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LaValley's Double Gives Dragons Walk-Off Win

June 10, 2015 - Midwest League (MWL1)
Dayton Dragons News Release


Dayton, Ohio-Gavin LaValley's double to the gap in right-center field brought in Luis Gonzalez from first base with the winning run in the bottom of the 10th inning as the Dayton Dragons defeated the Wisconsin Timber Rattlers 4-3 on Wednesday night.

The Dragons fell behind 3-0 in the first inning but battled back to tie it with one run in the second and two more in the third. There was no more scoring until the 10th inning. Gonzalez started the rally with a single to right field. With Gonzalez running on the pitch, LaValley lined a shot to right-center that split the outfielders, allowing Gonzalez to race around and score without a throw to the plate to give the Dragons their sixth walk-off win of the season and their third in their last six home games.

The Dragons began the day three games out of the wildcard spot with 12 games to play in the first half season. Bowling Green, leading the wildcard race, hosted Beloit in a late game on Wednesday.

LaValley had another multi-hit game for the Dragons, extending his hitting streak to 13 straight games. Over his last seven games, he is 15 for 28, batting .536. He went 2 for 4 with two doubles and two RBI on Wednesday.

Dragons reliever Jake Ehret (1-1) earned the win with a scoreless top of the 10th inning, striking out three in the frame. Dragons starting pitcher Wyatt Strahan allowed three runs in the first before pitching shutout baseball over his next five innings. For the night, Strahan worked six innings, allowing seven hits and three runs with two walks with six strikeouts. Reliever Brennan Bernardino worked three scoreless innings, his longest outing of the year, and lowered his earned run average to 1.17.

The Dragons collected seven hits. Ronald Bueno and Jimmy Pickens each extended hitting streaks to seven straight games while Gonzalez now has a five-game hitting streak.

The Dragons (31-28) host Wisconsin (18-41) in the second game of the series on Thursday at 7:00 p.m. Junior Morillo (1-0, 1.80) will start for the Dragons. Wisconsin will counter with Devin Williams (1-3, 4.64). The game will be televised on WHIO digital channel 7.2 (Time Warner Cable channels 23 and 372).

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.

Notes: Dragons designated hitter Paul Kronenfeld nearly won the game in the bottom of the ninth. His bid for a walk-off home run was caught against the fence by Wisconsin right fielder Elvis Rubio.

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