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Giants at Rancho Cucamonga Quakes August 20-22

Published on August 20, 2008 under California League (CalL1)
San Jose Giants News Release


San Jose Giants (78-50, 35-23) at Rancho Cucamonga Quakes (63-65, 33-25)

At The Epicenter

- Wednesday, August 20th at 7:05 PM

- Thursday, August 21st at 7:05 PM

- Friday, August 22nd at 7:05 PM

Pitching Match Ups

- Wednesday - Jesse English (12-6, 3.18) at Michael Anton (5-5, 5.79)

- Thursday - Clayton Tanner (9-7, 3.89) at Sean O'Sullivan (15-6, 4.54)

- Friday - Kevin Pucetas (10-1, 2.73) at Jordan Walden (3-2, 4.60)

Internet Radio Broadcast...The entire series from Rancho Cucamonga can be heard live on www.sjgiants.com with Joe Ritzo calling all of the action.

THE SAN JOSE GIANTS...continue their road trip on Wednesday evening with the opener of a three-game series against the Rancho Cucamonga Quakes at The Epicenter. San Jose began their trip by winning two-of-three games at Visalia. After suffering a 5-3 defeat in the opener, the Giants bounced back with 10-7 and 6-2 wins to claim the series victory. San Jose has now won eight consecutive series' dating back to last month. The Giants are currently 35-23 in the second half - 5 1/2 games ahead of the Modesto Nuts (29-28) for the top spot in the North Division. Only 12 games remain in the regular season. San Jose's overall mark of 78-50 is the best record in the California League.

Giants Pitching Continues To Shine...The Giants have led the California League in team ERA throughout the entire season, but the pitching staff has been especially impressive this month. San Jose's August ERA currently sits at 2.37 through 18 games (12-6 record). Clayton Tanner, who is scheduled to get the ball on Thursday, has led the starting rotation with a 3-0 record and 1.56 ERA (3 ER/17.1 IP) in three appearances this month. Out of the bullpen, Dan Otero has converted six out of seven save opportunities in August while Joe Paterson (1.08 ERA, 1 ER/8.1 IP) and Taylor Wilding (1.35 ERA, 2 ER/13.1 IP) have also impressed. Overall, San Jose boasts a team ERA of 3.24 and a league-high 11 shutouts. The Giants continue to hold onto four out of the top 8 spots on the ERA leaderboard (Kevin Pucetas #1 - 2.73, Tim Alderson #2 - 2.99, Jesse English #4 - 3.18, Tanner #8 - 3.89).

Giants vs. Quakes 2008...The Giants are making their only regular season visit to Rancho Cucamonga this week. San Jose owns a 6-1 advantage over the Quakes in the season series. The Giants took two-of-three games from July 4-6 before sweeping a four-game series from July 28-31. First baseman Andy D'Alessio (.429 AVG, 12-for-28, 7 RBI) and outfielder Bobby Felmy (.409 AVG, 9-for-22, 2 RBI) have led the charge offensively against Rancho Cucamonga. On the mound, San Jose possesses a 2.28 ERA versus the Quakes this season.

Downs, Boyer Among Hot Hitters...Infielders Matt Downs and Brad Boyer have been swinging hot bats of late for the Giants. In the final two games of the recent series at Visalia, Downs collected six hits in 11 at-bats with three doubles, one home run and five RBI's. Downs has hit safely in 15 out of his last 16 games, hitting at a .420 clip during the stretch. The Alabama native is fifth in the California League with a .315 batting average while he leads the Giants in home runs (16). Boyer paces the club with a .347 average and a .443 on-base percentage. Boyer has found his power stroke over the last two weeks as the 24-year old has hit four homers in his last 10 games (after two round-trippers in his first 55 California League games this year). Boyer has recorded multiple-hit games in three straight contests.

Rancho Cucamonga Quakes...The Quakes, an affiliate of the Los Angeles Angels of Anaheim, enter the series in second place in the South Division with a 33-25 record - 1/2 game behind the Lancaster JetHawks (33-24). Rancho Cucamonga has won nine out of their last 11 games and took two-of-three at Lake Elsinore in their most recent series. Outfielder Drew Toussaint leads the Quakes with a .332 batting average while fellow outfielder Peter Bourjos (.293 AVG) is tops in the California League with 47 stolen bases. Rancho Cucamonga and San Jose have both stolen 185 bases this season to lead the league. Sean O'Sullivan is expected to make the start on the mound Thursday night. O'Sullivan, who will be facing the Giants for the first time this season, leads the league with 15 wins. Since the All-Star Break, O'Sullivan has compiled a 7-2 record and 2.49 ERA in 10 starts (8-4, 6.35 ERA before the break). Rancho Cucamonga's team ERA of 4.89 is eighth in the California League.

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