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Dayton Dragons GameDay (11:00 Am Game) Notes for Tuesday

July 12, 2022 - Midwest League (MWL)
Dayton Dragons News Release


Tuesday, July 12, 2022 l Game # 82 (16)

Classic Park l Eastlake, Ohio l 11:00 a.m.

Radio: Fox Sports 980 WONE

Dayton Dragons (5-10, 44-37) at Lake County Captains (7-8, 42-39)

RH Miguel Medrano (1-1, 7.04) vs. RH Jack Leftwich (1-0, 0.00)

Today's Game: The Dayton Dragons (affiliate of the Cincinnati Reds) meet the Lake County Captains (affiliate of the Cleveland Guardians) in the first game of a six-game series.

Season Series: Dayton 10, Lake County 8 (At Lake County: Dragons 4, Captains 2). Current Series: First meeting today.

Last Game: Sunday: West Michigan 4, Dayton 1. The Dragons were limited to just four hits and went 1 for 6 with men in scoring position. Jonathan Willems went 2 for 4 with a double. Joe Boyle struck out 10 in five innings but allowed three runs (two earned) and was charged with the loss.

De La Cruz and the 20/20 Club: Elly De La Cruz has become just the third player in Dragons history to hit 20 home runs and steal 20 bases in a season, joining Wily Mo Pena (2001) and Jose Siri (2017). De La Cruz did it in his first 71 games of the 2022 season.

Awards: Elly De La Cruz has been named Midwest League Player of the Week for the week ending July 10. For the week, De La Cruz batted .421 with five home runs and three stolen bases.

More on De La Cruz: Twice within a three-day period (July 9 and July 11), De La Cruz hit a home run from both sides of the plate in the same game. No other Dayton player had done it once since Henry Rodriguez on April 12, 2010.

Team Notes

Dayton is first in the MWL in home runs with 101, the most they have hit in a season since 2017 when they hit 112. The Dragons are on a pace to hit 164 on the year (132-game season). The club record is 144 in 2001 in a 139-game season.

The Dragons lead the league in batting strikeouts (their total of 933 is second most in Minor League Baseball). The club record for a season is 1,382 in 2004 (140 games). They are on pace for 1,520.

Player Notes

Elly De La Cruz (seventh youngest position player in the league with at least 120 AB) has hit five home runs in his last five games. Over his last 38 games (since May 25) is batting .336 with 14 home runs and 29 RBI. His slugging percentage since May 25 (.711) is second in Minor League Baseball. De La Cruz leads the MWL in home runs, OPS, and slugging percentage while ranking in the top three in RBI, batting average, hits, runs, and extra base hits. He is fourth in stolen bases.

Tyler Callihan has hit safely in five straight games, batting .333.

Joe Boyle has an opponent's batting average of .082 on the year, which would lead all Minor League Baseball, but he is three innings short of the minimum number to qualify. His earned run average is 1.87.

Myles Gayman over his nine appearances since May 26 has posted a 1.89 ERA (19 IP, 10 H, 4 R, 4 BB, 21 SO).

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

Wednesday, July 13 (7:00 p.m.): Dayton RH Christian Roa (3-3, 4.86) at Lake County RH Aaron Davenport (2-4, 4.53)

Thursday, July 14 (7:00 p.m.): Dayton LH Evan Kravetz (4-3, 4.13) at Lake County RH Mason Hickman (2-5, 5.51)

Friday, July 15 (7:00 p.m.): Dayton RH Thomas Farr (0-4, 6.12) at Lake County LH Doug Nikhazy (2-4, 3.45)

Saturday, July 16 (7:00 p.m.): Dayton RH Joe Boyle (3-3, 1.87) at Lake County RH Tommy Mace (0-4, 6.02)

Sunday, July 17 (1:00 p.m.): Dayton RH Miguel Medrano at Lake County RH Jack Leftwich

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