Dragons Battle Back to Edge Lansing 5-4, Clinch Winning Record for Second Straight Season
Dragons 5, Lansing 4 Click here * for the box score* Dayton (R-H-E): 5-6-0; Lansing (R-H-E): 4-13-0 Win: Thomas Farr (4-6); Loss: Mac Lardner (2-4); Save: Donovan Benoit (13) HR: Dayton: None; HR: Lansing: Brayan Buelvas (7th, 1 on base in ninth inning). Lansing, Mich.—Justice Thompson delivered a game-tying two-run
Dragons 5, Lansing 4
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Dayton (R-H-E): 5-6-0; Lansing (R-H-E): 4-13-0
Win: Thomas Farr (4-6); Loss: Mac Lardner (2-4); Save: Donovan Benoit (13)
HR: Dayton: None; HR: Lansing: Brayan Buelvas (7th, 1 on base in ninth inning).
Lansing, Mich.—Justice Thompson delivered a game-tying two-run single and Michel Triana broke the tie with a two-run triple as the Dayton Dragons defeated the Lansing Lugnuts 5-4 on Wednesday night. The win allowed the Dragons to clinch a winning record for the second straight season. They are 65-60 on the year with four games to play.
The Dragons have won 10 of their last 12 games. They are 14-4 over the last 18 contests.
Game Recap: Lansing collected nine hits over the first three innings, but scored only two runs, getting one in the first and one in the second to lead 2-0.
In the fourth, Dayton’s Austin Hendrick walked with one out, stole second, and went to third when Jose Torres doubled to center field as Lansing’s Denzel Clarke lost his footing trying to make the catch and could only trap the ball. With runners at second and third and two outs, Justice Thompson singled to left field to drive in both Hendrick and Torres to tie the game at 2-2.
In the sixth, the Dragons took the lead for good. Rece Hinds doubled off the left field fence to start the inning and went to third on a wild pitch. Hendrick walked and with one out, Michel Triana drilled a liner over the first base bag, into the right field bullpen area. Hinds and Hendrick both scored on the play as Triana went to third with a two-run triple, giving the Dragons a 4-2 lead.
In the top of the ninth, Triana led off with an opposite field double, went to third on Thompson’s ground out to the right side, and scored on Mat Nelson’s sacrifice fly to make it 5-2.
Lansing’s Brayan Buelvas lined a two-run home run to left field with one out in the bottom of the ninth inning against Dragons closer Donovan Benoit, but Benoit retired the next batters to close out the game and earn his 13th save.
The victory went to Dayton starting pitcher Thomas Farr (4-6), who tossed five innings, allowing 10 hits but only two runs. Farr did not issue a walk and struck out six.
Dragons middle relievers Jake Gilbert and Dennis Boatman combined for three scoreless innings in relief of Farr.
The Dragons finished with six hits. Triana had a double and triple. Noelvi Marte had a single and stolen base to extend his hitting streak to nine straight games.
Up Next: The Dragons battle the Lugnuts again on Thursday night at 7:05 p.m. in the third game of the six-game series. Julian Aguiar will make his second start for the Dragons since arriving from Daytona. The series, which continues through Sunday, will conclude the 2022 season.
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