MWL1 Dayton Dragons

Dayton Dragons GameDay & Notes for Sunday

Published on July 28, 2019 under Midwest League (MWL1)
Dayton Dragons News Release


Sunday, July 28, 2019 l Game # 35 (105)

Parkview Field l Fort Wayne, Ind. l 3:05 p.m.

Radio: Fox Sports 980 WONE

Dayton Dragons (15-19, 43-61) at Fort Wayne TinCaps (11-23, 44-58)

RH Jhon De Jesus (2-9, 5.18) vs. LH Cullen Dana (0-0, 9.00)

Today's Game: The Dayton Dragons (affiliate of the Cincinnati Reds) meet the Fort Wayne TinCaps (affiliate of the San Diego Padres) in the second game of a three-game series.

Last Game: Saturday: Dayton 14, Fort Wayne 7. The Dragons scored 13 runs over the first two innings and went on to their biggest scoring night in more than two years as they won the first game of the series. Brian Rey broke a Dayton club record by driving in eight runs as he produced one of the biggest offensive performances in Dragons history. He blasted a grand slam home run in the first inning, added a three-run double in the second, and belted a solo homer in the fourth. The eight RBI broke the record of seven shared by four players including Adam Dunn in 2000 and Joey Votto in 2004. Miguel Hernandez added a three-run home run for the Dragons, who led 14-3 after six innings.

Lodolo's First Start: Nick Lodolo, the Cincinnati Reds 2019 first round draft pick, made his Midwest League debut for the Dragons as the starting pitcher Thursday night, becoming the 18th first round pick to play for the Dragons. He worked three innings, allowing one run on three hits with no walks and five strikeouts. Lodolo played at TCU and was a 2019 2nd Team All-American as a junior. Assuming no rain-outs, Lodolo's next start will be Tuesday night.

Team Notes

- The Dragons snapped a five-game losing streak last night that came on the heels of six wins in seven games. They scored 14 runs, one more run than they had scored over the previous six games combined.

- The Dragons had their most productive first inning of the year on Saturday with six runs (all before the first out). They added seven more in the second inning to match their biggest scoring inning of the year.

Individual Notes

Michael Siani is batting .352 in his last 19 games. Siani's .325 batting average in July ranks 9th in the MWL.

Since May 24, Siani has played in 51 games and is batting .310 with 21 stolen bases. Since May 24, he ranks third in the MWL in batting average, tied for first in the MWL in hits, and first in runs scored and stolen bases.

Matt Pidich over his last 20 games: 1.50 ERA, 36 IP, 25 H, 13 R, 6 ER, 11 BB, 36 SO.

Andy Fisher in his two games with Dayton: 8 IP, 1 H, 1 R, 0 ER, 0 BB, 9 SO, 0.00 ERA (MWL Pitcher of the Week for July 15-21).

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

Monday, July 29 (7:05 p.m.): Dayton RH Lyon Richardson (2-7, 4.45) at Fort Wayne LH Joey Cantillo (7-3, 2.09)

Tuesday, July 30 (7:00 p.m.): Bowling Green TBA at Dayton LH Nick Lodolo (0-0, 3.00)

Wednesday, July 31 (7:00 p.m.): Bowling Green TBA at Dayton LH Connor Curlis (3-3, 3.02)

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