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San Jose Giants on Deck: Giants, Ports to Play Three-Game Series in Stockton

Published on August 17, 2015 under California League (CalL1)
San Jose Giants News Release


At Banner Island Ballpark (Stockton, CA)

* Monday, August 17, 7:10 PM

* Tuesday, August 18, 7:10 PM

* Wednesday, August 19, 7:10 PM

Records

Stockton: 60-59 (22-27 Second Half)

San Jose: 59-60 (29-20 Second Half)

Probable Starting Pitchers

Monday

San Jose - Luis Ysla (2-5, 5.76)

Stockton - Raul Alcantara (0-2, 4.66)

Tuesday

San Jose - Jordan Johnson (1-1, 4.63)

Stockton - Dylan Covey (6-7, 3.93)

Wednesday

San Jose - Jason Forjet (4-4, 3.39)

Stockton - Matt Stalcup (2-3, 3.03)

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 the San Jose Giants Mobile App.

Giants Begin Three-Game Series At Stockton Tonight

The San Jose Giants begin a three-game series against the Stockton Ports this evening at Banner Island Ballpark. Luis Ysla is slated to make the start on the mound for San Jose tonight. Ysla owns a 3.34 ERA in the second half after posting an 8.15 ERA in the first half. The Giants are 10-7 versus the Ports this season, including a 7-4 mark in the second half. This series marks the final regular season meeting between San Jose and Stockton.

Homestand Review

The Giants posted a 3-3 record during their six-game homestand that concluded last night. San Jose picked-up one victory in three games against the Visalia Rawhide to begin the homestand before taking two out of three versus the Lancaster JetHawks last weekend. The Giants lost their first two games of the homestand before winning three out of the last four contests. San Jose is 16-5 in their last 21 home games overall dating back to July 7.

League-Leading Pitching Staff

San Jose currently boasts the lowest team ERA in the California League at 3.50. The Giants also lead all of Minor League Baseball in strikeouts (1146, 9.6 per game). San Jose's 11 shutouts this season are second in the league (Visalia leads with 13). San Jose owns a 2.75 team ERA since the beginning of July (27-17 record).

Offensive Woes

Over their last 19 games (9-10 record), San Jose is batting just .207 as a team and averaging 3.3 runs per contest. The Giants own a .215 batting average in August (7-8 record) and hit only .205 as a team during the homestand that ended last night (3-3 record).

In The Standings

The Giants (29-20) are tied for second with Modesto in the second half North Division standings - one game behind Visalia (30-19) for the top spot. San Jose does not have any games remaining this season against the Rawhide. The Giants (59-60) are also just one game behind Stockton (60-59) for the final Wild Card spot. Including tonight, 21 games remain in the regular season. San Jose has qualified for the playoffs in 10 out of the last 11 seasons.

Christian Arroyo

Shortstop Christian Arroyo ranks fourth in the California League with a .317 batting average. Despite a six-week DL stint in the first half, Arroyo is second on the team in doubles (24), fourth in RBI's (34) and fourth in home runs (8). He hit .300 in the first half (27 games) and is batting at a .328 clip since the All-Star break (44 games).

Dominant Bullpen

Since July 1, the Giants bullpen has fashioned a stellar 2.03 ERA. Jake Smith (9th, 106 SO) and Ian Gardeck (T16th, 92 SO) are the only two relievers in the California League to rank among the top 25 in strikeouts. Second half ERA's of San Jose relievers: Gardeck (2.41), Jones (2.18), Rogers (0.94), Slania (3.90), Smith (1.86) and Soptic (2.65). San Jose is the lone team in the league to have not lost a game this season when leading after eight innings (49-0).

Angel Villalona Home Run Tracker

First baseman Angel Villalona hit his 32nd career home run with the San Jose Giants in last Friday's game versus Lancaster. Villalona needs two more home runs to move into the top five in team history (Giuseppe Chiaramonte ranks fifth with 34 HR). Villalona slugged nine homers with San Jose in 2009, 14 home runs during the 2013 All-Star season and has nine homers this year (48 games).

On The Road

The Giants are 23-33 on the road this season - only Lake Elsinore (22-38) and Bakersfield (24-38) have worse road records in the league. San Jose's only two road series win this year have come in Modesto (3-0 from July 11-13, 2-1 from August 3-5). The Giants' team ERA on the road is 4.08 compared to 3.01 at home.

Extra, Extra

San Jose's 20 extra-inning games this season (9-11 record, lost last five) are second-most in all of Minor League Baseball. The Fort Myers Miracle of the Florida State League (Class-A Advanced) lead with 21 extra-inning games.

Opponent Notes: Stockton Ports

The Stockton Ports, an affiliate of the Oakland Athletics, are just 7-14 in their last 21 games. Stockton is eighth in the league in batting average (.251) and tied for fourth in ERA (3.90). The Ports are 30-30 at home this season (30-29 on the road).

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