Dragons even playoff series against Whitecaps behind left-hander Moss

Dayton starting pitcher Scott Moss fired six shutout innings and reliever Dauri Moreta held off a West Michigan comeback bid as the Dragons defeated the Whitecaps 2-1 on Thursday night. The Dragons avoided elimination with the win and forced the decisive third game of the series at 7:00 p.m. today in Grand Rapids.

For the second straight night, the Dragons took a lead to the ninth inning, only to see West Michigan rally. The Dragons led 2-0 and brought in reliever Jesse Adams to start the inning. Adams struck out the first batter he faced before allowing a double and a walk to put the tying run at first base with one out. The runners advanced to second and third on an error by Adams on a pick-off throw to first base. Adams got Anthony Pereira to ground out to shortstop as a run scored to make it 2-1. Moreta entered the game for the Dragons with a runner at second and two outs and got Austin Athmann to fly out to center field to end the game.