Storm Get Shut Out in Final Game Before All-Star Break Presented by The Valley News
On the final game before the All-Star Break, the Lake Elsinore Storm were held scoreless in a 3-0 loss. They had Isaiah Lowe on the mound who has been consistently steady throughout the year (2.93 ERA). He would be the only pitcher to allow runs this afternoon. His final line
On the final game before the All-Star Break, the Lake Elsinore Storm were held scoreless in a 3-0 loss.
They had Isaiah Lowe on the mound who has been consistently steady throughout the year (2.93 ERA). He would be the only pitcher to allow runs this afternoon. His final line would include five innings, six hits, five strikeouts, and three runs allowed. Those three runs all came in the third inning.
The Lake Elsinore Storm managed only to accrue five base hits, two coming in the same inning.
The story of this game is how the bullpen continued to keep Lake Elsinore in the ballgame despite the offense's lackluster production. Maikel Miralles, Alejandro Lugo, Xavier Ruiz, and Harry Gustin would pitch four combined innings, allow three hits, strike out eight batters, and not give up a single run earned or otherwise.
This came in a week where the bullpen only allowed three total earned runs across six games. The 1.08 ERA was their best in a week all season, and this dominant effort put a punctuation on their recent success.