Dragons Gameday for August 27
August 27, 2012 - Midwest League (MWL1)
Dayton Dragons News Release
Monday, August 27, 2012 l Game # 61 (131)
Fifth Third Field l Dayton, Ohio l 7:00 p.m.
Radio: WONE-AM 980
West Michigan Whitecaps (32-30, 68-64) at Dayton Dragons (27-33, 57-73)
RH Marcelo Carreno (7-8, 3.44) vs. RH Robert Stephenson (2-2, 3.76)
Today's Game : The Dayton Dragons (affiliate of the Cincinnati Reds) meet the West Michigan Whitecaps (affiliate of the Detroit Tigers) in the third game of a four-game series.
Votto : Reds All-Star and 2010 National League Most Valuable Player Joey Votto is scheduled to play for the Dragons on Tuesday and Wednesday on a major league injury rehabilitation assignment. He is out with a left knee injury. Votto played for the Dragons in 2003-'04 and rehabbed here in 2009.
Today's Dragons Starting Pitcher: Robert Stephenson makes his seventh Midwest League start. He will be on a 70-pitch limit tonight. Stephenson suffered the loss in his last start Wednesday at Bowling Green (3.1 IP, 7 H, 7 R, 4 ER, 2 BB, 5 SO). Stephenson made seven starts earlier this season with Billings, going 1-0, 2.05. He ranked third in the Pioneer League in ERA at the time of his promotion to Dayton. Stephenson was the Reds first round draft pick in 2011 (27th overall selection). He becomes the ninth first round draft pick to play for the Dragons and the first since Devin Mesoraco in 2008. Stephenson was ranked as the Reds #4 prospect entering this season by Baseball America (deleting players from the originally-published list who were traded prior to the start of spring training).
Individual Notes
- Sean Buckley has hit safely in eight straight games, going 13 for 32, .406 with three home runs, five doubles, and 11 RBI.
- Juan Silva is batting .361 (13 for 36) over his last 10 games with a home run and six doubles.
- Yorman Rodriguez is batting .345 over his last seven games, going 10 for 29.
- Carlos Gonzalez over his last 11 relief appearances: 3-0, 0.76 ERA, 1 Sv, 23.2 IP, 3 R, 2 ER.
Team Notes
- The Dragons are 14-10 over their last 24 games. They will finish the month of August with a winning road record at 7-5 (first winning month on road this season). By winning two of the five remaining games on the current homestand, they will finish the month with a winning record overall. They are currently 13-10 overall in August. The Dragons have not had a winning month this season.
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 today's games, they are six games out of the playoff slot with eight to play.
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