Dragons Post Big Road Win at South Bend, 4-2
South Bend, Ind.-Midwest League strikeout leader Scott Moss won his fourth straight start as the Dayton Dragons defeated the South Bend Cubs 4-2 on Monday night. The win was the 10th in the last 11 games for the Dragons and their 15th in the last 17. The Dragons improved to
South Bend, Ind.-Midwest League strikeout leader
The Dragons improved to 26-11 on the season, continuing to hold the highest wins total in all of Minor League Baseball. They remain in first place in the Midwest League East Division. They lead West Michigan by one game but extended their lead over third place South Bend by two and one-half games. The top two teams will qualify for post-season play over the course of the 70-game first half season.<o:p>
The Dragons took a 1-0 lead in the second inning when
In the fifth, the Dragons added three more runs.
South Bend scored a run in the bottom of the fifth to pull to within three at 4-1, and added one run with two outs in the bottom of the ninth to close out the scoring.<o:p>
Hector Vargas was 2 for 4 including a home run for the Dragons. Jose Siri also had two hits. T.J. Friedl had a double. <o:p>
Moss (5-1) worked the first five innings, allowing one unearned run on three hits with three walks and six strikeouts.
The Dragons battle the Cubs in South Bend in the second game of the series on Tuesday morning at 10:35 a.m.
All Dragons games are broadcast on radio on Fox Sports 980 WONE and on the internet at wone.com. Games are also available on the Dayton Dragons mobile app.