DAYTON, Ohio (Interstat) — Blake Mitchell hit a two-run home run and Dash Albus earned the win as the Quad Cities River Bandits defeated the Dayton Dragons 2-1 on Tuesday, Sept. 15, 2026, at Day Air Ballpark in Game 2 of a Midwest League playoff series. Quad Cities won the best-of-three series 2-0. The River Bandits scored twice in the seventh. Dayton scored once in the sixth. Quad Cities managed five hits to Dayton’s seven and grounded into two double plays. David Shields started and struck out seven over six scoreless innings, allowing three hits. Albus pitched one inning in relief. L.P. Langevin tossed a scoreless ninth with three strikeouts for the save. Victor Diaz took the loss after allowing two earned runs in 1 2/3 innings. Kyle McCoy threw four scoreless innings for Dayton. Kyle Henley doubled and drove in the Dragons’ run. The game took 2 hours, 26 minutes and drew 8,104 fans. Quad Cities improved to 74-56; Dayton fell to 68-65.