ORGANIZATIONAL REPORT Wednesday, July 5, 2017

TEAM

LEVEL

RECORD LAST

GAME

STREAK/

LAST 10

Sacramento

River Cats

Triple-A

32-51;

18.0 GB

4th Place

L, 0-2 @

Albuquerque

L5, 3-7

Richmond

Flying Squirrels

Double-A

34-49;

10.0 GB

6th Place

W, 4-3 Vs. Erie

W1, 4-6

San Jose Giants

High-A

36-47;

11.0 GB

4th Place

L, 1-2 Vs. Rancho

Cucamonga

L1, 6-4

Augusta

Greenjackets

Low-A

28-49;

16.0 GB

7th Place

Reschedule

for 7/5 Vs. Columbia

L1, 5-5

Salem-Keizer

Volcanoes

Class-A

Short Season

8-12;

3.0 GB

4th Place

L, 3-6 Vs. Hillsboro

L1, 5-5

Giants

Arizona Rookie

League

4-5;

3.0 GB

4th Place

L, 3-4 Vs. AZL D-backs

L2, 4-5

Giants

DSL

14-13;

5.5 GB

4th Place

W, 9-4 Vs. DSL D-backs

1

W2, 7-3

River Cats ninth-inning rally comes up short against ‘Topes

Flores fans career-high in 2-0 loss to Albuquerque

Albuquerque, NM – The Sacramento River Cats (32-51) were unable to produce any late-inning

fireworks in their 2-0 loss to the Albuquerque Isotopes (41-43) as they were shutout for the

fifth time this year.

Jose Flores made his 2017 season debut for Sacramento and was sensational, striking out a

career-high 10 Isotopes hitters over his seven innings. The right-hander had Albuquerque’s

number tonight as he did not allow a hit until the fourth inning and yielded his one and only

walk in the seventh. Right-hander Tyler Rogers relived Flores in the eighth but surrendered both

runs, snapping his streak of five consecutive scoreless outings.

Isotopes’ starter Sam Howard was just as effective however, racking up 10 strikeouts himself

while allowing just three River Cats hits. Sacramento got things going in the ninth thanks to a

pinch-hit single by Carlos Moncrief and a base knock by Juan Ciriaco but was unable to

capitalize as Chris Shaw grounded into a game-ending double play.

The River Cats will send right-hander Roberto Gomez (1-5, 6.54) to the mound for his sixth start

of the season. Albuquerque will counter with right-hander Thad Webber (1-3, 6.97). First pitch

is set for 6:05 p.m. (PT) and the game can be heard live on the air on ESPN 1320 and online at

rivercats.com.

Postgame Notes

Flores fantastic: Jose Flores made his first ever start with Sacramento…he made 24

appearances with the River Cats in 2014 but never started…needed just 86 pitches to get

through his seven innings (61 strikes) and faced 22 batters…his 10 strikeouts were also a team-

high.

Shaw: Left-fielder Chris Shaw extended his hitting streak to seven games after going 1-for-4

tonight…hitting .483 (14-for-29) over that span.

Rogers: Submariner Tyler Rogers surrendered just his sixth earned run on the road tonight over

his 24.2 innings…also gave up his first home run of the season.

Moncrief: Carlos Moncrief collected his sixth hit off the bench tonight…now 6-for-17 (.353) as a

pinch hitter with three doubles and one RBI…owns six of the team’s 17 pinch hits.

Freedom Rings For Squirrels Independence Day Walk-Off Win

Franchise Record 9,810 Fans Witness Thrilling Victory

RVA - In front of a franchise record 9,810 fans at The Diamond, C.J. Hinojosa lined a walk-off

base hit to right field as Richmond (34-49) defeated Erie (40-43), 4-3 on Independence Day. The

Squirrels rallied back from a 3-1 deficit, scoring two runs in the eighth and the wining run in the

bottom of the ninth. Squirrels starting pitcher Dan Slania worked seven solid innings in the no-

decision and the bullpen duo of Jarret Martin and Tyler Cyr kept the game close. Cyr (3-1)

earned the win with a scoreless ninth inning. The Squirrels snapped their five game losing

streak and will seek to win the series on Wednesday at 6:35 p.m.

Daniel Carbonell scored the winning run for Richmond on Hinojosa's base hit off Erie

reliever Adam Ravenelle. Carbonell walked to begin the inning and advanced to second on a

bunt base hit from Jeff Arnold. After Slade Heathcott popped up his bunt attempt, Hinojosa

ripped a line drive passed the outstretched glove of second baseman Zack Cox to win the

contest.

Trailing 3-1 entering the eighth inning, the Squirrels tied up the game with a pair of runs off of

lefty Jairo Labourt. Hinojosa and Gomez singled to begin the inning and advanced on a wild

pitch. Erie catcher Time Remes then failed to corral an outside pitch, scoring Hinojosa from

third base. Two batters later, K.C. Hobson smashed a double off the base of the wall to tie the

game, 3-3.

Dan Slania made the start for Richmond in his first appearance since making his MLB debut on

Friday in Pittsburgh. Slania worked around a pair of base hits in the first inning by striking

out Dominic Ficociello to end the frame. Slania turned it on in the second and retired eight

consecutive batters until an error allowed Zack cox to reach in the fourth. Erie loaded the bases

in the inning, but Slania induced a fly ball to left field to end the threat.

Starting pitcher Beau Burrows was equally as impressive for Erie. Burrows put his blazing

fastball on display in front of the capacity crowd at The Diamond. He fanned Slade Heathcott to

begin the first inning and Myles Schroder to start the second. The prospect righty did not allow

a hit over the first five innings in his longest Double-A outing to date. Richmond placed a pair of

runners in scoring position in the fourth due to two walks, but Burrows punched out K.C.

Hobson to strand them aboard.

Erie snapped the scoreless affair with a pair of runs in the top of the sixth inning. Ficociello

singled to right field and Christin Stewart worked a walk with one out. After Steven

Moya popped up, Gabriel Quintana drilled a double off the left field wall for a 2-0 advantage.

Slania finished the inning, using 92 pitches over the first six frames.

Richmond eventually picked up theirvfirst hit of the game with one out in the bottom of the

fifth. Miguel Gomez lashed a double to left field, the only hit allowed by Burrows. Erie left

Burrows in to face one more batter after the double and he fanned Myles Schroder to end his

outing. Reliever Sean Donatello replaced Burrows and yielded a double to Brandon Bednar,

scoring Gomez to cut the deficit to 2-1.

Burrows allowed the one run on one hit in the no-decision. He walked four and struck out five

on 96 pitches in the effort.

After Richmond scored in the sixth, Erie quickly responded with run in the top of the

seventh. Tim Remes doubled and scored on a sacrifice bunt to their. Harold Castro dropped a

bunt to third and Myles Schroder overthrew the base at first, allowing Remes to score for a 3-1

Erie lead.

Jarret Martin worked a 1-2-3 eighth inning and Tyler Cyr picked up the win by tossing the

ninth.

Richmond will continue the three-game homestand on Wednesday against the SeaWolves at

6:35 p.m. RHP Jordan Johnson is scheduled to make the start for Richmond against Erie

LHP Tyler Alexander Tickets are still available for Wednesday, July 5 and Thursday, July 6.

Individual tickets, mini plans and group packages for the season are available by contacting the

Flying Squirrels box office at 804-359-3866 or online at www.squirrelsbaseball.com

Giants Fall On The Fourth, 2-1

Quakes pitching shuts down San Jose in series opener

SAN JOSE, CA - Three Rancho Cucamonga pitchers combined for 15 strikeouts with just one run

allowed in a 2-1 Quakes victory over the San Jose Giants on the Fourth of July. In front of an

Independence Day sellout crowd of 4,382 at Municipal Stadium, the Giants (36-47 overall, 6-7

second half) were held to seven hits in suffering the series-opening loss.

Jonah Arenado (2-for-4) had a pair of singles to lead San Jose offensively in defeat.

Rancho Cucamonga starter Devin Smeltzer (2-2) earned the win after limiting the Giants to just

one run over six innings. Smeltzer allowed four hits, walked none and struck out eight. Andrew

Thurman then worked a scoreless bottom of the seventh out of the bullpen before Andrew

Istler struck out six over the eighth and ninth innings to record the save.

Matt Krook started on the mound for San Jose and began his outing with three scoreless

innings working around three hits. The Quakes though would breakthrough for a pair of runs in

the top of the fourth. Luke Raley led off with a single before DJ Peters was hit by a pitch to put

runners on first and second. Will Smith was up next and he blasted a double off the top of the

fence in deep left to bring home Raley with the first run of the night. Krook recovered with

back-to-back strikeouts of Johan Mieses and Ibandel Isabel before a walk to Omar Estevez. The

ball four offering to Estevez, however, would skip away from catcher Aramis Garcia for a wild

pitch as Peters raced home to make it 2-0.

Meanwhile, Smeltzer faced just one batter over the minimum over the first four innings.

Rehabbing San Francisco Giant Conor Gillaspie lined a single to left with two outs in the bottom

of the first, but was thrown out at second on the play attempting to stretch the hit into a

double. The Giants' only other baserunner over the first four innings came when Bryan

Reynolds reached on an error with one out in the fourth.

Still down 2-0, San Jose rallied in the bottom of the fifth against Smeltzer scoring once. Dillon

Dobson led off with a ringing double into the left center field gap before Gio Brusa singled to

put runners on the corners. Ryan Howard followed with a sacrifice fly into center plating

Dobson to cut the Rancho Cucamonga lead to 2-1. Arenado then singled before Ronnie Jebavy

reached on an error with two outs to load the bases, but Smeltzer struck out Reynolds to end

the inning and keep the Quakes in front.

The Giants threatened in the bottom of the sixth, but came up empty against Smeltzer. With

two outs, Dobson reached on an error before Brusa was hit by a pitch. Howard was up next and

he ripped a line drive that deflected off the pitcher and was caught by a diving Zach McKinistry

at second base. The outstanding defensive play ended the inning and maintained the one-run

Rancho Cucamonga lead.

Facing Thornton in the bottom of the seventh, Jebavy singled with two outs, but was stranded

when Reynolds flied out. Istler then struck out the side in a perfect bottom of the eighth to

keep the score at 2-1. In the bottom of the ninth, Istler registered two more strikeouts to begin

the inning before Arenado blooped a single into shallow right. Jalen Miller was up next and he

beat out a slow roller to shortstop for an infield hit as pinch-runner, Junior Amion, advanced to

second. However with the potential tying and winning runs on base, Istler struck out Jebavy on

three pitches to end the game.

Krook (3-8) suffered the loss after allowing two runs (both earned) on six hits over the first five

innings. The left-hander walked two and struck out six during his 93-pitch outing.

Notes

* Tuesday was the opener of a seven-game homestand for the Giants.

* San Jose and Rancho Cucamonga both finished with seven hits.

* The teams combined for 29 strikeouts with Quakes pitchers fanning 15 and Giants hurlers

striking out 14.

* San Jose fell to 2-6 against Rancho Cucamonga this season. The Giants have scored only 17

runs in eight games versus the Quakes (2.1 per game).

* Michael Cederoth tossed two perfect innings of relief striking out four for San Jose. Caleb

Simpson (1 2/3 IP, 1 H, 0 R, 3 BB, 4 SO) and Carlos Diaz (1/3 IP, 0 H, 0 R, 0 BB, 0 SO) also

appeared out of the Giants bullpen.

* Gillaspie played the first six innings at third base and finished 1-for-3 with a single. Tuesday

marked the beginning of his second rehabilitation assignment with San Jose this year.

* Tuesday was the third home sellout of the season at Municipal Stadium.

On Deck

The Giants and Quakes continue their three-game series on Wednesday evening with first pitch

at Municipal Stadium scheduled for 7:00 PM. San Francisco Giant Madison Bumgarner is slated

to start for San Jose on a rehabilitation assignment. Caleb Ferguson (4-4, 3.24 ERA) is expected

to get the ball for Rancho Cucamonga. Tickets are available and can be purchased by calling

(408) 297-1435 or by visiting sjgiants.com.