Down on the Farm: 9/5/2026

 AAA:  Sacramento River Cats tamed the Salt Lake City Bees 6-3.

Scott Bandura CF- 1 for 5, HR(9).  BA= .318.  

Brett Harris 3B- 1 for 3, BB.  BA= .336.

Bo Davidson LF- 2 for 4, HR(9).  BA= .290.

Charlie Szykowny 1B- 2 for 4, 2B.  BA= .300.

Thomas Gavello C- 1 for 3, HR(8).  BA= .185.

Spencer Bivens RHP- 4 IP, 4 H, 1 R, 1 BB, 5 K's.  ERA= 4.92.

R. J. Dabovich RHP- 1 IP, 0 R, 0 R, 0 BB, 1 K.  ERA= 0.00.

Philip Abner LHP- 0.2 IP, 2 H, 0 R, 0 BB, 2 K's.  ERA= 4.54.

Eric Cerantola RHP- 1 IP, 0 H, 0 R, 0 BB, 1 K, Save(5).  ERA= 4.15.

AA: Akron Rubber Ducks shut down the Richmond Flying Squirrels 9-0.

Lisbel Diaz RF- 2 for 4, SB(7).  BA= .203.

Jancel Villaroel C- 1 for 2, 2 BB.  BA= .206.

Jean Carlos Sio LF- 2 for 3, BB.  BA= .229.

Shane Rademacher RHP- 3.1 IP, 2 H, 0 R, 1 BB, 2 K's.  ERA= 5.15.

A+:  Eugene Emeralds topped the Hillsboro Hops 5-4.

Hayden Jatczak 1B- 2 for 4.  BA= .258.

Dalton Wentz 3B- 1 for 3, 2B, BB.  BA= .265.

Mauricio Estrella RHP- 2.1 IP, 1 H, 0 R, 1 BB, 3 K's.  ERA= 4.76.

Ryan Slater RHP- 2 IP, 1 H, 0 R, 0 BB, 0 K.  ERA= 3.66.

Nate Nabholz RHP- 1 IP, 0 H, 0 R, 0 BB, 1 K, Save(1).  ERA= 2.41.

A:  San Jose Giants edged out the Fresno Grizzlies 4-3.

Josuar Gonzalez SS- 1 for 3, HR(3), BB.  BA= .357.

Luke Nixon 2B- 2 for 4, 2B.  BA= .186.

Keyner Martinez RHP- 5 IP, 4 H, 1 R, 0 ER, 2 BB, 5 K's.  ERA= 4.61.

Ian Korn RHP- 2 IP, 1 H, 0 R, 1 BB, 1 K.  ERA= 6.75.

Sorry for the paucity of comments here.  We're getting down to the end of a long season for the prospects.  Not much left to say that hasn't been said.  The Giants have set themselves up for a huge problem with the 40-man roster and Rule 5 Draft this offseason.  Counting players on the 60-day IL, they have 54 players on the 40-man roster.  The 15 players on the 60-day IL will have to be activated and the total has to come down to 40 which means 14 player currently on the 40-man roster must be DFA'd when the 40-man roster is set in November.  This all doesn't count players like Bo Davidson and Scott Bandura who must be added to avoid losing them in the I will write a separate post soon after the season is over detailing which players are at risk for DFA.  Just eyeballing it now, there will be some painful decisions.