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.
Meanwhile, Galindo, Jose Castillo and Levi Thomas kept the 66ers off the board. Castillo pitched three hitless innings with no walks and a strikeout and Thomas (S, 1) covered the last three innings, giving up one hit and no walks with two strikeouts.
Lucas Dunn was 2-for-4 with a walk and a triple for Lake Elsinore. Justin Farmer was 2-for-4.
Game two of the six-game series is Wednesday night at 6:05PM.
SCOREBOARD
FRESNO – 7
STOCKTON – 2
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VISALIA – 4
RANCHO CUCAMONGA – 9
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MODESTO – 6
SAN JOSE – 4
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