Chicago Dogs beat DockHounds

The Dogs bats got their first win of the season Sunday at Impact Field, defeating the Lake Country DockHounds 6-3.

The Dogs got double-digit hits for the first time this season with 10. Dogs pitching held Lake Country to just 6 hits. Brock Bell pitched 3 innings, allowing 2 earned runs, while Brady Miller followed up with 3 innings of 1-run ball. J.C. Keys pitched a scoreless seventh and eighth. Jacob DeLabio earned his first professional save, stranding two runners in the ninth.

The Dogs scored first for the first time in the series as well, as Alex McGarry singled home a run in the bottom of the first. While the DockHounds took a lead in the third inning, it was quickly erased by a Clint Coulter double in the fifth.

Once the Dogs took a 4-3 lead, they never trailed again. The bullpen closed things down, and the offense continued to threaten the remainder of the game.

The Dogs are back in action Monday for the start of a four-game home series against the Sioux City Explorers.