Anaheim, CA (My Sportsbook) - The San Francisco Giants will look to put the wraps on their first World title in 48 years when they take on the Anaheim Angels in Game 6 of the Fall Classic on Saturday night at Edison Field.

San Francisco has won the last two contests of the series to grab a 3-2 advantage. The Giants erupted for a 16-4 win over the Angels on Thursday to acquire the series lead. San Francisco last won the World Series in 1954, when it swept Cleveland.

San Francisco will now turn to 28-year-old Russ Ortiz to hopefully close things out. Ortiz has struggled mightily in his last two postseason starts, surrendering 14 hits and 11 runs over 6 1/3 innings of action. The hurler was hammered in Game 2 of this series, allowing nine hits and seven runs over 1 2/3 frames in a no-decision at Edison Field.

However, Ortiz has been fortunate in the postseason during his career, posting a 2-0 record despite a 5.63 ERA. He has allowed 25 hits and 15 runs over 24 postseason innings.

Ortiz has had measured success against the Angels in his career, going 2-0 with a 4.58 ERA. The Encino, CA native will be making his fourth road start of the postseason. He is undefeated (2-0) in two decisions on foreign fields during the playoffs.

Anaheim will hope that veteran righthander Kevin Appier can keep its title hopes alive. Appier has yet to record a win in the postseason, including his ugly no-decision in Game 2 of this series. The 34-year-old was tagged for five hits and five runs over two frames, while walking and fanning two in the contest. Appier surrendered three homers in the unimpressive effort.

Appier has been unsuccessful in the playoffs in his career, going 0-2 with a 6.00 ERA. He has surrendered 30 hits and 16 runs over 27 2/3 frames of action, while striking out 21 and walking 15.

The righty hasn't performed very well at home this season, as he is just 6-8 in 20 contests. This will be his third consecutive home start during the postseason.

San Francisco's 16 runs on Thursday tied for the second-most in World Series history. The New York Yankees scored 16 in Game 2 of the 1960 Series against Pittsburgh.

Jeff Kent hit a pair of two-run homers and Rich Aurilia added a solo shot for the Giants. San Francisco tied the record for most home runs in a World Series with 12.

Kent, Barry Bonds and Kenny Lofton posted three hits apiece in the winning effort. Aurilia and Benito Santiago registered three RBI each in the huge victory.

"This is a heck of a way to end the season here at home," said Giants manager Dusty Baker. "The last game of the year at home, we won big. Things went right for us. We played good defense. We had a lot of offense. This is the way that we'd like to go down to Anaheim."

Chad Zerbe (1-0), who took over for starter Jason Schmidt with two outs in the fifth, notched the win. Felix Rodriguez, Tim Worrell and Scott Eyre then combined for 3 1/3 innings of one-hit relief to close it out.

Schmidt didn't register his best effort, surrendering seven hits and three runs over 4 2/3 innings. The twirler fanned eight and walked three in the no- decision.

Anaheim ace Jarrod Washburn was roughed up for six hits and six runs over four innings en route to the loss. Washburn (0-2) struggled with his control, walking five and fanning only one.

"Tonight they went out and jumped on Jarrod," Anaheim manager Mike Scioscia said. "There's no two ways about it. It was more than just Barry, obviously. It's something we'll need, two solid starts for us to get to be where we want to be."

The Angels tallied 10 hits in the contest, but only David Eckstein mustered multiple base knocks (two). No Anaheim player had more than one RBI in the outing.

"Actually, you look at the final score, it was a whooping, no doubt about that, but the opportunity in the middle of the game for us to get back in it was there," said Scioscia. "I think that's a credit to our guys not giving up, after being down 6-0. We felt good about that, obviously, [but] that's a flat- out whooping."

Anaheim will try to stay alive in the series at home, where it is 6-1 during the postseason. The Giants are 5-2 on the road in the playoffs.