Giants Pitching Continues To Shine In 4-0 Shutout
LANCASTER, CA -Raffi Vizcaino, Carlos Diaz and Nolan Riggs combined on a two-hit shutout Monday evening as the San Jose Giants blanked the Lancaster JetHawks by a 4-0 score in the opener of a three-game series at The Hangar. The victory was the Giants' (3-2) third in a row and
LANCASTER, CA -
Vizcaino (1-0) twirled a gem on the mound in his California League debut as the right-hander surrendered just one hit over five scoreless innings to pick-up the win. Vizcaino walked two, struck out five and retired 13 of the 16 batters he faced. Diaz (3 IP, 1 H, 0 R, 0 BB, 1 SO) and Riggs (1 IP, 0 H, 0 R, 0 BB, 1 SO) then combined on four shutout innings of relief to seal the victory.
Vizcaino began his night with three perfect innings on a total of just 34 pitches. The Giants starter fanned two batters in the second before registering another punchout in the third. The bottom of the fourth began with a walk to
San Jose collected four hits over the first four innings against Lancaster starter
Vizcaino closed out his night with a scoreless bottom of the fifth pitching around a leadoff walk and a single to keep the lead at four runs. With two runners on and none out, Vizcaino induced
Diaz relieved Vizcaino to begin the bottom of the sixth and breezed through the next three innings to maintain the 4-0 lead. Diaz, who set down nine of the 10 batters he faced, tossed perfect sixth and eighth innings while also pitching around a
Longwith (0-1) suffered the loss after yielding four runs (all earned) on eight hits over six innings.
Notes
* Lancaster was shutout at home for the first time since April 10, 2015 (also by the Giants).
* The JetHawks entered Monday with a .377 team batting average (9.3 runs/gm) through four games this season.
* San Jose has allowed a total of just one run over the last three games. The Giants lead the California League with a 1.26 team ERA through the first five games.
* Miller has five hits over his last two games.
* San Jose out-hit Lancaster by a 9-2 margin.
On Deck
The Giants and JetHawks continue their three-game series on Tuesday evening with first pitch at The Hangar scheduled for 6:35 PM.