Cal League Condensed: 8/26 Preview

Just in case you missed it, read about yesterday's no hitter by Lancaster here.

Visalia Rawhide v. San Jose Giants 12:35 PM PT
Pat McAnaney v. Justin Fitzgerald
Notes: Rubber match of three game series... Pat McAnaney struck out 14 and allowed two runs in six innings in his return to Visalia... McAnaney had a 4.41 ERA in 147 innings with Visalia last year... Justin Fitzgerald struck out a career high 11 and allowed one run in six innings in that start... Fitzgerald has 19 strikeouts and just one walk over his last three appearances... Game will be available on 1270 AM in Visalia as well as www.sjgiants.com and www.milb.com...

High Desert Mavericks v. Inland Empire 66ers 7:05 PM PT
Maikel Cleto v. Jon Michael Redding
Notes: Rubber match of three game series... Maikel Cleto has lost four consecutive starts... Cleto allowed six runs in each of his last two starts while only pitching a combined seven innings... Jon Michael Redding has nine strikeouts over his last two starts... Redding allowed four earned runs in six innings in his last start against High Desert... Game will be available on 960 AM in High Desert and 1050 AM in Inland Empire as well as www.kcaaradio.com and www.milb.com...

Lancaster JetHawks v. Lake Elsinore Storm 7:05 PM PT
Kyle Greenwalt v. Anthony Bass
Notes: Rubber match of three game series... Kyle Greenwalt hasn't lost a start since June... After throwing a complete game against San Jose, Greenwalt has only pitched nine innings over two starts since... Anthony Bass pitched five innings in his last start, his longest since 7/14... Bass has given up five home runs in 41.2 second half innings after only giving up four in 75.2 first half innings... Game will be available on 1380 AM in Lancaster and 92.9 FM in Lake Elsinore as well as www.jethawks.com and www.milb.com...

Modesto Nuts v. Stockton Ports 7:05 PM PT
Parker Frazier v. Ian Krol
Notes: Rubber match of three game series... Parker Frazier only has five walks in 33 innings with Modesto, and three of them came in his first start... Both of Frazier's losses with Modesto came against Visalia... Stockton has lost three of four games since their 14 game winning streak ended... Ian Krol won his first start with Stockton despite allowing three runs in five innings... Game will be available on 970 AM in Modesto and 1280 AM in Stockton as well as www.milb.com...

Rancho Cucamonga Quakes v. Bakersfield Blaze 7:15 PM PT
Garrett Richards v. Robbie Ross
Notes: Rubber match of three game series... Garrett Richards pitched five scoreless innings in his last start... Richards hasn't walked more than one in any of his four starts... Robbie Ross allowed three runs on nine hits in just 2.1 IP in his last start but did not lose... Ross has only pitched five innings in August once out of four starts... Game will be available on 1510 AM in Rancho Cucamonga as well as www.rcquakes.com and www.milb.com...

CAL North
Stockton 35-23 .603 M#10
Bakersfield 32-26 .552 3 GB E#10, E#8
Modesto 29-29 6 GB E#7, M#13
Visalia 29-29 .500 6 GB E#7, M#13
*San Jose 25-33 .431 10 GB

CAL South
High Desert 30-28 .517 M#11, M#11
*Lake Elsinore 30-28 .517
Rancho Cucamonga 30-28 .517 M#11, M#11
Lancaster 28-30 .483 1 GB E#11, ELIMINATED FROM WILD CARD CONTENTION
Inland Empire 22-36 .379 8 GB E#5, ELIMINATED FROM WILD CARD CONTENTION

Transactions
LAN: Robert Donovan activated from DL
LAN: Shane Wolf assigned to AA Corpus Christi