Will Benson had two hits and an RBI for Louisville, Carter Graham homered and drove in three in Chattanooga’s win, and Damian Ruiz drove in three runs in Dayton’s series clinching playoff win.
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The Louisville Bats lost 12-3. Box Score
- Jay Allen II went 1-1.
- Noelvi Marte went 1-3.
- Orlando Arcia went 1-3 with a walk.
- Michael Chavis went 1-4 with a run.
- Leo Balcazar went 1-3 with a walk and a run.
- Will Benson went 2-4 with a double and an RBI.
- Francisco Urbaez went 2-4 with a double and a run.
- Garrett Hampson went 1-4 with an RBI.
- Anthony Misiewicz threw 2.0 shutout innings.
Game Notes
This game was 11-0 before Louisville scored a run in the bottom of the 5th. Bats pitchers walked eight hitters with just six strikeouts.
Jay Allen II had to exit the game after he was hit in the foot/ankle area by a line drive while on the bases in the 1st inning.
Top Pitch Velocity: Jose Franco – 95.2 MPH (hit batter)
Top Exit Velocity: Leo Balcazar – 108.0 MPH (lineout)
Furthest Hit Baseball: Dominic Fletcher – 390 feet (flyout)
The Chattanooga Lookouts won 12-4. Box Score
- Peyton Stovall went 2-4 with a walk, double, home run (14), 2 runs, and 2 RBI.
- Julio Carreras went 1-4 with a run and a walk.
- Carter Graham went 1-4 with a walk, home run (29), steal (13), and 3 RBI.
- Ruben Ibarra went 1-5 with a home run (23).
- Cam Collier went 2-5 with 2 doubles and a run.
- Yerlin Confidan went 2-5 with a double, steal (9), and 2 runs.
- Austin Hendrick went 2-4 with a double, home run (17), 2 runs, and 2 RBI.
- Cade Hunter went 2-4 with a double, home run (7), 2 runs, and 4 RBI.
- Johnathan Lavallee threw 2.1 shutout innings with a walk and 3 strikeouts.
- Will Cannon threw a shutout inning with a walk.
Game Notes
Peyton Stovall had been in a slump, going 4-30 from August 29th through September 6th. But he’s turned things around in the last three games, going 4-10 with two doubles, a home run, and four walks.
Cade Hunter extended his hitting streak to five games. He’s gone 9-21 during the streak with three doubles, a home run, seven runs scored, and seven runs batted in.
Carter Graham is one home run away from having a 30 homer, 30 double season. Chattanooga has two games remaining.
Austin Hendrick has homered in three of his last four games, five of the last nine games, and six of the last 12 games.
The Dayton Dragons won 5-0. Box Score
- Ty Doucette went 1-3 with a walk.
- Ryan McCrystal went 3-4 with a home run and 2 runs.
- Johnny Ascanio went 1-3 with a run.
- Damian Ruiz went 1-3 with a double, run, and 3 RBI.
- Mason Morris threw 4.0 innings with 4 walks and 6 strikeouts.
- Jimmy Romano threw 2.0 hitless innings with a walk and a strikeout.
- Jordan Little threw a perfect inning with a strikeout.
- Victor Diaz threw a shutout inning with a strikeout.
- Trent Hodgdon threw a perfect inning.
Game Notes
The win by Dayton was the series clincher and the Dragons will be in the league championship series for the first time in the club’s history. Dayton will face off against Quad Cities in a best-of-three series. Game one will be in Quad Cities on Sunday night at 6:00pm ET. Game two will be on Tuesday at 7:05pm ET in Dayton. The third game, if necessary, will be played on Wednesday in Dayton at 7:05pm ET.
The Dragons took the lead in the 4th inning. With two outs and the bases loaded Damian Ruiz lined a double that cleared the bases to make it 3-0. He would then try to steal home on what was likely a suicide squeeze, but on the play the catcher jumped out in front of the plate as the pitch was about to be thrown and was called for a catchers balk, turning over the play where Ruiz was thrown out at the plate by 10 feet. That built the lead to 4-0. Dayton then added a run on Ryan McCrystal’s home run.
McCrystal went 7-12 (.583) in the series.
Jimmy Romano threw 4.1 hitless innings in his two outings during the series.
9/12 Game Preview
| Team | Record | Time (ET) | Probable | Box Score | Listen | Watch |
| Louisville | 62-78 | 7:15pm | TBA | Here | Here | Here |
| Chattanooga | 59-77 | 6:30pm | TBA | Here | Here | Here |
| Dayton | 0-0 | Playoffs | Sunday | Here | Here | Here |
| Daytona | 58-73 | Season | Complete | Here | Here | Here |
| ACL Reds | 35-24 | Season | Complete | Here | N/A | N/A |
| DSL Reds | 36-19 | Season | Complete | Here | N/A | N/A |
| DSL Rojos | 24-31 | Season | Complete | Here | N/A | N/A |
Congrats to Dayton! Was Dom Fletcher showing off his arm in hopes of a big-league call-up?
Gotta give him credit for giving it a shot and hopefully having some fun. A minor league field with a depleted team at the end of a disappointing season can be a bleak place. Sort of like a Steinbeck story. It’s one reason why you can’t get too down on the kids hanging in there and still trying their best.
It seemed Great Leakes was a tough team to defeat. Nice job by the Dragons going to play the league champioship. The pitching was pretty solid hope that keeps in that way …
The crowd in Dayton hopefully showed the Reds brass how starved Southwest Ohio is for a winning baseball experience and how much money they could make. The sellout crowd actually made the concrete stadium shake. It was an outpouring of excitement not seen around here since 1990.
Sure seemed like a well played game on the Dragon’s part. Once they got a larger lead they were holding onto it like a terrier. Good chance to take down the vaunted Dodgers down a notch, too. I would not be surprised if the Loons manager gets fined for staying on the field after getting ejected but also how he kept after the ump.
If he is back I doubt he will be in the dugout much the first week as a suspension will carry over. He was complaining both nights in Dayton especially check swing calls. Don’t know if having four umpires made the calls better, but seemed most went against the Loons. I’m still wanting payback from when they hit Jose Siri to end his hit streak. This helped.Really think this was the first time these guys and Manager participated in front of of this sized hostile crowd a were a little intimidated, but I also think the Dragons felt the energy. After the game Julio Morillo reminded team to salute the crowd which the did.
Beau Blanchard told me that he will be the starter for today’s game.