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San Jose Giants on Deck: Giants Continue Homestand against Lancaster

Published on July 18, 2015 under California League (CalL1)
San Jose Giants News Release


At Municipal Stadium (San Jose, CA)

* Saturday, July 18, 6:00 PM

* Sunday, July 19, 5:00 PM

* Monday, July 20, 7:00 PM

* Tuesday, July 21, 12:30 PM

Records

Lancaster: 49-42 (12-9 Second Half)

San Jose: 43-48 (13-8 Second Half)

Probable Starting Pitchers

Saturday

Lancaster - Troy Scribner (2-3, 6.15)

San Jose - Jason Forjet (2-2, 3.09)

Sunday

Lancaster - Kevin Comer (1-3, 5.28)

San Jose - Chase Johnson (5-3, 3.01)

Monday

Lancaster - Daniel Mengden (2-1, 5.24)

San Jose - Jose Reyes (1-4, 8.80)

Tuesday

Lancaster - Akeem Bostick (1-2, 1.74)

San Jose - Ray Black (1-1, 2.77)

Broadcast Information Saturday's series opener will be televised live on Comcast Hometown Network, Channel 104. Joe Ritzo handles the play-by-play while color commentary duties will be provided by Joe Castellano. The entire series can also be heard live on sjgiants.com and inside Municipal Stadium on 92.9 FM with Justin Allegri (Saturday) and Joe Ritzo (Sunday-Tuesday) calling 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 the San Jose Giants Mobile App. Additionally, every home game is streamed live and available on demand through MiLB.TV.

Giants Begin Four-Game Series Against Lancaster Tonight The San Jose Giants continue their homestand with the opener of a four-game series against the Lancaster JetHawks this evening at Municipal Stadium. The Giants are 2-2 against the JetHawks this year. San Jose opened the season by splitting a four-game series at Lancaster.

Winning Ways The Giants enter tonight's contest having won nine out of their last ten games. Beginning on July 7, San Jose won seven in a row earning back-to-back series sweeps of Bakersfield (four games) and Modesto (three games). Stockton then snapped the Giants' seven-game winning streak with a 9-1 triumph last Wednesday to open San Jose's current homestand. However, the Giants bounced back earning victories of 7-2 on Thursday and 3-0 last night to take the series from the Ports. San Jose is 13-8 in the second half - their high-water mark above .500 this half.

Stellar Pitching Over the last ten games (9-1 record), the Giants own a sparkling 1.47 team ERA (16 ER/98.0 IP). San Jose allowed only 10 runs during their entire seven-game winning streak from July 7-13 (0.89 ERA). Giants starting pitchers possess a 1.26 ERA (8 ER/57.1 IP) in the last ten games. Last night was San Jose's third shutout in the last eight games. It was their ninth shutout overall this season - tied with Visalia for the league lead. The Giants rank third in the California League in ERA (3.73) and second in strikeouts (846).

Arroyo Surges At The Plate Shortstop Christian Arroyo is batting .402 (37-for-92) over his last 22 games with nine doubles, two home runs and 11 RBI's. Arroyo has multi-hits in 13 out of his last 22 games. The former first round draft pick is batting .337 this season with 17 doubles, four home runs and 20 RBI's in 47 games.

Inside The Record Last night's victory moved the Giants (43-48) to within five games of the .500 mark for the first time since the club was 7-12 on April 28.

Ragira Heats Up In Second Half DH Brian Ragira boasts a .360 batting average (18-for-50) since the All-Star break after hitting just .207 during the first half. Over his last four games, Ragira is 7-for-11 with four doubles and two RBI's. Ragira hit .297 with 15 home runs in the second half last season for the San Jose Giants after batting just .224 (5 HR) in the first half.

Versus The South This series marks San Jose's first games against the South Division since a four-game set versus Inland Empire to close out the first half (June 18-21). The Giants opened the second half with 21 consecutive games against North Division teams. San Jose is 18-16 (.529) against the South Division this season (25-32, .439 versus the North).

Tyler Horan Outfielder Tyler Horan has homered in each of his last two games. He's also driven home at least one run in four consecutive games. Horan, who endured two DL stints earlier this season (April 30-May 26 and June 30-July 6), is batting .230 overall with a team-leading nine home runs and 23 RBI's in 47 games.

In July The Giants are 11-5 in July - tied with Visalia for the best record in the league this month. San Jose is still looking for their first winning month of the season (April 7-14, May 14-15, June 11-14). The Giants' 2.70 team ERA in July leads the league. San Jose's top hitters this month have been Christian Arroyo (.371, 2 HR) and Brian Ragira (.341, 2 HR).

Opponent Notes: Lancaster JetHawks The Lancaster JetHawks, an affiliate of the Houston Astros, are in first place in the second half South Division standings with a 12-9 record. Lancaster leads the league in batting average (.290) and home runs (115) while they're eighth in ERA (4.65). The JetHawks are 29-20 on the road this season (20-22 home). Lancaster is the defending California League champion.

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