MWL Dayton Dragons

Dayton Dragons Game Notes for Sunday (6:35 PM Game)

Published on July 4, 2021 under Midwest League (MWL)
Dayton Dragons News Release


Sunday, July 4, 2021 l Game # 53

Jackson Field l Lansing, Mich. l 6:35 p.m.

Radio: 980 WONE Fox Sports

Dayton Dragons (29-23) at Lansing Lugnuts (25-28)

RH JC Keys (2-0, 2.08) vs. RH Colin Peluse (2-2, 5.15)

Today's Game: The Dayton Dragons (affiliate of the Cincinnati Reds) meet the Lansing Lugnuts (affiliate of the Oakland Athletics) in the last game of a six-game series.

2021 Season Series: Lansing 6, Dayton 5. Current series in Lansing: Lansing 3, Dayton 2.

12 Road Games in 13 Days: The Dragons are 5-5 on the road trip (West Michigan and Lansing), which has been shortened to 11 games due to a postponement in West Michigan that could not be made up during that series. They are averaging 4.2 runs per game and allowing 5.1. They are batting .215 (71-330) in the 10 games with six home runs and five stolen bases (four came in the same game). The team ERA on the trip is 4.64 (83.1 IP, 43 ER). They have 11 errors in the 10 games.

Upcoming: 12 Home Games in 13 Days: The Dragons open a long homestand on Tuesday, July 6 against West Michigan. That six-game series at Day Air Ballpark will be followed by a six-game set against Great Lakes, also at home, beginning July 13.

Last Game: Saturday: Lansing 3, Dayton 0. Lansing broke a scoreless tie with a run in the sixth inning, taking advantage of four straight walks allowed by Dragons reliever Daniel Duarte. The Dragons had just one hit, a double by Quin Cotton in the third inning. Dayton was 0 for 9 with men in scoring position.

Season Highs from Last Game: The Dragons recorded their lowest single-game total for hits last night with one. The previous low was three.

Player Notes

Francisco Urbaez is fifth in the league in batting average at .310. He is batting .340 over his last 27 games since May 29.

Alex McGarry is batting .321 over his last seven games (9-28, 3 doubles).

Andy Fisher over his last six appearances has tossed 14.1 innings, allowing just two runs (1.26 ERA) on nine hits with 24 strikeouts.

Pedro Garcia over his last seven outings has tossed 11 innings, allowing one earned run (0.82 ERA) while going 4-0. Garcia is tied for the league lead in wins with five.

Team Notes

The Dragons are 13-9 over their last 22 games. Oddly, they have been outscored 110-94 during those 22 games.

Dayton is in first place, one-half game ahead of Great Lakes and Lake County in the High-A Central League East Division.

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

Tues., July 6 (7:05 p.m.): West Michigan RH Garrett Hill (1-0, 3.00) at Dayton LH Jacques Pucheu (2-0, 4.61)

Wed., July 7 (7:05 p.m.): West Michigan RH Brendan White (2-1, 2.27) at Dayton RH Carson Spiers (1-1, 4.23)

Thur., July 8 (7:05 p.m.): West Michigan LH Adam Wolf (1-1, 2.95) at Dayton RH Lyon Richardson (2-3, 5.21)

Fri., July 9 (7:05 p.m.): West Michigan RH Beau Brieske (4-2, 3.55) at Dayton RH Eduardo Salazar (1-2, 3.38)

Sat., July 10 (7:05 p.m.): West Michigan RH Kieder Montero (2-6, 4.98) at Dayton TBA

Sun., July 11 (2:05 p.m.): West Michigan RH Garrett Hill at Dayton LH Jacques Pucheu

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