{
  "id": 7008331,
  "title": "Dayton Dragons advance to Midwest League Championship Series for 1st time ever",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/12/dayton-dragons-advance-to-midwest-league-championship-series-for-1st",
  "topic": "culture",
  "section": "Culture",
  "published": "2026-09-12T22:37:58.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Yahoo Sports",
    "slug": "yahoo-sports",
    "url": "https://sports.yahoo.com/articles/dayton-dragons-advance-midwest-league-223758545.html"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "The Dayton Dragons have made history by advancing to the Midwest League Championship Series for the first time ever. On Friday, the Dragons defeated the Great Lakes team 5-0 at Day Air Ballpark. Starting pitcher Mason Morris, supported by a five-man reliever rotation, pitched a complete game shutout.\n\nThe game went scoreless into the fourth inning. Dayton then loaded the bases with two outs. Damian Ruiz came to bat and drove in all three runs with a line-drive double. Ruiz then tried to steal home, but was tagged out. Umpire called a \"catcher's balk\" and \"catcher's interference\", awarding Ruiz home plate and giving Dayton a 4-0 lead.\n\nRyan McCrystal closed out the scoring with a sixth inning home run. Dayton will face the Quad Cities in the Championship Series, beginning with Game 1 on Sunday at 6 p.m. in Davenport, Iowa.",
  "summary": "The Dayton Dragons beat Great Lakes, 5-0, to advance to the Midwest League Championship Series.",
  "key_points": [
    "Dayton Dragons win first-ever Midwest League Championship Series spot",
    "Mason Morris pitches shutout, aided by five-man reliever rotation",
    "Damian Ruiz drives in three runs, steals home unsuccessfully"
  ],
  "editors_take": null,
  "illustration": null,
  "coverage": {
    "outlets": 2,
    "also_reported_by": [
      {
        "outlet": "Winnipeg Free Press",
        "title": "Canadians Arop, Leduc and McCreath fail to advance at Ultimate Championship",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/12/canadians-arop-leduc-and-mccreath-fail-to-advance-at-ultimate",
        "published": "2026-09-12T18:30:39.000Z"
      }
    ]
  },
  "ai_generated": true,
  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}