The Lake Elsinore Storm got eight hits, including three home runs, from the #2-5 hitters and beat the Stockton Ports 7-4 on Wendnesday night at Banner Island Ballpark. Jackson Merrill homered (2) and drove in four runs to lead the 11-hit attack.
Angel Solarte was 3-for-4 with an RBI from the #8 hole. The team’s other eight hits all came from the middle of the order as Merrill, Juan Zabala, Marcos Castanon and Samuel Zavala each had two hits. Castanon hit his eighth home run, Zabala hit his third.
Jesus Gonzalez (W, 6-6) went 5 1/3 innings for the Storm and allowed three runs on six hits and two walks with four strikeouts to pick up the win. Ryan Och ended the game with two scoreless innings to earn his third save.
Danny Bautista was 3-for-5 with two doubles for Stockton. Jhoan Paulino had two hits and two RBIs.
Lake Elsinore (26-18) has won three straight and seven of 11. They remain a game behind Inland Empire in the South division. Stockton (13-31) is 13 games out in the North.
Game three of the six-game series is Thursday night at 7:05PM.
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FRESNO – 6
VISALIA – 1
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