Dragons Gameday for July 19

Fifth Third Field l Dayton, Ohio l 7:07 p.m.

Radio: WONE-AM 980 l TV: WHIO 7.2 (23, 372)

Clinton Lumber Kings (14-11, 37-56) at Dayton Dragons (9-16, 39-56)

RH Seon-Gi Kim (2-2, 4.67) vs. RH Jacob Johnson (1-2, 4.69)

Today's Game : The Dayton Dragons (affiliate of the Cincinnati Reds) meet the Clinton Lumber Kings (affiliate of the Seattle Mariners) in the second game of a three-game series.

Individual Notes

- Ryan Wright is batting .341 in the second half (24 games) to raise his average from .286 to .300. Four of his five home runs on the year have come in the second half. Wright's slugging percentage in the second half stands at .615.

- Yorman Rodriguez is batting .345 over his last 15 games (20 for 58) with two home runs, five doubles, and one triple. Rodriguez was named Midwest League Batter of the Week for the week of July 2-8.

- Mike Dennhardt has tossed 10 scoreless innings over his last five relief appearances.

- Dan Jensen has not allowed a hit over his last six innings of work covering two relief appearances. Over those two games, he has allowed no runs, walked two and struck out five. Jensen has become the first Montgomery County native to play for the Dragons. Jensen is from the Dayton suburb of Centerville.

Team Notes

- The Dragons are 2-5 since winning four out of six on their last homestand.

- The Dragons are looking for some consistency on offense. In their last seven games, their two wins produced run totals of 8 and 7. In the other five games, they scored 0, 1, 1, 1, and 2. They have four runs over their last three games combined.

- The Dragons bullpen has been strong over the last 11 games, posting a 2.33 ERA (46.1 IP, 12 ER). The bullpen ERA in the second half (25 games) is improving but still a high 5.04 ERA (105.1 IP, 59 ER). In the first 14 games of the half, the bullpen allowed 47 ER in 59 innings.

- The Dragons team ERA in the second half is 4.75. Starting pitchers: 4.60 ERA (117.1 IP, 60 ER).

- The Dragons are batting .267 as a team over their last 52 games (474 for 1777). They hit .226 in their first 43 games (total: 95 G, .248).

Playoff Chase : The Dragons must finish first or second in the East Division in the second half (excluding Lansing and Bowling Green) to qualify for the playoffs. Entering tonight's game, they are five games out of the playoff slot.

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