MWL Dayton Dragons

Dayton Dragons GameDay Notes for Saturday (7:05 PM vs. Great Lakes)

June 15, 2024 - Midwest League (MWL)
Dayton Dragons News Release


Saturday, June 15, 2024 l Game # 62

Day Air Ballpark l Dayton, Ohio l 7:05 p.m.

TV: Dayton's CW (26) l Radio: Fox Sports 980 WONE

Great Lakes Loons (33-28) at Dayton Dragons (30-31)

RH Chris Campos (2-2, 3.63) vs. RH Ryan Cardona (3-3, 4.36)

Today's Game : The Dayton Dragons (affiliate of the Cincinnati Reds) host the Great Lakes Loons (affiliates of the Los Angeles Dodgers) at Day Air Ballpark in the heart of the Water Street District. This is the fifth game of a six-game series.

Streaks : The Dragons are 17-12 (.586) over their last 29 games. They are 5-5 on the current 12-game homestand.

Last Game: Friday : Dayton 4, Great Lakes 3. The Dragons scored four runs in the bottom of the ninth inning to erase a 3-0 deficit and win. The tying and winning runs scored on wild pitches on back-to-back pitches with two outs. Leo Balcazar raced in from third with the winning run. Cam Collier had a big run-scoring single earlier in the inning, and Great Lakes pitchers threw four wild pitches in the inning including three with runners on third. This was the first time the Dragons scored four or more in the bottom of the ninth to win since they scored four vs. Fort Wayne on June 15, 2021.

Current Series (June 11-16 vs. Great Lakes) : Dayton is 2-2 in the series.

Dayton team stats in the series:.197 batting average (24 for 122); 3.0 runs/game (12 R, 4 G); 2 home runs; 10 stolen bases; 3.75 ERA (36 IP, 15 ER); 3 errors.

Season Series between Dayton and Great Lakes: Dayton 6, Great Lakes 4 (all games at Day Air Ballpark).

Team Notes

Since May 12 (28 games), the Dragons have posted a 3.84 ERA, second best in the MWL over that time period.

The Dragons are 10-2 when their starting pitcher goes 6+ innings; 19-8 when the starter goes 5+; 22-12 when the starter allows two runs or less.

The Dragons rank first in Minor League Baseball (120 teams) in average attendance (8,023).

Player Notes

Hector Rodriguez over his last 21 games (since May 22) is batting .337 (29 for 86) with one home run, two doubles, one triple, and three RBI. Rodriguez has hit safely in seven straight games.

Ethan O'Donnell over his last 18 games (since May 22) is batting .317 (19 for 60) with one home run and eight stolen bases. O'Donnell has hit safely in four straight games.

Dragons starting pitcher Johnathan Harmon has not allowed a run over his last four starts covering 19 innings, allowing 11 hits, two walks, with 16 SO. This is the longest scoreless streak by a Dayton pitcher this season. Harmon left the game in the first inning Wednesday with an injury.

Dragons starting pitcher Javi Rivera has won his last five starts, becoming the first Dayton pitcher to win five straight starts since Scott Moss won six straight in 2017. Rivera over his last five outings: 29.2 IP, 16 H, 3 R, 7 BB, 39 SO, 0.91 ERA.

Dragons reliever Luis Mey over his last six outings: 9 IP, 1 H, 2 R, 0 ER (both runs were scored by "free runners" in extra innings), 3 BB, 16 SO.

Dragons reliever John Murphy over his last seven outings: 10 IP, 3 H, 1 R, 0 ER, 5 BB, 18 SO.

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

Sunday, June 14 (1:05 pm): Great Lakes RH Payton Martin (0-0, 5.40) at Dayton RH Javi Rivera (5-2, 4.34)

Dragons "On the Air": Every home and road game will be broadcast on radio on WONE 980-AM as Tom Nichols and Patrick Geshan call the action. Games are also available at daytondragons.com and wone.com; and on a mobile device through either the Dragons mobile app or the iHeart Radio app. Additionally, the Dragons will televise 15 home games on Dayton's CW (Channel 26, available on Spectrum Cable channels 13 and 1013; available on DirecTV and Dish Network channel 26). Tom Nichols will handle the play-by-play on all games and be joined by WDTN TV's Jack Pohl on most telecasts.

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