MWL Dayton Dragons

Dayton Dragons GameDay Notes for Friday (7:05 at South Bend)

Published on May 26, 2023 under Midwest League (MWL)
Dayton Dragons News Release


Friday, May 26, 2023lGame # 43

Four Winds Fieldl South Bend, Ind. l7:05 p.m.

Radio: Fox Sports 980 WONE

Dayton Dragons (19-23) at South Bend Cubs (23-19)

RH Julian Aguiar (2-0, 1.62) vs. RH Connor Noland (0-1, 2.96)

Today's Game: The Dayton Dragons (affiliate of the Cincinnati Reds) battle the South Bend Cubs (affiliate of the Chicago Cubs) in the fourth game of a six-game series.

Last Game: Thursday: Dayton 4, South Bend 2. In another well-pitched game by Dragons hurlers, Dayton won its second straight over South Bend. The Dragons broke a 2-2 tie on back-to-back triples by Tyler Callihan and Austin Callahan in the eighth inning. Pitchers Javi Rivera, Brooks Crawford (win) and Vin Timpanelli (save) combined to allow just five hits. Tyler Callihan and Blake Dunn each had two hits as the Dragons reached double-figures in hits for the second straight game. The Dragons had three triples to tie a club record. It was the first time this season with more than one triple in a game, and the two in the eighth inning came on back-to-back pitches.

Current Series (May 23-28): The Dragons are 2-1 in the series at South Bend. Dayton team stats in the series: .229 batting average; 3.3 runs/game; 2 home runs; 0 stolen bases; 1.73 ERA; 4 errors.

Team Notes

The Dragons are 11-10 in May after going 8-13 in April. A victory tonight would match their longest winning streak of 2023 (3).

The Dragons have reached 10 or more hits in back-to-back games for the first time this season.

The Dragons had gone 11 straight games without a triple until tying a club record with three in last night's game. Two of the triples last night came on back-to-back pitches to Tyler Callihan and Austin Callahan in the eighth inning. Justice Thompson also had a triple.

In the month of May, Dragons pitchers rank second in the MWL in team ERA (3.32). Opponents are batting .206 against the Dragons in May, the best mark in the league.

For the year, Dragons starting pitchers rank third in the MWL in ERA rankings at 3.48.

Since April 20, the Dragons have held a lead after the sixth inning in 26 of the 30 games played. Eleven of the Dragons last 15 losses have come by one run.

Player Notes

Austin Hendrick in May is batting .312 (24 for 77) with one home run, seven doubles, six stolen bases.

Michael Trautwein over his last 16 games is batting .319 (15 for 47) with two home runs, two doubles, one triple, and 7 RBI.

Austin Callahan leads the MWL in doubles with 15 and ranks third in extra base hits with 18. Over his last nine games is batting .323 (10 for 31) with six doubles and one triple.

Tyler Callihan has a six-game hitting streak. He had two hits last night including a triple. He had a home run on Tuesday.

Dragons starting pitchers Julian Aguiar has not allowed an earned run in May covering 16 innings. In May, he has allowed one unearned run on five hits with two walks and 15 strikeouts.

Aguiar and Jose Acuña ranked first and second in the MWL in ERA before their innings totals dropped below the minimum to qualify on Thursday. Aguiar was first at 1.62; Acuña is at 2.51. The duo also ranked first and second in WHIP and Opponent's Batting Average.

Two other Dragons starting pitchers have posted excellent ERAs on the year including Hunter Parks (2.84) and Chase Petty has an ERA of 0.75 in just 12 innings (three starts).

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

Saturday, May 27 (4:05 pm): Dayton RH Jose Acuna (2-0, 2.51) at South Bend RH Brandon Birdsell (1-1, 1.26)

Sunday, May 28 (7:05 pm): Dayton RH Thomas Farr (0-2, 4.05) at South Bend RH Richard Gallardo (4-3, 3.57)

Check out the Dayton Dragons Statistics

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