Dragons GameDay for May 2
May 2, 2013 - Midwest League (MWL1)
Dayton Dragons News Release
Thursday, May 2, 2013 l Game # 27
Ashford University Field l Clinton, Iowa l 7:30 p.m.
Radio: WONE-AM 980
Dayton Dragons (9-17) at Clinton Lumber Kings (11-13)
LH Ismael Guillon (0-3, 8.64) vs. RH Matt Anderson (0-2, 7.36)
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.
Last Game : Dayton defeated Clinton 11-7.
Individual Notes
- Jesse Winker is batting .400 over his last 13 games (.711 slugging percentage) with two home runs, six doubles and a triple, raising his average from 139 to .284.
- Jeff Gelalich is batting .323 over his last 18 games to raise his average from .120 to .267.
- Zach Vincej is batting .306 over his last nine games to raise his average from .180 to .233.
Drew Cisco leads the Midwest League in innings pitched and ranks second in fewest walks per nine innings (1 BB in 33 IP). He is also fourth in the league in strikeouts. Robert Stephenson leads the league lead in strikeouts and games started. He is third in the league in strikeouts per nine innings. Sal Romano ranks sixth in the Midwest League in ERA at 1.64.
Team Notes
The Dragons need a win tonight or tomorrow to earn their first series victory of 2013. They have lost seven sets and split one. In each of the Dragons last five sets, they have lost two-out-of-three. In four of the five sets, they split the first two games but lost game three. A win tonight would give the Dragons their first two-game winning streak since April 6-7 when they won back-to-back games at West Michigan. The Dragons have scored at least four runs in nine of their last 12 games after scoring four of more in only seven of their first 14 games.
Upcoming Probable Pitchers (All game times are Dayton time) (All games on WONE 980 AM and www.daytondragons.com )
Friday, May 3 (7:30 p.m.): Dayton RH Pedro Diaz (0-1, 4.82) at Clinton RH Dylan Unsworth (2-0, 3.10)
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