Edwin Rios got on base three times and hit a home run in Louisville’s win, Dominic Pitelli had two hits and stole his 35th base of the year in Chattanooga’s loss, Ethan O’Donnell was one single away from cycling in Dayton’s loss, Sammy Stafura hit another home run in Daytona’s win, and Angelo Mora hit a walk-off grand slam in the Dominican Summer League Reds’ win.

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The Louisville Bats won 6-4. Result

The Chattanooga Lookouts lost 2-0. Result

The Dayton Dragons won 7-3. Result

Game Notes

Leo Balcazar extended his hitting streak to nine games with a home run in the 4th inning. It was his third home run in the last 11 games. He had not hit a home run in the previous 67 games.

Ethan O’Donnell missed the cycle by a single point, although he continued to hit well. Since July 27, he has a batting average of .388/.415/.755 with 10 extra-base hits in 12 games.

Jay Allen II had a hit in seven of his eight games in August and has a batting average of .333 with more walks (5) than strikeouts (3).

Cody Adcock pitched a season-high 3.1 innings in relief. He has rebounded well since his first appearance for Dayton in late July, when he allowed two runs in one inning, and has thrown 4.1 scoreless innings in his two games since then.

Arij Fransen’s turnaround continued Friday night, as he threw 2.1 scoreless innings. Since June 29, he has allowed just two runs and given up just 14 hits in 24.1 innings pitched, during which his ERA dropped from 5.86 on the season to 3.44.

The Daytona Tortugas won 6-2. Result

The DSL Reds won 9-6. Match report

The DSL Rojos lost 3-1. Match report

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