Jake Robson had four hits and drove in two runs to pace the Whitecaps (41-21).
West Michigan scored two runs in the third and fourth innings to grab a 4-0 lead. Dayton made it 4-1 when Taylor Trammell tripled home T.J. Friedl.
The Whitecaps added single runs in the sixth and seventh and three in the eighth to make it 9-1.
Dayton got a run back in the ninth on Tyler Stephenson’s RBI double.
Trammell finished 3-for-4 and Friedl was 2-for-4 for Dayton. Wennington Romero (3-3) allowed four runs and nine hits in four innings and took the loss.
The Dragons and Whitecaps close out the four-game series at noon Monday. Dayton’s Ty Boyles (1-1, 4.63) opposes Alfred Gutierrez (4-3, 3.42).
Dayton returns home Tuesday for a doubleheader vs. Great Lakes.
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