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Dayton Dragons GameDay Notes for Saturday (7:05 PM vs. Lake County)

August 10, 2024 - Midwest League (MWL)
Dayton Dragons News Release


Saturday, August 10, 2024 l Game # 41 (107)

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

TV: Dayton's CW (23) l Radio: Fox Sports 980 WONE

Lake County Captains (21-18, 62-43) at Dayton Dragons (24-16, 58-48)

RH Rorik Maltrud (4-1, 3.66) vs. RH Mason Pelio (0-3, 8.25)

Today's Game : The Dayton Dragons (affiliate of the Cincinnati Reds) host the Lake County Captains (affiliate of the Cleveland Guardians) in the fifth game of a six-game series at Day Air Ballpark in the heart of the Water Street District.

Season Series between Dayton and Lake County: Dayton 8, Lake County 8 (at Dayton: Dayton 5, Lake County 2). In all eight Dragons wins over Lake County in 2024, the Captains scored three runs or less over the first nine innings.

Streaks/Trends : The Dragons are 24-13 (.649) over their last 37 games. They are 45-29 (.608) over their last 74 (since May 12).

In the Standings : The Dragons are in first place, one-half game ahead of West Michigan in the East Division of the Midwest League (Second Half).

Last Game: Friday : Dayton 7, Lake County 3. Ethan O'Donnell collected a home run, triple, and double while Leo Balcazar also added a home run. The Dayton bullpen trio of Cody Adcock, Trey Braithwaite, and Arij Fransen combined for 7.1 innings, allowing one run on three hits with two walks, 9 strikeouts.

Current Series (August 6-11 vs. Lake County) : Dayton is 3-1 in the series.

Dayton team stats in series : .244 batting average (30 for 123); 5.3 runs/game (21 R, 4 G); 4 home runs; 6 stolen bases; 2.75 ERA (36 IP, 11 ER); 2 errors.

Team Notes

The Dragons are 13-2 when their starting pitcher goes 6+ innings; 37-8 when the starter goes 5+.

Over their last 16 games since July 23, the Dragons lead the Midwest League in Team Batting (.262), runs (94, 5.9 R/G), and home runs (20).

The Dragons rank second in Minor League Baseball (120 teams) in average attendance (8,003), trailing #1 Indianapolis (8,332).

Player Notes

Ethan O'Donnell over his last 12 games: 19 for 49 (.388), 2 HR, 4 2B, 4 3B.

Leo Balcazar over his last 15 games: 20 for 61 (.328), 3 HR, 10 RBI, 2 2B. Balcazar has a nine-game hitting streak.

Cam Collier was named Midwest League Player of the Week for the week of July 30-August 4. He played in four games, batting .588 (10 for 17) with two home runs and three doubles.

Cam Collier over his last 12 games: 15 for 40 (.375), 2 HR, 5 RBI, 5 2B.

Carlos Jorge over his last 14 games: 14 for 47 (.298), 2 HR, 6 2B, 9 BB.

Jay Allen II has a five-game hitting streak: 6 for 13 (.462), 1 3B, 3 RBI, 5 BB.

Reliever Simon Miller over his first 10 outings since being called up from Daytona: 17.1 IP, 10 H, 5 R, 3 ER, 8 BB, 20 SO, 1.56 ERA, 3 Sv.

Reliever Arij Fransen over his last 4 G: 11 IP, 6 H, 0 R, 5 BB, 11 SO, 0.00 ERA, 1-0, 1 Sv.

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

Sunday, August 11 (1:05 pm): Lake County RH Carter Spivey (7-1, 3.48) at Dayton RH Gabriel Aguilera (1-4, 5.93)

Dragons Ticket Information : daytondragons.com/tickets Dragons 2024 Schedule : milb.com/dayton/schedule

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