Vizcaino rocks and then rolls for San Jose

It was almost chilly in San Jose on Thursday night, with the first-pitch temperature of 71 degrees a good respite from the heat the Giants faced on a trip through the California League South Division last week. Returning to a temperate climate may have been just what the Giants needed to get their bats warmed up.

Jose Vizcaino Jr. went 3-for-3 with a career-high five RBIs before leaving with an apparent injury and San Francisco's No. 27 Giants prospect Ronnie Jebavy chipped in three hits as Class A Advanced San Jose rolled over visiting Inland Empire, 13-6, to kick off a seven-game homestand.

"Coming off of a long road trip, going down south to some warm places, High Desert and Lancaster, getting beat up a little bit, coming home and having an off day, getting to play in front of our crowd in this nice weather, to really go off and get to swing the bats like we did tonight is really nice," San Jose hitting coach Todd Linden said. "It set the tone for the series, the homestand and everything."

The Giants got started early. Vizcaino plated two runs with his first triple of the season, a drive to center with two outs in the opening frame. Two innings later, he went back for more, lacing his second triple to right.

The shortstop prospect, serving as San Jose's designated hitter, then lined a two-run single to left in the fifth. After the hit, Vizcaino was replaced by pinch-runner Daniel Carbonell after appearing to roll his ankle on the basepaths.

Vizcaino now out of the game - looked like he rolled his ankle going back into second base. Helped off field. Finishes 3-for-3 w/5 RBI's.

- Joe Ritzo (@JoeRitzo) July 22, 2016

"He's all right," Linden said. "I think he left the game for precautionary reasons and to check it out. Other than that, we really don't know much."

The perfect night at the plate extended Vizcaino's modest hitting streak to six games, but also marked his fourth straight multi-hit performance and second straight three-hit night.

"He was just being aggressive, getting the bat to the front of the zone and not missing his pitch," Linden said. "It goes a long way when you get good pitches to hit, and you don't miss them. That's what he was doing tonight, driving the ball to the gap, and he had a good night for himself."

The Santa Clara product has boosted his average from .224 on June 24 to .261 after Thursday's win. Vizcaino is raking at a .326/.398/.607 clip through his first 26 games of the second half.

"I think he's just kind of putting it all together," Linden said. "It's his first full season, getting some at-bats under his belt, realizing what not to do and what works. I think he's really finding contact by hitting it out front, not tying himself up and letting it travel like he was a little bit in the first half."

Jebavy provided a spark at the top of the order by going 3-for-4 for San Jose. The center fielder walked in the first, singled to left in the fourth, tripled to left to lead off the sixth and doubled to left in the seventh.

"I think they're realizing what a grind it is and how important it is to take care of your body, eat good, get your rest. It's a marathon. If you can prepare yourself mentally and be ready for the haul and learn on the fly, grow and make the adjustments that are necessary in season, in games, during at-bats, it pays dividends. I think he's finding what success looks like."

Jebavy and Vizcaino were teammates with Class A Short Season Salem-Keizer last year and are both finding their way in the dog days of their first full-season campaigns.

"They haven't peaked too early," Linden said. "They kind of got off to a slow start and they're coming into their own. [Ronnie's] really similar to Viz in learning as the season goes on and getting better and better. I think he's going to stay really strong and continue doing what he's been doing. He did it again tonight."

Rehabbing San Francisco infielder Ehire Adrianza belted a no-doubt, two-run homer to right following Jebavy's triple in the sixth. In nine rehab games with San Jose, Adrianza is batting .333/.361/.897 and setting a standard for the players around him.

"I think everybody rises to the occasion a little bit just knowing we've got a big leaguer in our lineup and watching the way he goes about his business," Linden said. "The other day, he was watching a pitcher warm up and there were three or four younger guys sitting on the bench, joking around, talking. I said, 'Hey, where's the big leaguer?' One guy glanced down, saw him and knew exactly what I was getting at. He's watching the starting pitcher in the bullpen, seeing what he's got, taking advantage, giving himself a little bit of an edge going into the game whereas the other guys are shooting the breeze. It's just little things like that."

San Francisco's No. 2 prospect Phil Bickford went just three innings, allowing two runs on five hits with four walks and four strikeouts. Dusten Knight (1-1) picked up the win. He gave up three runs -- two earned -- on five hits in three frames.

Anaheim's No. 7 prospect Jake Jewell (1-9) was tagged for eight runs on nine hits in 4 1/3 innings.