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Ibarra Hits Two Home Runs as Dragons Split Doubleheader at Lansing

May 4, 2023

Dragons 7, Lansing 4 (Game 1) Lansing 6, Dragons 5 (9 innings) (Game 2) Game 1 Click here for the box score Dayton (R-H-E): 7-6-1; Lansing (R-H-E): 4-9-1 Win: Carson Rudd (2-2); Loss: Christian Fernandez (1-1); Save: None HR: Dayton: Ruben Ibarra, 2 (2nd, 0 on base in third inning;

Dragons 7, Lansing 4 (Game 1)

Lansing 6, Dragons 5 (9 innings) (Game 2)

Game 1

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Dayton (R-H-E): 7-6-1; Lansing (R-H-E): 4-9-1

Win: Carson Rudd (2-2); Loss: Christian Fernandez (1-1); Save: None

HR: Dayton: Ruben Ibarra, 2 (2nd, 0 on base in third inning; 3rd, 0 on base in sixth inning). HR: Lansing: None

Game 2

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Lansing (R-H-E): 6-8-1; Dayton (R-H-E): 5-10-3

Win: Mac Lardner (2-0); Loss: Braxton Roxby (0-2); Save: None

HR: Dayton: None; HR: Lansing: None

Lansing, Mich.—Ruben Ibarra hit two home runs to lead the Dayton Dragons to a 7-4 victory over the Lansing Lugnuts in the first game of a doubleheader on Thursday night. In the second game, the Lugnuts overcame a late 3-0 deficit to defeat the Dragons 6-5 in nine innings.

In the first game, the Dragons scored four runs in the top of the first inning and were never seriously threatened. Ibarra’s two home runs gave him three in his first seven games with the Dragons in 2023. Mat Nelson had two hits and scored a run as the Dragons notched their third straight victory. Starting pitcher Carson Rudd was credited with the win, going five innings and allowing three runs on six hits with one walk and six strikeouts.

In the second game, the Dragons took a 2-0 lead in the third inning, built the lead to 3-0 in the top of the sixth, and never trailed until Lansing came through with a two-out walk-off RBI single in the bottom of the ninth to end the game.

Austin Hendrick and Tyler Callihan each had two doubles as part of a 10-hit Dragons attack. Blake Dunn and Jack Rogers also had two hits.

Dragons second game starting pitcher Javi Rivera was exceptional over the first five innings, throwing just 51 pitches without allowing a run. But Lansing took advantage of every opportunity in the late innings, scoring two runs in the bottom of the sixth on a pair of RBI ground outs to make it 3-2. In the bottom of the seventh of a scheduled seven-inning game, the Lugnuts took advantage of a throwing error leading to a game-tying unearned run that sent the game to extra innings.

The Dragons scored in the top of the eighth on Tyler Callihan’s RBI double with no one out, and after a balk, they had Callihan at third base, but three straight strikeouts allowed Lansing to avoid further damage. The Lugnuts scored one run in the bottom of the eighth to tie the game again at 4-4.

The Dragons scored on an error in the top of the ninth, but Lansing took advantage of two wild pitches in the bottom of the ninth, one on a third strike that allowed the hitter to reach and put the eventual winning run on base. After tying the game on a wild pitch, Lansing scored the winning run on a two-out single by Caeden Trenkle that brought in a runner from second.

Notes: Ibarra drove in three runs in the doubleheader and how has five RBI in the three games in the series…Hendrick was 3 for 7 in the doubleheader with three RBI…The Dragons committed errors in the sixth, seventh, and eighth innings as Lansing battled back to extend the game to the ninth. Only one of the six Lansing runs came on a hit, the game-winner by Trenkle.

Up Next: The Dragons (10-14) will play at Lansing against the Lugnuts (12-11) on Friday at 7:05 p.m. Thomas Farr (0-2, 3.60) will start for Dayton. The Dragons next home game is Tuesday, May 16 against the Fort Wayne TinCaps at Day Air Ballpark in the heart of the Water Street District. For ticket information, go to daytondragons.com or call (937) 228-2287.

On the Air: All Dragons home and road games are broadcast on radio on FOX Sports 980 AM WONE. Games can be heard on smart phones, iPads, and other mobile devices via the free Dragons Mobile App, or on a computer at wone.com. Games are also available on HD Radio on 104.7 WTUI HD 2.

More Information:The Dayton Dragons are the affiliate of the Cincinnati Reds and play 66 home games at beautiful Day Air Ballpark, in the heart of the Water Street District. Contact the Dragons by calling at (937) 228-2287, emailing at [email protected], or go to daytondragons.com. For more information, please visit the following links:

The Dragons sellout streak continues with over 1,441 sellouts over the past 23 years and is a testament to the Dayton area community. To keep the sellout streak alive, Dragons fans are encouraged to attend games this summer at Day Air Ballpark.

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