Published on September 14, 2025 under California League (CalL)
San Jose Giants News Release
San Jose Giants (81-51, 39-27) vs Inland Empire 66ers (60-72, 42-24)
Game 1 – Sunday, September 14 @ Excite Ballpark (San Jose, CA)
Game 2 – Tuesday, September 16 @ San Manuel Stadium (San Bernardino, CA)
*Game 3 – Wednesday, September 17 @ San Manuel Stadium (San Bernardino, CA)
*if necessary
Video: MiLB.TV/Bally Live
Radio: sjgiants.com
GIANTS, 66ERS MEET IN CHAMPIONSHIP SERIES: The San Jose Giants play the Inland Empire 66ers (Angels affiliate) in the best-of-three California League Championship Series. The Giants host Game 1 at Excite Ballpark on Sunday evening before the series shifts to San Bernardino for Games 2 and 3 on Tuesday and Wednesday (Game 3 if necessary).
HOW SWEEP IT IS: The Giants swept the Fresno Grizzlies two-games-to-none in the North Division Series to advance to play Inland Empire. San Jose opened the playoffs with a 2-0 shutout in Fresno last Tuesday as Luis De La Torre (5 IP, 0 R, 6 SO) and Hunter Dryden (4 IP, 0 R, 10 SO) combined on a three-hitter with 16 strikeouts.
Cam Maldonado produced the big hit with a two-RBI triple in the top of the fifth inning. The Giants then completed the sweep with a 7-6 victory in Game 2 at Excite Ballpark last Thursday. Maldonado added two more RBI’s, Jhonny Level smacked a solo home run (the only HR of the series) while Lorenzo Meola contributed a pair of key hits and an RBI.
Jacob Bresnahan pitched the first four innings with one earned run allowed and Cade Vernon slammed the door in the ninth stranding the potential tying and go-ahead runs on base to secure the victory.
REGULAR SEASON REVIEW: The Giants finished the regular season with a league-best 81-51 record and qualified for the playoffs after winning the first half North Division title. The 81 regular season wins were the most by a Giants team since 2013 (83-57). San Jose was 24 games above .500 at home this season (45-21) and six games above .500 on the road (36-30). The Giants went 42-24 in the first half and won the division by four games over Modesto. After starting the year 21-19, San Jose won 21 of their final 26 games in the first half to claim the division crown and clinch a playoff berth. The Giants’ 39-27 second half record put them two games behind Fresno for the top spot in the North Division. San Jose had a remarkable nearly three- month stretch from May 21 through August 17 in which they posted a 54-20 record (.730) and lost just…
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