Lambo's Heroics Give Loons Series Win
Published on April 6, 2008 under Midwest League (MWL1)
Great Lakes Loons News Release
The Loons needed every one of Andrew Lambo's three doubles in Sunday's series finale against Dayton. His final two-bagger to the wall in left-center field in the bottom of the ninth scored Preston Mattingly, enabling the Loons to walk off with a dramatic 4-3 win in front of 3,218 Loons fans at Dow Diamond.
The Dragons got on the board first in the fourth inning when Mike McKennon launched a two-run homer to right, his first of the season, making it 2-0. Dayton added another run in the fifth on a Todd Frazier RBI single.
The Loons got on the board thanks to Lambo's first double, scoring Mattingly to make the score 3-1 in favor of the Dragons. In the eighth, Lambo scored the Loons' second run on Alex Garbedian's bases loaded walk against Dragons reliever Terrell Young.
Then in the ninth, the Loons started their comeback when Jovanny Rosario singled and advanced to second on Erik Kanaby's sacrifice bunt. Mattingly then lofted a single down the right field line to tie the game at three. Lambo then followed by lining a pitch to the left-center field gap, scoring Mattingly all the way from first and sending the Loons' players out to home plate and the middle of the infield to celebrate with Mattingly and Lambo.
Steven Johnson started for the Loons throwing 4 2/3 innings allowing seven hits and three runs while striking out four. Jon Dutton came on in relief and pitched 3 1/3 sensational innings without allowing a hit and striking out five. Miguel Sanfler pitched a scoreless ninth striking out two to record his first win of the season.
The Loons improve to 3-1 while the Dragons fall to 1-3.
The Loons hit the road for a 10-game road swing beginning with the defending Midwest League Champion West Michigan Whitecaps from Fifth-Third Ballpark Monday night. Game time is 6:35pm. Daigoro Rondon (1-0, 9.00 ERA) is scheduled to start for the Loons. Tune in as Brad Golder calls all the action from Grand Rapids on the radio flagship home for Great Lakes Loons baseball, ESPN 100.9-FM.
The Great Lakes Loons are the second-year Single-A affiliate of the Los Angeles Dodgers and members of the Midwest League. For more information about the Loons, visit Loons.com or call 989-837-BALL.
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