Dragons GameDay for Saturday, May 11
May 11, 2013 - Midwest League (MWL1) - Dayton Dragons News Release
Saturday, May 11, 2013 l Game # 34
Fifth Third Field l Dayton, Ohio l 7:00 p.m.
Radio: WONE-AM 980
Fort Wayne TinCaps (19-13) at Dayton Dragons (12-21)
RH Zach Eflin (0-3, 5.48) vs. RH Drew Cisco (2-2, 3.08)
Today's Game : The Dayton Dragons (affiliate of the Cincinnati Reds) meet the Fort Wayne TinCaps (affiliate of the San Diego Padres) in the first game of a three-game series.
Individual Notes
- Robert Ramirez has hit safely in seven straight games, batting .400, to raise his average from .194 to .250.
- Tanner Rahier belted home runs in back-to-back games Wednesday and Thursday. He drove in six runs in the three games vs. Lansing.
- Zach Vincej has hit safely in six straight games and 14 of his last 15 (Last 15 G: .365 to raise his average from .180 to .276).
- Jesse Winker is batting .371 over his last 20 games with three home runs, six doubles and a triple, raising his average from 139 to .292.
- Nick O'Shea has hit home runs in three of his last six games. In May, O'Shea has nine RBI in six games.
Drew Cisco is fourth in the Midwest League in innings pitched. He is also fourth in fewest walks per nine innings. Robert Stephenson leads the league in strikeouts and is second in strikeouts per nine innings.
Team Notes
The Dragons are coming off their first series victory of the year. They won two-of-three vs. Lansing Wednesday-Friday. The Dragons have scored at least nine runs in four of their last eight games (all wins). They are batting .279 in May after hitting .215 in April.
Upcoming Probable Pitchers (All game times are Dayton time) (All games on WONE 980 AM and www.daytondragons.com )
Sunday, May 12 (2:00 p.m.): Dayton RH Sal Romano (3-2, 2.67) vs. Fort Wayne RH Ruben Mejia (1-3, 2.92)
Monday, May 13 (7:00 p.m.): Dayton RH Robert Stephenson (2-3, 4.76) vs. Fort Wayne RH Walker Weickel (0-1, 4.03)
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