9th inning single gives Dayton Dragons 2nd straight walk-off win

>The Dayton Dragons won thrillingly for the second straight night.

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>Ryan McCrystal’s RBI single with one out in the bottom of the ninth helped the Dragons beat Cedar Rapids, 6-5, at Day Air Ballpark on Wednesday.

>It also marked the second straight game that Dayton overcame a deficit of three runs.

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>Jacob Friend hit a two-run home run in the eighth inning to tie it at 5-5.

>Mason Neville led off the ninth inning with a walk and advanced to second on a groundout.

>The Kernels intentionally walked Peyton Stovall and brought up McCrystal. He hit a line drive to right that drove Neville from second base.

>Dayton hosts Cedar Rapids on Thursday at Day Air Ballpark. First pitch is at 7:05 p.m.

NO QUIT IN THIS TEAM.

Dragons with a walk-off win back to back nights!#FeelTheFirepic.twitter.com/I9p3dSte7L

— Dayton Dragons (@DragonsBaseball) July 23, 2026[SIGN UP: WHIO-TV Daily Headlines Newsletter]