| PREVIEW – The Houghton Penguins (90-72) advances from the Wild Card Series to face the American League West Division leader, California Quakes (116-46). California enters the series with the overall advantage in every key category. The Quakes led the Penguins in defense, with a .983 fielding percentage and 62 unearned runs versus the Penguins .975 fielding percentage and 112 unearned runs; the Quakes pitched to a 2.77 ERA versus the Penguins’ 3.45 ERA; and the Quakes batted .288/.352/.447 and a 5.6 R/G versus the Penguins’ .252/.327/.444 line 5.2 R/G. The Penguins will need a big series from their star, Albert Pujols. |