Dayton’s Ruben Ibarra delivered a game-tying opposite field home run in the top of the seventh, a line drive homer to right field that was his fifth four-bagger of the season to make it a 1-1 game.
The Dragons took the lead in the eighth. Michael Trautwein drilled a double to left-center field with one out, and the next batter, Trey Faltine, lined a single to right. Trautwein intended to stop at third, but when the throw back to the cut-off man was dropped, Trautwein scored and Faltine raced all the way around to third as the Dragons took a 2-1 lead. With two outs, Faltine scored on Tyler Callihan’s infield single to make it 3-1.
The Dragons bullpen was outstanding. Myles Gayman (2-1) replaced Aguiar to start the seventh and worked two innings, allowing just one base runner and no runs to earn the win. Jake Gozzo tossed a perfect ninth inning to notch his third save of the season and second of the series.
The Dragons finished with seven hits. Austin Callahan was 2 for 4. Tyler Callihan extended his hitting streak to seven straight games.
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