MWL Dayton Dragons

Dayton Dragons GameDay Notes for Friday (7:05 PM at Fort Wayne)

Published on June 16, 2023 under Midwest League (MWL)
Dayton Dragons News Release


Friday, June 16, 2023lGame # 61

Parkview Fieldl Fort Wayne, Ind. l7:05 p.m.

Radio: Fox Sports 980 WONE

Dayton Dragons (30-30) at Fort Wayne TinCaps (29-31)

RH Julian Aguiar (2-1, 2.42) vs. LH Bodi Rascon (1-2, 4.80)

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

Last Game: Thursday: Dayton 8, Fort Wayne 6. The Dragons notched their second largest comeback win of the year, overcoming a 6-2 deficit after four innings by scoring two in the fifth and four in the seventh. It was the first time in 2023 that the Dragons won a road game in which they had trailed by more than two runs at any time in the game. Dayton was 7 for 14 with runners in scoring position after going 2 for 16 in the doubleheader Wednesday. Justice Thompson had three hits including a tie-breaking RBI triple in the seventh.

Current Series (June 14-18 at Fort Wayne): Dayton is 1-2 in the series. Dayton team stats in the series: .261 batting average; 3.3 runs/game; 0 home runs; 3 stolen bases; 4.71 ERA; 2 errors. The Dragons are 3-6 against Fort Wayne this season.

Team Notes

The Dragons snapped a three-game losing streak with their win last night. They have lost five of their last seven games after winning 11 of the previous 13. They are 13-7 over their last 20 games.

The Dragons have played six series since May 1 (all six-game sets), winning three, splitting two, and losing one (lost four-of-six vs. Fort Wayne, May 16-21).

The Dragons are 23-17 (.575) since April 30. The Dragons team ERA since April 30 is 3.22, best in the Midwest League and third best in all Minor League Baseball (120 teams).

Player Notes

Edwin Arroyo has hit safely in 13 of his last 14 games. In those 14 games, Arroyo is batting .429 with three home runs, one triple, and five doubles while raising his batting average from .182 to .250.

Justice Thompson over his last 20 games is batting .343 with three home runs, 10 extra base hits, and 16 RBI to raise his batting average from .198 to .263.

Tyler Callihan has hit safely in six straight games, batting .318 with two doubles and a triple.

Austin Callahan is 4 for 10 (.400) with three doubles in the series at Fort Wayne. On the year, he leads the MWL in doubles with 20 and is tied for second in extra base hits with 25.

Dragons starting pitcher Julian Aguiar was named MWL Pitcher of the Month and Cincinnati Reds Minor League Pitcher of the Month for May. He allowed only one earned run in May covering 22 innings, just seven hits with four walks and 23 strikeouts with an ERA of 0.41. For the year, he ranks second in the MWL in ERA (2.42) and first in opponent batting average (.164).

Other Dragons starting pitchers have also posted excellent ERAs. Chase Petty has an ERA of 1.50 in just 24 innings (six starts). Jose Acuña (2.53), Thomas Farr (3.35), and Hunter Parks (3.43) also have strong ERAs.

Several Dragons relievers have had several recent strong outings: Jake Gozzo over his last 7 G: 1-0, 4 Sv, 9.1 IP, 0 R, 11 SO...Javien Sandridge over his last 5 G: 8 IP, 0 R...Owen Holt over his last 4 G: 8 IP, 1 R...Vin Timpanelli over his last 3 G: 5 IP, 1 R.

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

Saturday, June 17 (6:35 pm): Dayton RH Jose Acuña (4-0, 2.53) at Fort Wayne RH Victor Lizarraga (1-2, 4.91)

Sunday, June 18 (1:05 pm): Dayton RH Thomas Farr (1-3, 3.35) at Fort Wayne RH Jairo Iriarte (2-3, 3.35)

Check out the Dayton Dragons Statistics

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