Lansing's De Vries Hits Two Home Runs as Lugnuts Top Dragons, 11-6

Lansing 11, Dragons 6

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Lansing (R-H-E): 11-11-2; Dayton (R-H-E): 6-12-0

Win: Corey Avant (5-6); Loss: Jose Montero (5-5); Save: None

HR: Dayton: None HR: Lansing: Leo De Vries, 2 (9^th, 1 on base in third inning; 10^th, 2 on base in seventh inning); Mario Gomez (2^nd, 1 on base in fourth inning).

Lansing, Mich.—Lansing’s Leo De Vries blasted two home runs and drove in five runs as the Lugnuts topped the Dayton Dragons 11-6 on Friday night.

The Dayton loss pushed their losing streak to five straight games. The Lugnuts have won the first four games in the current series.

Game Summary:

The Dragons took an early 1-0 lead with a run in the second inning when John Michael Faile doubled to the wall in right-center field with two outs, and scored from second base on a single by Ryan McCrystal.

But Lansing got the lead for good in the third when Leo De Vries connected on a two-run home run to right field. The homer by De Vries, rated as one of the top prospects in professional baseball, was his first with Lansing since he arrived in a trade at the deadline from the Padres organization.

In the fourth, Lansing’s Mario Gomez belted a two-run home run to make it 4-1.

The Dragons took advantage of an error and a walk to push across a run without a base hit in the top of the fifth to make it 4-2, but Lansing responded with a run in the bottom of the fifth to go ahead 5-2. They broke the game open in the seventh when De Vries hit his second home run of the night, a three-run shot, as part of a four-run inning to put Lansing in front, 9-2.

The Dragons scored three runs in the top of the eighth inning, keyed by a two-run double by Ryan McCrystal, to make it 9-5, but Lansing again responded with two runs in the bottom of the eighth to take an 11-5 lead to the ninth inning. Dayton scored in the ninth on an RBI single by Carlos Sanchez to make it 11-6 and close out the scoring.

The Dragons finished the night with 12 hits, their highest total since the all-star break in mid-July. McCrystal had a double, single, and three RBI. Sanchez had three hits and an RBI. Faile, Carter Graham, and Johnny Ascanio each had two hits.

Dayton starting pitcher Jose Montero (5-5) took the loss. He allowed five runs in five innings, surrendering a pair of two-run home runs.

Up Next: The Dragons (13-30, 34-74) play at Lansing against the Lugnuts (21-25, 57-55) in the fifth game of the six-game series on Saturday at 7:05 pm. Nestor Lorant (0-9, 6.55) will start for the Dragons.

The next home game at Day Air Ballpark in the heart of the Water Street District is Tuesday, August 19 against the Peoria Chiefs (St. Louis Cardinals affiliate) at 7:05 pm in the start to a six-game series. For tickets, call (937) 228-2287 or go to daytondragons.com/tickets.

On the Air: All Dragons home and road games are broadcast on radio on FOX Sports 980 AM WONE. 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.