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Dragons GameDay for April 17 vs. Kane County

April 17, 2014 - Midwest League (MWL1)
Dayton Dragons News Release


Thursday, April 17, 2014, Game # 13

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

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

Kane County Cougars (10-3) at Dayton Dragons (9-3)

RH Daury Torrez (1-0, 4.35) vs. LH Amir Garrett (0-1, 3.60)

Today's Game : The Dayton Dragons (affiliate of the Cincinnati Reds) meet the Kane County Cougars (affiliate of the Chicago Cubs) in the first game of a three-game series.

Streaks: The Dragons have won seven straight games, marking their longest winning streak since 2011. Kane County has also won seven straight games.

Last Game: Wednesday: Dayton 3, Clinton 2 (11 innings). The Dragons scored two runs in the bottom of the ninth inning to key the game and send it to extra innings. Jeff Gelalich's two-out single with one out knotted the score at 2-2. In the bottom of the 11th, Gelalich scored from third on Sebastian Elizalde's sacrifice fly to win the game.

Individual Notes

- Dragons in the MWL Rankings : Sebastian Elizalde is tied for second in the MWL in runs scored (11), tied for second in walks (10), third in on-base percentage (.458)...Beau Amaral is tied for third in extra base hits (7), tied for fourth in total bases (25), third in stolen bases (8) and tied for first in triples (2)...Ismael Guillon is second among starting pitchers in opponents batting average (.131)...Layne Somsen is first among relievers in strikeout ratio (14 K in 6.2 IP)...Sal Romano is first in innings pitched (18) and tied for second in wins (2)...Scott Brattvet is tied for first in saves (2).

- Who's Hot : Sebastian Elizalde is 9 for 19 (.474) over his last four games with a home run and two doubles...Beau Amaral is batting .409 over his last four games, going 9 for 22 with a home run, two doubles, and two triples...Carlton Daal is batting .346 over his last seven games...Layne Somsen has not allowed a run in four relief appearances (6.2 IP, 4 H, 14 K)...Zack Weiss has not allowed a run over four relief outings (8.1 IP, 3 H, 2 BB, 10 K)...Alejandro Chacin (7.2 IP) and Even Mitchell (6 IP) have allowed unearned runs but no earned runs.

Team Notes

The Dragons 9-3 start is the second best through 12 games in franchise history. The 2007 Dragons started the season at 10-2. The Dragons rank first in the league in team pitching with an ERA of 1.73. This is 71 points better than #2 West Michigan. The Dragons have raised their team batting average from .197 to .246 over the last six games.

Upcoming Probable Pitchers (All game times are Dayton time) (All games on WONE 980 AM and WONE.com )

Friday, April 18 (7:07 p.m.): Kane County RH Juan Paniagua (0-0, 3.38) at Dayton RH Nick Travieso (1-0, 2.45) (TV: WHIO 7.2; TWC 23, 372)

Saturday, April 19 (7:00 p.m.): Kane County RH Duane Underwood (0-0, 3.00) at Dayton RH Daniel Wright (0-0, 0.00)

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