ORGANIZATIONAL REPORT Sunday, May 14, 2017

TEAM

LEVEL

RECORD LAST

GAME

STREAK/

LAST 10

Sacramento

River Cats

Triple-A

14-21;

8.5 GB

4th Place

W, 11-2 @ Colorado

Springs

W1, 5-5

Richmond

Flying Squirrels

Double-A

14-20;

6.5 GB

6th Place

L, 1-2 @ Bowie

W, 4-1 @ Bowie

W1, 4-6

San Jose Giants

High-A

15-21;

6.0 GB

4th Place

L, 2-3 Vs. Inland

Empire

L2, 3-7

Augusta

Greenjackets

Low-A

11-23;

11.0 GB

7th Place

L, 2-3 Vs. Lexington

L4, 1-9

McCovey Chronicles The Prospect Roundup, 5/14 Kevin J. Cunningham Following the Giants this year has been hard, both in the majors and the minors. While there are some things going well (Christian Arroyo), there are a lot of things that are frustrating. It’s leaving fans with disappointment, hurt feelings and desperation. When I write this column, I tend to try and keep my own opinions and editorializing out of it. But I’m going to break that guideline here, because there is one thing I’ve been hearing a lot of excitement about that I need to say something about. Ryder Jones in left field is not the answer. The Giants have played Jones in parts of 6 games in left field, and a lot of fans are rooting for his promotion. That’s not hard to understand, as through 37 games, the big league team’s left fielders are batting .161/.230/.219. That’s a .449 OPS. Clearly replacement level players are a different thing in San Francisco. While many things are a struggle for the Giants right now, obviously finding a regular left fielder should be a priority. But Ryder Jones is not an outfielder. Don’t get me wrong, he’s an athletic young man. He was a shortstop in high school, and even played some games there in his first full pro season. But no one was fooled. There’s a reason he was pegged to be a corner infielder for his career. (Well, by almost everyone…) Now, I haven’t actually witnessed him play the outfield, but it’s not hard to say he’s got infielder’s legs. Even in this good play (Click to View), you can see that this is not a player with significant speed. Jones playing left field actually started in the Arizona Fall League. But he’s played, as of Sunday, just 6 regular season games in left field. Just 6, in what is now his fifth season. He’s not going to be ready to play left field in the majors any time soon. What’s frustrating about this is that Jones is not the kind of bat one should think about shifting positions to force up the system. You know where Jones was ranked in the Baseball America Top 30 prospects? He wasn’t. Other than a fine short-season debut, Jones has never hit above .270, or had an OPS in the minors above .700. He’s had an excellent first 22 games on the season, after his concussion in the pre-season, but that is a very small sample size. The Giants have seen a lot of not-left-fielders in left field this season. A not-left-fielder is a detriment to the pitchers. More hits might drop in, or more balls might get misplayed. Even as the athletic Eduardo Nunez has played left field and made some nice plays here or there, he’s misplayed other balls because he’s not familiar with the position. Misplayed balls lead to more pitches thrown by pitchers who have been struggling, more stress on an already stressed team. All for a bat who has struggled with getting on base consistently.

If there are going to be saviors, look at the outfielders. Mac Willaimson is now 8 for his last 21 (.333) with five walks against 6 strikeouts. Austin Slater went 4-for-4 with a home run on Saturday, and has raised his batting average back to .310 with a .375 OBP. And, obviously, Jarrett Parker will be back at some point as well. Ryder Jones is an interesting prospect, and he won’t be thrown away. But he’s not ready to save the Giants. If he’s going to be a left fielder, he needs time to learn the position. Like starting left field while in AA. Like they’re doing with Chris Shaw… 13 Runs, 8 Hits, 5 Walks…One Inning Sacramento had one of those innings of legend on Thursday. Down 6-3 in Colorado Springs, they had a truly monster inning to put that game away. By collecting a team-record 13 runs, on only 8 hits and with the help of five walks, they truly opened up the whoop-ass can. Here’s how it went down. As with many big innings, it started with Juniel Querecuto taking a walk. Kyle Blanks followed with a single to put runners on 1st and 2nd. The first big hit was Orlando Calixte doubling in Querecuto and putting Blanks on 3rd. Austin Slater came back with his own double, driving in Blanks and Calixte and tying the game. Colorado Springs changed pitchers Chris Marrero walked to put runners back on first and second. Mac Williamson walked, although a wild pitch had already moved the runners over. Bases loaded. Catcher Tim Federowicz doubled, not quite clearing the bases, but scoring two and putting Williamson on third. The Sky Sox finally get an out, as Juan Ciriaco hit a sacrifice fly, scoring Williamson. The ninth batter of the inning, Wyton Bernard, was hit by a pitch, and we have runners on first and second again. Querecuto singles to drive in Federowicz, and Bernard moves to second. A walk to Kyle Blanks, and the bases are loaded once again. Another pitching change. Orlando Calixte trolls everyone with an infield single, driving in Bernard and leaving the bases loaded. Austin Slater’s double drives in two more and put Calixte on third. That’s 10 runs scored. Chris Marrero does a Chris Marrero thing, and homers to the opposite field, capping off the scoring with three more runs.

Mercifully, the inning ends with a Williamson groundout, a walk to Federowicz, and a Ciriaco groundout. The lesson from all this? Home runs are rally killers. That’s the lesson, right? Aramis Garcia - First Baseman of the future? Joe Ritzo had a conversation with Giants Minor League Catching Coordinator Jeff Tackett, and of course one of San Jose’s top prospects came up, catcher(?) Aramis Garcia. Garcia has only played first base since coming back, and of course has hit well this year. He’s batting .304/.356/.620 with 6 home runs, and leads the team with a .977 OPS. So now, more than ever, his future and position is curious. Garcia is certainly the top catcher in the system, as long as he’s at catcher. But as a first baseman, things are a bit more crowded, with Chris Shaw equally interesting in Double-A, and, as noted, Ryder Jones kind of without a positional home. That said, Garcia’s health is important, and with concussions at the forefront of concern, anything that keeps Garcia on the field is important. So…You Were Saying About A New Stadium? Friday’s game between Augusta and the Kannapolis Intimidators was stopped in the fifth with the game tied at one because the power just stopped at Augusta. No, not in San Francisco Giants terms like there were no more home runs hit ever. The electricity stopped, lights, scoreboard, and MiLB Game Tracker all went dark. Lake Olmstead Stadium is a relatively new stadium compared with San Jose’s Municipal stadium, but the GreenJackets have long fought for a new stadium. That new stadium is under construction in North Augusta, though, so the GreenJackets will only spend a few more months at the lake. Due to this being the last series of the year between these teams (in May!), the game will not be finished, and goes down as cancelled; the stats accumulated in those 4 innings plus are lost to time. In the meantime, maybe the crew at the Lake can get Nitro from Down Periscope to help out. Saturday’s Lines Saturday’s Boxes R H E R H E R H E R H E

Sacramento 11 15 1 Richmond 4 10 1 Inland Empire 3 6 0 Lexington 3 8 1

Colorado Springs 2 5 0 Bowie 1 7 0 San Jose 2 7 0 Augusta 2 5 1 Saturday’s Notable Hitters TEAM Player Pos AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI BB SO AVG SAC Jae-Gyun Hwang 3B 6 2 3 1 0 1 3 0 0 0.298 SAC Austin Slater CF 4 2 4 1 0 1 4 1 0 0.310 SAC Mac Williamson LF 5 1 2 1 0 0 0 1 2 0.261 SAC Carlos Moncrief RF 5 0 2 1 0 0 2 0 0 0.294 SAC Juan Ciriaco 2B 5 2 2 1 1 0 2 0 0 0.250 RIC Slade Heathcott CF 4 1 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.303 RIC Miguel Gomez 2B 4 1 2 0 0 1 2 0 0 0.325 RIC Chris Shaw LF 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0.311

RIC Tyler Horan RF 3 1 2 1 0 1 1 0 1 0.245 SJ Jalen Miller 2B 4 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.250 SJ Aramis Garcia DH 4 0 1 1 0 0 1 0 1 0.304 SJ Matt Winn C 3 0 3 0 0 0 1 0 0 0.318 AUG Ashford Fulmer CF 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0.250 AUG Kelvin Beltre 2B 3 1 1 0 0 0 0 1 1 0.274 AUG Ryan Kirby 1B 4 0 1 0 1 0 1 0 1 0.180 AUG Will Albertson C 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 0.191

Saturday’s Pitching Lines TEAM Player IP H R ER BB SO HR ERA SAC Joan Gregorio (W, 2-2) 6.0 4 2 2 5 6 1 2.04 SAC Roberto Gomez 2.0 0 0 0 0 3 0 7.88 SAC Tyler Rogers 1.0 1 0 0 0 0 0 1.52 RIC Matt Gage (W, 1-3) 7.0 6 1 1 1 4 0 3.48 RIC Tyler Cyr (S, 2) 1.0 1 0 0 0 2 0 2.19 SJ Matt Krook (L, 0-5) 4.2 2 3 2 5 6 0 10.19 SJ Connor Kaden 3.1 2 0 0 1 4 0 4.15 SJ Dylan Rheault 1.0 2 0 0 0 2 0 2.76 AUG Caleb Baragar 5.0 5 1 1 2 4 0 2.64 AUG Garrett Williams 2.0 1 1 0 1 3 0 0.00 AUG Jeff Burke 1.0 0 0 0 0 2 0 2.70 AUG Patrick Ruotolo (L, 1-1) 1.0 2 1 1 0 1 0 2.13 Hey, the lights were on at Lake Olmstead! That’s a nice change! Austin Slater was easily the player of the day, going 4-for-4 with a double and a home run (still in the thin air of Colorado Springs). Jae-Gyun Hwang also had a double and a home run with three RBI, but more notably he was batting leadoff. He has spent most of the season batting second or third in the lineup, this was his first time in the leadoff spot. Mac Williamson now has a five-game hitting streak, and has had two hits in three of those games. Joan Gregorio had a solid game for the Springs, but hit a new season high with five walks. He has walked 24 in 39.2 innings this season. Tyler Rogers had another scoreless inning of work. He has neither walked anyone nor struck anyone out in his last three appearances. He has struck out 12 and walked 5 in 23.2 innings, and has a nice 0.89 WHIP. Miguel Gomez continues to hit, launching his third home run of the season, his first since April 20th. Tyler Horan hit his first home run of the season. He had 12 in 2016 with Richmond. Matt Gage had the best start of his season, and also the longest start of his season. He lowered his ERA to 3.48, just above the 3.38 ERA he had in Richmond last season. With Garcia out of the catching position, the at-bats have mostly fallen onto Matt Winn. He was 1-for-15 over his last six games, but had a 3-for-3 day that put him back above .300.

Mr. Krook’s wild ride continued. Matt Krook walked five more in 4.2 innings, giving him 27 in 17.2 IP. His two runs allowed in a season-long 4.2 IP actually lowered his ERA, down to 10.19. Krook has 22 strikeouts on top of the walks. Will Albertson and Ashford Fulmer led the team in getting on base. Unfortunately for them, that meant getting hit by pitches twice. Each. Hope they had some ice. Caleb Baragar followed up his 9-strikeout start with a less dominating but still efficient one. The 23-year old has a 2.64 ERA and 1.27 WHIP on the year. Garrett Williams made his season debut in relief, after being a starter most of last season. He went two scoreless with a hit, a walk, and an unearned run. The lefty, a 7th round pick last season, might be a key piece of pitching depth for a suddenly shallow system. Patrick Ruotolo gave up a run in the second straight outing (his first in a week), and third in his last four. His ERA has jumped from 0 to 2.13 in that span. Hitter of the Week There were some good hitters this week, even with some games that didn’t get finished. But an unlikely catcher gets into the top spot this week. Tim Federowicz had a spectacular week, batting 9-for-16 with two doubles and a home run, giving him a .563 batting average and a 1.507 OPS to lead the system. The free agent catcher has been splitting time with Trevor Brown in Sacramento but he has definitely been an asset for the Giants. The 29-year old is now batting .389 in 15 games at Sacramento, with 8 walks against 14 strikeouts. He did make a brief stint in San Francisco after Posey’s concussion, getting three plate appearances, going 0-for-2 with a walk. Although Todd Hundley has been excellent as Posey’s backup, the Giants have some catching depth at the high levels. Pitcher of the Week It wasn’t a great week for starters, so today we’re going to give the honor to a reliever. San Jose’s Ryan Halstead had an excellent week as the team’s closer, even though he went out for just three games this week. Halstead pitched four innings, giving up only two hits while striking out 7. Halstead got two saves for his work, giving him a team-high 6. Relievers seem to be a regular thing in San Jose, and while Halstead’s numbers don’t match Rodolfo Martinez’s from the first half last year, he’s been great. He has a 0.50 ERA on the season, in 18.0 innings of work. He’s struck out 21 without giving up a walk, and has a .221 average allowed. Sacramento Litter Box Lost in that big 13-run inning was Orlando Calixte. Calixte was 5-for-6 with two home runs, and neither came in that big inning! (Important note: this was at elevation in Colorado Springs. The Springs are an even higher elevation than Denver.) Calixte remains a major league prospect, and is now batting .277

with 6 home runs and 9 stolen bases in Sacramento…Jae-Gyun Hwang finally hit his first home run on the season on Saturday. Hwang is batting .298/.323/.411 on the year, with two stolen bases. Richmond Nuthouse Reyes Moronta got called up, and sent back down, in a very short period this week after Mark Melancon went on the DL. It’s unclear how that might affect someone, but in his first game back in Richmond, he walked two, blew his second save of the year and got his first loss…Through six starts, Andrew Suarez and Matt Gage have identical ERAs (3.48) and identical innings pitched (33.2 IP). However, the big difference is that Suarez has allowed 8 unearned runs, while Gage has allowed none. Suarez also has the edge on strikeouts, with 28 to Gage’s 21. San Jose Footprints Ryan Howard’s having a nice season, batting .305, but the converted third baseman is having some struggles. Howard had three errors in one game on Tuesday, two in the same innings, leading to six unearned runs. Howard now has 7 errors on the season…San Jose has hosted rehabbing San Francisco players in five different games. They have lost all five. Augusta Putt-putt Course Augusta hit five home runs on Sunday; two players (Ryan Kirby and Ashford Fulmer) hit their first of the year. Frandy De La Rosa and Manuel Geraldo each hit their third, and Kelvin Beltre hit his fourth…With the cancelled game, Melvin Adon lost what was a fine game. Adon has a 4.87 ERA officially through five starts. Arizona Air Conditioner A special little note from Arizona, where we have a guy looking at some of the guys in Extended Spring Training: Also, great name for a reliever. Just saying. Transaction Log: 5/8: - SS Brandon Crawford sent on a rehab assignment to Richmond - Crawford took it easy coming back from the groin injury, and went 4-for-8 over two rehab games in Richmond. - CF Drew Stubbs sent outright to Sacramento - Read his entry on 5/10. - 3B Juniel Querecuto activated by Sacramento from the 7-Day DL - Querecuto had been on the DL since Spring Training. In 2016, he hit .241/.298/.341 between AA and AAA, and was 1-for-11 (.091) in four games with Tampa Bay, his Major League Debut. - SS Rando Moreno placed by Richmond on the 7-Day DL - Moreno has hit .213/.294/.262 in 21 games with Richmond before going on the DL.

✅ - SS C.J. Hinojosa activated by Richmond from the 7-Day DL - Like Querecuto, Hinojosa had missed the entire start to the season. He hit .274 last season between San Jose and Richmond. - RHP Matt Pope placed by Augusta on the 7-Day DL - Pope, the 13th round pick from 2015, had a 6.75 ERA in 7 relief appearances with Augusta this year. ✅ - RHP Jose Morel activated by Augusta from the 7-Day DL - Morel had been on the DL since April 20th, and had a 2.00 ERA when he went on the DL. 5/9: - CF Denard Span sent to San Jose on a rehab assignment - Span got into two games with San Jose, going 2-for-6 with a walk. 5/10: - RHP Reyes Moronta recalled by San Francisco from Richmond - This will be Moronta’s Major League debut, as he…oh, wait, hold on…look at the 11th. - LF Cristian Paulino assigned to Augusta - Paulino had not played yet this year. He last hit .259/.281/.374 in San Jose in 2016, but hit .299 in 2015 at Augusta. - LHP Garrett Williams assigned to Augusta - The 7th round pick in 2016 had a 5.01 ERA in 10 games, 8 starts, across both short season leagues last season. ✅ - OF Anthony Marks roster status changed by Augusta - Marks had not played since April 30th, but is now officially listed as Suspended. No details have been given. ✅ - SS Tyler Brown roster status changed by Augusta - Like Marks, Brown was suspended for unknown reasons. He was batting .171 through 11 games to start the season. - 3B Manuel Geraldo placed by Augusta on the 7-Day DL - Geraldo was batting .155 (16-for-103) in 26 games this season. - LF Chrisoph Bono placed by Augusta on the 7-Day DL - Bono has struggled this year, just 4-for-20 (.100) in Augusta, and .125 in San Jose before that. ✅ - LF Shawon Dunston activated by Augusta from the 7-Day DL - Dunston hasn’t played much this year, though he was batting .429 after three games before going on the DL. He is 2-for-11 in three games since. ✅ - LHP Sandro Cabrera activated by Augusta from the 7-Day DL - Cabrera had a 4.50 ERA when he went on the DL at the end of April. He struck out 4 in two innings in his first game back.

✌ - CF Drew Stubbs elected Free Agency - Stubbs hit .256/.348/.436 with two home runs in 10 games with Sacramento, but then went 2-for-22 (.091) in 10 games at San Francisco. Stubbs couldn’t find his

niche with a SF team that desperately needed some outfielders to fill niches, and the team kept Gorkys Hernandez over Stubbs. 5/11: - RHP Reyes Moronta optioned to Richmond from San Francisco - That wasn’t even a sip of coffee! Moronta has a 3.18 ERA with Richmond and 5 saves in 6 opportunities. - RHP Luis Pino placed by Richmond on the 7-Day DL - Pino has a 13.50 ERA in five games this season, with a .449 Average Against. ✅ - OF Ryan Lollis activated by Richmond from the 7-Day DL - Lollis had been on the DL since May 1st, and the 30-year old had been hitting .210 in 19 games. 5/12: - OF Carlos Garcia placed by Richmond on the 7-Day DL - Garcia was batting .244/.267/.293 in 26 games before going on the DL. - 2B T.J. Bennett placed by San Jose on the 7-Day DL - Bennett has struggled this year, batting .143 combined between Richmond and San Jose, with a .059 in San Jose. ✅ - RHP Tyler Cyr activated by Richmond from the 7-Day DL - Cyr had been on the DL since May 5th. He has a 2.38 ERA in 10 relief appearances this season with Richmond. ✅ - 3B Jose Vizcaino Jr. activated by San Jose from the 7-Day DL - Vizcaino had been on the DL since May 2nd, and was batting .192 when he went on the DL. The Wrap-Up: Back to some Uni talk. Roger brought this up in yesterday’s Minor Lines, but here’s a closer look at those San Jose jerseys. I’ll be honest, I like the hat. But grey? Really? When the team’s at home? That just didn’t look very right to me. Finally…this week might get a bit crazy with Minor Lines. I’ll be working on a number of the lines this week, so they won’t be up to Roger’s usual level of quality. But we’ll get the info you need to know to you…and a few things you don’t need to know, either.

Slater, Hwang lift River Cats over Sky Sox Gregorio gives quality outing in 11-2 blowout win Colorado Springs, CO - The Sacramento River Cats (14-21) put on an another offensive show in their 11-2 win over the Colorado Springs Sky Sox (21-10) Saturday night. Jae-Gyun Hwang and Austin Slater, the first two hitters in the Sacramento batting order, did they heavy lifting tonight as they combined to drive in seven of the team's 11 runs. The River Cats' double-digit run total was their second in three games against the best team in the Pacific Coast League and they have now outscored Colorado Springs 29-13. Sacramento starter Joan Gregorio ran into trouble in the first inning, allowing two runs on a home run by Sky Sox third baseman Ryan Cordell. The right-hander was terrific after that, allowing just two more hits the rest of his outing while striking out six over six frames. The River Cats bullpen shut the door the rest of the way, as Roberto Gomez and Tyler Rogers allowed one hit between them. Tomorrow's series finale features left-hander Michael Roth (2-3, 4.88) making his sixth start for Sacramento against Colorado Springs' lefty Josh Hader (3-2, 4.54). With a win tomorrow, the River Cats can earn their first series win since their first series of the season against Tacoma. First pitch is set for 12:00 p.m. (PT) and the game can be heard live online at rivercats.com and on the air on ESPN 1320. Postgame Notes Gregorio's great start: Joan Gregorio earned his second win of the season and now owns a 1.56 ERA in his three road starts (17.1 innings, three earned runs)…he now has four quality starts of his seven. Slater: Centerfielder Austin Slater came within a three-bagger of the cycle, going 4-for-4, his first four-hit game…Slater had four RBI tonight, his second game this series knocking in four runs…he also hit his second home run of the year…his batting average climbed to .310. Hwang: Third baseman Jae-Gyun Hwang also finished a triple shy of the cycle, collecting three hits, his first three-hit game of the season…also hit his first home run of the season tonight and his team-leading ninth double. Extra effort: Sacramento racked up eight extra base hits today (five doubles, one triple, two home runs)…they now have 20 extra base hits this series…Slater is responsible for four of them (three doubles and a home run).

Arnold's Homer Helps Squirrels Split Doubleheader Richmond & Bowie Split Pair Saturday Bowie, MD - Jeff Arnold swatted his first home run of the season in extra innings on Saturday night to help lead Richmond (14-20) to a 4-1 win over Bowie (19-17) in Game 2 of a doubleheader at Prince George's Stadium. Arnold's blast made a winner out of starter Matt Gage, who tossed seven solid innings to earn his first win of the year. The Squirrelsdropped the first game of the twin bill 2-1, losing on an error in the lastplay of the game. The series concludes on Sunday afternoon at 2:05 p.m Game 1 The Squirrels allowed a 1-0 lead to slip away in the seventh and final inning of Game 1. Facing closer Reyes Moronta, Garabez Rosa walked to begin the inning for the Baysox. Rosa rounded the bases and scored to tie the game on a chopped ground ball up the first base line off the bat of Erick Salcedo. Salcedo then advanced to third on a ground out and scored the winning run when Adrian Marin dribbled a slow comebacker to the mound. The ball went through Moronta's legs to end the game, 2-1. Scoreless through the first six innings, Richmond snapped the tie with a run in the top of the seventh inning. Dylan Davis roped a double to the ally in right center field to open the frame off of reliever Miguel Castro. Castro then retired the next two hitters, until Ali Castilloripped a single up the middle to give Richmond a 1-0 lead. Richmond sent Cory Taylor to the mound to start Friday's doubleheader against Bowie LHP Tanner Scott. Taylor evaded trouble in the first inning and pitched five solid innings in the contest, D.J. Stewart singled with one out to get things going in the first and Taylor hit the next batter Wellington Castillo. Austin Wynns then drew a walk but Taylor buckled down and induced an inning-ending double play to close out the frame. Scott, working on a strict innings limit, cruised through his three innings of work to earn a no-decision. The lefty did not allow a hit and struck out four on 46 pitches. Miguel Castro entered and picked up where Scott left off to finish the final four innings. Taylor sailed through the middle innings after the brush with danger in the first. The righty retired eight straight batters from the end of the second until the start of the fifth. He picked up another double play in his fifth and final inning of work. The righty received a no-decision despite allowing only two hits in the start. He walked three and punched out five. Castro (1-0) earned the win by tossing four innings of relief. He allowed the one run on six hits in his Bowie debut. Game 2 Bowie jumped out to a 1-0 lead with a run in the first inning off of starting pitcher Matt Gage. With one out, D.J. Stewart singled to center field. Gage then punched out Wellington Castillo for the second out of the inning, but Garabez Rosa struck again, doubling to right field bring home Stewart for the early lead.

Gage settled in and cruised after the first inning run. He retired the side in order in the second and worked around a two-out walk in the third. Gage used 44 pitched through the first three innings in the outing. Richmond struck for a run off of Grimes to tie the game in the third inning. Tyler Horan led off the inning with a mammothhome run over the right center field wall to make it a 1-1 contest. It was the first home run of the season for Horan. Grimes recovered from the Horan homer and was not in trouble again until he faced Horan in the fifth inning. Leading off the inning, Horan roped a double into right center field. Ali Castillo then attempted to advance him to third on a bunt, but Grimes fielded and threw to third base for the first out. Bowie then executed a double play to end the inning. Gage carried on through seven innings for Richmond, sending the game into extra innings. The lefty escaped a bases loaded bind in the sixth inning and finished with 96 pitches thrown. Gage (1-3) struck out four and walked one in his sixth start of the season Richmond snapped the 1-1 tie when Jeff Arnold launched a solo shot over the right field wall to start the eighth inning. Miguel Gomez then later added a two-run blast to lift Richmond into a 4-1 lead. Tyler Cyr tossed a scoreless ninth inning to earn his second save of the year. The Squirrels continue their seven game road trip with the series finale from Bowie on Sunday afternoon at 2:05 p.m. Right-hander Jordan Johnson (1-2, 2.93) will make the start for Richmond against Baysox RHP Brandon Barker. The Flying Squirrels return to The Diamond on Friday, May 19 with another Free Shirt Friday & Happy Hour. Flying Squirrels individual tickets, mini plans and group packages are on sale by contacting the Richmond box office at 804-359-FUNN or online at www.squirrelsbaseball.com Home Woes Continue With 3-2 Loss To 66ers Inland Empire takes second straight from San Jose SAN JOSE, CA - The San Jose Giants lost for the 11th time in their last 14 home games with a 3-2 defeat to the Inland Empire 66ers on Saturday evening at Municipal Stadium. Inland Empire took the lead for good with a run in the top of the fifth as San Jose (15-21) suffered their second consecutive loss to begin the series. Matt Winn (3-for-3) singled three times as part of a perfect night at the plate to lead the Giants offensively. Saturday's game went back-and-forth early with San Jose jumping out to a 1-0 lead in the bottom of the second. A two-out single from Jonah Arenado started the run-scoring rally before Jose Vizcaino Jr. singled to put runners on first and second. Winn then stepped to the plate and lined a single into right - the third consecutive hit - to plate Arenado with the first run of the contest. Matt Krook started on the mound for the Giants and retired seven out of the first eight Sixers hitters that came to the plate. However with one out in the top of the third, Jordan Serena drew a walk before Jared Foster laced a two-out, RBI double into the left field corner to tie the game 1-1.

San Jose though responded in the bottom of the third with a run of their own to reclaim the lead. With one out, Ryan Howard walked. Two batters later, Aramis Garcia hammered a two-out double down the left field line to score Howard all the way from first giving the Giants a 2-1 advantage. Inland Empire, however, came right back in the top of the fourth scoring a run without the benefit of a hit to tie the game again. After Krook retired the first two batters of the inning, Connor Justus drew a walk and then stole second. A passed ball moved Justus to third before a Krook wild pitch on ball four to Jose Rojas brought home the tying run. The 66ers then took their first lead of the night with a run in the top of the fifth. Serena started the rally with a one-out infield single before Krook walked Foster with two down. Connor Kaden was then summoned from the bullpen, but he promptly allowed a single to Matt Thaiss which scored Serena giving Inland Empire a 3-2 lead. The Giants managed just two baserunners over the final five innings on Saturday. Jalen Miller led off the bottom of the fifth with a single, but was picked-off at first base. Following a 1-2-3 bottom of the sixth, Winn singled with one down in the seventh. However, Sixers reliever Garrett Nuss quickly retired the next two batters to end the inning. Nuss then breezed through a perfect eighth inning before Sam Holland went three up and three down in the bottom of the ninth to seal the Inland Empire victory. 66ers starter Austin Robichaux (1-1) picked-up the win after allowing two runs (both earned) over the first six innings. Robichaux surrendered six hits, walked two and struck out three. Holland earned his third save of the year. Krook (0-5) was saddled with the loss for the Giants despite throwing a season-high 4 2/3 innings. The left-hander was charged with three runs (two earned) on just two hits. Krook walked five and struck out six during his 95-pitch outing. Notes * The Giants fell to 1-4 on their current homestand. * San Jose has still not won a series at Municipal Stadium since taking two out of three games from the Stockton Ports to open the home schedule this season (April 13-15). * The Giants out-hit the Sixers 7-6 on Saturday. * Krook's six strikeouts was a season-high (one off career-high). * Kaden (3 1/3 IP, 2 H, 0 R, 1 BB, 4 SO) and Dylan Rheault (1 IP, 2 H, 0 R, 0 BB, 2 SO) combined for 4 1/3 scoreless innings of relief for San Jose. * Inland Empire has won four games in a row. * The Giants fell to 3-5 in one-run games this season. On Deck The Giants and 66ers continue their series on Sunday afternoon with first pitch at Municipal Stadium scheduled for 1:00 PM. Mark Reyes (1-4, 5.70 ERA) is slated to start on the mound for San Jose while Inland Empire is expected to counter with Jaime Barria (1-3, 2.72 ERA). The first 500 mothers in attendance will receive a special Mother's Day giveaway gift courtesy of Orchard Supply Hardware. It's also a Kids Eat Free Sunday at the ballpark. For tickets, call (408) 297-1435 or visit sjgiants.com.

GreenJackets Fall to Legends in Opener GreenJackets Leave Tying and Winning Runs in Scoring Position Augusta, GA-Marten Gasparini hit a one out double in the top of the ninth to score Meibrys Viloria. Gasparini's RBI gave the Lexington Legends a 3-2 lead over the Augusta GreenJackets. Grant Gavin came on in the bottom of the inning to complete the save as the GreenJackets dropped their fourth straight game Saturday night. Trailing 2-1, Kelvin Beltre led off the bottom of the eighth with a single. He advanced to second on a sacrifice bunt by Jacob Heyward. With two outs, Ryan Kirby tripled to score Beltre and tie the game. Kirby was then tagged out when attempting to return to third after overrunning the base. In the bottom of the fifth, the GreenJackets threatened when Legends starting pitcher Geoffrey Bramblett walked the bases loaded with one out. The threat ended the night for Bramblett who only gave up one run off of two hits but did not record a single strike out. With Jose Veras on to pitch in relief, Sandro Fabian grounded out to third, which was just enough to get the GreenJackets on the board. Kelvin Beltre then struck out on a foul tip to strand runners on second and third. The GreenJackets showed signs of another rally in the ninth when Gavin walked both Cristian Paulino and Will Albertson to start the inning. Brandon Van Horn advanced to second and third with a sacrifice bunt. Ashford Fulmer lined out to second baseman Angelo Castellano for the second out and Fabian was called out on strikes to end the game. The GreenJackets will be back in action Sunday afternoon for game two of the four game series with the Legends. First pitch is at 2:05pm with the gates opening at 1:00pm. It is the second Bark in the Park of the season presented by Garden City Pet. The first 250 fans into the stadium will receive a free rose presented by Garden Cottage Florist. It is Mother's Day Celebration as part of Junior Jackets Kids Club Day presented by Associated Credit Union, EdVenture Kids Museum, Pediatric Partners of Augusta, Tum-E Yummies, and PDQ. Kids ages 12 and under will also be able to run the bases after the game. Before the game, kids will be able to play catch on the field with the players. Stephen Woods Jr. (2-2, 2.77) will start on the mound for the GreenJackets against Jace Vines (2-2, 1.78) for the Legends.