The Chicago Dogs won the series against Lake Country on Wednesday night in a slugfest that ended 12-5.

Chicago’s bats were the real heroes in this game, and their pitching held the DockHounds down enough to make this a true blowout win, with the Dogs closing the gap between them and the first-place DockHounds to just four games. The two teams will meet for four more games prior to the season ending on Sept. 1.

Dogs pitching was shaky early, with Bryce Schaum giving up three runs in 3⅓ innings of work, and Michael Vallone giving up another in his 1⅔ innings. Thankfully, the bullpen settled down, and the only other run scored was an unearned run off of Jacob DeLabio in the eighth inning. Anthony Ranaudo, J.C. Keys, and Brock Bell all threw scoreless innings en route to a big win for Chicag

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