DAYTON, Ohio (Interstat) — Nick Lodolo struck out seven over five shutout innings and Nestor Lorant fanned eight over four scoreless frames as the Dayton Dragons blanked the South Bend Cubs 3-0 on Sunday afternoon at Day Air Ballpark.

Kien Vu led off the bottom of the first with a home run to left-center field. Alfredo Alcantara added a solo shot to left in the second. Dayton’s final run came in the sixth when John Michael Faile reached on a throwing error by second baseman Drew Bowser, allowing Yerlin Confidan to score.

Lodolo (1-0) allowed two hits and no walks, earning the win. Lorant notched his first save, scattering two hits. Ethan Flanagan (0-2) took the loss, surrendering four hits and two earned runs over four innings. Kevin Valdez and Kenyi Perez each worked scoreless relief for South Bend.

Dayton managed five hits to South Bend’s four. Matt Halbach went 2-for-4 for the Cubs, and Faile had two hits for the Dragons. Attendance was 8,224. The game lasted 2 hours. South Bend fell to 11-7; Dayton improved to 10-10.