
Dayton Dragons GameDay & Notes for Friday
May 17, 2019 - Midwest League (MWL1)
Dayton Dragons News Release
Friday, May 17, 2019 l Game # 40
Four Winds Field l South Bend, Ind. l 7:35 p.m.
Radio: Fox Sports 980 WONE
Dayton Dragons (13-26) at South Bend Cubs (22-16)
RH Lyon Richardson (0-4, 4.99) vs. LH Faustino Carrera (3-2, 3.18)
Today's Game: The Dayton Dragons (affiliate of the Cincinnati Reds) meet the South Bend Cubs (affiliate of the Chicago Cubs) in the second game of a four-game series.
Streaks: The Dragons have lost six of their last seven games after winning four of the previous six.
Last Game: Thursday: South Bend 7, Dayton 2. The Cubs erased an early 2-0 deficit to win the first game of the series, scoring in each of their final five offensive innings. Delvin Zinn hit his first two home runs of the season for the Cubs. The Dragons bright light was Mariel Bautista, who went 2 for 4 with a double, RBI, and run scored. Juan Martinez and Shard Munroe each had one hit and two walks for Dayton.
Individual Notes
Shard Munroe has a six-game hitting streak, going 6 for 21, .286.
Juan Martinez is 5 for 14 (.357) with four walks over his last five games.
Ricky Salinas has made three starts in May, going 1-0 with a 2.70 ERA. He has struck out 22 in 13.1 innings.
Relievers Connor Bennett (2.25 ERA, 1 save) and Jerry D'Andrea (2.45 ERA, 1 save) have posted good numbers in May.
Transactions: Infielders Bren Spillane and Jonathan Willems have been sent to extended spring training. Infielder Brian Rey and outfielder Zeek White have been promoted to Dayton from extended spring training.
Upcoming Probable Pitchers (Game times are Dayton time) (All games on WONE 980 AM and www.daytondragons.com)
Saturday, May 18 (7:05 p.m.): Dayton RH Jared Solomon (0-2, 3.99) at South Bend RH Riley Thompson (2-1, 1.86)
Sunday, May 19 (2:05 p.m.): Dayton RH Ricky Salinas (1-0, 3.63) at South Bend LH Brailyn Marquez (1-0, 2.52)
Dragons GameDay
Friday, May 17, 2019 l Game # 40
Four Winds Field l South Bend, Ind. l 7:35 p.m.
Radio: Fox Sports 980 WONE
Dayton Dragons (13-26) at South Bend Cubs (22-16)
RH Lyon Richardson (0-4, 4.99) vs. LH Faustino Carrera (3-2, 3.18)
Click here for the complete Press Box Notes packet for today.
Today's Game: The Dayton Dragons (affiliate of the Cincinnati Reds) meet the South Bend Cubs (affiliate of the Chicago Cubs) in the second game of a four-game series.
Streaks: The Dragons have lost six of their last seven games after winning four of the previous six.
Last Game: Thursday: South Bend 7, Dayton 2. The Cubs erased an early 2-0 deficit to win the first game of the series, scoring in each of their final five offensive innings. Delvin Zinn hit his first two home runs of the season for the Cubs. The Dragons bright light was Mariel Bautista, who went 2 for 4 with a double, RBI, and run scored. Juan Martinez and Shard Munroe each had one hit and two walks for Dayton.
Individual Notes
Shard Munroe has a six-game hitting streak, going 6 for 21, .286.
Juan Martinez is 5 for 14 (.357) with four walks over his last five games.
Ricky Salinas has made three starts in May, going 1-0 with a 2.70 ERA. He has struck out 22 in 13.1 innings.
Relievers Connor Bennett (2.25 ERA, 1 save) and Jerry D'Andrea (2.45 ERA, 1 save) have posted good numbers in May.
Transactions: Infielders Bren Spillane and Jonathan Willems have been sent to extended spring training. Infielder Brian Rey and outfielder Zeek White have been promoted to Dayton from extended spring training.
Upcoming Probable Pitchers (Game times are Dayton time) (All games on WONE 980 AM and www.daytondragons.com)
Saturday, May 18 (7:05 p.m.): Dayton RH Jared Solomon (0-2, 3.99) at South Bend RH Riley Thompson (2-1, 1.86)
Sunday, May 19 (2:05 p.m.): Dayton RH Ricky Salinas (1-0, 3.63) at South Bend LH Brailyn Marquez (1-0, 2.52)
Midwest League Stories from May 17, 2019
- LumberKings Fall in Extras - Clinton LumberKings
- Wisconsin Erases 9-1 Deficit to Defeat Burlington 14-9 - Wisconsin Timber Rattlers
- Errors Leave Cougars Standing - Kane County Cougars
- Streaks Continue for Akins, Kernels - Cedar Rapids Kernels
- Comeback Cubs Strike Again, Beat Dayton 6-3 - South Bend Cubs
- Eight-Run Sixth Powers Chiefs to Win Friday - Peoria Chiefs
- Sixth Inning Dooms River Bandits in 8-0 Loss - Quad Cities River Bandits
- Cardenas Homers in Loss to Hot Rods - Lake County Captains
- TinCaps' 1st Inning Causes Lugs to Drop 10th - Lansing Lugnuts
- Beloit Walks Off 1-0 over Kane County - Beloit Sky Carp
- Hot Start Paves Path for TinCaps Victory - Fort Wayne TinCaps
- Dragons Build Early Lead But Fall in South Bend on Saturday - Dayton Dragons
- All It Takes Is One - Great Lakes Loons
- Hot Rods Even Series With 3-1 Win Over Lake County - Bowling Green Hot Rods
- OF Ramiro Rodriguez transferred from extended spring training to Quad Cities - Quad Cities River Bandits
- Timber Rattlers Homestand Highlights for May 20-23 - Wisconsin Timber Rattlers
- Mike Nutter to be Inducted into the Northeast Indiana Baseball Association Hall of Fame - Fort Wayne TinCaps
- Albee Weiss joins Kernels from Elizabethton - Cedar Rapids Kernels
- TinCaps Game Notes: May 17 vs. Lansing (Game 39) - Fort Wayne TinCaps
- More Jarvis Landry Celebrity Softball Game Participants Released - Lake County Captains
- Dayton Dragons GameDay & Notes for Friday - Dayton Dragons
- Game Notes - Bowling Green Hot Rods
- Whitecaps Split Doubleheader - West Michigan Whitecaps
- Captains Outlast Hot Rods in Wild, Extra-Inning Affair - Lake County Captains
- Loons Split Doubleheader in West Michigan - Great Lakes Loons
- Bullpen Gem Hands Cougars Win in Beloit - Kane County Cougars
- Bees Win Series Opener in Extras, 5-4 - Burlington Bees
- Beloit Loses Pitcher's Duel to Kane County 2-1 - Beloit Sky Carp
- River Bandits Run Roughshod over Chiefs 21-1 - Quad Cities River Bandits
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