Castro goes deep to help Rolison win
SAN BERNARDINO, Calif. - Luis Castro his his first home run since returning from Double-A to help Ryan Rolison and the JetHawks to a 4-1 win over the Inland Empire 66ers on Tuesday night at San Manuel Stadium. The win, combined with Lake Elsinore's loss to Rancho Cucamonga, moved the
SAN BERNARDINO, Calif. -
The win, combined with Lake Elsinore's loss to Rancho Cucamonga, moved the JetHawks (64-61, 30-27) within a game of the Storm for the South Division's final playoff spot with 13 games left in the regular season.
The 66ers (50-76, 24-33) took a 1-0 lead on a
With two outs and nobody on, Jimmy Herron and Ryan Vilade reached on infield singles to put two runners on for Castro. The first baseman, playing as the designated hitter on Tuesday, went deep to just left of straightaway centerfield. The three-run shot was his 21st this season and his first in six games since returning to Lancaster from Double-A Hartford.
Taylor Snyder followed the Castro homer with a hit, moved to second base on a wild pitch and scored on a Casey Golden single.
The Vilade and Snyder hits extender their hitting streaks to 10 and 11 games respectively.
Castro's home run gave him a league-high 81 on the season and nine since rejoining the JetHawks.
Rolison (5-6) struck out two in a perfect fifth inning to finish his night. The left-hander allowed just the one run with five strikeouts and no walks.
Doyle pitched the ninth to pick up his 19th save of the season.
Inland Empire starter Kyle Bradish (5-7) took the loss for the 66ers.
The series continues on Wednesday at 7:05 p.m.