CALIFORNIA LEAGUE
SAN JOSE GIANTS AT BAKERSFIELD BLAZE
05/16/2026
 
CALIFORNIA LEAGUE
SAN JOSE GIANTS AT BAKERSFIELD BLAZE
GAME ID: 7187 - SATURDAY, MAY 16TH , 2026 - GAME LOG
  1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
San Jose Giants (23-13) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 9 0
Bakersfield Blaze (25-11) 0 0 0 2 1 0 0 0 X 3 6 0
Blaze Pick Up 3-0 Win Against San Jose
Stan Valentine brought his A-game to help Bakersfield defeat the San Jose Giants, 3-0. The winner was Valentine. He threw 8.0 innings of shutout ball. The loser was António Mena. Brad Bane picked up the save for Bakersfield, his 2nd of the year.

The Giants had been locked in a 0-0 tie with the Blaze going into the bottom of the fourth inning. That changed quickly when the 22-year old second baseman Steve Graves came to the plate. Graves hit a 2-run home run on a 0-2 fastball from San Jose hurler António Mena. It was Graves's 2nd home run of the year.

"Stan gave us everything he had," said Bakersfield manager Joe McEwing.

Bakersfield is now 25-11, San Jose 23-13.
SAN JOSE BATTING LINESCORE BAKERSFIELD BATTING LINESCORE
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
B. Tucker 1B 4 0 2 0 0 0 2 .364 2 6
E. Palmer SS 4 0 2 0 0 1 2 .336 4 24
G. Hunt CF 4 0 0 0 0 1 3 .343 1 7
E. Keller DH 4 0 1 0 0 0 2 .315 1 14
L. Dodson 3B 4 0 1 0 0 1 1 .370 3 22
C. Jenkins 2B 2 0 0 0 1 0 1 .167 1 3
   a-J. Ford PH 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 .282 3 18
K. Lewis LF 4 0 1 0 0 1 3 .265 3 17
E. Martin RF 4 0 1 0 0 2 1 .271 1 13
Á. Ramos C 3 0 1 0 0 0 1 .259 2 6
Totals 34 0 9 0 1 7 16      
a - J. Ford pinch hit for C. Jenkins in the 9th

BATTING
Doubles: E. Martin (4, 3rd Inning off S. Valentine, 0 on, 0 outs) , Á. Ramos (2, 5th Inning off S. Valentine, 0 on, 1 out)
Total Bases: B. Tucker 2 , E. Palmer 2 , E. Keller , L. Dodson , K. Lewis , E. Martin 2 , Á. Ramos 2
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: , E. Palmer 2 , E. Keller , K. Lewis
GIDP: G. Hunt
Team LOB: 8

BASERUNNING
CS: B. Tucker (2)

FIELDING
Double Plays: 1 (Palmer-Ramos-Tucker)
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
T. Villarreal CF 4 0 1 0 0 1 1 .309 4 19
M. Morgan 3B 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 .471 1 7
   a-J. Amador PH 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 .282 3 13
   b-J. Richards 3B 1 0 0 1 1 0 0 .288 3 12
S. Graves 2B 4 1 1 2 0 2 4 .312 2 11
C. Price 1B 3 0 0 0 1 0 1 .293 4 16
L. Camacho RF 4 0 0 0 0 1 1 .294 0 4
S. Page DH 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0
D. Russell SS 3 1 1 0 0 0 0 .282 1 8
A. Gray C 3 0 0 0 0 1 1 .227 0 3
M. Austin LF 2 0 1 0 1 0 0 .357 0 0
Totals 29 3 6 3 3 5 8      
a - J. Amador pinch hit for M. Morgan in the 4th
b - J. Richards substituted for J. Amador in the 5th

BATTING
Doubles: M. Morgan (2, 1st Inning off B. Whitney, 0 on, 1 out)
Home Runs: S. Graves (2, 4th Inning off A. Mena, 1 on, 0 outs)
Total Bases: T. Villarreal , M. Morgan 2 , J. Amador , S. Graves 4 , D. Russell , M. Austin
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: C. Price
GIDP: S. Graves
Team LOB: 5

FIELDING
Double Plays: 1 (Graves-Russell-Price)
SAN JOSE PITCHING LINESCORE BAKERSFIELD PITCHING LINESCORE
Player IP H R ER BB K HR BF PI ERA   
B. Whitney 3.0 1 0 0 0 3 0 10 35 4.06   
A. Mena L (2-1) 2.0 4 3 3 2 0 1 11 43 7.94   
D. Bland 3.0 1 0 0 1 2 0 11 49 2.35   
PITCHING
Game Score: B. Whitney 58
Batters Faced: B. Whitney 10, A. Mena 11, D. Bland 11
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: B. Whitney 2-4, A. Mena 2-3, D. Bland 0-7
Pitches - Strikes: B. Whitney 35-27, A. Mena 43-23, D. Bland 49-28
Player IP H R ER BB K HR BF PI ERA   
S. Valentine W (2-4) 8.0 8 0 0 1 4 0 31 116 4.70   
B. Bane SV (2) 1.0 1 0 0 0 3 0 4 21 3.00   
PITCHING
Game Score: S. Valentine 69
Batters Faced: S. Valentine 31, B. Bane 4
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: S. Valentine 5-13, B. Bane 0-0
Pitches - Strikes: S. Valentine 116-76, B. Bane 21-12
WP: S. Valentine
GAME NOTES
Player of the Game: Stan Valentine
Ballpark: Historic Sam Lynn Ballpark
Weather: Clear skies (70 degrees), wind blowing in from left at 5 mph
Start Time: 1:35 PM PT
Time: 3:01
Attendance: 3449
Special Notes: CL Bob Whitney was injured while pitching.
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