Acuna lowered his ERA to 2.45, which is second in the Midwest League behind teammate Julian Aguiar’s 2.19. Acuna allowed four hits, three walks and a run in the fourth. The Dragons tied the score 1-1 in the sixth when Jack Rogers hit a ground-rule double and scored on Tyler Callihan’s two-out single
Javien Sandridge (2-3) gave the run back in the bottom of the sixth on a sacrifice fly. The Dragons nearly tied the score in the seventh when Mat Nelson doubled down the third-base line and Yan Contreras delivered a two-out single to left. But as Nelson tried to score from second, Fort Wayne left fielder Justin Farmer made a perfect throw to the plate to get Nelson on a close play.
The Dragons had another chance in the eighth when Rogers was hit by a pitch and advanced to second on a one-out walk to Edwin Arroyo. But Callihan grounded into a fielder’s choice and Austin Hendrick popped out to third to end the threat.
Nelson was 2 for 4 with a double, Arroyo had a triple, and Rogers and Callihan extended hitting streaks to nine games.
Despite the loss, Dayton (32-31) is 15-8 over its last 23 games and 25-18 since April 30. There are three games left in the first half season.
TUESDAY’S GAME
Lake County at Dayton, 7:05 p.m., 980
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