CALIFORNIA LEAGUE
SAN JOSE GIANTS AT BAKERSFIELD BLAZE
06/12/2025
 
CALIFORNIA LEAGUE
SAN JOSE GIANTS AT BAKERSFIELD BLAZE
GAME ID: 7306 - THURSDAY, JUNE 12TH , 2025 - GAME LOG
  1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
San Jose Giants (34-26) 2 0 0 0 0 2 0 5 0 9 11 0
Bakersfield Blaze (28-32) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 10 2
Giants Win, Now 34-26
The San Jose Giants defeated the Bakersfield Blaze, 9-1, at Historic Sam Lynn Ballpark. Leading the charge for San Jose was shortstop Ernie Palmer. He was 2-4 with a home run and a walk. He drove in 4 runs and scored once. Luis Ortíz, the winner, is now 1-1. He struck out 8 and walked 1 over 6.2 innings, while allowing no runs on 7 hits. The Giants improved their record to 34-26 by beating Bakersfield.

With San Jose leading 5-0 in the top of the eighth, Palmer came up to bat against Bakersfield pitcher Derek Ball. Palmer hit a fastball to right-center for a grand slam home run. His 1st home run of the season put the Giants on top, 9-0.

"When the ball finds the sweet spot," said Palmer, "I can't complain."
SAN JOSE BATTING LINESCORE BAKERSFIELD BATTING LINESCORE
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
E. Palmer SS 4 1 2 4 1 0 0 .556 1 5
J. Díaz RF 4 1 0 0 1 3 1 .302 9 38
J. Ford DH 5 2 2 2 0 2 2 .323 11 55
J. Wood CF 4 2 2 1 1 0 1 .375 5 28
E. Richards LF 4 1 1 1 0 1 1 .273 5 26
C. Kozicz 1B 4 0 0 0 0 2 4 .232 0 7
M. Gómez 3B 4 1 2 0 0 1 1 .220 5 17
C. Jenkins 2B 4 0 1 0 0 1 4 .269 3 26
T. Hill C 4 1 1 1 0 1 0 .220 0 4
Totals 37 9 11 9 3 11 14      
BATTING
Doubles: M. Gómez (9, 4th Inning off M. Briddon, 0 on, 2 outs)
Triples: J. Wood (3, 6th Inning off M. Briddon, 1 on, 0 outs)
Home Runs: J. Ford (11, 1st Inning off M. Briddon, 1 on, 1 out) , E. Palmer (1, 8th Inning off D. Ball, 3 on, 2 outs)
Total Bases: E. Palmer 5 , J. Ford 5 , J. Wood 4 , E. Richards , M. Gómez 3 , C. Jenkins , T. Hill
2-out RBI: E. Palmer , T. Hill
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: C. Jenkins
Hit by Pitch: E. Richards
Team LOB: 5

BASERUNNING
SB: J. Ford (4) , J. Wood (3)
CS: E. Richards (1)
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
E. Green SS 5 0 1 0 0 2 4 .296 8 32
J. Chávez LF 4 0 0 0 0 1 2 .268 1 8
   b-J. Schneider PH 1 0 0 1 0 0 1 .269 0 3
B. White RF 4 0 1 0 1 1 1 .296 5 28
B. McKee DH 3 0 1 0 1 0 4 .253 12 32
C. Price 3B 4 0 0 0 0 2 4 .278 3 20
J. Báez CF 4 0 3 0 0 1 0 .343 2 26
P. Bancroft C 4 0 1 0 0 1 3 .254 0 10
E. Columbus 1B 3 0 1 0 0 1 2 .289 9 34
   a-J. Amador PH, 1B 1 0 0 0 0 1 1 .237 0 3
D. John 2B 4 1 2 0 0 0 2 .270 2 7
Totals 37 1 10 1 2 10 24      
a - J. Amador pinch hit for E. Columbus in the 8th
b - J. Schneider pinch hit for J. Chávez in the 9th

BATTING
Doubles: B. White (9, 1st Inning off L. Ortíz, 0 on, 2 outs) , E. Green (18, 9th Inning off E. Ramírez, 1 on, 0 outs)
Total Bases: E. Green 2 , B. White 2 , B. McKee , J. Báez 3 , P. Bancroft , E. Columbus , D. John 2
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: E. Green , B. McKee 2 , C. Price , P. Bancroft
Hit by Pitch: B. McKee
Team LOB: 12

FIELDING
Errors: P. Bancroft (1) , D. John (3)
OF assists: 1 (Chávez(Gómez at home))
SAN JOSE PITCHING LINESCORE BAKERSFIELD PITCHING LINESCORE
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
L. Ortíz W (1-1) 6.2 7 0 0 1 8 0 93 6.11   
E. Ramírez SV (1) 2.1 3 1 1 1 2 0 30 3.26   
PITCHING
Game Score: L. Ortíz 67
Batters Faced: L. Ortíz 29, E. Ramírez 11
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: L. Ortíz 5-7, E. Ramírez 3-2
Pitches - Strikes: L. Ortíz 93-62, E. Ramírez 30-20
Inherited Runners - Scored: E. Ramírez 2-0
Hit Batsmen: L. Ortíz
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
M. Briddon L (5-3) 7.2 9 7 7 3 9 1 107 4.04   
D. Ball 0.1 2 2 2 0 1 1 15 5.40   
C. Payling 1.0 0 0 0 0 1 0 9 2.55   
PITCHING
Game Score: M. Briddon 39
Batters Faced: M. Briddon 35, D. Ball 3, C. Payling 3
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: M. Briddon 8-4, D. Ball 0-0, C. Payling 0-2
Pitches - Strikes: M. Briddon 107-69, D. Ball 15-10, C. Payling 9-7
Inherited Runners - Scored: D. Ball 3-3
Hit Batsmen: M. Briddon
GAME NOTES
Player of the Game: Ernie Palmer
Ballpark: Historic Sam Lynn Ballpark
Weather: Partly Cloudy (83 degrees), wind blowing in from left at 7 mph
Start Time: 2:05 PM PT
Time: 3:05
Attendance: 3454
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