eldridge's walk-off grand slam, it was easy to forget the Giants trailed in that game 9-1 after 7 innings.  The team that fell behind 9-1 is the one who showed up for this game and when Eldridge hit another home run in the 9'th inning, the bases were empty.  Key Lines:

Bryce Eldridge DH- 3 for 4, HR(5).  BA= .316.  Luis Arraez had the only other Giants hit for a total of 4.  The rest of the lineup went 0 for 22 with a walk.  

Landen Roupp RHP- 4.2 IP, 4 H, 4 R, 2 BB, 5 K's.  ERA= 4.24.  Roupp threw 105 pitches so by no means pitched well, but left the game trailing 2-0 with 2 runners on base, 2 outs and a lefthanded batter coming up.  Which brings us to.......

Erik Miller LHP- 0.1 IP, 1 H, 1 R, 0 BB, 0 K.  ERA= 4.58.  Miller promptly gave up a 3-run homer to the lefty batter he was brought in to face after failing to retire a batter in his previous appearance June 9.

J. T. Brubaker RHP(3.00) pitched 2 scoreless inning.  Sam Hentges LHP(1.74) and Ryan Walker RHP(6.06) added scoreless frames.  Walker in particular looked like he had better command of a sharper slider after spending some time in AAA.

Trevor McDonald RHP tries to even the series tonight facing Ben Brown RHP who comes in with a 1.74 ERA.

Down on the Farm: 6/11/2026

 AAA:  Sugarland Space Cowboys shut out the Sacramento River Cats 2-0.

Joe Whitman LHP- 5.1 IP, 5 H, 2 R, 2 BB, 7 K's.  ERA= 1.59.

Braxton Roxby RHP- 1.2 IP, 1 H, 0 R, 0 BB, 2 K's.  ERA= 4.50.

Nick Zwack LHP- 1 IP, 0 H, 0 R, 0 BB, 2 K's.  ERA= 9.00.

Carson Whisenhunt LHP won May minor league pitcher of the month for AAA and Joe Whitman won for AA.  He was promoted to AAA on June 2.  The River Cats also have Matt "Tugboat" Williamson who appears to be right there with Whisenhunt and Whitman for MLB readiness.  We'll have to start calling them the Lefty W's.  Going down the line for a depth chart they also have Cesar Perdomo LHP at AA and Luis De La Torre LHP at A+.  

AA:  Richmond Flying Squirrels outscored the Harrisburg Senators 11-10.  

Dayson Croes LF- 3 for 5.  BA= .291.

Bo Davidson CF- 1 for 2, 3 BB, SB(4).  BA= .275.

Charlie Szykowny 1B- 2 for 5, 2 HR(8).  BA= .280.

Jean Carlos Sio RF- 2 for 5, 2B, HR(2).  BA= .259.

Charlie McDaniel LHP- 6 IP, 4 H, 2 R, 0 BB, 5 K's.  ERA= 8.00.

Tyler Vogel RHP- 1.2 IP, 0 H, 0 R, 0 BB, 0 K, Save(8).  ERA= 1.85.

A+:  Spokane Indians topped the Eugene Emeralds 7-6.

Trevor Cohen CF- 2 for 5, 2 SB(21).  BA= .293.

Jhonny Level SS- 3 for 5, 2B, SB(2).  BA= .389.

Gavin Kilen 2B- 2 for 5.  BA= .287.

Carlos Gutierrez LF- 2 for 3, HR(6), BB.  BA= .264.

A:  San Jose Giants crushed the Stockton Ports 22-9.

Isaiah Barkett 2B- 2 for 4, 2B, HR(3), BB, SF, SB(8).  BA= .335.

Cam Maldonado DH- 2 for 6, 2B.  BA= .285.

Hayden Jatczak 1B- 1 for 5, HR(9), BB.  BA= .299.

Damian Bravo LF- 3 for 6, 2 2B, HR(10).  BA= .289.

Lorenzo Meola SS- 2 for 4, 2B, HR(6), 2 BB.  BA= .245.

Jose Astudillo RF- 4 for 5, 2B, HR(2).  BA= .320.

Andy Polanco CF- 2 for 4, 3B, SF.  BA= .277.

Dylan Carter RHP- 2.1 IP, 2 H, 1 R, 0 ER, 1 BB, 3 K's.  ERA= 5.09.

Garrett Langrell RHP- 2 IP, 0 H, 0 R, 0 BB, 1 K.  ERA= 4.50.

Quite the offensive explosion here.  I'll just take this opportunity to say most of these players were drafted last year out of college and should be playing at A+ level by now.  They are simply too advanced for this league.

ACL:  Giants blanked the Cubs 5-0(7 innings).

Luis Hernandez SS(17 yo)- 1 for 4, 2B. BA= .307.

Yohendry Sanchez C(19 yo)- 1 for 3, BB. BA= .349.

Oliver Tejada LF(19 yo)- 2 for 3, 3B.  BA= .259.

Luis Frias CF(21 yo)- 1 for 2, SF, SB(10).  BA= .292.

Marlon Franco RHP(23 yo)- 3 IP, 1 H, 0 R, 1 BB, 4 K's.  ERA= 7.53.

Chen-Hsun Lee RHP(24 yo)- 2.2 IP, 3 H, 0 R, 1 BB, 5 K's.  ERA= 2.16.

Melvin Pineda RHP(22 yo)- 1.1 IP, 0 H, 0 R, 2 BB, 2 K's.  ERA= 2.25.

Samir Chires RHP(22 yo)- 2 IP, 1 H, 0 R, 0 BB, 5 K's.  ERA= 3.00.

DSL:  Giants Black edged out Blue Jays Red 3-2.

Delvis Heredia RHP(21 yo)- 3 IP, 0 H, 0 R, 0 ER, 0 BB, 0 K's.  ERA= 1.80.

Luis Hernandez RHP(20 yo)- 3 IP, 4 H, 2 R, 1 ER, 3 BB, 3 K's.  ERA= 4.50.

DSL:  Giants Orange beat Blue Jays Blue 8-5(7 innings).

Yoxander Benitez CF(19 yo)- 2 for 3, BB.  BA= .448.

Fernando Pena C- 3 for 3, 2B, HR(2).  BA= .500.

Albert Jimenez 1B/3B(19 yo)- 2 for 4.  BA= .448.

Jonathan Valle SS(18 yo)- 1 for 4, HR(1).  BA= .300.

Josue Perez RHP(19 yo)- 3 IP, 1 H, 0 R, 0 BB, 4 K's.  ERA= 7.36.

Jesus Lopez RHP(21 yo)- 2.1 IP, 2 H, 0 R, 0 BB, 4 K's.  ERA= 4.91.

Down on the Farm: 6/10/2026

 AAA:  Sacramento River Cats edged out the Sugarland Space Cowboys 2-1.

Drew Cavanaugh DH- 2 for 3, HBP.  BA= .385.

John Michael Bertrand LHP- 6 IP, 4 H, 0 R, 2 BB, 6 K's.  ERA= 5.09.

Spencer Bivens RHP- 1.2 IP, 1 H, 1 R, 0 ER, 0 BB, 3 K's.  ERA= 4.28.

Michael Fulmer RHP- 1.1 IP, 1 H, 0 R, 1 BB, 3 K's, Save(7).  ERA= 3.29.

John Bertrand says hey!  Don't forget about me!  

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

Parks Harber LF- 2 for 3, 2B, 2 BB.  BA= .308.

Bo Davidson CF- 1 for 2, HR(12), BB, SF.  BA= .273.

Maui Ahuna SS- 1 for 3, HR(4), BB.  BA= .229.

Jean Carlos Sio RF- 1 for 3, HR(1), BB.  BA= .227.

Greg Farone LHP- 5 IP, 4 H, 2 R, 3 BB, 4 K's, 8/1 GO/AO.  ERA= 6.23.

Will Bednar RHP- 2 IP, 0 H, 0 R, 2 BB, 1 K.  ERA= 3.86.

Shane Rademacher RHP- 2 IP, 0 H, 0 R, 0 BB, 3 K's.  ERA= 6.00.

Bo Davidson is on a power run: 6 HR's in 8 games in the month of June.

A+:  Spokane Indians topped the Eugene Emeralds 10-9.

Gavin Kilen SS- 2 for 4, 2B, BB.  BA= .284.

Jakob Christian 1B- 2 for 4, 2B, HR(5), BB.  BA= .247.

Lisbel Diaz RF- 2 for 4, HR(8).  BA= .245.

Niko Mazza RHP- 5.1 IP, 5 H, 3 R, 1 ER, 0 BB, 6 K's.  ERA= 3.00.

Gerelmi Maldonado RHP- 1 IP, 0 H, 0 R, 0 BB, 2 K's.  ERA= 4.40.

A: San Jose Giants destroyed the Stockton Ports 15-5.

Isaiah Barkett 2B- 3 for 6, 2 2B.  BA= .331.

Cam Maldonado RF- 3 for 6, 2B.  BA= .283.

Hayden Jatczak 1B- 2 for 6, SB(4).  BA= .301.

Dario Reynoso 3B- 3 for 5, SB(1).  BA= .321.

Lorenzo Meola SS- 2 for 5, 2B, HR(5).  BA= .240.

Damian Bravo CF- 4 for 5, 2B, 2 HR(9).  BA= .283.

Jose Astudillo DH- 3 for 5, 2B, HR(1.  BA= .286.

Fernando Vasquez RHP- 3 IP, 1 H, 0 R, 2 BB, 2 K's.  ERA= 6.97.

Cooper McGrath RHP- 2 IP, 2 H, 0 R, 0 BB, 3 K's. ERA= 8.74.

ACL:  Giants were idle.

DSL:  Giants Orange defeated Cardinals Red 8-3.

Franco Willias LF(21 yo)- 2 for 5, HR(2).  BA= .323.

Dennys Riera 3B(21 yo)- 2 for 5.  BA= .370.

Keiberg Camacaro SS(19 yo)- 2 for 3, 2B, BB, SB(7).  BA= .345.

Alessandro Duran C(20 yo)- 2 for 3, HR(1), BB.  BA= .273.

Vinicius Dos Santos RF(19 yo)- 2 for 4, SB(4).  BA= .417.

Boris Sarduy 2B(19 yo)- 1 for 3, BB, SB(3).  BA= .381.

DSL:  Giants Black was idle.

Game Wrap 6/10/2026: Giants 11 Nationals 10

The Giants scored 10 runs over the final two innings capped by a walk-off grand slam home run by Bryce Eldridge to end a wild afternoon game at Oracle Park.  Key Lines:

Luis Arraez 2B- 2 for 5, 2B, R.  BA= .327.  Another day at the office for Arraez.   

Matt Chapman 3B- 4 for 5, 2B, 2 HR(6), 3 R, 3 RBI.  BA= .262.  Huge day for Chapman as he continues his power surge.  

Rafael Devers 1B- 1 for 4, HR(9), BB, 2 R, RBI.  BA= .233.  Other batters had bigger days but every run counted in this one.

Jung Hoo Lee RF- 2 for 4, BB, 2 R.  BA= .338.  Otto Lopez is 2 for 4 today and raised is BA to .343.

Bryce Eldridge DH- 1 for 4, HR(4), BB, 2 R, 4 RBI.  BA= .298.  A Star Is Born!  Youngest player in MLB history to hit a walk-off grand slam(Roberto Clemente previously held the record).

Daniel Susac C- 2 for 4, 2B, R, RBI.  BA= .309.  Susac cooled off from his unsustainable start but is still an upgrade over Bailey.  

Robbie Ray LHP- 5.2 IP, 7 H, 5 R, 0 BB, 3 K's.  ERA= 4.42.  Ray was having one of his better starts allowing 2 runs over the first 5 innings.  Then, with 2 outs in the 6'th inning, he allowed three straight hits and another run.  Carson Seymour came in and promptly allowed the two inherited runs to score.  Seymour would go on to allow one of his own runs to score then 3 more in the 7'th to put the Giants behind 9-1, a seemingly insurmountable deficit.

Reiver Sanmartin LHP- 2 IP, 2 H, 1 R, 0 BB, 2 K's, 3/0 GO/AO.  ERA= 4.50.  Not a great line but the best of the afternoon for Giants pitchers.

The Giants get tomorrow off at home to regroup.  They start a weekend series Friday against the Cubs with TBD facing TBD.

Down on the Farm: 6/9/2026

 AAA:  Sacramento River Cats edged out the Sugarland Space Cowboys 5-4.

Will Brennan DH- 2 for 4.  BA= .364.

Matt "Tugboat" Wilkinson LHP- 5 IP, 2 H, 1 R, 1 BB, 9 K's.  ERA= 4.26.

Michael Fulmer RHP- 1 IP, 0 H, 0 R, 0 BB, 2 K's.  ERA= 3.46.

Giants now have 3 lefty SP's in Sacramento who are knocking on the door of the major leagues:  Carson Whisenhunt, Joe Whitman and Wilkinson.  Michael Fulmer and his veteran savvy would not be a better option than at least one of the Giants current relievers?

AA:  Harrisburg Senators shut out the Richmond Flying Squirrels 1-0.

Bo Davidson CF- 2 for 4.  BA= .270.

Cesar Perdomo LHP- 7 IP, 1 H, 0 R, 0 BB, 13 K's.  ERA= 3.35.

Jack Choate LHP- 1 IP, 0 H, 1 R, 0 ER, 0 BB, 2 K's.  ERA= 1.90.

Ben Peterson RHP- 1 IP, 1 H, 0 R, 0 BB, 2 K's.  

Speaking of lefty SP's, this is the second dominant start in a row for Perdomo.  Last two starts:  13 IP, 0 R, 2 BB, 22 K's.  I saw him pitch in for the SJ Giants in 2024 and was impressed by how crisp his 3-pitch mix was.

A+:  Eugene Emeralds topped the Spokane Indians 6-5.

Trevor Cohen RF- 1 for 4, 2B, BB.  BA= .293.

Jhonny Level SS- 1 for 4, 2B.  BA= .355.

Gavin Kilen 2B- 1 for 3, 2B, BB.  BA= .280.

Dakota Jordan CF- 1 for 4, HR(8).  BA= .276.

Jancel Villaroel C-  2 for 4.  BA= .310.

Zander Darby 3B- 2 for 4.  BA= .296.

A:  San Jose Giants beat the Stockton Ports 7-1.

Junior Barajas C- 2 for 5, HR(5).  BA= .266.

Dario Reynoso 3B- 2 for 3, HBP, 2 SB(9).  BA= .313.

Jeremiah Jenkins DH- 1 for 2, 2B, 2 BB.  BA= .260.

Keyner Martinez RHP- 5 IP, 2 H, 1 R, 0 ER, 1 BB, 8 K's.  ERA= 4.57.

Mauricio Estrella RHP- 3 IP, 0 H, 0 R, 0 BB, 4 K's.  ERA= 3.74.

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

This was Martinez' best start since May 5.  Over his last two starts he has 17 K's and 3 BB's in 9 IP.

ACL:  Athletics blasted the Giants 12-2.

Jose Ramos 2B- 2 for 4.  BA= .300.

DSL:  Giants Black overwhelmed Red Sox Blue 15-3.

Djean Macares CF(18 yo)- 2 for 5, 2B.  BA= .286.

Franco Willias LF(21 yo)- 2 for 4, HR(1), BB, SB(2).  BA= .308.

Dennys Riera SS(21 yo)- 2 for 5.  BA= .318.

Keiberg Camacaro DH(19 yo)- 2 for 4, 2B, 2 SB(6).  BA= .308.

Diego Alambarrio C(18 yo)- 2 for 3, 2 2B, BB.  BA= .208.

Boris Sarduy 3B(19 yo)- 1 for 3, HR(1), BB.  BA= .389.

Reminder Djean Macares receieved the second largest signing bonus from the 2025 cycle, $1.1 M, after Josuar Gonzalez. 

DSL:  Giants Orange outscored the Mariners 8-7.

Yoxander Benitez RF(19 yo)- 3 for 4, BB.  BA= .423.

Albert Jimenez 3B(19 yo)- 2 for 4, HR(5).  BA= .440.

Yeison Oviedo SS(18 yo)- 3 for 5, 2 2B.  BA= .464.

Game Wrap 6/9/2026: Nationals 6 Giants 3

The Giants used a familiar formula for futility:  Failure to drive in runs and failure of the bullpen to keep it close in the late innings.  Key Lines:

Luis Arraez 2B- 2 for 5, 3B, R.  BA= .326.  Like clockwork.  Arraez has a 10-game hit streak with five 2-hit games in that span.  His efforts went for naught as the 1, 2 and 4 batters, Schmitt, Devers and Adames, went a combined 0 for 13 with 2 walks.  

Jung Hoo Lee RF/CF- 2 for 5, 2B, 2 RBI.  BA= .335.  Lee continues his torrid hitting:  .533 over his last 15 games, .374 over his last 30.  He has a 17 game hit streak.  8 of his last 12 games have been multi-hit, three 2-hit, three 4-hit and one 5-hit.  Arraez remains in second place in the race for the batting title because Otto Lopez went 3 for 5 and is now batting .341.

Bryce Eldridge DH- 2 for 3, 2B, HR(3), 2 BB.  BA= .300.  Pretty easy to see this is the guy the Giants need to build around.  What a talent!  

Overall, the Giants had 16  baserunners and 5 of their 9 hits were XBH's, yet they scored just 3 runs.  They had the bases loaded 3 times, twice with less than two outs, yet came away with zero runs to show for it.  

Adrian Houser RHP- 4.1 IP, 4 H, 3 R, 0 BB, 6 K's.  ERA= 5.54.  This is the 4'th game in a row in which Houser failed to get through 5 innings.  You know he's going to give up his 2 and 3 runs per start but you need and expect a high percentage of QS. He has just 2 out of 13.  Houser has never been a big QS guy, you say?  In 2021 he had 7 out of 26, 2022- 6 out of 21, 2023-6 out of 21 and 2025- 11 out of 21.  Yes, 2025 was a career year and an outlier and yes, he had 0 out of 7 starts, but he's way behind the other 3 seasons out of that stretch too.  Overall, the Giants rank #16 in MLB with 22 QS.  I don't have the time or patience to go through the game logs but I'm guessing most of those came in the first month of the season because I remember very few over the last several weeks.

The bullpen had it's usual suspects with Erik Miller LHP having the worst appearance with 2 walks and a single while recording 0 outs in a 2-run 7'th inning.  

Robbie Ray LHP, who has not recorded a QS since May 8, tries to prevent a Nationals sweep facing Foster Griffin LHP who comes in with a 7-2 record and a 3.63 ERA.