Cal League Condensed: 6/4 Preview

Stockton Ports v. Visalia Rawhide 7:00 PM PT
Michael Madsen v. Chase Anderson
Notes: Michael Madsen hasn't pitched yet in 2010... Madsen pitched only 22 innings combined between 2008 and 2009... Chase Anderson has made three Cal League starts, and two of them have been quality starts, including one against Stockton... Anderson has eight or more strikeouts in two of his starts... Game will be available on 1280 AM in Stockton and 1270 AM in Visalia as well as www.milb.com...

High Desert Mavericks v. Inland Empire 66ers 7:05 PM PT
Jake Wild v. Aaron Miller
Notes: Jake Wild allowed seven runs, only three earned, in 6.2 IP since returning from AA West Tenn... Wild has pitched 6.2 IP or more in four straight starts with High Desert... Aaron Miller allowed just one run in six innings in his last start... Miller is the only qualifying pitcher in the league that doesn't have a win this season... Game will be available on 1050 AM in Inland Empire as well as www.kcaaradio.com and www.milb.com...

Lake Elsinore Storm v. Modesto Nuts 7:05 PM PT
Erik Davis v. Juan Nicasio
Notes: Erik Davis has only walked one in his last two starts after walking 14 in the four before that... Davis allowed a season high nine hits in his last start... Juan Nicasio struck out eight and didn't walk any in his last start... Eight strikeouts was Nicasio's highest total since he struck out 10 in his 4/25 start against Stockton... Game will be available on 92.9 FM in Lake Elsinore and 970 AM in Modesto as well as www.milb.com...

Lancaster JetHawks v. Rancho Cucamonga Quakes 7:05 PM PT
Shane Wolf v. Matt Shoemaker
Notes: After pitching seven shutout innings against Rancho Cucamonga on 5/19, Shane Wolf has allowed 10 hits and six runs in each of his last two starts... Wolf has given up 10 hits in four of his 10 starts this season... Matt Shoemaker has complete games in two of his last three starts, including one against Lancaster... Shoemaker also struck out a season high 12 in his last start... Game will be available on 1380 AM in Lancaster and 1510 in Rancho Cucamonga as well as www.jethawks.com, www.rcquakes.com and www.milb.com...

San Jose Giants v. Bakersfield Blaze 7:30 PM PT
Eric Surkamp v. Michael Main
Notes: Eric Surkamp is coming off his worst start of the season, allowing four runs in five innings... Surkamp has given up just one run in 16 innings against Bakersfield this season... Michael Main is coming off his best start of the season, allowing two runs in seven innings... Main hasn't walked more than two in any start this season... Game will be available on www.sjgiants.com and www.milb.com...

CAL North
San Jose 33-21 .611 M# 14
Modesto 28-24 .538 4 GB E# 14
Bakersfield 25-27 .481 7 GB E# 11
Visalia 25-29 .463 8 GB E# 9
Stockton 23-31 .426 10 GB E# 7

CAL South
Lake Elsinore 36-18 .667 M# 13
High Desert 31-22 .585 4.5 GB E#13
Rancho Cucamonga 30-24 .556 6 GB E# 11
Inland Empire 20-34 .370 16 GB E# 1
Lancaster 16-37 .302 19.5 GB ELIMINATED

Transactions
LE: Colt Hynes assigned from AA San Antonio
LE: Jonathan Berger assigned to XST
BAK: Mitch Hilligoss assigned to AA Frisco
BAK: Michael Schlact assigned
BAK: John Whittleman assigned from AA Frisco
STO: Dusty Napoleon assigned to A Kane County
VIS: Tim Sherlock assigned to XST
HD: Maximo Mendez placed on DL