The Giants ended the official first half of the season on a downer note as Andrew Suarez had a nightmare 4'th inning and the offense continued to sputter in a game whose outcome wasn't much in doubt after the A's put up a 4-spot in that 4'th inning. Key Lines:
Chase d'Arnaud 3B- 2 for 4, HR(2). BA= .333. The Giants have had success signing formerly highly ranked prospects to minor league contracts after their careers seemed to stall out. d'Arnaud was a 4'th round draft pick by the Pirates in 2008 out of Pepperdine. He had a lot of early success in the minors and was a fast riser in the Pirates system. His career was slowed by a series of ill-timed hand injuries. He finally got sustained AB's with ATL in 2016 where he hit .245 and showed doubles power. The Giants are his 6'th organization. He put up solid numbers for the AAA Sacramento River Cats and got the callup when Joe Panik went back on the DL. So far, he's filled in nicely in the IF and shown some pop with the bat. Like other recent Giants minor league signings, let's hope for his sake this turns out to be the break he needed to have a significant MLB career.
Andrew Suarez LHP- 5 IP, 4 H, 4 R, 2 BB, 5 K's. ERA= 3.94. Not sure what happened in the 4'th inning, but Suarez allowed 5 of his 6 baserunners in that inning. There could have been some BABIP luck involved but 2 of the hits were counted as line drives. Take out that horrible inning and he had 5 K's and 1 BB in 4 IP which is actually pretty dominant. We'll see if he hits the rookie wall after the All-Star break when he starts facing teams a second time and they start to get a book on him, but for now we'll chalk this up to 1 inning of bad luck.
Ray Black RHP- 1 IP, 0 H, 0 R, 0 BB, 2 K's. ERA= 9.00. Don't let the ERA fool you. After his disastrous MLB debut, Black's subsequent 3 appearances have been beyond dominant. 6 K's, 0 BB's in 2.2 IP. Pray for him to stay healthy. If he does, the Giants have their midseason bullpen acquisition right there.
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The D'backs lost and the Dodgers and Rockies won so the D'Backs and Dodgers switch places with the Bad Guys leading the Snakes by 0.5 games. The Rockies are 2 games back in 3'rd place while the Giants fall 4 games behind the leaders in 4'th place. The Padres lost again and are fading fast into the west 14.5 games off the pace. We'll officially declare the Padres out of the race until/unless they get back to less than a 10 game deficit.
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The Giants are now off until Friday, July 20 when they move across the Bay to face the A's again in Oakland. Young Dereck Rodriguez is currently listed as the starter for that game but I'm guessing the Giants re-set their rotation for the second half.
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For those who care, the US Futures outscored the World Futures 10-6. Heliot Ramos went 1 for 1 for the World team and got his hit off fellow Giants prospect, Shaun Anderson, who gave up 1 run on 2 hits in 1 IP and was credited with a Blown Save and the Win.
Sunday, July 15, 2018
Down on the Farm: 7/14/2018
AAA Salt Lake City Bees stung the Sacramento River Cats 3-2:
NTSH.
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AA Trenton Thunder rolled over the Richmond Flying Squirrels 5-3:
Dylan Davis DH- 2 for 4, HR(9). BA= .253.
Aramis Garcia 1B- 2 for 3, BB. BA= .221.
Chase Johnson RHP- 0.2 IP, 5 H, 5 R, 1 BB, 1 K. ERA= 3.90.
Dan Slania RHP- 2.1 IP, 0 H, 0 R, 1 BB, 1 K. ERA= 2.53.
Ryan Halstead RHP- 3 IP, 3 H, 0 R, 0 BB, 1 K. ERA= 1.76.
Patrick Ruotolo RHP- 1 IP, 0 H, 0 R, 1 BB, 2 K's. ERA= 2.70.
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A+ San Jose Giants pounded the Visalia Rawhide 10-2:
Bryce Johnson CF- 1 for 1, 3 BB, SB(19). BA= .251.
Jalen Miller 2B- 3 for 5, 2B, HR(12). BA= .289.
Dillon Dobson 1B- 2 for 3, 2 2B, BB. BA= .320.
Wander Javier Franco 3B- 1 for 5, HR(3). BA= .274.
Kelvin Beltre SS- 1 for 4, HR(2). BA= .200.
Jacob Heyward LF- 1 for 3, 2B, 2 BB. BA= .246.
Domenic Mazza LHP- 5.2 IP, 10 H, 2 R, 1 ER, 1 BB, 2 K's. ERA= 1.86.
Ryan Walker RHP- 2 IP, 0 H, 0 R, 1 BB, 1 K. ERA= 0.00.
This was Jalen Miller's second game in a row with a double and HR. This was also Wander Franco's second consecutive game with a HR.
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Low A Augusta Greenjackets defeated the Rome Braves 6-1:
Jacob Gonzalez 3B- 2 for 4, HR(8). BA= .255.
Jeffry Parra C- 1 for 4, HR(5). BA= .185.
John Gavin LHP- 5 IP, 4 H, 1 R, 0 BB, 9 K's. ERA= 1.86.
John Russell RHP- 2 IP, 1 H, 0 R, 0 BB, 1 K. ERA= 2.32.
Camilo Doval RHP- 2 IP, 0 H, 0 R, 2 BB, 3 K's, Save(4). ERA= 3.93.
Jacob Gonzalez is hitting .270 over his last 10 games and .304 for the month of July. Not sure why John Gavin is still in Augusta.
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Short Season Everett Aquasox topped the Salem-Keizer Volcanoes 8-2:
Will Albertson C- 2 for 4, 2B. BA= .333.
Norwith Gudino RHP- 5.2 IP, 8 H, 3 R, 2 ER, 0 BB, 5 K's. ERA= 5.04.
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Rookie AZL Cubs2 trounced the Giants Black 7-1:
Alexander Canario CF- 2 for 5. BA= .234.
Frankie Tostado 1B- 2 for 4, 2B. BA= .382.
Sean Roby DH- 2 for 4. BA= .294.
Cody Brickhouse C- 2 for 4. BA= .290.
Johan Herrera RHP- 5 IP, 7 H, 3 R, 0 BB, 3 K's. ERA= 3.95.
Victor Concepcion RHP- 1 IP, 0 H, 0 R, 1 BB, 2 K's. ERA= 0.00.
A Victor Concepcion sighting! I had forgotten he was even still in the organization!
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Rookie AZL Giants Orange destroyed the Reds 11-2:
Yorlis Rodriguez 3B- 4 for 5, 2 2B. BA= .375.
Ismael Munguia LF- 2 for 6, 2B. BA= .345.
Beicker Mendoza 1B- 4 for 6. BA= .356.
Tyler Flores DH- 2 for 4, BB. BA= .339.
Patrick Hilson CF- 1 for 5, 2B. BA= .222.
Marco Gonzalez LHP- 5 IP, 8 H, 2 R, 1 BB, 5 K's. ERA= 4.21.
Dusten Knight RHP- 2 IP, 1 H, 0 R, 0 BB, 4 K's. ERA= 0.00.
Patrick Hilson hits the ball hard when he hits it.
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DSL was idle for their All-Star Break. Game today.
NTSH.
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AA Trenton Thunder rolled over the Richmond Flying Squirrels 5-3:
Dylan Davis DH- 2 for 4, HR(9). BA= .253.
Aramis Garcia 1B- 2 for 3, BB. BA= .221.
Chase Johnson RHP- 0.2 IP, 5 H, 5 R, 1 BB, 1 K. ERA= 3.90.
Dan Slania RHP- 2.1 IP, 0 H, 0 R, 1 BB, 1 K. ERA= 2.53.
Ryan Halstead RHP- 3 IP, 3 H, 0 R, 0 BB, 1 K. ERA= 1.76.
Patrick Ruotolo RHP- 1 IP, 0 H, 0 R, 1 BB, 2 K's. ERA= 2.70.
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A+ San Jose Giants pounded the Visalia Rawhide 10-2:
Bryce Johnson CF- 1 for 1, 3 BB, SB(19). BA= .251.
Jalen Miller 2B- 3 for 5, 2B, HR(12). BA= .289.
Dillon Dobson 1B- 2 for 3, 2 2B, BB. BA= .320.
Wander Javier Franco 3B- 1 for 5, HR(3). BA= .274.
Kelvin Beltre SS- 1 for 4, HR(2). BA= .200.
Jacob Heyward LF- 1 for 3, 2B, 2 BB. BA= .246.
Domenic Mazza LHP- 5.2 IP, 10 H, 2 R, 1 ER, 1 BB, 2 K's. ERA= 1.86.
Ryan Walker RHP- 2 IP, 0 H, 0 R, 1 BB, 1 K. ERA= 0.00.
This was Jalen Miller's second game in a row with a double and HR. This was also Wander Franco's second consecutive game with a HR.
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Low A Augusta Greenjackets defeated the Rome Braves 6-1:
Jacob Gonzalez 3B- 2 for 4, HR(8). BA= .255.
Jeffry Parra C- 1 for 4, HR(5). BA= .185.
John Gavin LHP- 5 IP, 4 H, 1 R, 0 BB, 9 K's. ERA= 1.86.
John Russell RHP- 2 IP, 1 H, 0 R, 0 BB, 1 K. ERA= 2.32.
Camilo Doval RHP- 2 IP, 0 H, 0 R, 2 BB, 3 K's, Save(4). ERA= 3.93.
Jacob Gonzalez is hitting .270 over his last 10 games and .304 for the month of July. Not sure why John Gavin is still in Augusta.
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Short Season Everett Aquasox topped the Salem-Keizer Volcanoes 8-2:
Will Albertson C- 2 for 4, 2B. BA= .333.
Norwith Gudino RHP- 5.2 IP, 8 H, 3 R, 2 ER, 0 BB, 5 K's. ERA= 5.04.
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Rookie AZL Cubs2 trounced the Giants Black 7-1:
Alexander Canario CF- 2 for 5. BA= .234.
Frankie Tostado 1B- 2 for 4, 2B. BA= .382.
Sean Roby DH- 2 for 4. BA= .294.
Cody Brickhouse C- 2 for 4. BA= .290.
Johan Herrera RHP- 5 IP, 7 H, 3 R, 0 BB, 3 K's. ERA= 3.95.
Victor Concepcion RHP- 1 IP, 0 H, 0 R, 1 BB, 2 K's. ERA= 0.00.
A Victor Concepcion sighting! I had forgotten he was even still in the organization!
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Rookie AZL Giants Orange destroyed the Reds 11-2:
Yorlis Rodriguez 3B- 4 for 5, 2 2B. BA= .375.
Ismael Munguia LF- 2 for 6, 2B. BA= .345.
Beicker Mendoza 1B- 4 for 6. BA= .356.
Tyler Flores DH- 2 for 4, BB. BA= .339.
Patrick Hilson CF- 1 for 5, 2B. BA= .222.
Marco Gonzalez LHP- 5 IP, 8 H, 2 R, 1 BB, 5 K's. ERA= 4.21.
Dusten Knight RHP- 2 IP, 1 H, 0 R, 0 BB, 4 K's. ERA= 0.00.
Patrick Hilson hits the ball hard when he hits it.
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DSL was idle for their All-Star Break. Game today.
Game Wrap 7/14/2018: A's 4 Giants 3
If you just look at the score, you might think this was an exciting game, but although it had a few exciting moments, you would be wrong. It was a ragged game with both SP's in the showers by the end of the 4'th inning. In the end, an off night for Tony Watson was the difference in the game. Key Lines:
Steven Duggar CF- 2 for 4, 2 2B. BA= .320. Duggar was involved in all 3 of the Giants runs, driving in 1 and scoring 2. In Game 1 of the series, he smoked 2 doubles down the RF line. Both doubles in this game went to LF. The first was a blooper down the LF line but the second was smoked over the head of LF Kris Davis who might have caught it if he was a better fielder, but it was definitely smoked. Duggar also enhanced his reputation on defense with a running catch into the L-CF gap to take away extra bases. First of all, he ran a long way and secondly he used his height to reach up and make it look easy. I am not sure any either Gregor Blanco or Gorkys Hernandez would have made that catch and I'm pretty sure Austin Jackson would not have.
Jeff Samardzija RHP- 4 IP, 3 H, 2 R, 2 BB, 1 K. ERA= 6.25. This could have been a lot worse as his GO/AO was 0/5 and the flyballs were not pop-ups. Then in the second inning, Shark couldn't find home plate prompting a mound visit from Buster and another from pitching coach Curt Young. His velocity was down to 90 MPH and his command was way off prompting open speculation by Kruk and Kuip that he might not be physically OK. Shark was finally lifted for a PH, which turned out to be the right move as Austin Slater drove in the Giants 3'rd and final run of he game, just as he seemed to be starting to make some decent pitches.
Derek Holland LHP- 2 IP, 1 H, 0 R, 0 BB, 5 K's. ERA= 4.09. Holland was electric again painting both corners with a 93 MPH FB that seemed to get on hitters more quickly than that while mixing in a sharp breaking ball and effective changeup. Watching that, you could not help but think that Holland should be starting and Shark should be working things out in the bullpen.
Tony Watson LHP- 0.1 IP, 3 H, 2 R, 1 BB, 1 K. ERA= 2.08. Watson has been Mr Reliable this season but not in this game as he had trouble finding the strike zone and with 3 straight hits to open the 7'th inning, the second being a HR that was crushed off the bat of Mark Canha to put the A's up by the final score of 4-3.
Ray Black RHP- 0.2 IP, 0 H, 0 R, 0 BB, 2 K's. ERA= 13.50. Black was summoned to get out of Tony Watson's jam in the 7'th inning and what an impressive performance it was! The way he finished off the second batter was one of the most impressive things I've seen this season: A 101 MPH FB at the letters, swing and miss, followed by a tight slider just off the outside corner at the knees, swing and miss. Whoa! That is just unfair and I love it!
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The D'Backs and Rockies won their games while the Dodgers lost to the Angels so the standings go D'Backs in first place by 0.5 games over the Dodgers, 2.5 over the Rockies and 3.5 over the Giants. The Pathetic Padres lost again and are in last place, 14 games off the pace.
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Andrew Suarez goes for a series win today against lefty Sean Manaea.
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PS: After the game, Jeff Samardzija said he couldn't get his shoulder loose and Manager Bruce Bochy said there's a "discussion they need to have" about the rotation going forward. Stay tuned!
Steven Duggar CF- 2 for 4, 2 2B. BA= .320. Duggar was involved in all 3 of the Giants runs, driving in 1 and scoring 2. In Game 1 of the series, he smoked 2 doubles down the RF line. Both doubles in this game went to LF. The first was a blooper down the LF line but the second was smoked over the head of LF Kris Davis who might have caught it if he was a better fielder, but it was definitely smoked. Duggar also enhanced his reputation on defense with a running catch into the L-CF gap to take away extra bases. First of all, he ran a long way and secondly he used his height to reach up and make it look easy. I am not sure any either Gregor Blanco or Gorkys Hernandez would have made that catch and I'm pretty sure Austin Jackson would not have.
Jeff Samardzija RHP- 4 IP, 3 H, 2 R, 2 BB, 1 K. ERA= 6.25. This could have been a lot worse as his GO/AO was 0/5 and the flyballs were not pop-ups. Then in the second inning, Shark couldn't find home plate prompting a mound visit from Buster and another from pitching coach Curt Young. His velocity was down to 90 MPH and his command was way off prompting open speculation by Kruk and Kuip that he might not be physically OK. Shark was finally lifted for a PH, which turned out to be the right move as Austin Slater drove in the Giants 3'rd and final run of he game, just as he seemed to be starting to make some decent pitches.
Derek Holland LHP- 2 IP, 1 H, 0 R, 0 BB, 5 K's. ERA= 4.09. Holland was electric again painting both corners with a 93 MPH FB that seemed to get on hitters more quickly than that while mixing in a sharp breaking ball and effective changeup. Watching that, you could not help but think that Holland should be starting and Shark should be working things out in the bullpen.
Tony Watson LHP- 0.1 IP, 3 H, 2 R, 1 BB, 1 K. ERA= 2.08. Watson has been Mr Reliable this season but not in this game as he had trouble finding the strike zone and with 3 straight hits to open the 7'th inning, the second being a HR that was crushed off the bat of Mark Canha to put the A's up by the final score of 4-3.
Ray Black RHP- 0.2 IP, 0 H, 0 R, 0 BB, 2 K's. ERA= 13.50. Black was summoned to get out of Tony Watson's jam in the 7'th inning and what an impressive performance it was! The way he finished off the second batter was one of the most impressive things I've seen this season: A 101 MPH FB at the letters, swing and miss, followed by a tight slider just off the outside corner at the knees, swing and miss. Whoa! That is just unfair and I love it!
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The D'Backs and Rockies won their games while the Dodgers lost to the Angels so the standings go D'Backs in first place by 0.5 games over the Dodgers, 2.5 over the Rockies and 3.5 over the Giants. The Pathetic Padres lost again and are in last place, 14 games off the pace.
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Andrew Suarez goes for a series win today against lefty Sean Manaea.
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PS: After the game, Jeff Samardzija said he couldn't get his shoulder loose and Manager Bruce Bochy said there's a "discussion they need to have" about the rotation going forward. Stay tuned!
Saturday, July 14, 2018
Down on the Farm: 7/13/2018
AAA Salt Lake City Bees stung the Sacramento River Cats 7-4:
Ryder Jones 3B- 2 for 4, HR(9). BA= .301.
Derek Law RHP- 1 IP, 1 H, 0 R, 0 BB, 1 K. ERA= 4.00.
Pierce Johnson RHP- 1 IP, 0 H, 0 R, 1 BB, 2 K's. ERA= 1.29.
After hitting .244 in April, Ryder Jones is hitting .322 since. Derek Law has a 1.64 ERA over is last 10 appearances.
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AA Richmond Flying Squirrels quieted the Trenton Thunder 7-6(10 innings):
CJ Hinojosa 2B- 3 for 4, 2 SB(5). BA= .261.
Dylan Davis LF- 3 for 5, 2B. BA= .249.
Ryan Howard SS- 1 for 4, BB, SB(8). BA= .282.
Taylor Hill RHP- 6 IP, 8 H, 1 R, 1 BB, 4 K's. ERA= 3.18.
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A+ San Jose Giants outscored the Visalia Rawhide 8-6:
Bryce Johnson CF- 1 for 3, BB, SAc. BA= .248.
Jalen Miller 2B- 2 for 5, 2B, HR(11). BA= .285.
Wander Javier Franco 3B- 2 for 5, HR(2). BA= .275.
Heath Quinn LF- 1 for 2, 2 BB, SB(3). BA= .327.
Matt Winn C- 1 for 2, HR(8), BB, HBP. BA= .241.
Logan Webb RHP- 4.2 IP, 3 H, 2 R, 3 BB, 5 K's. ERA= 1.96.
Jalen Miller's BA had been drifting down since a blistering May, but he's picked it back up with a 6 game hit streak in which he is batting .308.
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Low A Lexington Legend nosed out the Augusta Greenjackets 3-2:
Manuel Geraldo SS- 3 for 4, 2B. BA= .291.
Garrett Cave RHP- 4 IP, 5 H, 3 R, 4 BB, 2 K's. ERA= 4.98.
Tyler Schimpf RHP- 2 IP, 3 H, 0 R, 1 BB, 4 K's. ERA= 3.27.
JJ Santa Cruz LHP- 2 IP, 0 H, 0 R, 1 BB, 1 K. ERA- 1.23.
Manuel Geraldo has 6 hits in his last 2 games after an 0 for 19 and 2 for 29 skid.
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Short Season Everett Aquasox topped the Salem-Keizer Volcanoes 3-1:
Gregory Santos RHP- 4 IP, 4 H, 2 R, 1 ER, 3 BB, 7 K's. ERA= 3.41.
Keenan Bartlett RHP- 3 IP, 1 H, 1 R, 0 BB, 3 K's. ERA= 5.54.
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Rookie AZL Giants Orange and Giants Black were both idle.
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DSL Giants were idle.
Ryder Jones 3B- 2 for 4, HR(9). BA= .301.
Derek Law RHP- 1 IP, 1 H, 0 R, 0 BB, 1 K. ERA= 4.00.
Pierce Johnson RHP- 1 IP, 0 H, 0 R, 1 BB, 2 K's. ERA= 1.29.
After hitting .244 in April, Ryder Jones is hitting .322 since. Derek Law has a 1.64 ERA over is last 10 appearances.
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AA Richmond Flying Squirrels quieted the Trenton Thunder 7-6(10 innings):
CJ Hinojosa 2B- 3 for 4, 2 SB(5). BA= .261.
Dylan Davis LF- 3 for 5, 2B. BA= .249.
Ryan Howard SS- 1 for 4, BB, SB(8). BA= .282.
Taylor Hill RHP- 6 IP, 8 H, 1 R, 1 BB, 4 K's. ERA= 3.18.
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A+ San Jose Giants outscored the Visalia Rawhide 8-6:
Bryce Johnson CF- 1 for 3, BB, SAc. BA= .248.
Jalen Miller 2B- 2 for 5, 2B, HR(11). BA= .285.
Wander Javier Franco 3B- 2 for 5, HR(2). BA= .275.
Heath Quinn LF- 1 for 2, 2 BB, SB(3). BA= .327.
Matt Winn C- 1 for 2, HR(8), BB, HBP. BA= .241.
Logan Webb RHP- 4.2 IP, 3 H, 2 R, 3 BB, 5 K's. ERA= 1.96.
Jalen Miller's BA had been drifting down since a blistering May, but he's picked it back up with a 6 game hit streak in which he is batting .308.
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Low A Lexington Legend nosed out the Augusta Greenjackets 3-2:
Manuel Geraldo SS- 3 for 4, 2B. BA= .291.
Garrett Cave RHP- 4 IP, 5 H, 3 R, 4 BB, 2 K's. ERA= 4.98.
Tyler Schimpf RHP- 2 IP, 3 H, 0 R, 1 BB, 4 K's. ERA= 3.27.
JJ Santa Cruz LHP- 2 IP, 0 H, 0 R, 1 BB, 1 K. ERA- 1.23.
Manuel Geraldo has 6 hits in his last 2 games after an 0 for 19 and 2 for 29 skid.
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Short Season Everett Aquasox topped the Salem-Keizer Volcanoes 3-1:
Gregory Santos RHP- 4 IP, 4 H, 2 R, 1 ER, 3 BB, 7 K's. ERA= 3.41.
Keenan Bartlett RHP- 3 IP, 1 H, 1 R, 0 BB, 3 K's. ERA= 5.54.
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Rookie AZL Giants Orange and Giants Black were both idle.
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DSL Giants were idle.
Game Wrap 7/13/2018: Giants 7 A's 1
I was a big night for Steven Duggar who led the Giants attack in a game what was a nail biter until the 7'th inning. Key Lines:
Steven Duggar CF- 2 for 4, 2 2B, BB. BA= .286. Wow! This is what we've been waiting and hoping for with Duggar, who drove in 2 runs and scored 3 and was pretty much the difference in the game. He scored the first 2 Giants runs of the game and his bases-loaded double was the big blow in the 5-run 7'th inning. That double came of lefty Jeremy Bleich who was making his MLB debut just a couple of games after Duggar made his at the age of 31.
Buster Posey C- 2 for 4, 2B. BA= .289. Buster is 5 for 12 after taking an 0 for 5 on 7/9.
Madison Bumgarner LHP- 6 IP, 3 H, 1 R, 3 BB, 5 K's. ERA= 2.90. Not a dominant start for Bum, but other than a solo HR to Chad Pinder, Bum allowed just 2 baserunners through 6 but then loaded the bases to start the 7'th inning with a leadoff single and 2 BB's.
Reyes Moronta RHP- 1 IP, 0 H, 0 R, 0 BB, 1 K. ERA= 1.76. Moronta got the call in the high leverage situation and delivered with a K, lineout and ground-out to get out of the bases-loaded jam Bumgarner left behind.
Sam Dyson RHP- 2 IP, 0 H, 0 R, 0 BB, 2 K's. ERA= 3.20. By the time Dyson entered the game, the Giants had a 6 run lead, but those were 2 easy innings using just 19 pitches and just 4 in the 8'th innings. He was pounding the zone with a heeaavvy fastball.
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The Dodgers, D'Backs and Rockies all won so the Dodgers lead the NL West by 0.5 games over the Snakes and 3 games over the Rockies. The Giants are in 4'th place also 3 games behind but trail the Rockies by percentage points. he Pathetic Padres bring up the rear of the division 13.5 games off the pace.
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Jeff Samardzija tries to secure a series win tonight facing oft-injured lefty Brett Anderson.
Steven Duggar CF- 2 for 4, 2 2B, BB. BA= .286. Wow! This is what we've been waiting and hoping for with Duggar, who drove in 2 runs and scored 3 and was pretty much the difference in the game. He scored the first 2 Giants runs of the game and his bases-loaded double was the big blow in the 5-run 7'th inning. That double came of lefty Jeremy Bleich who was making his MLB debut just a couple of games after Duggar made his at the age of 31.
Buster Posey C- 2 for 4, 2B. BA= .289. Buster is 5 for 12 after taking an 0 for 5 on 7/9.
Madison Bumgarner LHP- 6 IP, 3 H, 1 R, 3 BB, 5 K's. ERA= 2.90. Not a dominant start for Bum, but other than a solo HR to Chad Pinder, Bum allowed just 2 baserunners through 6 but then loaded the bases to start the 7'th inning with a leadoff single and 2 BB's.
Reyes Moronta RHP- 1 IP, 0 H, 0 R, 0 BB, 1 K. ERA= 1.76. Moronta got the call in the high leverage situation and delivered with a K, lineout and ground-out to get out of the bases-loaded jam Bumgarner left behind.
Sam Dyson RHP- 2 IP, 0 H, 0 R, 0 BB, 2 K's. ERA= 3.20. By the time Dyson entered the game, the Giants had a 6 run lead, but those were 2 easy innings using just 19 pitches and just 4 in the 8'th innings. He was pounding the zone with a heeaavvy fastball.
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The Dodgers, D'Backs and Rockies all won so the Dodgers lead the NL West by 0.5 games over the Snakes and 3 games over the Rockies. The Giants are in 4'th place also 3 games behind but trail the Rockies by percentage points. he Pathetic Padres bring up the rear of the division 13.5 games off the pace.
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Jeff Samardzija tries to secure a series win tonight facing oft-injured lefty Brett Anderson.
Friday, July 13, 2018
Down on the Farm: 7/12/2018
AAA Salt Lake City Bees swarmed the Sacramento River Cats 9-4:
Kelby Tomlinson SS- 1 for 3, 2 BB. BA= .244.
Jerry Sands 1B- 2 for 4, 2B. BA= .500.
Trevor Brown C- 2 for 3, BB. BA= .254.
Tyler Beede RHP- 1.2 IP, 2 H, 3 R, 2 BB, 1 K. ERA= 6.79.
Jerry Sands gets the promo to Sacramento. Tyler Beede continues to struggle in a bullpen role. This is a roster decimated by promotions to the MLB club. Steven Duggar, Austin Slater, Chase d'Arnaud, Alen Hanson, Andrew Suarez, Dereck Rodriguez and Reyes Moronta all started the season on the River Cats roster and are now contributing to the MLB club. Mac Williamson was also called up and contributed but has struggled since a concussion injury. Ray Black started the season in AA, but was recently promoted from Sacramento too.
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AA Trenton Thunder outlasted the Richmond Flying Squirrels 2-1(10 innings):
Aramis Garcia C/1B- 1 for 3, HR(9), BB. BA= .216.
Jake McCasland RHP- 6 IP, 7 H, 1 R, 0 BB, 4 K's. ERA= 3.38.
Patrick Ruotolo RHP- 1 IP, 1 H, 0 R, 0 BB, 1 K. ERA= 2.84.
An already weak Squirrels roster is further weakened by Jerry Sands departure for Sacramento.
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A+ Stockton Ports outscored the San Jose Giants 8-5:
Wander Franco "The Elder" 3B- 3 for 5, 2B. BA= .273.
Gio Brusa 1B- 1 for 4, HR(14). BA= .251.
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Low A Augusta Greenjackets defeated the Lexington Legends 7-4:
Heliot Ramos CF- 3 for 5, HR(7), SB(6). BA= .249.
Manuel Geraldo SS- 3 for 5. BA= .286.
Ryan Kirby 1B- 2 for 4, HR(12). BA= .238.
Orlando Garcia 2B- 1 for 3, BB, SB(8). BA= .249.
Jose Marte RHP- 4 IP, 5 H, 1 R, 3 BB, 6 K's. ERA= 3.65.
Stetson Woods RHP- 3 IP, 3 H, 1 R, 1 BB, 3 K's. ERA= 1.69.
Olbis Parra RHP- 1 IP, 1 H, 0 R, 0 BB, 1 K. ERA= 2.31.
That's the kind of line we are hoping to see a lot more of from Heliot Ramos. He's been steadily improving his numbers over the season hitting .272. in May and .300 in 10 games so far in June. ogc delved into his numbers a few days ago and found that an 0 for 25 slump in May hurt his overall BA by about 20 pts. Take that skid out and he's hitting .270 in all other games. So, here's to a strong finish for Heliot Ramos!
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Short Season Salem-Keizer Volcanoes topped the Everett Aquasox 3-1:
Kyle McPherson 2B- 2 for 5. BA= .283.
Diego Rincones LF- 1 for 3, BB. BA= .365.
Joey Bart C- 1 for 4, HR(6). BA= .290.
David Villar 3B- 2 for 4, 2B. BA= .286.
Wander Franco "The Younger" 1B- 2 for 4, 2B. BA= .221.
Mikey Edie CF- 1 for 2, 2 BB. BA= .377.
Nico Giarratano SS- 2 for 4, 2B, SB(1). BA= .308.
Sean Hjelle RHP- 2 IP, 0 H, 0 R, 0 BB, 2 K's. ERA= 2.25.
Sidney Duprey LHP- 2 IP, 3 H, 0 R, 1 BB, 2 K's. ERA= 0.75.
Jesus Tona RHP- 2 IP, 1 H, 0 R, 0 BB, 2 K's. ERA= 0.00.
Joey Bart hits dingers! He's homered in 4 consecutive games. Sean Hjelle stretches out to 2 innings. Jesus Tona is a converted catcher who is putting up intriguing numbers as the Volcanoes Closer.
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Rookie AZL Padres1 blanked the Giants Black 5-0:
Randy Norris LF/CF- 2 for 4. BA= .314.
Raiber Gutierrez CF- 2 for 2, 2B. BA= .182.
Israel Cruz RHP- 4 IP, 2 H, 1 R, 3 BB, 4 K's. ERA= 4.91.
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Rookie AZL Giants Orange pounded the Padres2 8-2(Game 1 of DH, 7 innings):
Ismael Munguia LF- 1 for 4, 3B. BA= .367.
Tyler Flores 1B- 2 for 4. BA= .345.
Fabian Pena C- 2 for 4, HR(1). BA= .313.
Patrick Hilson CF- 2 for 4, 2B, HR(3). BA= .224.
Julio Rodriguez RHP- 4 IP, 2 H, 0 R, 4 BB, 3 K's. ERA= 3.68.
Patrick Hilson is hitting .308 over his last 10 games. Julio Rodriguez is the man with the magic curveball that spins up to 3000 rpm.
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Rookie AZL Padres2 destroyed the Giants Orange 8-0(Game 2 of DH, 7 innings):
NTSH.
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DSL Tigers2 whitewashed the Giants 2-0(Game 1 of DH, 7 innings):
Luis Toribio 3B- 2 for 3. BA= .320.
Richgelon Juliana CF- 0 for 1, 2 BB. BA= .284.
Jesus Gomez LHP- 2.2 IP, 0 H, 0 R, 1 BB, 5 K's. ERA= 1.83.
Luis Toribio had the only 2 hits in the game for the Giants. Jesus Gomez is 17 yo, 6'2", 180 lbs. He has 25 K's, 10 BB's in 19.2 IP.
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DSL Tigers2 edged out the Giants 2-1(Game 2 of DH, 7 innings):
Andrew Caraballo SS- 1 for 3, 3B. BA= .243.
Luis Toribio DH- 0 for 1, 2 BB. BA= .317.
Melvin Martinez RHP- 4 IP, 4 H, 0 R, 1 BB, 3 K's. ERA= 5.31.
Kelby Tomlinson SS- 1 for 3, 2 BB. BA= .244.
Jerry Sands 1B- 2 for 4, 2B. BA= .500.
Trevor Brown C- 2 for 3, BB. BA= .254.
Tyler Beede RHP- 1.2 IP, 2 H, 3 R, 2 BB, 1 K. ERA= 6.79.
Jerry Sands gets the promo to Sacramento. Tyler Beede continues to struggle in a bullpen role. This is a roster decimated by promotions to the MLB club. Steven Duggar, Austin Slater, Chase d'Arnaud, Alen Hanson, Andrew Suarez, Dereck Rodriguez and Reyes Moronta all started the season on the River Cats roster and are now contributing to the MLB club. Mac Williamson was also called up and contributed but has struggled since a concussion injury. Ray Black started the season in AA, but was recently promoted from Sacramento too.
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AA Trenton Thunder outlasted the Richmond Flying Squirrels 2-1(10 innings):
Aramis Garcia C/1B- 1 for 3, HR(9), BB. BA= .216.
Jake McCasland RHP- 6 IP, 7 H, 1 R, 0 BB, 4 K's. ERA= 3.38.
Patrick Ruotolo RHP- 1 IP, 1 H, 0 R, 0 BB, 1 K. ERA= 2.84.
An already weak Squirrels roster is further weakened by Jerry Sands departure for Sacramento.
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A+ Stockton Ports outscored the San Jose Giants 8-5:
Wander Franco "The Elder" 3B- 3 for 5, 2B. BA= .273.
Gio Brusa 1B- 1 for 4, HR(14). BA= .251.
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Low A Augusta Greenjackets defeated the Lexington Legends 7-4:
Heliot Ramos CF- 3 for 5, HR(7), SB(6). BA= .249.
Manuel Geraldo SS- 3 for 5. BA= .286.
Ryan Kirby 1B- 2 for 4, HR(12). BA= .238.
Orlando Garcia 2B- 1 for 3, BB, SB(8). BA= .249.
Jose Marte RHP- 4 IP, 5 H, 1 R, 3 BB, 6 K's. ERA= 3.65.
Stetson Woods RHP- 3 IP, 3 H, 1 R, 1 BB, 3 K's. ERA= 1.69.
Olbis Parra RHP- 1 IP, 1 H, 0 R, 0 BB, 1 K. ERA= 2.31.
That's the kind of line we are hoping to see a lot more of from Heliot Ramos. He's been steadily improving his numbers over the season hitting .272. in May and .300 in 10 games so far in June. ogc delved into his numbers a few days ago and found that an 0 for 25 slump in May hurt his overall BA by about 20 pts. Take that skid out and he's hitting .270 in all other games. So, here's to a strong finish for Heliot Ramos!
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Short Season Salem-Keizer Volcanoes topped the Everett Aquasox 3-1:
Kyle McPherson 2B- 2 for 5. BA= .283.
Diego Rincones LF- 1 for 3, BB. BA= .365.
Joey Bart C- 1 for 4, HR(6). BA= .290.
David Villar 3B- 2 for 4, 2B. BA= .286.
Wander Franco "The Younger" 1B- 2 for 4, 2B. BA= .221.
Mikey Edie CF- 1 for 2, 2 BB. BA= .377.
Nico Giarratano SS- 2 for 4, 2B, SB(1). BA= .308.
Sean Hjelle RHP- 2 IP, 0 H, 0 R, 0 BB, 2 K's. ERA= 2.25.
Sidney Duprey LHP- 2 IP, 3 H, 0 R, 1 BB, 2 K's. ERA= 0.75.
Jesus Tona RHP- 2 IP, 1 H, 0 R, 0 BB, 2 K's. ERA= 0.00.
Joey Bart hits dingers! He's homered in 4 consecutive games. Sean Hjelle stretches out to 2 innings. Jesus Tona is a converted catcher who is putting up intriguing numbers as the Volcanoes Closer.
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Rookie AZL Padres1 blanked the Giants Black 5-0:
Randy Norris LF/CF- 2 for 4. BA= .314.
Raiber Gutierrez CF- 2 for 2, 2B. BA= .182.
Israel Cruz RHP- 4 IP, 2 H, 1 R, 3 BB, 4 K's. ERA= 4.91.
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Rookie AZL Giants Orange pounded the Padres2 8-2(Game 1 of DH, 7 innings):
Ismael Munguia LF- 1 for 4, 3B. BA= .367.
Tyler Flores 1B- 2 for 4. BA= .345.
Fabian Pena C- 2 for 4, HR(1). BA= .313.
Patrick Hilson CF- 2 for 4, 2B, HR(3). BA= .224.
Julio Rodriguez RHP- 4 IP, 2 H, 0 R, 4 BB, 3 K's. ERA= 3.68.
Patrick Hilson is hitting .308 over his last 10 games. Julio Rodriguez is the man with the magic curveball that spins up to 3000 rpm.
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Rookie AZL Padres2 destroyed the Giants Orange 8-0(Game 2 of DH, 7 innings):
NTSH.
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DSL Tigers2 whitewashed the Giants 2-0(Game 1 of DH, 7 innings):
Luis Toribio 3B- 2 for 3. BA= .320.
Richgelon Juliana CF- 0 for 1, 2 BB. BA= .284.
Jesus Gomez LHP- 2.2 IP, 0 H, 0 R, 1 BB, 5 K's. ERA= 1.83.
Luis Toribio had the only 2 hits in the game for the Giants. Jesus Gomez is 17 yo, 6'2", 180 lbs. He has 25 K's, 10 BB's in 19.2 IP.
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DSL Tigers2 edged out the Giants 2-1(Game 2 of DH, 7 innings):
Andrew Caraballo SS- 1 for 3, 3B. BA= .243.
Luis Toribio DH- 0 for 1, 2 BB. BA= .317.
Melvin Martinez RHP- 4 IP, 4 H, 0 R, 1 BB, 3 K's. ERA= 5.31.
Thursday, July 12, 2018
Down on the Farm: 7/11/2018
AAA PCL outscored the IL 12-7 in the AAA All-Star Game.
Tyler Rogers allowed 2 hits and 0 R in 0.2 IP.
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AA EL All-Star Game ended in a 4-4 tie.
Ryan Howard- 0 for 2.
Luigi Rodriguez- 1 for 3, HR, BB.
Dan Slania- 0.1 IP, 0 H, 0 R, 0 BB, 0 K.
Dillon McNamara- 0.2 IP, 0 H, 0 R, 2 BB, 1 K.
Free Luigi!
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A+ San Jose Giants Blanked the Stockton Ports 1-0:
Bryce Johnson CF- 2 for 4. BA= .245.
Wander Franco "The Elder"- 2 for 4. BA= .268.
Gio Brusa DH- 2 for 4, SB(4). BA= .251.
Dillon Dobson 1B- 2 for 4, 2B. BA= .333.
Carlos Sano RHP- 5.2 IP, 2 H, 0 R, 3 BB, 2 K's. ERA= 3.89.
Connor Overton RHP- 3 IP, 1 H, 0 R, 2 BB, 4 K's. ERA= 1.59.
6 hits in last 3 games for Bryce Johnson.
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Low A Augusta Greenjackets edged out the Lexington Legends 3-2:
Jacob Gonzalez DH- 2 for 4. BA= .255.
Orlando Garcia 2B- 1 for 3, HR(5), HBP. BA= .245.
Caleb Baragar LHP- 5 IP, 2 H, 1 R, 2 BB, 6 K's. ERA= 4.62.
John Russell RHP- 2 IP, 2 H, 0 R, 0 BB, 3 K's. ERA= 2.56.
Camilo Doval RHP- 1 IP, 0 H, 0 R, 0 BB, 1 K, Save(3). ERA= 4.18.
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Short Season Everett Aquasox topped the Salem-Keizer Volcanoes 7-4:
Joey Bart DH- 1 for 4, HR(5). BA= .296.
Aaron Bond RF- 2 for 4, 2B, SB(1). BA= .286.
Kevin Rivera 2B- 2 for 4. BA= .267.
Blake Rivera RHP- 1.1 IP, 1 H, 2 R, 1 ER, 2 BB, 1 K. ERA= 6.75.
Trent Toplikar RHP- 3 IP, 2 H, 0 R, 0 BB, 2 K's. ERA= 1.08.
Joey Bart hits dingers!
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Rookie AZL Giants Black pounded the Cubs1 12-5:
Alexander Canario CF- 1 for 3, 2 BB, SB(4). BA= .220.
Enoc Watts SS- 3 for 4, SF. BA= .320.
Frankie Tostado LF- 3 for 4, 2B, BB. BA= .400.
Franklin Labour RF- 2 for 4, 2 2B. BA= .265.
Braden Frankfort C- 2 for 3, 2B, BB, SF. BA= .250.
Conner Nurse RHP- 4 IP, 3 H, 3 R, 2 ER, 6 BB, 3 K's. ERA= 5.50.
Frankie Tostado might be too good for rookie ball. Conner Nurse is a project.
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Rookie AZL Indians1 outscored the Giants Orange 7-6:
Ismael Munguia DH- 3 for 5, 3B. BA= .378.
Austin Edgette LF- 2 for 5. BA= .314.
Anyesber Sivira 2B- 2 for 4. BA= .191.
Fabian Pena C- 2 for 3, 2B, BB. BA= .286.
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DSL Colorado beat the Giants 7-2:
Robinson Batista LF- 4 for 4, 2 2B, 3B. BA= .276.
Josdeiker Marcano RHP- 1.2 IP, 0 H, 0 R, 0 BB, 2 K's. ERA= 2.30.
Tyler Rogers allowed 2 hits and 0 R in 0.2 IP.
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AA EL All-Star Game ended in a 4-4 tie.
Ryan Howard- 0 for 2.
Luigi Rodriguez- 1 for 3, HR, BB.
Dan Slania- 0.1 IP, 0 H, 0 R, 0 BB, 0 K.
Dillon McNamara- 0.2 IP, 0 H, 0 R, 2 BB, 1 K.
Free Luigi!
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A+ San Jose Giants Blanked the Stockton Ports 1-0:
Bryce Johnson CF- 2 for 4. BA= .245.
Wander Franco "The Elder"- 2 for 4. BA= .268.
Gio Brusa DH- 2 for 4, SB(4). BA= .251.
Dillon Dobson 1B- 2 for 4, 2B. BA= .333.
Carlos Sano RHP- 5.2 IP, 2 H, 0 R, 3 BB, 2 K's. ERA= 3.89.
Connor Overton RHP- 3 IP, 1 H, 0 R, 2 BB, 4 K's. ERA= 1.59.
6 hits in last 3 games for Bryce Johnson.
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Low A Augusta Greenjackets edged out the Lexington Legends 3-2:
Jacob Gonzalez DH- 2 for 4. BA= .255.
Orlando Garcia 2B- 1 for 3, HR(5), HBP. BA= .245.
Caleb Baragar LHP- 5 IP, 2 H, 1 R, 2 BB, 6 K's. ERA= 4.62.
John Russell RHP- 2 IP, 2 H, 0 R, 0 BB, 3 K's. ERA= 2.56.
Camilo Doval RHP- 1 IP, 0 H, 0 R, 0 BB, 1 K, Save(3). ERA= 4.18.
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Short Season Everett Aquasox topped the Salem-Keizer Volcanoes 7-4:
Joey Bart DH- 1 for 4, HR(5). BA= .296.
Aaron Bond RF- 2 for 4, 2B, SB(1). BA= .286.
Kevin Rivera 2B- 2 for 4. BA= .267.
Blake Rivera RHP- 1.1 IP, 1 H, 2 R, 1 ER, 2 BB, 1 K. ERA= 6.75.
Trent Toplikar RHP- 3 IP, 2 H, 0 R, 0 BB, 2 K's. ERA= 1.08.
Joey Bart hits dingers!
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Rookie AZL Giants Black pounded the Cubs1 12-5:
Alexander Canario CF- 1 for 3, 2 BB, SB(4). BA= .220.
Enoc Watts SS- 3 for 4, SF. BA= .320.
Frankie Tostado LF- 3 for 4, 2B, BB. BA= .400.
Franklin Labour RF- 2 for 4, 2 2B. BA= .265.
Braden Frankfort C- 2 for 3, 2B, BB, SF. BA= .250.
Conner Nurse RHP- 4 IP, 3 H, 3 R, 2 ER, 6 BB, 3 K's. ERA= 5.50.
Frankie Tostado might be too good for rookie ball. Conner Nurse is a project.
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Rookie AZL Indians1 outscored the Giants Orange 7-6:
Ismael Munguia DH- 3 for 5, 3B. BA= .378.
Austin Edgette LF- 2 for 5. BA= .314.
Anyesber Sivira 2B- 2 for 4. BA= .191.
Fabian Pena C- 2 for 3, 2B, BB. BA= .286.
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DSL Colorado beat the Giants 7-2:
Robinson Batista LF- 4 for 4, 2 2B, 3B. BA= .276.
Josdeiker Marcano RHP- 1.2 IP, 0 H, 0 R, 0 BB, 2 K's. ERA= 2.30.
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