Dayton Evens Series

DAYTON, OH - The Dayton Dragons defeated the Great Lakes Loons 6-4 Sunday afternoon in front of a crowd of 8,769 at Fifth Third Field to even the teams' three-game series at one game each.

The Dragons plated two unearned runs in the bottom of the first inning, taking advantage of two throwing errors by Loons infielders Jesus Arredondo and Pedro Guerrero.

The Loons pulled to within a run in the top of the second on a sacrifice fly by Pedro Guerrero.

Dayton answered the Loons' run with two of their own in the bottom of the second on a long two-run home run by Sean Buckley.

The Dragons carried their 4-1 lead into the top of the fifth when O'Koyea Dickson lined a shot off the right field foul poll for a game-tying three-run home run.

But the Dragons got a sacrifice fly from Yovan Gonzalez in the bottom of the fifth to put the Dragons up by one. They added to their lead in the seventh on an infield ground out by Gonzalez.

Dayton had the leadoff man on in every inning sans the sixth.

Gustavo Gomez (4-3) was charged with the loss, surrendering three earned runs over 5 2/3 innings. Tanner Robles (3-3) picked up the win despite allowing four earned runs in five innings. Kyle McMyne worked a 1-2-3 ninth for his second save.

The Loons (23-21) and Dragons (16-28) conclude their three-game series Monday. Game time is 7pm. Right-hander Arismendy Ozoria (3-0, 4.05 ERA) is scheduled to start for the Loons opposite Dayton right-hander Stalin Gerson (1-3, 4.10). The game will be broadcast live on ESPN 100.9-FM and online at ESPN1009.com.

The Great Lakes Loons are a sixth-year Single-A partner of the Los Angeles Dodgers and are in the middle of their 5th Anniversary Celebration, which kicked off in August 2011 and will continue throughout the 2012 season. For more information about the Loons, visit Loons.com or call 989-837-BALL.

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