Dragons Gameday for August 15
August 15, 2012 - Midwest League (MWL1)
Dayton Dragons News Release
Wednesday, August 15, 2012 l Game # 49 (119)
Fifth Third Field l Dayton, Ohio l 7:00 p.m.
Radio: WONE-AM 980
Lake County Captains (26-23, 57-61) at Dayton Dragons (21-27, 51-67)
LH Shawn Morimando (5-4, 3.73) vs. RH Jacob Johnson (1-4, 5.32)
Today's Game : The Dayton Dragons (affiliate of the Cincinnati Reds) meet the Lake County Captains (affiliate of the Cleveland Indians) in the first game of a three-game series.
Individual Notes
- Joe Terry has hit safely in six straight games, going 11 for 23, .478, with four doubles, a triple, and four stolen bases.
- Yovan Gonzalez has hit safely in six straight games, going 7 for 20, .350.
- Juan Perez is batting .290 with eight home runs and a .518 slugging percentage in the second half (playing in 47 of team's 48 games).
- Kyle Waldrop is batting .333 (25 for 75) with two home runs over his last 21 games, raising his average from .263 to .277.
- Mike Dennhardt has allowed runs in only one outing since June 29. Over his last 13 relief appearances, he has allowed three runs in 21 innings (1.29 ERA). All three runs came in the same inning.
Team Notes
- The Dragons are 2-1 on the current homestand, taking two-of-three from Fort Wayne before Tuesday's off-day.
- Dragons relievers have not allowed an earned run over their last 16 innings. The bullpen has gone four straight games without allowing an earned run. They have allowed one unearned run over that period.
- The Dragons are 8-4 over their last 12 games. They have scored four runs or more in nine of the 12 games.
- The Dragons team ERA in August is 3.16, ranking second in the league.
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 four and one-half games out of the playoff slot.
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