The Dragons scored in the top of the first inning to take the lead. Jacob Hurtubise walked to start the game and advanced to second on Francisco Urbaez’s single to right. Hurtubise went to third on Juan Martinez’s ground out and scored on a fielder’s choice off the bat of Jose Tello to make it 1-0. That scored held until the ninth.
The Dragons added an insurance run in the top of the ninth when Urbaez opened the inning with a hit and scored from first with two outs when Quincy McAfee’s infield single to third base led to a two-base throwing error.
John Ghyzel, who just re-joined the Dragons after beginning the year in Chattanooga, replaced Gill to pitch the bottom of the ninth with a two-run lead. Ghyzel, who spent the 2018 season with the Dragons and pitched in the all-star game that season, allowed a lead-off walk, but got a pair of groundouts and a game-ending strikeout to earn his first save.
Ghyzel replaced Graham Ashcraft on the Dayton roster. Ashcraft was promoted to Chattanooga after not allowing an earned run in four consecutive starts.