Chicago Dogs Use Five Run Fifth to Beat Houston

July 4 2021 The Chicago Dogs defeated the Houston Apollos 8-2 at Impact Field. Chicago scored first in the third inning, added four runs in the fifth, and extended its lead with two runs in the seventh and one in the eighth. Houston scored both of its runs in the sixth inning before Chicago closed out the victory. The Dogs finished with nine hits and no errors while Houston collected 10 hits and committed two errors.

Kyle Hobson led Chicago’s offense with three hits, three RBI and a solo home run, his 10th of the season. Michael Crouse went 2-for-5 with two RBI and a triple, while Harry Smith and T Bennett each added an RBI. Houston’s Yeiler Peguero went 3-for-3 with an RBI, and Brian Dansereau also drove in a run.

Garrett Christman earned the win after allowing eight hits and two earned runs in 5.2 innings. He walked one and struck out three. Chicago’s bullpen held Houston scoreless over the final 3.1 innings, with Justin Baker striking out three in 1.1 innings and Cody Booser adding three strikeouts in one inning. Abdallah Aris took the loss for Houston after allowing six hits and five runs in 4.2 innings.