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Dragons Pitchers Combine on 1-Hitter as Dayton Tops Lansing, 3-2

Published on September 3, 2021 under Midwest League (MWL)
Dayton Dragons News Release


Dayton, Ohio - Four Dayton pitchers combined to allow just one hit as the Dragons earned their third straight victory, defeating the Lansing Lugnuts 3-2 on Friday night. A crowd of 6,750 was in attendance at Day Air Ballpark.

Dragons closer Vin Timpanelli entered the game with a one-run lead, runners at second and third, and one out in the eighth inning. Timpanelli stuck out the first batter he faced and worked out of the jam to hold the lead before pitching a perfect ninth inning to earn his second save.

Dragons starting pitcher Bryce Bonnin, in just his second appearance since being promoted from Daytona Beach, did not allow a hit until an infield single to start the fifth inning. Bonnin was lifted after throwing 89 pitches in four and one-third innings. He struck out nine batters while walking two. He was charged with two unearned runs.

Reliever Jake Gilbert followed Bonnin and was outstanding, retiring eight of the nine batters he faced, with the only base runner against him coming on an error. Gilbert earned the win to improve to 4-1. Dayton pitchers combined to strike out 16 batters in the game.

The Dragons fell behind 1-0 in the first inning as Lansing took advantage of three Dayton errors to produce an unearned run. Dayton came back to tie the game in the third. Jonathan Willems started the rally with a single to left field. He stole second, went to third on the catcher's throwing error, and scored on Jacob Hurtubise's single to even the score at 1-1.

The Dragons took the lead in the fourth. Juan Martinez was hit by a pitch and Alex McGarry followed with a hit to right. Eric Yang doubled to left to drive in both Martinez and McGarry to give the Dragons a 3-1 lead. Lansing scored an unearned run in the fifth to close out the scoring.

The Dragons finished the night with seven hits. Hurtubise was 2 for 4 with an RBI. Willems was 2 for 3 with a run scored.

Notes: The Dragons committed a season-high five errors, their highest total in a game since June 5, 2019.

The Race: The Dragons enjoyed a highly productive night in the playoff race as the three other teams in the race all lost. That left the Dragons two games behind Cedar Rapids in the race for the final playoff spot with14 games to play. Dayton is one game out of first place in the East Division of the High-A Central League, trailing Great Lakes and Lake County (division winner not guaranteed a playoff berth).

Up Next: The Dragons (56-50) host Lansing (49-57) on Saturday at 7:05 p.m. at Day Air Ballpark in the fifth game of a six-game series. Carson Spiers (5-3, 4.14) will pitch for Dayton against Lansing's Jeff Criswell (0-0, 0.00).

On the Air: Dragons games Saturday and Sunday will be televised on Dayton's CW (Channel 26; Spectrum Cable channels 13 and 1013). All Dragons games are broadcast on radio on 980 WONE AM Fox Sports. 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.

For Dragons 2021 ticket information, call (937) 228-2287 or go to daytondragons.com.

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