Gray Dominates in First Quakes' Win
Lake Elsinore, CA - In the rubber game of a three-game, two-day series, the Rancho Cucamonga Quakes took care of the Lake Elsinore Storm with a convincing 5-1 win on Wednesday night.Josiah Gray stole the spotlight from MLB rehabber Dinelson Lamet, with what proved to be Gray's best start in
Lake Elsinore, CA - In the rubber game of a three-game, two-day series, the Rancho Cucamonga Quakes took care of the Lake Elsinore Storm with a convincing 5-1 win on Wednesday night.
In the top of the third, the Quakes' offense exploded with a crooked number on the backs of three-straight run-scoring plate appearances, to make it a 5-0 tally in favor of Rancho.
The Storm plated an unearned run in the bottom of the seventh inning, failing to add more when
The unearned run fell on the shoulders of Gray (1-0), who completed his fourth start as a Quake with a stellar final line of six innings, eight strikeouts, two walks, and just two hits. The New Rochelle, NY native grasped his first win as a member of the Rancho rotation.
Lamet (0-1), a member of the Padres' starting rotation in 2017, took the loss as he lasted 2.2 innings, allowing three earned runs with five strikeouts.
With Lancaster falling on Wednesday afternoon to San Jose by a final score of 1-0, the Quakes head into Thursday's action with a three-game lead over the second-place JetHawks and a 4.5-game cushion on the Storm.
On Thursday, May 30th, the Quakes return home to face Inland Empire to start a four-game series, as Punch Bowl Social presents Thirsty Thursday, featuring drink specials throughout the night. RHP