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Dragons Lose 8-7 After Big Comeback Bid Effort Falls Short

July 31, 2018 - Midwest League (MWL1)
Dayton Dragons News Release


Dayton, Ohio - The Lansing Lugnuts held off a furious Dayton comeback bid to edge the Dragons 8-7 on Tuesday night. The game included a second inning rain delay of one hour, 26 minutes and was played before a crowd of 7,786 at Fifth Third Field.

Lansing built an 8-2 lead going to the bottom of the eighth inning before the Dragons exploded for a five-run frame. J.D. Williams and Andy Sugilio each had run-scoring singles in the inning before Hendrik Clementina blasted a three-run home run to make it 8-7. The homer by Clementina was his 14th of the season.

The Dragons got a lead-off single from Alejo Lopez in the bottom of the ninth, but they could not advance him past first base as the next three batters were retired and Lansing held on for the win, allowing them to take three-of-four in the series.

Lansing scored four runs in the top of the second inning to take an early 4-0 lead. The Dragons answered with two runs in the third, as Reds 2018 first round draft pick Jonathan India picked up his first Midwest League RBI with a two-out run-scoring single.

The Dragons finished the night with 11 hits. Lopez led the way with three and went 8 for 16 in the series to raise his batting average to .307. Clementina's homer was his only hit, but he went 7 for 15 in the series with two home runs and three doubles. Andy Sugilio had two hits after going 0 for 12 in the first three games of the series.

Dragons starting pitcher Wendolyn Bautista (4-6) took the loss. He worked five innings and gave up seven runs on nine hits with one walk and four strikeouts.

In the Standings: The Dragons dropped to 18-20 in the second half with the loss. They lead the Midwest League's East Division Second Half wildcard race (#2 seed), one-half game ahead of both Lake County and Fort Wayne. West Michigan moved a half game ahead of the Dragons into the #1 seed position in the race.

Up Next: The Dragons begin a 13-game, 14-day road trip on Wednesday night at Fort Wayne at 7:05 p.m. Packy Naughton (5-9, 4.47) will start for Dayton against Fort Wayne's Tom Cosgrove (2-5, 4.39).

Game Broadcast: 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.

For Dragons 2018 ticket information, call (937) 228-2287.

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