It was still 2-0 when Sando came out to warm up to begin the fifth inning, but he never threw a pitch in the frame. Midway through his warm-ups, Sando signaled for the trainer and manager to visit the mound and after a brief discussion, Sando walked off the mound and was replaced by Jonah Hurney. The Captains scored three runs in the inning against Hurney as Ralphy Velazquez blasted a home run with two men on base, his 15th homer of the year.
Meanwhile, the Dragons did not pick up their first hit of the night until Ariel Almonte singled to right field with two outs in the bottom of the fifth inning. The Dragons got singles from Carter Graham and Yerlin Confidan in the seventh, but a double play prevented a productive inning. The Dragons best chance to score came in the bottom of the ninth, trailing 6-0, when Carlos Jorge doubled to start the inning. But Jorge was stranded at third as the Dragons were shutout for the fifth time this season.
Four Dragons players each had one hit for the Dragons. Jorge’s double was the only extra base hit.
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