ORGANIZATIONAL REPORT Friday, April 28, 2017

TEAM

LEVEL

RECORD LAST

GAME

STREAK/

LAST 10

Sacramento

River Cats

Triple-A

7-13;

4.5 GB

4st Place

L, 0-4 @ Tacoma

L1, 2-8

Richmond

Flying Squirrels

Double-A

7-11;

3.5 GB

6th Place

No Game

L1, 4-6

San Jose Giants

High-A

10-11;

3.0 GB

4th Place

W, 5-2 @ Rancho

Cucamonga

W1, 3-7

Augusta

Greenjackets

Low-A

9-12;

5.0 GB

6th Place

L, 5-8 Vs. Greenville

L1, 6-4

River Cats handed a rain-shortened defeat in Tacoma

Walks put River Cats down early, rain comes in late to finish the game

A rainy evening in the northwest saw a flurry of walks give the Tacoma Rainiers (11-8) a rain-shortened

victory over the Sacramento River Cats (7-13) by a score of 4-0. A rough second inning doomed the River

Cats before the rain moved in after five innings to make the game official.

Romero got through the first inning unscathed, but in the second, he lost his release point and began

walking people. The Rainiers stayed patient and ended up scoring 4 times on just one hit. Romero was

relieved by Matt Reynolds, who settled things down and kept Sacramento in the game. Ryan Webb also

pitched in with a scoreless inning.

Tacoma starter Christian Bergman was fantastic in this one, pitching all five innings, allowing just two

hits, walking none, and striking out six River Cats. The right-hander picked up the win to move to 4-0 on

the season.

The only offense came in the form of singles from Austin Slater and Ryder Jones. The River Cats hitters

were kept off balance throughout the five innings by Bergman, who consistently forced weak contact.

The River Cats will be back at it again for game two tomorrow night, as they send right-hander Dan

Slania (0-2, 7.36) to the mound to face Tacoma. The Rainiers will counter with RHP Sam Gaviglio (0-3,

3.66). First pitch is set for 7:05 pm (PT) and the game can be heard live online at rivercats.com and on

the air on ESPN 1320.

Postgame Notes

Rain, Rain, Go Away: This is the third time in six meetings between the Rainiers and the River Cats that

rain has played a role…The two teams had their Opening Day matchup in Sacramento postponed due to

rain, while game two of the 2017 season was suspended in the first inning, also due to rain.

Wet Blanket Offense: The River Cats managed just two hits in tonight's game: singles by Slater and

Jones…Sacramento batters struck out in six of the 17 plate appearances on Thursday…In a five inning,

rain-shortened game, the River Cats struggled to get any momentum.

Free Pass Problems: River Cats pitchers walked five Rainiers hitters in the first two innings…Romero

walked five of the 11 batters he faced while throwing just 23 of his 47 pitches for strikes…The veteran

lefty has now walked a total of 16 batters in just 14.2 innings.

JeQuan Lewis, Doug Brooks & Torey Burston Honored Friday, May 5

Trio On Hand For Rescheduled VCU Night At The Diamond

The Richmond Flying Squirrels, Double-A affiliate of the San Francisco Giants, are excited to announce

that VCU basketball standouts JeQuan Lewis, Doug Brooks and Torey Burston will be honored at The

Diamond on Friday, May 5 during the rescheduled Virginia Commonwealth University Night. The trio,

along with VCU Associate Vice President & Director of Athletics Ed McLaughlin, will throw out the

ceremonial first pitch before Game 2 of the scheduled doubleheader on Friday, May 5. Gates for Friday's

games open at 5 p.m., with first pitch for the first contest set for 5:30 p.m. Game 2 will begin

approximately 30 minutes after the conclusion of Game 1. Tickets for the event can be found at:

www.squirrelsbaseball.com.

The first 1,000 fans (15 & up) on Friday, May 5 will receive a free Cinco de Mayo Flying Squirrels T-shirt.

The Flying Squirrels happy hour will take place from 5:30-7:30 p.m.

"Weather beat us down last week, but it did not defeat us, so we were thrilled when we learned these

great VCU student-athletes could rearrange their schedules to be with us Friday, May 5th," said Flying

Squirrels VP & COO Todd "Parney" Parnell. "It will be a nice in-between game entertainment of our

doubleheader to celebrate our great relationship with VCU."

ABOUT JEQUAN LEWIS

An All-Atlantic 10 First Team selection in 2017, Lewis closed his VCU career among the school's career

leaders in points, assists, steals and 3-pointers. The Dickson County, Tennessee native ranks 16th in

school history in points with 1,444 and led the Rams in scoring as a senior in 2016-17. Lewis led the

Rams to four consecutive NCAA Tournament berths during his career and was one of the driving forces

on VCU's 2015 Atlantic 10 Tournament Championship squad.

ABOUT DOUG BROOKS

As energetic a presence as VCU's had on the basketball court, Doug Brooks will also be remembered as

one of the program's best defensive players. Brooks led the country in steal percentage as a junior and

ranks in the top 10 in school history in steals. His steal in the waning moments of the 2015 Atlantic 10

Championship Game secured the Rams' victory over Dayton.

ABOUT TOREY BURSTON

For four seasons, Torey Burston was a strong,positive presence in the VCU locker room. A consummate

teammate, Burston provided leadership and a steady hand from day one. A strong on-ball defender,

Burston was particularly disruptive for the Rams in the full court press. In four seasons, the Richmond

native appeared in 60 games for the Rams and was a member of four NCAA Tournament squads.

The Flying Squirrels begin their second road trip of the season on tonight at Dunkin' Donuts Park in

Hartford, CT. Right-hander Sam Coonrod (0-1, 3.21) will make the start for Richmond against RHP Yency

Almonte (1-0, 1.53) for the Yard Goats. The game can be hear on Fox Sports 910 AM and on the iHeart

Media app starting at 6:35 p.m. The Squirrels will return to The Diamond on Thursday, May 4 for Star

Wars Night and In-Your-Face-Fireworks presented by Steak ' ' Shake. Season tickets, mini plans and

group outings are available by contacting the Flying Squirrels box office at 804-359-3866 or online at

www.squirrelsbaseball.com

Giants Rally Late, Avoid Sweep With 5-2 Victory

Four-run seventh inning propels San Jose to comeback win

RANCHO CUCAMONGA, CA - The San Jose Giants salvaged the final game of their four-game series in

Rancho Cucamonga with a come-from-behind 5-2 victory over the Quakes on Thursday evening at

LoanMart Field. The Giants (10-11) overcame a late 2-0 deficit scoring four times in the top of the

seventh to take the lead en route to securing the win.

Jonah Arenado (2-for-4, 2B, 2 RBI) had two hits, including a game-tying two-run double in the seventh,

to lead the San Jose offensive attack. Matt Winn (2-for-4, HR, RBI) added a late solo home run as part of

a two-hit game.

Conner Menez (2-0) struck out a career-high 10 batters over six innings with just two runs allowed to

pick-up the win. The left-hander surrendered four hits, walked three and retired the final seven batters

he faced. David Owen (1 IP, 1 H, 0 R, 1 BB, 1 SO), Dusten Knight (1 IP, 0 H, 0 R, 1 BB, 2 SO) and Ryan

Halstead (1 IP, 0 H, 0 R, 0 BB, 2 SO) each threw a scoreless inning of relief to seal the victory. Halstead

notched his third save of the year.

Trailing 2-0, the Giants' decisive seventh-inning rally began with a single from Gio Brusa. Dillon Dobson

followed with a line drive single to right before Matt Winn lined a single to left to load the bases with

none out. Arenado then stepped to the plate and laced a double into the left center field gap. The hit -

San Jose's fourth in a row to start the inning - plated Brusa and Dobson to tie the game 2-2.

With runners at second and third, Jose Vizcaino Jr. was up next, but he grounded out to third for the first

out of the inning. Michael Bernal then hit a grounder to shortstop that was mishandled by Drew Jackson

for an error. Bernal was credited with an RBI on the play as Winn scored to give the Giants a 3-2 lead.

Daniel Carbonell then hit a bouncer to second that was fielded by Zach McKinstry, who recorded the

force out of Bernal at second. However, McKinistry, in an attempt to complete an inning-ending double

play, threw wildly to first. Rancho Cucamonga's second error of the inning allowed Arenado to score

pushing the San Jose lead to 4-2.

Owen then entered from the bullpen to begin the bottom of the seventh, but ran into trouble as

McKinistry led off with a single before a one-out walk to Jackson put runners on first and second. Owen

though escaped inducing Will Smith to pop out to third before DJ Peters grounded out to shortstop.

In the bottom of the eighth, Knight issued a two-out walk, but recovered to strikeout Ibandel Isabel on

three pitches to end the inning.

Winn then stretched the Giants lead to 5-2 when he blasted a solo home run to left in the top of the

ninth. The homer was Winn's first of the season.

Halstead closed out the game with a 1-2-3 bottom of the ninth. The San Jose closer registered

consecutive strikeouts of McKinistry and Brandon Montgomery to start the inning before Jackson

grounded out to shortstop for the final out.

Tony Gonsolin (1-1) was saddled with the loss out of the Quakes bullpen after he was charged with all

four runs (three earned) in the top of the seventh.

Rancho Cucamonga built a 2-0 lead in the contest with single runs in the third and fourth innings against

Menez. In the bottom of the third, Jackson doubled with one out and then scored on Peters' two-out

double into the right center field gap. An inning later, Logan Landon drew a leadoff walk, stole second

and scored on Montgomery's two-out single to left.

The two runs allowed though were the only blemishes against Menez. The Giants starter struck out the

side in a scoreless bottom of the first before collecting another punchout in the second. Menez then

didn't allow another baserunner after Montgomery's hit in the fourth. He tossed a 1-2-3 fifth inning and

then struck out two more in a perfect bottom of the sixth to complete his outing.

Yadier Alvarez started on the mound for the Quakes and tossed four scoreless innings with just two hits

allowed. Alvarez walked one and struck out seven. Gonsolin then worked perfect fifth and sixth innings

to maintain Rancho Cucamonga's lead before San Jose rallied in the seventh.

Notes

San Jose snapped a season-high tying three-game losing streak.

The Giants finished their seven-game road trip with a 3-4 record.

Winn has tripled and homered in his first two games with San Jose (3-for-8). He joined the

Giants on Wednesday from Richmond (AA).

San Jose out-hit Rancho Cucamonga 9-5.

The Quakes suffered their first home loss of the season (9-1). Thursday's loss also snapped

Rancho Cucamonga's six-game winning streak overall.

Alvarez is rated the #2 prospect (#1 pitcher) in the Los Angeles Dodgers organization according

to MLB.com.

Menez's 10 strikeouts are the most by a Giants pitcher in a game this season (previous-high: six

strikeouts). His previous career-high in strikeouts was eight (August 26, 2016 with San Jose).

Brusa (2-for-4) also finished with a multi-hit game for the Giants.

Ryan Howard (1-for-4) extended his hitting streak to six games.

Dobson was activated from the disabled list before the game on Thursday. Outfielder Christoph

Bono was placed on the 7-day DL.

On Deck

The Giants open a six-game homestand on Friday evening with the first of three straight contests against

the Stockton Ports. First pitch at Municipal Stadium is scheduled for 7:00 PM. Mike Connolly (1-2, 1.26

ERA) is slated to start on the mound for San Jose while Stockton is expected to counter with Casey

Meisner (1-3, 8.80 ERA). Join us as we celebrate being halfway to Halloween. Fans who wear costumes

will receive two complimentary tickets to a future game. Spooktacular activities include bubbling

beverages, tasty treats, and tricktastic on-field promotions. It's also a KRTY Family Friday at the ballpark

while a spectacular fireworks show will follow the game. For tickets, call (408) 297-1435 or visit

sjgiants.com.

Drive Offense Explodes on GreenJackets

Good Start Not Enough for GreenJackets in Loss

Augusta, GA-The Greenville Drive were able to overcome a slow start Thursday night on their way to an

8-5 victory over the Augusta GreenJackets at Lake Olmstead Stadium. The loss for the GreenJackets

snapped a three game winning streak as they fell to 9-12 on the season.

The GreenJackets jumped on top early on when Ashford Fulmer came in to score by way of a throwing

error on a pick off attempt by Drive starting pitcher Darwinzon Hernandez. Fulmer's run made it 1-0

GreenJackets in the first. He led off the inning with a double and then stole third to set up the score.

Fulmer led off again in the third and was hit by the pitch. With two outs and the bases loaded, a

throwing error by Drive shortstop Santiago Espinal allowed both him and Jacob Heyward to score and

advanced Manuel Geraldo from first to third. Geraldo stole home giving the GreenJackets a 4-0 lead.

With two on and two outs in the top of the fourth, Nick Lovullo hit a three run home run off of

GreenJackets starter Matt Solter to cut the lead to 4-3. Solter was dynamite in five and a third innings

pitched. He struck out four and gave up four hits. He did not allow any runs outside of Lovullo's home

run.

With one out and nobody on in the sixth, Alex Bostic came on in relief of Solter. He walked the bases

loaded and then gave up a game tying single to Lorenzo Cedrola. He was then relieved by Cameron

Avila-Leeper. Espinal greeted Leeper with a sacrifice fly to put the Drive ahead for good.

The GreenJackets will be back in action Friday night for game two of their four game series with the

Drive. First pitch is scheduled for 7:05 PM with the gates opening at 6:00. It is the third Reading Program

Night of the season. It is also Ladies Night presented by The Walking Company, Tin Lizzy's Cantina,

Brooks Haven Floral and Flowers LLC, Palm Beach Tan, Pure Barre Augusta, The Swank Company,

Barefoot Wine and Refreshers and Oliviana Ristorante. There will also be a Car Flag Giveaway as part of

Donate Life Night to the first 1,000 fans presented by LifeLink Foundation. Kids ages 12 and under will be

able to run the bases after the game.

Melvin Adon (0-2, 3.09) will start on the mound for the GreenJackets against Shawn Anderson (2-0, 0.83)

for the Drive.

The 29th consecutive season of professional baseball in Augusta is underway.