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San Jose Giants on Deck: Homestand Continues with Weekend Series against Lancaster

August 14, 2015 - California League (CalL1)
San Jose Giants News Release


At Municipal Stadium (San Jose, CA)

* Friday, August 14, 7:00 PM

* Saturday, August 15, 6:00 PM

* Sunday, August 16, 5:00 PM

Records

Lancaster: 59-57 (22-24 Second Half)

San Jose: 57-59 (27-19 Second Half)

Probable Starting Pitchers

Friday

Lancaster - Bryan Radziewski (3-5, 4.16)

San Jose - Tim Hudson (ML Rehab)

Saturday

Lancaster - Keegan Yuhl (3-0, 1.58)

San Jose - Jose Reyes (3-4, 7.19)

Sunday

Lancaster - TBA

San Jose - Martin Agosta (4-7, 4.34)

Broadcast Information

The entire series can be heard live on sjgiants.com and inside Municipal Stadium on 92.9 FM 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. Additionally, every home game is streamed live and available on demand through MiLB.TV.

Giants Begin Three-Game Series Against Lancaster Tonight

The San Jose Giants continue their homestand this evening with the opener of a three-game series against the Lancaster JetHawks at Municipal Stadium. San Jose is 6-2 against the JetHawks this year. The two teams split a four-game series in Lancaster to open the regular season before the Giants swept four games versus the JetHawks at Municipal Stadium from July 18-21.

Sweep Avoided

The Giants avoided a three-game sweep at the hands of the visiting Visalia Rawhide yesterday afternoon scoring a run in the bottom of the ninth to earn a 4-3 victory. It marked San Jose's ninth walk-off win of the season. Visalia won the first two games of the series by the scores of 6-4 (11 innings) on Tuesday and 6-0 on Wednesday. The Giants have still not been swept in a series since dropping four straight games to the Lake Elsinore Storm from May 4-7 at Municipal Stadium.

Offensive Woes

The Giants have been shutout in two out of their last four games (Sunday at Lake Elsinore and Wednesday vs. Visalia) picking-up just two hits in both contests. Over their last 16 games (7-9 record), San Jose is batting just .205 as a team and averaging 3.2 runs per contest.

Lost Six Of Eight

The Giants are 2-6 in their last eight games after going 21-6 in their previous 27 games.

In The Standings

San Jose (27-19) is currently one game behind Visalia (28-18) for first place in the second half North Division standings. The Giants (57-59) are also two games behind Stockton (59-57) for the North Wild Card lead. 24 games remain in the regular season. The Giants have posted a league-record 11 consecutive winning seasons (2004-2014).

Tim Hudson Rehab Start

San Francisco Giants pitcher Tim Hudson is scheduled to make the start on the mound tonight for San Jose as part of a rehabilitation assignment. Hudson is currently on the disabled list with a strained right shoulder having last pitched on July 26. In 17 starts for San Francisco this season, Hudson is 6-8 with a 4.80 ERA. Hudson was also on the DL from June 27-July 19 with a shoulder injury. The 40-year old right-hander leads all active major leaguers with 220 wins. Over his 17-year major league career (Oakland 1999-2004, Atlanta 2005-13, San Francisco 2014-15), Hudson is 220-132 with a 3.50 ERA and has recorded 2,069 strikeouts.

League-Leading Pitching Staff

San Jose currently boasts the lowest team ERA in the California League at 3.52. The Giants also lead the league in strikeouts (1107) and are second in shutouts (10). San Jose owns a 2.39 team ERA (90 ER/338.2 IP) in their last 35 games (23-12 record).

Christian Arroyo

Shortstop Christian Arroyo ranks fourth in the California League with a .318 batting average. Arroyo has hit two home runs in his last five games and now has eight homers overall this season. The former first round pick hit .300 in the first half (27 games) and owns a .330 batting average in the second half (42 games).

Dominant Bullpen

Since the beginning of July, the Giants bullpen has fashioned a stellar 1.98 ERA. Jake Smith (8th, 103) and Ian Gardeck (18th, 88) are the only two relievers in the California League to rank among the top 20 in strikeouts. Second half ERA's of San Jose relievers: Gardeck (2.27), Jones (2.18), Rogers (0.94), Slania (4.18), Smith (1.93) and Soptic (1.98). San Jose is the lone team in the league to have not lost a game this season when leading after eight innings (47-0).

Andrew Susac Rehab Assignment

San Francisco Giants catcher Andrew Susac began a rehabilitation assignment with San Jose last Tuesday. Susac is recovering from a sprained right thumb ligament sustained while sliding into third base on July 18 in Arizona. Susac is batting .241 with three home runs and 11 RBI's in 112 at-bats with the SF Giants this season. Susac, one of 14 former SJ Giants on San Francisco's World Series roster last year, played in the California League during the 2012 season (.244, 9 HR, 52 RBI). He's 2-for-10 with a double and an RBI over his first three games with San Jose this week.

Opponent Notes: Lancaster JetHawks

The Lancaster JetHawks, an affiliate of the Houston Astros, are 59-57 this season and have a one-game lead over Inland Empire (57-57) in the South Division Wild Card race. Lancaster leads the league in batting average (.287) and home runs (151) while they're eighth in ERA (4.74). The JetHawks are the defending California League champions.

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