Dragons Collect Hits in Every Inning, Top Lansing 7-2
Lansing, Mich.-Jay Schuyler had two hits and three runs batted in and Miguel Hernandez added two doubles with two RBI to lead the Dayton Dragons to a 7-2 victory over the Lansing Lugnuts on Tuesday afternoon. The win gave the Dragons a split of the four-game series in Lansing as
Lansing, Mich.-Jay Schuyler had two hits and three runs batted in and
The Dragons collected 15 hits in the game, their second highest total in a game this season and their highest since they had 18 on July 5 at Bowling Green. All nine hitters had at least one hit, and the Dragons had at least one hit in all nine innings. They matched a season-high for most hits with men in scoring position in a series with 13 over the four-game set.
For the third straight day, the Dragons jumped out to an early three-run lead. They scored two runs in the second inning and one more in the fourth to lead 3-0. In the second,
Lansing scored an unearned run in the fifth to make it 3-1, but the Dragons responded. They scored in the sixth inning when Hernandez doubled and scored on
Siani, Ventura, Martinez, and Warren joined Schuyler and Hernandez with two hits each for Dayton.
Dragons starting pitcher
Tyler Gibson made his Dragons debut in relief of Richardson. Gibson got the final out in the sixth on a strikeout, and then pitched a scoreless seventh inning.
Up Next: The Dragons (24-33, 52-75) return home to begin a three-game series on Wednesday night at 7:00 p.m. against the Fort Wayne TinCaps (24-32, 57-67).
The series with Fort Wayne will continue with games on Thursday and Friday nights. For Dragons 2019 ticket information, call (937) 228-2287.
On the Air: All Dragons home and road games are broadcast on radio on Fox Sports 980 WONE AM. 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. All Saturday and Sunday home games are televised on Dayton's CW (channel 26; Spectrum cable channels 13 and 1013).
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