San Jose Giants on Deck: 11-Game Road Trip Begins Tonight in Rancho Cucamonga
Published on May 15, 2013 under California League (CalL1)
San Jose Giants News Release
San Jose Giants (25-13) at Rancho Cucamonga Quakes (20-18)
At LoanMart Field
- Wednesday, May 15, 7:05 PM
- Thursday, May 16, 7:05 PM
- Friday, May 17, 7:05 PM
- Saturday, May 18, 7:05 PM
Probable Starting Pitching Matchups
Wednesday
San Jose - Ty Blach (4-1, 1.87)
Rancho Cucamonga - James Campbell (1-2, 3.10)
Thursday
San Jose - Chris Marlowe (2-0, 1.69)
Rancho Cucamonga - Garrett Gould (1-2, 7.47)
Friday
San Jose - Kelvin Marte (1-0, 2.77)
Rancho Cucamonga - Lindsey Caughel (0-1, 5.40)
Saturday
San Jose - Clayton Blackburn (2-1, 3.65)
Rancho Cucamonga - Jarret Martin (1-5, 4.59)
Broadcast Information
The entire series can be heard live on sjgiants.com with Joe Ritzo calling all of the action. Radio broadcasts begin 30 minutes prior to first pitch with The Giants Pregame Show. All 140 games this season will be aired on the club's official website and streamed through the San Jose Giants Mobile App.
Giants Begin Four-Game Series At Rancho Cucamonga Tonight
The San Jose Giants travel to Rancho Cucamonga to begin a four-game series against the Quakes this evening at LoanMart Field. San Jose split a four-game set with the visiting High Desert Mavericks in their most recent series. The Giants earned victories of 5-3 and 5-2 over the Mavericks last Friday and Saturday respectively before High Desert bounced back with a 6-0 shutout on Sunday and a 9-2 win on Monday. San Jose was held to a season-low three hits in the series finale. Angel Villalona (2-for-3, 2B, HR, RBI) had two of the three hits, including a seventh-inning solo home run.
Season-Long 11-Game Road Trip
Tonight marks the beginning of a season-long 11-game road trip for the Giants - all against South Division opponents. After the current series against the Quakes, San Jose will play three games at Inland Empire and then four games versus High Desert. The Giants enter this evening's contest on an eight-game road winning streak - tied for the second-longest road win streak in team history (1995). San Jose hasn't lost a road game since April 19 at Inland Empire. The 2011 club holds the record for longest road winning streak in team history when they claimed 16 straight games away from home. San Jose's current 14-3 road record is the top mark in the California League.
League-Leading Pitching Staff
The Giants pitching staff has posted a stellar 3.21 ERA this season to lead the California League. San Jose starting pitchers have been particularly impressive allowing two earned runs or fewer in 30 out of the first 38 games this season. The Giants boast the top two individual ERA's in the league with Chris Marlowe (1.69) and Ty Blach (1.87). Blach is also tied for third in the league in wins (4) while Clayton Blackburn is second in strikeouts (46). Out of the bullpen, Hunter Strickland ranks tied for fourth with six saves. As a staff, San Jose is also first in the league in strikeouts (371) and fewest home runs allowed (19).
San Jose Leads North Division By Two Games
San Jose (25-13) is two games ahead of the Visalia Rawhide (23-15) for the top spot in the first half North Division race. The Giants have won the first half North Division title in seven out of the last eight years. San Jose has also qualified for the playoffs in a league-record tying nine consecutive seasons (2004-2012).
Power Surge
San Jose's 36 home runs this season rank third in the California League (trailing only Stockton and High Desert). Individually, Devin Harris is tied for first in the league with 10 home runs. Harris homered in six consecutive games earlier this year from April 24-30. Angel Villalona is tied for sixth in the league with seven home runs while Jeff Arnold has already matched a career-high with six homers. Arnold has hit three home runs over his last five games.
Cavan's Hitting Streak Ends At 19 Games
Infielder Ryan Cavan saw his 19-game hitting streak end with an 0-for-4 in Sunday's contest against High Desert. The 19-game streak is the longest in the California League this year and tied for the fifth-longest in San Jose Giants history. Cavan hit .380 (30-for-79) with 11 RBI's during the streak. Cavan ranks first in the California League in batting average (.342) and hits (51 - tied) while he's second in doubles (12 - tied). Cavan has multi-hits in 17 out of his 36 games played this season and also ranks as the second-toughest player to strikeout in the league (one strikeout every 10.9 plate appearances).
Bullpen Excellence
Relief pitchers Hunter Strickland (six) and Josh Osich (four) have combined to go 10-for-10 in save opportunities this season. Strickland has allowed just two earned runs in 17 innings this year (1.06 ERA) while Osich boasts a 0.95 ERA (2 ER/19.0 IP). Bryce Bandilla owns the highest strikeout ratio in the California League among relief pitchers as he's fanned 41 batters in just 24 innings (15.3 strikeouts per nine innings). Cody Hall has also been dominant since returning from the disabled list with eight scoreless innings and 10 strikeouts spanning five appearances. The Giants bullpen had worked 26 consecutive innings without allowing an earned run until High Desert scored in the top of the eighth off Bandilla last Friday.
Opponent Notes: Rancho Cucamonga Quakes
The Rancho Cucamonga Quakes, an affiliate of the Los Angeles Dodgers, are 20-18 this season and in third place in the South Division - three games out of the top spot. Rancho Cucamonga is third in the league in batting average (.266) and fifth in ERA (4.45). The Quakes won three out of four games from the Giants in a series earlier this season at Municipal Stadium (May 3-6).
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