Mariel Bautista had a double and two RBIs to lead Dayton. Bautista has hit safely in each of the first four games and is hitting .429.
Dayton grabbed a 1-0 lead in the first inning when Michael Siani opened the game with a single, stole second and third and scored on Bautista’s sacrifice fly.
Bowling Green answered with Connor Hollis’ two-run home run in the bottom of the first and added another two-run shot from Grant Witherspoon in the fifth to make it 5-1.
Another Bautista sac fly made it 5-2 in the sixth, but the Hot Rods scored four in the seventh, highlighted by a two-run homer by Osmy Gregorio to make it 9-2.
Bowling Green added the final four runs in the eighth, taking advantage of six Dragons walks in the inning, which tied a Dayton record set in 2009. Utility infielder Dylan Harris got the final out of the inning.
Starter James Marinan (0-1) took the loss. He worked four innings, allowed three runs on eight hits with a walk and four strikeouts. Dayton relievers allowed 10 runs and walked 10 batters.
Dayton remains on the road and opens a four-game series on Monday at Fort Wayne (2-2) at 7:05 p.m. Lyon Richardson, the Reds second round pick in 2018, will make the start for Dayton.
The Dragons return home Friday against Lake City.
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