Cal League Condensed: Championship Game Five

Fitzgerald goes on short rest in deciding game
San Jose Giants v. Rancho Cucamonga Quakes 7:05 PM PT
Game Five (Series tied 2-2)
Justin Fitzgerald v. Kyle Hurst
Radio Broadcast: 1510 AM (Rancho Cucamonga), www.rcquakes.com, www.sjgiants.com and www.milb.com
TV Broadcast: CHN (San Jose)

Fitzgerald v. Rancho Cucamonga:

. Date Dec. Team ERA WHIP IP H R ER BB K . Fitzgerald 9/16 W W 0.00 0.86 7 6 0 0 0 9 . 7/29 L L 7.20 1.80 5 8 4 4 1 3 . 5/30 ND L 3.18 1.59 5.2 6 2 2 3 5 . 1-1 1-2 3.06 1.36 17.2 20 6 6 4 17

Hurst v. San Jose:

. Date Dec. Team ERA WHIP IP H R ER BB K . Hurst 6/1 L L 54.00 6.75 1.1 8 8 8 1 2 . 0-1 0-1 54.00 6.75 1.1 8 8 8 1 2

Notes: The Championship series last went five games in 2007 when San Jose defeated Lake Elsinore... This is the first playoff series in 2010 to play the maximum amount of games... Justin Fitzgerald has a .64 ERA and .79 WHIP in 14 innings over two previous playoff starts, including the first game of this series... Fitzgerald will be the only starter this postseason to pitch twice in one series... Johnny Monell had a 1.303 OPS in 17 Championship series at bats... Juan Perez has just five hits in 31 playoff at bats... Kyle Hurst's start against San Jose earlier this year was by far his worst appearance of the season... Hurst hasn't pitched in the postseason and hasn't appeared in a game since 9/3... Gabe Jacobo and Dillon Baird have combined to go 5/29 against San Jose and neither had a hit in game four... Mike Trout is 7/18 in the championship with a 1.199 OPS...