Ibarra blasted a long home run to left field with a man on base in the bottom of the first inning to give the Dragons a quick 2-0 lead. The homer was the eighth of the year for Ibarra.
After Lake County scored two runs in the top of the second to tie the game, Nelson launched a solo homer to left field in the bottom of the same inning to give the Dragons a 3-2 lead. The home run was Nelson’s 11th of the season.
Following Nelson’s home run, three Dayton pitchers combined to shutout the Captains over the final seven innings. Jose Acuña (5-0) worked five innings to earn the win. Acuña, the regularly-scheduled Sunday starter, pitched in relief of Law. He tossed five innings, allowing four hits and two runs (one earned) with two walks and four strikeouts.
Owen Holt replaced Acuña to start the seventh inning and was perfect over two frames. He struck out four of the six batters he faced. Vin Timpanelli pitched a scoreless ninth inning to earn his sixth save. Timpanelli allowed a two-out double and saw the runner advance to third on an error but recorded a strikeout to end the game.
TUESDAY’S GAME
Dayton at West Michigan, 6:35 p.m, 980