NHL Stanley Cup Playoffs/San Jose Sharks podcast with Len Shapiro: Sharks roll into the tank with lots of momentum; Could this kettle of fish sweep the Ducks?

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On the Sharks podcast with Len:

#1 Can the San Jose Sharks win tonight pushing the visiting Anaheim Ducks to the brink of being swept out of the first round of the NHL Stanley Cup playoffs?

#2 What attributes to the Sharks success as some of the key elements of getting off to such a great start

#3 The NHL playoffs are always a different season from the regular season. The Sharks who lost five of their last six games of the regular season certainly regrouped at the top of this first round.

#4 The Sharks Evander Kane scored twice during game one has meant so much to this team

Len Shapiro does the Sharks podcasts each Monday at http://www.sportsradioservice.com

San Francisco Giants podcast with Morris Phillips: Beede goes back down to the minors, Giants look to who can start next

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photo from nbcsportsbayarea: Tyler Beede’s first stint in the big leagues is over after his second start, and the coaching staff has advice as heads back to the minors.

On the Giants podcast with Morris:

#1 The Giants’ Tyler Beede is headed back to the farm. He was demoted after Sunday’s game after going three-plus and scattering six hits and five runs.

#2 Beede looks at the experience as positive and wants to work on a few things and hopes the phone rings again and hopes this was more than a cup of coffee.

#3 Catcher Buster Posey sat out Sunday’s contest, resting his sore right thumb. Posey took a swing during the series and didn’t feel the same strength that he would normally feel and had to sit down. Posey is expected back by Tuesday night in Arizona.

#4 The Giants and Beede got ripped in the contest, but the relief staff also wasn’t able to hold it together. This has to be a concern for Giants manager Bruce Bochy.

#5 The Giants continue this road trip to Arizona starting Tuesday night. The Diamondbacks continue to roll now at 11-3 and in first place in the NL West.

Morris Phillips does the Giant podcasts each Monday at http://www.sportsradioservice.com

 

Manaea deals, Lowrie provides the punch as the A’s win in Seattle

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By Morris Phillips

Felix Hernandez made his 47th career start against the A’s on Sunday. From his perspective, this may have been the most frustrating.

Hernandez allowed just five hits, no walks and during one stretch, retired 13 batters in a row. He worked into the seventh inning for the first time this season, baffled the A’s with a couple of changeups, and picked off Marcus Semien, caught breaking from a base in the first inning.

Or did he?

First base umpire Carlos Torres thought not, seeing King Felix react to yelling from his dugout with a quick turn, and slightly disjointed throw to first that had Semien hung up in a rundown. Torres immediately declared a balk, but that was changed once the umpires huddled and reversed his call. A video replay showing Hernandez’s feet close up reinforced the changed call. Call it baseball’s version of a do-over as Semien was allowed to return to first as if nothing happened at all.

“I stepped off the rubber,” Hernandez said. “I don’t know what happened there. It was a weird play.”

“They’re trying to get it right, so it kind of worked out either way for us, based on the fact that Marcus was picked off,” said A’s manager Bob Melvin. “So if they’re saying that they got the call wrong, then they can’t call Marcus out. So I understand where they were going with it.”

Hernandez–vindicated, but bewildered by the sequence–started the next batter, Jed Lowrie, with three, consecutive balls. With 11 hits, including three homers already on the road trip, Lowrie was an obvious candidate to be swinging 3-0. Hernandez misread the situation, and saw his grooved fastball deposited into the right field bleachers.

“I didn’t know he was going to swing because he’s so patient, but he did swing and it cost us the game right there,” Hernandez admitted.

If Lowrie made King Felix pay, then A’s starter Sean Manaea was sent to collect, by fiercely protecting the early two-run lead, and turning it into a 2-1 victory, good enough to allow the A’s to avoid being swept in the three-game series.

Manaea allowed just two hits in seven innings, and one run on Taylor Motter’s solo shot in the fifth. But in the pressure of a one-run ballgame, Manaea held up, retiring the final seven batters he faced after failing with Motter.

The outing marked the third time in four starts this season Manaea has pitched into the seventh inning. Saying this could be Manaea’s finest season yet would be an understatement. The 26-year old allowed the Mariners two hits on Sunday with Kyle Seager’s fourth inning single joining Motter’s blast. Manaea walked two, doubling his walk total (four allowed) on the year.

Last season Manaea walked 55 in 158 innings. This season, he’s on pace to surpass 200 innings pitched for the first time while dramatically lowering his walk total. His struggles early in ballgames have subsided as well.  And Manaea’s ERA? Low and getting lower, with it currently standing at 1.63.

“Where I am now, solo home runs aren’t going to kill you,” Manaea said. “That’s just kind of the mindset.”

“He saves the bullpen,” said Melvin of Manaea. “He’s pitched great and won games for us. He’s had a heck of an April, for sure.”

On Sunday, the bullpen saved the bullpen as well, quite an upgrade on two meltdowns earlier in the roadtrip. Ryan Buchter got the first two outs of the eighth, and Blake Treinen followed with the final four outs of the ballgame. Neither reliever allowed a hit.

The A’s open a six-game home stand Monday at 7:05pm with Daniel Mengden facing Reynaldo Lopez of the White Sox.

 

Lucchessi, Padres take series with 10-1 blowout win over Giants

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By Jeremy Kahn

It seems that the San Diego Padres once again have the San Francisco Giants’ number, and former Giants catcher Hector Sanchez is not on the roster.

After Oakland native Tyson Ross beat the Giants on Friday night, it was another East Bay native to get to the Giants on Sunday in the series finale.

Joey Lucchesi, who grew up in Newark and went to Chabot College in Hayward was dominant and the Padres defeated the Giants 10-1 at Petco Park.

Lucchesi pitched six strong innings, allowing just one run on five hits, not walking a batter and striking out nine, as his earned run average dropped to 1.66.

The left-hander is now 2-0 on the season, as the Padres took three out of four from the Giants, who have dropped three in a row.

Brandon Belt gave the Giants an early 1-0 lead in the top of the second inning, as he hit a sacrifice fly that scored Nick Hundley from third base.

That lead would last for Tyler Beede and the Giants until the bottom of the third inning when Christian Villanueva gave the Padres the lead for good, as he hit a double that scored Freddy Galvis and Franchy Cordero.

Just prior to the Villanueva double that put the Padres on top in the bottom of the third, Galvis walked for the second consecutive at-bat and then Cordero singled. Villanueva cleared the bases with a double.

Cory Spangenberg lengthened the Padres lead in the bottom of the fourth inning, as he doubled to center field to score Chase Headley, who walked just prior to the Spangenberg double.

The Padres broke the game wide open, as Jose Pirela hit a ground-rule double that scored Spangenberg and then Galvis singled in Pirela to give the Padres a five-run lead.

Things did not get any better for the Giants, as Villanueva hit a solo home run in the bottom of the fifth inning.

Cordero added a single in the bottom of the sixth inning that scored Pirela to lengthen the Padres lead up to 7-1.

Pirela got back in on the act in the bottom of the seventh inning, as he hit a two-run triple and then scored the final run of the game for the Padres, when Cordero reached on a fielding error by Joe Panik. Galvis walked just prior to the Panik error.

It was not a good second start for Beede, who lasted just 3.2 innings, allowing five runs on six hits, walked three and struck out six, as he lost for the first time in his major-league career.

Evan Longoria continues to put the ball on the bat, as he went 2-for-3 on the afternoon, while Nick Hundley also picked up two hits for the Giants.

NOTES: Buster Posey sat out the game with a sore thumb, and should be back in the lineup on Tuesday night, as the Giants open a three-game series against the Arizona Diamondbacks at Chase Field.

Jeff Samardzija, who is currently on the disabled list with a strained right pectoral muscle will likely make another rehab start. Samardzija threw 62 pitches in just 2.2 innings for the San Jose Giants on Saturday night. In those 2.2 innings, Samardzija gave up six runs on hits, walking two and striking out five.

Johnny Cueto is expected to be activated from the disabled list and will start for the Giants on Tuesday night against the Diamondbacks. Patrick Corbin will go for the Diamondbacks, as he looks to raise his record to 3-0 on the season.

UP NEXT: The Giants have a day off before traveling to Arizona to take on the Diamondbacks. Game 1 is scheduled for Tuesday at 6:40 pm PT.

MLB The Show podcast with Daniel Dullum: Tsunami wave of fans over Angels’ Ohtani in Japan; Free baseball at the A’s on Tuesday night; Giants’ Samardzija rocked in rehab

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photo by @EspnStatsInfo: Shohei Ohtani who leads Major League Baseball with an on base percentage of .800 and also has held hitters while pitching to a .180 batting average

MLB The Show podcast with Daniel Dullum

1 I’m a believer! Ohtani rocks! His hot start is making waves back in Japan.

2 A’s 50th anniversary game coming up on Tuesday – on the house.

3 Giants’ Jeff Samardzija lit up in rehab start.

4 Rare baserunning goof robs D-Back of first home run.

5 Derek Jeter skipping the upcoming Marlins-Yankees series in New York.

Daniel does the MLB podcast each Sunday at http://www.sportsradioservice.com

A’s lose slugfest in Seattle on Saturday night 10-8

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by Charlie O. Mallonee

The Oakland A’s can score runs. On Saturday night in Seattle, they put eight runs up on the board which frankly should be enough to win any major league game. The problem is the A’s pitchers gave up 10 runs to the Mariners and Oakland lost their second game in a row 10-8.

The Athletics four pitchers gave 10 runs off 17 hits. They gave up four home runs in the game. The A’s pitchers gave up three 2-out RBI which breaks the back of team trying to get healthy on the road. Ironically, the Oakland pitchers issued only two walks.

The performance of A’s starting pitcher Kendall Graveman (0-3) has to be of real concern to the coaching staff and the front office. Graveman made his fourth start on Saturday night and lasted only four innings. He gave up five runs (all earned) on eight hits. Graveman – who was the losing pitcher – recorded five strikeouts and walked two hitters. He gave up one home run – a three-shot with two out in the bottom of the second to Jean Segura (1).

A’s television color analyst Ray Fosse believes Graveman needs to change his pitching style back to what he was doing last season. Graveman was pitching like a classic “sinker-baller” who was working to get a ground ball out and not a strikeout. This season, Graveman appears to have upped his velocity and is going after strikeouts which does not seem to be working out very well for the pitcher.

Oakland used three relievers on Saturday. Danny Coulombe came on in relief of Graveman and was hit hard by the M’s. He issued three runs (two earned) off four hits including one home run. Emilio Pagan worked 1.1 innings of relief and posted all deuces in the book. He allowed two runs (both earned) on two hits – both home runs.

The one positive out of the bullpen in the for the Athletics was the performance of Yusmeiro Petit. Petit came on in the seventh inning and stopped the Mariners in their tracks. He worked two innings allowing no runs on three hits while striking out two batters.

Seattle used seven pitchers in the contest. The M’s starter Marco Gonzales lasted just 3.1 innings giving up four runs (all earned) off five hits. Chasen Bradford relieved Gonzales and ultimately was awarded his first win of the season. Edwin Diaz came in for the top of the ninth inning to record his sixth save of the season. It is not very often you will see a team score 10 runs and need their closer to come into the game to record a save.

The seven Mariners pitchers gave up eight runs (all earned) on 10 hits. They walked three and combined for 11 strikeouts.

A’s with the bat

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  • Mark Canha had a big game. He went 2-for-5 at the plate and hit his first home run of the season.
  • Jed Lowrie went 3-for-4 on the night with one RBI and a run scored.
  • Khris Davis hit his fifth home run of the season – a two-run shot in the seventh inning with two outs.
  • Stephen Piscotty also had a nice game with the bat. He hit his first home run of the season while going 2-for-4 in the game picking up two RBI.

Seattle was in power mode with their bats

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  • Segura, Haniger, Seager, and Vogelbach all hit round-trippers off A’s pitchers in the Mariners win.
  • Seager and Vogelbach each recorded a double.
  • The M’s went 4-for-14 with runners in scoring position.

Up next

The final game of the series and the road trip will take place on Sunday afternoon at 1:10 PM. The A’s will send lefty Sean Manaea (1-2, 1.74) to the hill to face the Mariners “King” Felix Hernandez (2-1, 6.00).

 

Earthquakes get late equalizer goal to draw with Dynamo 2-2

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By Marko Ukalovic and Alexandra Evans

SAN JOSE — The San Jose Earthquakes (1-2-2) and Houston Dynamo (1-2-2) came into their game with the same record and desperate for a win. They ended the night still with the same record when they played to a 2-2 draw on Saturday evening at Avaya Stadium.

Houston had a scoring chance at the eight-minute mark, when Andrew Wenger received a pass from Romell Quioto, but missed the net by just a few feet. Then San Jose’s captain, Anibal Godoy, came close to the net within the 13-minute mark before the ball was cleared by Houston’s defense.

Magnus Eriksson broke the silence with a beautiful goal in the 25th minute, assisted by Jackson Yueill. Yueill was able to cross the ball into the middle of the box where Eriksson shot the ball past Dynamo goalie Chris Seitz.

Danny Hoesen came close to doubling the lead three minutes later, but was once again cleared by the Dynamo defenders. Tarbell made an excellent save off of Tomas Martinez at the 33rd minute, and Vako Qazaishvili attempted a shot for the Quakes within the 35th minute, but was blocked by Alejandro Fuenmayor.

Hoesen had two wide open scoring opportunities at the 42nd minute, both of which were stopped at the very last second by Seitz. Vako had a scoring chance at the 45th minute which went wide of net.

“Obviously I want to be in good spots and score,” said Hoesen about his team not capitalizing on their chances in the first half. “I’ve learned you gotta keep making the runs. So I gotta keep making my runs. We were off a little bit tonight. Hopefully next game it will be better.”

The Dynamo took control of play immediately in the second half. Martinez got the equalizer goal in the 48th minute off of a rebound and his shot deflected off a Quakes defender foot and into the net.

They would take the lead in the 68th minute when Alberth Elis made a nice centering pass from the right corner over to Mauro Manotas who one-timed the ball while crashing into the net to give Houston a 2-1 lead.

“We were aware of Elis’s strong play,” said head coach Mikael Stahre. “He’s big and fast. We were in big trouble at the point (of the game).”

The Quakes would get their own equalizer in the 85th minute when substitute Quincy Amerikwa’s shot was blocked by a Dynamo defender. Jahmir Hyka, who substituted in at the 67th minute, possessed the ball, dribbled in and used a Dynamo defender as a screen to shoot the ball past Seitz who never had any vision of the shot.

“It was an important goal for us for sure,” said Stahre about Hyka’s performance. “He replaced Vako. He came in with energy and quality. So I’m happy with him that’s for sure.”

Quakes goalie Andrew Tarbell for the second consecutive week tied his career mark with making seven saves in a game. He did it last week against the Philadelphia Union.

GAME NOTES: This marked the first time in 56 games that Chris Wondolowski did not start for the Quakes. He came in as a substitute for Fatai Alashe in the 66th minute.

“We wanted to make a tactical change”, said Wondo after the game. “We wanted to add another guy in the midfield. Coach (Stahre) talked to me about that, it’s the role he asked me to play. Going forward (you) try to take that the best you can.”

Both teams were without the services of one of their players due to serving one game suspensions. San Jose’s Harold Cummings receiving a red card last week in the match against Philadelphia. Houston’s DaMarcus Beasley was served a red card in the 35th minute in a match against New England.

Vako is one of eight players in the MLS that has multiple goals and assists (2G, 2A).

Yellow fever! Things were chippy throughout the game as there were a combined 6 yellow cards called. Houston had four (Martinez, Elis, Adolfo Machado and Darwin Ceren) and the Quakes two (Wondolowski and Francois Affolter.

San Jose is now 1-2-1 at Avaya Stadium this season.

UP NEXT: The Earthquakes face Orlando City next Saturday, April 21st at 4:30 pm PT.

NHL Stanley Cup Playoffs: Sharks Take 2-0 Series Lead, Beat Ducks 3-2

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By Mary Walsh

The San Jose Sharks took a 2-0 series lead over the Anaheim Ducks in the NHL Playoff quarterfinals with a 3-2 win Saturday. Tomas Hertl, Logan Couture and Marcus Sorensen scored for the Sharks, while Martin Jones made 28 saves. For Anaheim, goals came from Jakob Silfverberg and Hampus Lindholm, with 32 saves from goalie John Gibson. It was the first time that Anaheim lost two home games in a row since November 24.

The Ducks started the scoring just 40 seconds in. Jakob Silfverberg had just carried the puck over the line when he took a long shot that must have surprised Jones, as it went right by him. Hampus Lindholm got an assist.

The first penalties went to Evander Kane and Jakob Silfverberg, matching roughing penalties at 6:12. Each team added a shot to their total but neither team scored four on four.

The Sharks tied the game up at 9:41 when Brenden Dillon’s blue line shot came off the boards behind the net and went right to Marcus Sorensen next to the goal mouth. He tapped it in for his first playoff goal.

Near the 15 minute mark, the Sharks were trapped in their own zone for long time, including two icing calls. Mikkel Boedker finally got the puck out and seconds after the much needed change, Melker Karlsson drew a hooking penalty from Brandon Montour at 13:37.

The Sharks took the lead at 14:41 with a goal from Logan Couture on the ensuing power play. Kevin Labanc caught Couture with a pass across the slot as Couture was skating hard for the net. Couture pulled the puck across the crease and away from Gibson’s poke-check before putting it away with a backhand. Assists went to Labanc and Joe Pavelski.

At the end of the period, the Ducks mustered sustained pressure against the Sharks, almost catching up on the shot clock. That count was 9-8 Sharks after the first.

That late-period pressure from the Ducks did not phase the Sharks as they jumped into the second period. Tomas Hertl scored with a back hand after skating by a couple of Ducks from the blue line to the net. Mikkel Boedker gave him the puck as he came fast through the neutral zone, earning the first assist on the 1:11 goal. Logan Couture got the secondary assist.

Shortly after the goal, Ryan Getzlaf caught a deflected puck to the face. He left the ice only briefly and returned with an ice pack for use between shifts.

Paul Martin was called for slashing at 6:30, giving the Ducks their first 5 on 4 power play of the game. Hampus Lindholm took advantage of Martin Jones being pulled off balance by Brenden Dillon’s skate as Dillon tried to get in front of the net to defend. Jones was helpless to stop the shot. Assists went to Ryan Getzlaf and Ryan Kesler.

The Ducks were back on the power play at 6:12 of the third period after Evander Kane’s clearing attempt went over the glass. The Sharks killed that off and got their own power play at 9:17 after Nick Ritchie tripped Marcus Sorensen in the neutral zone. Despite a number of good chances, the score remained 3-2 Sharks.

At 16:17, Corey Perry hit Melker Karlsson while he did not seem to have the puck, knocking his helmet off and spinning him around. He went to the box for interference. The Ducks started their penalty kill with a short-handed opportunity, but the Sharks pushed back and held the zone after that.

The Ducks pulled John Gibson with under two minutes left but the Sharks held them off for the win.

The Sharks finished with 35 shots on goal to the Ducks’ 30.

Game three will be Monday in San Jose at 7:30 pm PT.

Renfroe, Padres escape with 5-4 win over Giants

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By Jeremy Kahn

Hunter Renfroe gave the San Diego Padres the win on one swing of the bat and sent the San Francisco Giants to their second straight loss.

Renfroe hit a two-run home run in the bottom of the seventh inning, as the Padres defeated the Giants 5-4 at Petco Park Saturday night.

His eventual game-winning home run came just one inning after he came up with a huge outfield assist that saw Joe Panik be tagged out at the plate by catcher A.J. Ellis.

Panik tripled to get to third base with one out in the inning, and then Andrew McCutchen hit a fly ball to Renfroe, whose throw was cut off by Christian Villanueva, who in turn threw to Ellis, who tagged Panik. Replay showed it looked like Panik got underneath the tag; however, after a two-minute and 41-second review, the play was upheld.

Following the Renfroe home run off of losing pitcher Cory Gearrin, the Padres loaded the bases; however, Tony Watson was able to get out of the jam, as he struck out two and got a lineout to Brandon Crawford at shortstop to end the inning.

Adam Cimber pitched two strong innings to pick-up his first major league win, as he gave up a hit and struck out three.

Brad Hand picked up his sixth save of the season, and struck out Hunter Pence to end the eighth and then struck out the side for the Padres second straight win.

After falling behind in the bottom of the first inning, Evan Longoria tied up the game with one swing of the bat, as he hit a two-run home run off of Padres starter Clayton Richard in the top of the fourth inning.

Crawford hit a triple of his own and then scored on an Austin Jackson single to give the Giants their first lead of the game.

McCutchen lengthened the lead to 4-2, as he hit his second home run of the season in the top of the fifth inning.

Jose Pierla got the Padres within one at 4-3 in the bottom of the fifth inning, as he hit a double off of Derek Holland. The Padres loaded the bases, but Reyes Moronta came on to replace Holland and got Chase Headley to ground out to end the inning.

Renfroe gave the Padres a 1-0 lead in the bottom of the first inning, as he hit a sacrifice fly and Villanueva hit his first home run since April 3 to lengthen the Padres lead to 2-0 at the end of the first inning.

Holland pitched 4.2 innings, allowing three runs and four hits, while walking two and struck out four

Richard went five innings for the Padres, as he gave up four runs on seven hits, walked three and struck out three.

NOTES: Tyler Beede makes his second major league start on Sunday afternoon, while the Padres will send Joey Luchessi to the mound.

UP NEXT: The Giants and Padres conclude their series Sunday afternoon at 1:10 pm PT.

Barracuda make the playoffs with 2-1 victory over Heat and San Diego loss to Tuscon

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By Marko Ukalovic

In what turned out to be an elimination game on the seasonal finale, the San Jose Barracuda (34-26-4-4) were not going to be denied. Alexander True provided all the scoring and the Cuda held on in the final minute to defeat the Stockton Heat (34-28-2-4) 2-1 on Saturday evening at Stockton Arena. San Jose closed out the season on a six-game winning streak, their longest of the season.

What looked like an impossible scenario just a couple of weeks ago, the Barracuda are playoff bound thanks to San Diego’s 6-3 loss to Tuscon.

There was no scoring in an entertaining first period. Each team had chances to score only to be thwarted by the other team’s goaltender. Stockton dominated late in the period however they weren’t able to put a puck past Cuda goalie Antoine Bibeau (23-14-4). He made five key saves late in the first period, including on Austin Carrol with five minutes left in the period.

He also received some help from defenseman Jacob Middleton who sacrificed his body diving down to make a save with Bibeau out of position with eight minutes remaining left.

Heat goalie Jon Gillies (17-16-5) stopped a breakaway chance by Rourke Chartier. Stockton out shot the Cuda 12-10 in the first period.

The Cuda would break the seal in the second period. Brandon Mashinter started a rush up the ice on the right wing side, his shot on goal was stopped, but not controlled by Gillies. Rookie forward Alexander True cleaned up the rebound for his 14th goal on the season at the  mark.

True, the 20-year-old native from Copenhagen, Denmark, would score his second goal of the night seconds after their second power play opportunity ended. True was able to take a pass in between the circles from Colby McAuley and fired a shot past Gillies for his 15th goal on the season. Ivan Chekhovich received the secondary assist.

Brett Findley would cut the lead in half at the 17:16 mark of the second period. He skated down the left-wing side, was able to collect the puck and snap a shot past the five-hole of Bibeau for his 12th goal on the season.

Bibeau would come up huge in the second period when he was able to stop a 2-on-1 short-handed chance by Stockton and robbed Rasmus Andersson on an odd man chance just two minutes into the second period.

Gillies kept the Cuda from increasing their lead twice in the third period. First, Rudolfs Balcers had a great scoring chance only to be stopped by Gillies. Then, Gillies stoned Adam Helewka on a pretty tic-tac-toe play from John McCarthy an Sasha Cmelevski with six minutes left.

Bibeau, reassigned back to Cuda, made 30 saves on 31 shots to earn the victory. Gillies, who stood on his head in the third period to keep it a one goal game, made 28 saves on 30 shots, suffering the loss.

GAME NOTES: San Jose went 0/3 on the power play. Stockton was 0/1. Their 10-game scoring streak on the power play came to an end.

San Jose finished 7-5 against Stockton this season.

UP NEXT: The Cuda will open up on the road in Tuscon as they take on the Pacific Division Champion Roadrunners in the first round of the AHL Playoffs.

2018 Calder Cup Playoffs San Jose Barracuda and Tucson Roadrunners

Game #1: Thursday, April 19, 2018 (7 p.m.) – SAP Center
Game #2: Saturday, April 21, 2018 (7 p.m.) – SAP Center
Game #3: Wednesday, April 25, 2018 (7:05 p.m.) – Tucson Convention Center
Game #4: Friday, April 27, 2018 (7:05 p.m.) – Tucson Convention Center
 
Game #5: Saturday, April 28, 2018 (7:05 p.m.) – Tucson Convention Center 
If necessary*