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Loons Strikeout 15 Dragons in 7-0 Shutout Victory

September 5, 2024

MIDLAND, Mich. –Great Lakes Loons (67-60) (33-28) pitching struck out 15 Dayton Dragons (73-56) (39-24) batters in a 7-0 win on an 84-degree partly cloudy Thursday night at Dow Diamond. - The Loons 7-0 win is their sixth shutout win of the season. Three have come in the last 21

MIDLAND, Mich. –Great Lakes Loons (67-60) (33-28) pitching struck out 15 Dayton Dragons (73-56) (39-24) batters in a 7-0 win on an 84-degree partly cloudy Thursday night at Dow Diamond.

- The Loons 7-0 win is their sixth shutout win of the season. Three have come in the last 21 games.

- Dylan Campbell, Josue De Paula and Kyle Nevin combined for eight of Great Lakes 13 hits.

- In the third, Campbell singled, De Paula doubled with Campbell scoring on an error. Kyle Nevin then followed with his biggest swing of 2024. The 23-year-old sent it 442 feet with an exit velocity of 106 mph to deep left field.

- De Paula doubled again in the fourth inning, plating two. The 19-year-old finished with a three-hit night. He has eight hits in the last four games.

- Loons pitching retired the first 15 Dragons in order. Payton Martin went three innings and Garrett McDaniels struck out three across two frames.

- Jesus Luna in the sixth and Michael Martinez in the seventh struck out the side. Luna escaped bases loaded and Martinez worked around a single and an error.

- Five of the six final Dayton offensive outs were via a swing and miss. Martinez added two in the eighth and Nicolas Cruz struck out three, going 1.1 innings. Cruz’s first 3.1 innings in the Midwest League have been scoreless.

- Nick Biddison added his seventh home run of the season with a two-run shot in the seventh. Biddison has hit three in his last six innings.

Rounding Things Out

Every Loons in the starting nine reached base.

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The Loons have three games remaining in the 2024 season. Tomorrow, Friday, September 6th. The first pitch is at 7:05 pm. Friday is a Feast Friday presented by Isabella Bank. It is also a Dodgers Bluesday and The Nine Night. We honor and celebrate the historic impact of Black baseball pioneers.

The Great Lakes Loons have been a partner of the Los Angeles Dodgers since the team’s inception in 2007. Dow Diamond serves as the team’s home and also houses the Michigan Baseball Foundation, a 501(c)(3) non-profit public charity, and Sports Radio 100.9 The Mitt. For tickets or information about the Loons, call 989-837-BALL or visit Loons.com.

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