MIDWEST LEAGUE
GREAT LAKES LOONS AT DAYTON DRAGONS
06/04/2026
 
MIDWEST LEAGUE
GREAT LAKES LOONS AT DAYTON DRAGONS
GAME ID: 9483 - THURSDAY, JUNE 4TH , 2026 - GAME LOG
  1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
Great Lakes Loons (27-27) 0 0 1 7 6 1 0 0 0 15 16 2
Dayton Dragons (27-27) 0 1 0 0 2 0 1 0 1 5 10 2
Hernández Slugs Loons to 15-5 Win
With right fielder Alfredo Hernández leading the charge, the Great Lakes Loons defeated the Dayton Dragons, 15-5, at Fifth Third Field. Hernández was 3 for 5 with 2 home runs, while scoring 3 runs and driving in 2. Josh Ford, who is tied for 8th in the MID in innings pitched with 68.0, was the winning pitcher. Over 6 innings, he allowed 3 runs on 7 hits, with 3 walks and 11 strikeouts. Great Lakes is now 27-27, Dayton 27-27.

The Loons benefited from a costly error in the top of the fourth. With Jerry Peters at bat and Great Lakes leading 3-1, the Dayton miscue allowed Great Lakes to plate 1 and take the lead, 4-1.

"We came out aggressive," said Loons manager Emilio Bonifacio. "We came out swinging the bats."
GREAT LAKES BATTING LINESCORE DAYTON BATTING LINESCORE
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
J. Peters 3B 6 2 2 0 0 2 5 .333 3 15
J. Hamilton LF 5 2 1 4 1 3 2 .322 4 27
R. Walls 2B 6 1 3 3 0 0 1 .370 1 36
G. Henderson CF 4 1 1 0 0 1 1 .261 3 26
   a-W. Bruce PH, CF 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 .255 2 11
A. Hernández RF 5 3 3 2 0 0 3 .298 5 26
R. Lilly DH 4 2 1 1 1 0 0 .324 2 18
L. Ayala SS 5 1 1 0 0 2 4 .279 3 10
J. Rivera 1B 4 1 1 1 1 1 4 .273 6 37
D. Lovett C 4 2 3 3 1 1 0 .340 1 18
Totals 44 15 16 14 5 10 20      
a - W. Bruce pinch hit for G. Henderson in the 7th

BATTING
Doubles: D. Lovett 2 (8, 3rd Inning off D. Blake, 1 on, 1 out; 5th Inning off J. Morán, 1 on, 1 out) , R. Walls (27, 4th Inning off D. Blake, 3 on, 2 outs) , J. Rivera (9, 5th Inning off J. Morán, 1 on, 1 out)
Home Runs: A. Hernández 2 (5, 5th Inning off J. Morán, 0 on, 0 outs; 6th Inning off J. Means, 0 on, 0 outs) , J. Hamilton (4, 5th Inning off J. Morán, 2 on, 1 out)
Total Bases: J. Peters 2 , J. Hamilton 4 , R. Walls 4 , G. Henderson , A. Hernández 9 , R. Lilly , L. Ayala , J. Rivera 2 , D. Lovett 5
2-out RBI: J. Hamilton , R. Walls , D. Lovett
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: , J. Peters 2 , J. Hamilton , G. Henderson , A. Hernández
GIDP: R. Walls
Team LOB: 7

FIELDING
Errors: L. Ayala (11) , D. Lovett (4)
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
R. Poole 1B 4 0 1 0 0 0 1 .333 1 4
W. Ward 2B, CF, 2B 3 1 1 0 1 1 2 .312 2 17
L. Sweeney DH 5 2 1 0 0 1 4 .286 0 8
S. Castillo SS 4 0 3 2 1 1 2 .315 4 25
K. Danford CF 3 0 1 1 0 2 4 .274 2 20
   a-B. Reid PH, 2B, 3B 1 0 0 1 0 0 1 .248 1 17
   c-B. Kent PH 1 0 0 0 0 1 1 .282 0 5
S. Smith RF 4 1 1 0 0 2 3 .237 3 13
A. Téllez LF 4 0 1 0 0 3 1 .275 2 12
J. Amalia 3B 3 0 0 0 0 1 2 .219 1 10
   b-D. O'Toole PH, CF 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .301 3 16
J. Unknown C 3 1 1 1 1 1 1 .333 0 1
Totals 36 5 10 5 3 13 22      
a - B. Reid pinch hit for K. Danford in the 7th
b - D. O'Toole pinch hit for J. Amalia in the 8th
c - B. Kent pinch hit for B. Reid in the 9th

BATTING
Doubles: S. Smith (7, 2nd Inning off J. Ford, 0 on, 0 outs) , W. Ward (11, 7th Inning off L. Walker, 0 on, 0 outs) , S. Castillo (16, 9th Inning off L. Walker, 1 on, 2 outs)
Total Bases: R. Poole , W. Ward 2 , L. Sweeney , S. Castillo 4 , K. Danford , S. Smith 2 , A. Téllez , J. Unknown
2-out RBI: , S. Castillo 2 , K. Danford , J. Unknown
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: , K. Danford 2 , B. Kent , S. Smith 2
Sac Bunt: W. Ward
Team LOB: 9

BASERUNNING
CS: J. Unknown (1)

FIELDING
Errors: W. Ward (5) , B. Reid (3)
Double Plays: 1 (Castillo-Ward-Poole)
PB: J. Unknown
GREAT LAKES PITCHING LINESCORE DAYTON PITCHING LINESCORE
Player IP H R ER BB K HR BF PI ERA   
J. Ford W (4-3) 6.0 7 3 3 3 11 0 28 113 5.29   
L. Walker SV (2) 3.0 3 2 1 0 2 0 13 53 4.12   
PITCHING
Game Score: J. Ford 54
Batters Faced: J. Ford 28, L. Walker 13
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: J. Ford 3-3, L. Walker 3-4
Pitches - Strikes: J. Ford 113-69, L. Walker 53-34
Player IP H R ER BB K HR BF PI ERA   
D. Blake L (3-3) 3.2 8 8 3 1 4 0 21 78 2.33   
J. Morán 0.2 5 6 6 1 0 2 8 28 7.08   
J. Means 2.2 3 1 1 1 4 1 12 47 3.79   
R. Carter 2.0 0 0 0 2 2 0 8 35 5.62   
PITCHING
Game Score: D. Blake 24
Batters Faced: D. Blake 21, J. Morán 8, J. Means 12, R. Carter 8
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: D. Blake 4-3, J. Morán 0-2, J. Means 0-4, R. Carter 2-1
Pitches - Strikes: D. Blake 78-52, J. Morán 28-19, J. Means 47-31, R. Carter 35-19
Inherited Runners - Scored: J. Morán 1-0
GAME NOTES
Player of the Game: Alfredo Hernández
Ballpark: Fifth Third Field
Weather: Partly Cloudy (69 degrees), wind blowing in from right at 9 mph
Start Time: 7:05 PM ET
Time: 3:56
Attendance: 4877
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