Dragons Gameday for April 23
April 23, 2012 - Midwest League (MWL1)
Dayton Dragons News Release
Monday, April 23, 2012 * Game # 18
Fifth Third Field * Dayton, Ohio * 7:00 p.m.
Radio: WONE-AM 980
Cedar Rapids Kernels (9-8) at Dayton Dragons (8-9)
LH Ryan Crowley (1-1, 3.07) vs. RH Daniel Tuttle (no record)
Today's Game: The Dayton Dragons (affiliate of the Cincinnati Reds) meet the Cedar Rapids Kernels (affiliate of the Los Angeles Angels) in the second game of a three-game set. Following this series, the Dragons will play six straight road games vs. Wisconsin and Beloit starting Wednesday.
Individual Notes
* Kyle Waldrop over his last 11 games: 13 for 32 (.406), five doubles, two triples, six RBI. He is now batting .304 and ranks fifth in the league in on-base percentage at .441. He also has nine walks and three hit batsmen on the year.
* Yovan Gonzalez has hit safely in six straight games, going 10 for 22 (.455) with two home runs and a double. He is hitting .367 on the year.
* Ryan Wright is batting .341 (14 for 41) over his last nine games to raise his average to .294.
* Junior Arias is batting .333 over his last five games, going 6 for 18 with a home run and five RBI.
* Dragons reliever Kyle McMyne has worked seven and one-third scoreless innings, striking out nine and walking one with four hits allowed.
* Dan Jensen, a right-handed relief pitcher, becomes the first Montgomery County native to play for the Dragons in their history. Jensen is from the Dayton suburb of Centerville. He has made six appearances out of the Dayton bullpen and allowed two unearned runs in 11 innings.
* Dragons reliever Carlos Contreras over his last three appearances: 6.1 IP, 3 H, 0 R, 2 BB, 3 SO.
Team Notes
* The Dragons are 6-4 over their last 10 games and have won their last two sets, taking two of three at Fort Wayne and vs. Quad Cities.
* The Dragons are batting .262 (66 for 252) as a team over the last seven games after batting .216 over their first 10 games.
* The Dragons current five-man starting rotation has a combined ERA of 2.92 on the year (77 IP, 25 ER). The current 12-man pitching staff has a combined ERA of 2.71 (not including players no longer with the club).
* Dragons relievers have posted a 2.30 ERA over their last seven games (27.1 IP, 7 ER).
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