Storm Switch Focus to Inland Empire for Final Home Games
After losing three of four to Lancaster, the Storm switch their focus to Inland Empire for a three-game series at The Diamond. With serious playoff implications involved, the Storm need to take the series against their I-15 rivals in order to solidify home field advantage in the first round of the playoffs.
Overall this season the Storm and the 66ers have played each other 22 times with Lake Elsinore taking 12 of those games. In the first half the Storm were 7-5 against the Sixers, however in the second half, the teams have split their series at five wins a piece.
Storm 2B Jonathan Galvez will need to continue his positive production against the 66ers in order for the Storm to win the series. Over the 22 games, Galvez has played in 20 of them, batting .338 with 14 runs scored, seven doubles, one triple, one home run, 14 RBI and 11 stolen bases.
Pitching will be another huge factor in the series. Here are the pitching matchups and each players stats against the other team this season.
TUESDAY, AUGUST 30 - 7:05pm
Storm - RHP Matt Lollis (0-1, 7.27 ERA, 5 G, 3 GS, 10 SO, 12 BB)
vs.
66ers - LHP Manuel Flores (1-2, 7.33 ERA, 5 G, 5 GS, 23 SO, 7 BB)
WEDNESDAY, AUGUST 31 - 6:05pm
Storm - RHP Aaron Breit (0-0, 2.70 ERA, 2 G, 0 GS, 3 SO, 1 BB)
vs.
66ers - RHP Ariel Pena (2-0, 3.90 ERA, 5 G, 5 GS, 30 SO, 14 BB)
THURSDAY, SEPTEMBER 1 - 7:05pm
Storm - LHP Andrew Werner (2-0, 2.45 ERA, 2 G, 2 GS, 16 SO, 3 BB)
vs.
66ers - RHP John Hellweg (2-0, 2.25 ERA, 2 G, 1 GS, 10 SO, 0 BB)
Overall this season the Storm and the 66ers have played each other 22 times with Lake Elsinore taking 12 of those games. In the first half the Storm were 7-5 against the Sixers, however in the second half, the teams have split their series at five wins a piece.
Storm 2B Jonathan Galvez will need to continue his positive production against the 66ers in order for the Storm to win the series. Over the 22 games, Galvez has played in 20 of them, batting .338 with 14 runs scored, seven doubles, one triple, one home run, 14 RBI and 11 stolen bases.
Pitching will be another huge factor in the series. Here are the pitching matchups and each players stats against the other team this season.
TUESDAY, AUGUST 30 - 7:05pm
Storm - RHP Matt Lollis (0-1, 7.27 ERA, 5 G, 3 GS, 10 SO, 12 BB)
vs.
66ers - LHP Manuel Flores (1-2, 7.33 ERA, 5 G, 5 GS, 23 SO, 7 BB)
WEDNESDAY, AUGUST 31 - 6:05pm
Storm - RHP Aaron Breit (0-0, 2.70 ERA, 2 G, 0 GS, 3 SO, 1 BB)
vs.
66ers - RHP Ariel Pena (2-0, 3.90 ERA, 5 G, 5 GS, 30 SO, 14 BB)
THURSDAY, SEPTEMBER 1 - 7:05pm
Storm - LHP Andrew Werner (2-0, 2.45 ERA, 2 G, 2 GS, 16 SO, 3 BB)
vs.
66ers - RHP John Hellweg (2-0, 2.25 ERA, 2 G, 1 GS, 10 SO, 0 BB)