Lake Elsinore @ Rancho Cucamonga Gm 5
Emmanuel Pinales threw six innings and combined with three relievers to hold the Rancho Cucamonga Quakes to five hits and two runs in a 5-2 Lake Elsinore win on Saturday night at LoanMart Field. The Storm won for the second time in five games, salvaging the possibility of a series split.
Pinales (W, 3-0) gave up two runs on four hits and two walks with three strikeouts over his six innings. The 22-year old right-hander threw 76 pitches, 48 for strikes.
Romeo Sanabria doubled in a run to start the scoring in the third inning, putting Lake Elsinore up 1-0. After Rancho Cucamonga struck for two runs in the bottom of the inning, Lake Elsinore rallied for three in the top of the fourth, taking the lead for good. Brandon Karpathios tripled in a pair of runs to put the Storm up 3-2 and another run came in on a Nick Vogt RBI single.
Vogt had three hits on Saturday and is 10-for-19 in the series. Sanabria had two doubles and has gone 6-for-19 in the five games against Rancho Cucamonga.
Josue De Paula doubled and walked twice, scoring one run and driving in another. The 18-year old outfielder is 7-for-19 with two doubles and a home run in the five games against Lake Elsinore.
The Storm pulled back to one game ahead of the Quakes with game six on Sunday at 4:00 pm.
SATURDAY SCORES
MODESTO – 7
SAN JOSE – 6
10 INNINGS
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VISALIA – 0
INLAND EMPIRE – 11
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