West Michigan scored one run in the bottom of the sixth to pull to within one, but the Dragons responded with a run in the top of the seventh. Rogers doubled to start the inning, went to third on an error, and scored on Serrano’s ground out to make it 4-2.
In the bottom of the eighth, Dayton third baseman Austin Callahan’s throwing error to start the inning opened the door to a rally for West Michigan. After a single by Izaac Pacheco, Jace Jung doubled to bring in one run, and two batters later, Roberto Campos delivered a sacrifice fly to tie the game. Both runs were unearned.
The Whitecaps scored the tie-breaking run in the bottom of the eighth when Dragons reliever Donovan Benoit was called for a balk with a runner at third base.
Dragons starting pitcher Julian Aguiar allowed just one run in four innings, giving up two hits and three walks with six strikeouts. But the Dayton bullpen combined to allow four runs in four innings.
On Friday night, Edwin Arroyo blasted a two-run home run to highlight a five-run seventh inning in a 7-3 Dragons’ win.
The Dragons collected a season-high 11 hits in the game, including five in the seventh inning. Austin Hendrick, Tyler Callihan, Austin Callahan, and Hayden Jones each had two hits.
SUNDAY’S GAME
Dragons at Whitecaps, 2 p.m., 980
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