SAN JOSE (Interstat) — The Lake Elsinore Storm defeated the San Jose Giants 13-2 on Wednesday, Sept. 16, 2026, at San Jose Municipal Stadium to win Game 3 of their California League (A-Adv) playoff series and take the series 2-1. Lake Elsinore totaled 13 hits, while San Jose had 12. The Storm scored one run in the first, two in the second, two in the third, four in the fifth, one in the seventh and three in the eighth. San Jose scored one in the third and one in the sixth. Nu’u Contrades homered and drove in three runs, Qrey Lott went 3 for 4 with two RBIs, and Joe Tiroly added two RBIs. Lan-Hong Su earned the win with three innings of one-run relief and eight strikeouts. Ricardo Estrada took the loss. Coleman Borthwick, Andrew Wright and Sean Fitzpatrick combined for scoreless relief. San Jose grounded into two double plays, while Lake Elsinore had two sacrifice flies. Lake Elsinore improved to 70-63, and San Jose fell to 80-54. Attendance was 2,489, and the game lasted 3:11.