Elijah Ortega Game Report: vs Atwater

While Downey might've come up empty on Friday, Elijah Ortega wasn't going down without a fight. Ortega scored a run while getting on base in all three of his plate appearances, good enough for us to rate the performance as the best he's had all season long. He also put up a hit, which was his first of the season.

Coming up, Ortega and Downey will take on Lodi at 4:00 p.m. on Tuesday. Downey will be headed into this one with a sizable disadvantage in the rankings (they're ranked 385 places lower in California), but they're not letting that get them down. Will they be able to pull off an upset behind Ortega? Check back here after the action for a full breakdown and analysis of the contest.