Dragons Fall in Lake County Despite Another Big Game by Jay Allen II

Lake County 9, Dragons 5

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Lake County (R-H-E): 9-12-2; Dayton (R-H-E): 5-8-2

Win: Parker Messick (2-2); Loss: Ryan Cardona (2-1); Save: None

HR: Dayton: Jay Allen II (6th, 0 on base in first inning). HR: Lake County: C.J. Kayfus (4th, 1 on base in third inning).

Eastlake, Ohio—The Lake County Captains scored runs in seven consecutive innings on the way to defeating the Dayton Dragons 9-5 on Tuesday night. The game was the opener to a six-game series.

Dayton’s Jay Allen II led an eight-hit attack with three hits including a home run on the first pitch of the game. Allen raised his batting average to .387 on the year.

Game Recap:

After a rain delay of one hour, 18 minutes in Lake County, Allen hit the first pitch of the game for a home run to left field, his sixth homer of the year in 17 games played. Lake County tied the game in the second and then took a 3-1 lead with two runs in the third as they started their string of seven straight innings with at least one run.

The Dragons came back to tie the game without a hit in the fourth, taking advantage of three straight walks to start the inning followed by a two-out throwing error that allowed two runs to score and make it 3-3.

But Lake County regained the lead for good in the bottom of the fourth, scoring two runs to make it 5-3. They added single runs in the fifth, sixth, seventh, and eighth to go ahead 9-3.

The Dragons got three consecutive singles with one out in the ninth from Leo Balcazar, Ruben Ibarra, and Logan Tanner, and they were one batter away from getting the tying run to the plate before a pair of ground outs ended the game.

Dragons starting pitcher Ryan Cardona (2-1) was charged with the loss. He worked three and two-thirds innings, allowing five runs on seven hits with four walks and five strikeouts.

Up Next: The Dragons (12-16) play at Lake County (17-11) on Wednesday morning at 11:00 a.m. Bryce Hubbart (1-1, 4.42) will start for Dayton against Lake County’s Carter Spivey (1-1, 4.71).

The next home game at Day Air Ballpark in the heart of the Water Street District is Tuesday, May 14 at 7:05 pm against the Great Lakes Loons. For ticket information, go to daytondragons.com/tickets or call (937) 228-2287.

On the Air: All Dragons home and road games are broadcast on radio on FOX Sports 980 AM WONE. Games can be heard on smart phones, iPads, and other mobile devices via the free Dragons Mobile App, or on a computer at wone.com. Games are also available on HD Radio on 104.7 WTUI HD 2.