Comeback Thwarted, Quakes Take Game One
Rancho Cucamonga, CA - In game one of the three-game set, the Rancho Cucamonga Quakes (46-34, 5-7) topped the Lake Elsinore Storm (42-38, 7-5) by a final score of 7-5.Putting Saturday and Sunday's tough losses in the rearview mirror, Rancho received solid pitching from Michael Grove and Wills Montgomerie, while
Rancho Cucamonga, CA - In game one of the three-game set, the Rancho Cucamonga Quakes (46-34, 5-7) topped the Lake Elsinore Storm (42-38, 7-5) by a final score of 7-5.
Putting Saturday and Sunday's tough losses in the rearview mirror, Rancho received solid pitching from
The Quakes wasted no time getting on the board, pushing across three runs in the bottom of the first, highlighted by a Kendall (9th) two-run bomb off of
The Storm responded with two runs in the top of the second off of Grove, who eventually tied his season-high with four innings of work.
Fast forward to the bottom of the seventh, with the game at another one-run Rancho lead of 5-4, Chiu (10th) took long-reliever
Lake Elsinore battled back with a single run in the top of the ninth, only to see their hottest hitter in
Montgomerie (6-2) with the pivotal punchout earned his sixth win of the season, working five innings, with three runs (one earned) and six Ks.
Hernandez (0-1), in his Cal League debut, shouldered the loss in his three innings of three-run ball.
As Rancho seeks back-to-back wins on Tuesday, they'll send RHP
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