Three Lake Elsinore pitchers combined to allow one run on two hits as the Storm beat Inland Empire 5-1 on Tuesday night at The Diamond. Ruben Galindo (W, 1-2) went the first five innings and gave up a run on one hit and two walks with seven strikeouts to pick up the win.
The 66ers got on the board in the top of the first with a leadoff triple by Arol Vera followed by a sac fly/error to make it 1-0. Lake Elsinore took the lead in the second inning with a two-run rally and did the same in the third to make it 4-1. They pushed across another run in the eighth on a double-steal to make it 5-1.