Lugnuts Enjoy Big Inning, Top Dragons 10-6
Dayton, Ohio-Lansing's Griffin Conine hit his league-leading 19th home run as the Lugnuts defeated the Dayton Dragons 10-6 on Sunday afternoon at Fifth Third Field. The Lugnuts have won the first two games of the series.
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The Dragons climbed out to an early 2-0 lead, scoring single runs in the second and third innings. Lansing tied the game with two runs in the top of the fourth before the Dragons regained the lead with one run in the bottom of the same inning. But Lansing scored three runs in the fifth to take a 5-3 lead and then added five more in the seventh to extend their lead to 10-3. The Dragons closed out the scoring with one run in the eighth and two in the ninth.
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The Lugnuts broke the game open when the first seven batters of the seventh inning all had hits, including the home run by Conine, a two-run shot. It was his 19th homer of the year.
The Dragons built their early lead after Matt Lloyd delivered an RBI double in the second and Lofstrom drove in a run with a double in the third. They finished the day with nine hits.
Up Next: The Dragons (21-28, 49-50) host Lansing (25-24, 57-61) on Monday at 7:00 p.m. in the last game of the three-game series.
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).
For Dragons 2019 ticket information, call (937) 228-2287.
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