Four Dayton pitchers combine for 1-hitter in win over Lansing

Four Dayton pitchers combined to allow one hit as the Dragons earned their third straight victory, defeating the Lansing Lugnuts 3-2 on Friday night at Day Air Ballpark.

Dragons closer Vin Timpanelli entered with a onerun lead, runners at second and third and one out in the eighth inning. Timpanelli stuck out the first batter he faced and worked out of the jam to hold the lead before pitching a perfect ninth to earn his second save.

Dragons starting pitcher Bryce Bonnin, in his second appearance since being promoted from Daytona Beach, did not allow a hit until an infield single to start the fifth. Bonnin was lifted after throwing 89 pitches in 4 1/3 innings. He struck out nine while walking two. He was charged with two unearned runs.

Reliever Jake Gilbert followed Bonnin and retired eight of the nine batters he faced, with the only base runner against him coming on an error. Gilbert earned the win to improve to 4-1. Dayton pitchers combined to strike out 16.

Dayton tied the game at 1 in the third. Jonathan Willems started the rally with a single to left field. He stole second, went to third on the catcher’s throwing error, and scored on Jacob Hurtubise’s single to even the score.

The Dragons took the lead in the fourth. Juan Martinez was hit by a pitch and Alex McGarry followed with a hit to right. Eric Yang doubled to left to drive in Martinez and McGarry to give the Dragons a 3-1 lead. Lansing scored an unearned run in the fifth to close out the scoring.

The Dragons moved to within two games of Cedar Rapids in the race for the final playoff spot with 14 games to play.