The Dragons are off Monday and open a series vs. Lake County at 7:05 p.m. Tuesday at Day Air Ballpark. Great Lakes opens a series Tuesday at Fort Wayne.
On Sunday, the Dragons took an early lead when the second batter of the game, Rece Hinds, belted a solo home run to left field. Cedar Rapids scored one run in the bottom of the first and another in the second to take a 2-1 lead.
The Dragons tied the game in the fourth when new Dayton catcher Daniel Vellojin walked, raced from first to third on a single to center by Jose Torres, and scored on a sacrifice fly by Austin Hendrick to make it 2-2.
In the seventh, Dayton’s Nick Quintana blasted a tie-breaking home run to left to give the Dragons a 3-2 lead, but Cedar Rapids pushed across a run in the bottom of the same inning to tie the score, 3-3.
In the bottom of the ninth, a lead-off double followed by a game-winning hit by Cedar Rapids catcher Frank Nigro, playing his first game with the Kernels, gave them the win against Dayton closer Donovan Benoit (1-2).
Dragons starter James Proctor pitched six innings and allowed two runs on four hits with two walks and eight strikeouts.
TUESDAY’S GAME
Lake County at Dayton, 7:05 p.m., 980