Sunday, August 8, 2010

Cal League Condensed: 8/8 Preview

Visalia Rawhide v. Modesto Nuts 1:05 PM PT
Ryan Cook v. Dan Houston
Notes: Modesto is going for a series sweep... Ryan Cook has lost three starts in a row, two of which were against Lancaster... Cook struck out nine in seven innings in his last start but also allowed four earned runs... Dan Houston allowed seven runs in five innings in his last start... Houston has a 6.65 ERA in the second half and a 1-3 record... Game will be available on 1270 AM in Visalia and 970 AM in Modesto as well as www.milb.com...

Inland Empire 66ers v. Rancho Cucamonga Quakes 5:05 PM PT
Aaron Miller v. Manny Flores
Notes: Rancho Cucamonga is going for a series sweep... At the time I wrote this, Will Savage was the listed starter for Inland Empire, but he was promoted to AA Chattanooga... Aaron Miller will be making his first start back with the 66ers after an unsuccessful stint at Chattanooga... Manny Flores walked a season high four and only struck out one in his last start... Flores has 16 walks in 46.2 second half innings with Rancho Cucamonga after only walking three in 30.2 first half innings... Game will be available on 1050 AM in Inland Empire and 1510 AM in Rancho Cucamonga as well as www.kcaaradio.com, www.rcquakes.com and www.milb.com...

Lancaster JetHawks v. Lake Elsinore Storm 5:05 PM PT
Robert Donovan v. Jeremy McBryde
Notes: Lancaster is going for a series sweep... Robert Donovan has allowed at least four runs in all three starts with Lancaster so far... His last start lasted five innings, his longest in the Cal League... Jeremy McBryde pitched seven innings in his last start, a season long outing... That start ended a personal three game losing streak for McBryde... 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...

High Desert Mavericks v. Stockton Ports 6:05 PM PT
James Gillheeney v. Fabian Williamson
Notes: Stockton is giong for a series sweep... James Gillheeney struck out eight in six scoreless innings in his first start with High Desert... Gillheeney allowed just two hits and one walk... Fabian Williamson allowed two unearned runs in six innings in his last start... Williamson struck out six and didn't walk any for the first time with Stockton... Game will be available on 960 AM in High Desert and 1280 AM in Stockton as well as www.milb.com...

San Jose Giants v. Bakersfield Blaze 7:15 PM PT
Kyle Nicholson v. Danny Gutierrez
Notes: Rubber match of three game series... Kyle Nicholson has a 6.27 ERA in the second half and only one win... Nicholson has given up a home run in six straight starts... Danny Gutierrez allowed seven runs in 3.2 IP in his first start with Bakersfield... Gutierrez was ranked as the Rangers' 9th best prospect by Baseball America before the 2010 season... Game will be available on www.sjgiants.com and www.milb.com...

CAL North
Bakersfield 27-15 .643
Stockton 22-20 .524 5 GB
Modesto 20-22 .476 7 GB
*San Jose 18-24 .429 9 GB
Visalia 18-24 .429 9 GB

CAL South
High Desert 23-19 .548
Rancho Cucamonga 23-19 .548
*Lake Elsinore 22-20 .524 1 GB
Lancaster 20-22 .476 3 GB
Inland Empire 17-25 .405 6 GB

Transactions
RC: Richard Cates assigned from A Cedar Rapids
MOD: Joseph Scott assigned to R Tri-City
IE: Alex Garabedian assigned to AA Chattanooga
IE: Ronald Belisario assigned from Dodgers
VIS: Dan Kaczrowski assigned to AA Mobile
IE: Austin Yount assigned from A Great Lakes
IE: Will Savage assigned to AA Chattanooga
IE: Timothy Sexton assigned from A Great Lakes
MOD: Brian Rike activated from DL

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