MiLB

San Jose 8, at Fresno 5

Friday, September 4, 2026 · Final · CAL Quarterfinals Game 3 (SJS leads 2-1)

Drew Smith leads San Jose Giants to 8‑5 win over Grizzlies

FRESNO (Interstat) — Drew Smith homered and drove in four runs, and the San Jose Giants defeated the Fresno Grizzlies 8-5 in 10 innings Friday night at Chukchansi Park.

Smith doubled in three runs during a three-run first inning, then hit a solo homer in the seventh that put San Jose ahead 4-3. Fresno answered in the bottom of the seventh to tie it, and the game went to extra innings.

In the 10th, Josuar Gonzalez singled home two runs, and Rod Barajas Jr. doubled home two more to give the Giants an 8-4 lead. Fresno got a sacrifice fly in the bottom half but came up short.

Melvin Pineda pitched two scoreless innings for the win, dropping Manuel Olivares to 7-3. Brady Parker allowed three earned runs and struck out seven in six innings for Fresno.

Barajas finished 3 for 5 with two RBIs. Cristian Arguelles had two hits and drove in a run for Fresno, and Juan Martinez homered.

San Jose improved to 78-52; Fresno fell to 69-61. Attendance was 8,801, and the game lasted 3:03.