Hubbart holds off Locos, 6-3
LANSING, Mich. – Bryce Hubbart struck out Colby Halter, Brayan Buelvas and Henry Bolte as the potential game-tying run in the bottom of the ninth inning, sealing the Dayton Dragons’ (7-9) 6-3 victory over the Lansing Locos (7-9) on Tuesday night at at Jackson® Field™. Jay Allen II, Logan Tanner
LANSING, Mich. – Bryce Hubbart struck out Colby Halter, Brayan Buelvas and Henry Bolte as the potential game-tying run in the bottom of the ninth inning, sealing the Dayton Dragons’ (7-9) 6-3 victory over the Lansing Locos (7-9) on Tuesday night at at Jackson® Field™.
Jay Allen II, Logan Tanner and Hector Rodriguez each homered for Dayton, which ended a four-game losing streak.
Rodriguez’s second homer of the year came in the top of the ninth off reliever Hunter Breault to give Dayton a 6-3 lead with a heavy storm rapidly approaching.
Danny Bautista, Jr. drew a walk from Hubbart to open the bottom of the ninth, CJ Rodriguez followed with a single, and Dereck Salom drilled a double to right-center, plating Bautista, Jr., and bringing up the top of the order.
Hubbart fanned Halter swinging for the first out of the frame, then fell behind Buelvas 3-and-0. A 3-2 pitch, however, was called strike three by home plate umpire Shin Koishizawa to Buelvas’ disapproval. The southpaw followed with a whiff of Bolte, securing the win.
Hubbart finished with eight strikeouts in four innings of relief, following starter Ryan Cardona’s four walks and four strikeouts in five innings.
Lansing starter Mitch Myers gave up three runs, one earned, on three hits and a walk in 4 1/3 innings while striking out four. Dylan Hall handled the final two outs of the fifth inning.
James González tossed the next 2 1/3 innings, notching five strikeouts while allowing two runs on four and a walk, before yielding to Breault for the final five outs.
In the loss, CJ Rodriguez went 3-for-4, Bautista, Jr. finished 2-for-3 with a walk, an RBI single and a triple, and Halter drew three walks.
A Dog Days of Summer arrives for the second game of the six-game series, set for 6:05 p.m. with gates opening at 5 p.m. Lansing right-hander Wander Guante takes on Dayton right-hander Kevin Abel. Tickets are available for purchase at the Jackson® Field™ box office, available for purchase at (517) 485-4500 or online at milb.com/lansing.
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