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Lake Elsinore Storm at San Jose Giants, July 10-12

July 10, 2010 - California League (CalL1)
San Jose Giants News Release


Lake Elsinore Storm (52-34) at San Jose Giants (50-36)

At Municipal Stadium

- Saturday, July 10, 6:00 PM

- Sunday, July 11, 5:00 PM

- Monday, July 12, 12:35 PM

Pitching Match Ups

- Saturday - Nick Schmidt (6-7, 4.43) at Eric Stolp (4-6, 4.58)

- Sunday - Erik Davis (8-3, 4.18) at Kyle Nicholson (5-6, 6.01)

- Monday - Jeremy McBryde (0-0, 1.80) at Eric Surkamp (4-1, 3.23)

THE SAN JOSE GIANTS... return home this evening to begin a three-game series against the Lake Elsinore Storm at Municipal Stadium. San Jose posted a 3-3 record on their recently completed road trip. After posting one victory in three games at Bakersfield, the Giants won two out of three in Stockton marking their first series victory of the second half. Last night, San Jose was unable to complete a sweep of the Ports as Stockton salvaged a game in the series with a 5-2 win. Grant Green hit a two-run homer while Stephen Parker added a three-run shot and the Ports held the Giants hitless over the last four innings to pick-up the win. Michael Ambort hit his first home run since joining the Giants and Johnny Monell collected a pair of doubles to lead the San Jose offensive attack. Oliver Odle suffered the loss after surrendering five runs on nine hits over five innings of work.

Media Coverage... The entire series can be heard live on www.sjgiants.com with Joe Ritzo calling all of the action. All 140 games this season will be aired on the club's official website.

Slow Start To The Second Half... Despite victories in two out of their last three games, the Giants enter tonight's action with a 5-11 record in the second half - last in the North Division. Five of San Jose's 11 second half defeats have been by one run while three others have been by two runs. Among their last seven losses, the Giants have failed to hold a seventh-inning lead once, an eighth-inning lead twice and a ninth-inning lead once. Prior to the All-Star break, San Jose had won eight out of nine games.

Monell On Fire At The Plate... Johnny Monell has hit safely in his last seven games as the Giants catcher is batting at a .545 clip (12- for-22) with five doubles, three home runs and seven RBI's during the streak. Monell has raised his season batting average from .213 to . 241 over the last seven games. Prior to his home run on July 4 at Bakersfield, Monell hadn't gone deep since May 13 (37 games).

Giants And Storm Meet For Second Time... This series marks the final regular season meeting between San Jose and Lake Elsinore. In their only previous series (June 17-19), the Giants won two out of three games from the host Storm. Beginning tonight, San Jose will play 18 out of their next 21 games against teams from the South Division. The Giants are 8-8 against South Division opponents this season.

Fairley's Hitting Streak Reaches Eight Games... Outfielder Wendell Fairley brings a season-high eight-game hitting streak into tonight's contest. During the streak, he's batting at a .471 clip (16-for-34) with six doubles. His overall batting average of .295 is the highest since the second week of the season.

Late-Inning Comebacks... The Giants have won eight games this season when trailing after seven innings - tops in the California League. San Jose's four victories when trailing after eight innings also leads the league.

Peguero In Futures Game Tomorrow... Outfielder Francisco Peguero is not expected to play in this series as he prepares for the Futures Game tomorrow in Anaheim. Peguero is one two representatives (pitcher Zach Wheeler) from the San Francisco organization selected to participate in the exhibition contest. In 71 games this season, Peguero is batting .289 with four home runs and 44 RBI's. He's tied for second in the league in triples (9) and third in stolen bases (29).

San Jose Wins League Record Sixth Consecutive First Half Title... The San Jose Giants have won their California League record sixth consecutive first half North Division title. The Giants finished the first half with a 45-25 mark - eight games ahead of both the Modesto Nuts (37-33) and Visalia Rawhide (37-33). By virtue of winning the first half, San Jose secures a berth in the playoffs and will receive a first round bye. The Giants have won three league championships (2005, 2007, 2009) in the last five seasons and will be attempting to win back-to-back titles for the first time in franchise history this September. San Jose will open the playoffs on Saturday, September 11 at Municipal Stadium with Game One of the best-of-five North Division Series. The previous league record for consecutive first half division titles was three (Visalia).

Giants In The Cal League Rankings... Entering tonight, San Jose is second in the league in batting average (.288), third in runs scored (5.4), sixth in home runs (64) and first in stolen bases (143). On the mound, their 4.01 ERA is second in the league while their .975 fielding percentage is third.

Lake Elsinore Storm... The Lake Elsinore Storm, an affiliate of the San Diego Padres, enter tonight's action with an overall record of 52-34 - tops in the California League. Lake Elsinore is only 6-10 in the second half. The Storm have lost three in a row and eight out of their last 10. Lake Elsinore leads the California League in ERA (3.81) while they're tied for seventh in batting average (.272) and second in runs scored (5.4). Closer Brad Brach is tops in the league with 28 saves. Left-hander Nick Schmidt is slated to make the start on the mound tonight. Schmidt, a first round draft pick three years ago, is 6-7 with a 4.43 ERA in 17 starts this season.

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