A combined 2-hitter.
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Down 3-0, Louisville has pulled even at 4-4 with a power surge. Homers by Phipps, Soto and Rhinehart did the trick. Villarreal gave up three runs but only one earned in 6.1 IP. The game is headed to the ninth.
Dayton, starting late, is scoreless in the third. Juan Silva had a hit his first time up, but then left the game.
Drew Cisco gave up a long ball in the second. Billings trails 1-0.
J.J. Hoover struck out the side in the ninth. The Bats go to bat against Evan Meek.
Beau Amaral doubles and comes around to score for Billings, evening the game at 1-1 in the top of the third. Winker has walked twice.
A 2-run HR by Sean Buckley has put Dayton ahead 3-2 in the eighth. Jacob Johnson went six innings.
Louisville still tied 4-4 going into the 13th. Hoover and Joseph each threw two scoreless.
Amaral has two hits. Winker has three walks. Billings leads 2-1 in the seventh. Cisco went three innings in his best start. Langfield went two scoreless and Amezcua has thrown one.
Bakersfield is tied 1-1 in the fourth. The only run against Jamie Walczak was unearned. Travis Mattair, Juan Duran and Niko Vasquez have doubles.
Hamilton on first after a walk. No one in front of him, 2 away from 100.
#99! Throw goes off his helmet and he goes to third on the error, so no 100 yet for Billy. Theo Bowe lines out to left, so no chance for Billy to steal home for #100
Michael Dennhardt and Carlos Contreras finish it off for Dayton's 3-2 victory.
Louisville falls in 14, 6-4.
Billings loses 5-2.