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Dayton Dragons GameDay & Notes for Sunday

June 16, 2019 - Midwest League (MWL1)
Dayton Dragons News Release


Sunday, June 16, 2019 l Game # 70

Dow Diamond l Midland, Mich. l 2:05 p.m.

Radio: Fox Sports 980 WONE

Dayton Dragons (28-41) at Great Lakes Loons (42-24)

RH Jhon De Jesus (1-5, 5.11) vs. RH Jose Chacin (5-4, 5.57)

Today's Game: The Dayton Dragons (affiliate of the Cincinnati Reds) meet the Great Lakes Loons (affiliate of the Los Angeles Dodgers) in the last game of a three-game series. This is the final game of the First Half season.

Last Game: Saturday: Dayton 5, Great Lakes 4 (10 innings). Connor Bennett protected a one-run lead by pitching around a "free runner at second" situation in the bottom of the 10th inning as the Dragons evened the series. Great Lakes had won a 10-inning game on Friday with three runs in the bottom of the 10th. The Dragons took a 4-1 lead with four runs in the sixth, keyed by an RBI double by Michael Siani and a two-run double by Miles Gordon. The win was the Dragons first extra inning win of 2019 after four losses. Great Lakes went 2 for 16 with men in scoring position and stranded 14 runners. The game was played in three hours, 42 minutes, making it the longest game of the year for the Dragons.

Team Notes

In the month of June, the Dragons have a record of 11-3. In June, they are sixth in the MWL in team batting (.238); third in runs scored with 67 in 14 games (Great Lakes leads the league); and tied for first in stolen bases (24). On the mound, they rank fourth in team ERA (2.83).

Dragons starting pitchers in 20 games since May 25 have posted an ERA of 2.50 (93.2 IP, 26 ER) to lower their full-season ERA from 5.07 to 4.45.

Dragons relievers since May 1 have posted an ERA of 3.80 (180 IP, 76 ER) and lowered their full-season ERA from 5.70 to 4.60. However, in the last three games, the bullpen has allowed 15 runs (14 earned) in 12 innings to suffer two losses and two blown saves (with one win).

Individual Notes

Michael Siani over his last 20 games dating back to May 24 is batting .355 with two home runs, 20 runs scored, and 11 stolen bases to raise his batting average 63 points from .170 to .233. In the month of June, Siani leads the league in hits (20), stolen bases (10), and runs (14). In June, he is batting .357 to rank third in the league.

Randy Ventura has hit safely in 10 straight games, batting .400 (14 for 35) to raise his average from .138 to .281. This is the longest hitting streak of the year for a Dayton player. He is batting .368 in June and would rank second in the Midwest League, but he does not meet the minimum number of plate appearances to qualify.

Brian Rey has hit safely in seven straight games, going 9 for 25 (.360) with two home runs.

Reliever Matt Pidich saw his string of eight straight games (16.2 innings) without allowing an earned run end last night when he allowed three earned runs. Pidich over his last nine games: 1.50 ERA, 18 IP, 8 R, 3 ER, 10 H, 8 BB, 17 SO.

Reliever Connor Bennett in his last seven appearances has earned two wins and five saves. He is third in the MWL in saves with eight. He leads the league in appearances with 26.

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

June 17-19: Midwest League All-Star Break

Thursday, June 20 (7:00 p.m.): Lansing TBA at Dayton RH Lyon Richardson (1-4, 4.10)

Friday, June 21 (7:00 p.m.): Lansing TBA at Dayton RH James Marinan (2-6, 4.90)

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