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Dayton Dragons GameDay Notes for Saturday, August 24

August 24, 2019 - Midwest League (MWL1)
Dayton Dragons News Release


Saturday, August 24, 2019 l Game # 61 (131)

Classic Park l Eastlake, Ohio l 7:00 p.m.

Radio: Fox Sports 980 WONE

Dayton Dragons (26-34, 54-76) at Lake County Captains (29-31, 69-60)

RH Adrian Rodriguez (5-3, 3.34) vs. RH Ethan Hankins (0-2, 4.97)

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

Last Game: Friday: Fort Wayne 7, Dayton 4. The TinCaps built a 7-0 lead and carried a 7-1 lead into the bottom of the ninth inning before the Dragons threatened to come from behind as they got the tying run to the plate with two outs before Fort Wayne closed out the contest. The Dragons won two-of-three in the series. Dayton finished with 11 hits including three by Michael Siani and two each by Randy Ventura, Morgan Lofstrom, and Miles Gordon. Dragons starter Clate Schmidt allowed just two runs in six innings but was charged with the loss.

Team Notes

The Dragons are batting .322 as a team over their last seven games (75 for 233). They enjoyed a streak of 17 consecutive innings with at least one hit that began with the eighth inning on Monday night and ended in the seventh inning on Wednesday.

Dragons pitchers have posted a 2.43 ERA over the last 10 games, allowing 24 earned runs in 89 innings. They have gone 5-5 in those 10 games.

Miguel Hernandez over his last nine games is 14 for 30 (.467) with six doubles and triple. He is batting .348 in August (21 G) to rank second in the Reds organization (behind Daytona's Jose Garcia) among qualified hitters based on total plate appearances.

Morgan Lofstrom over his last 12 games is batting .381 with one home run and nine runs batted in. He is batting .370 in August (14 G).

Juan Martinez has an eight-game hitting streak, going 10 for 31 (.323) with two home runs.

Jay Schuyler over his last 29 games is batting .297.

Michael Siani over his last seven games is 12 for 29 (.414) with a home run. Since May 24, Siani is batting .292 (seventh in the MWL).

Connor Curlis in the month of August has posted an ERA of 1.16 in four starts (23.1 IP, 3 ER). His ERA leads the MWL and the Reds organization for the month among qualified pitchers.

Adrian Rodriguez in the month of August has posted an ERA of 0.98 in four games (three starts) (18.1 IP, 2 ER).

Clate Schmidt in the month of August has posted an ERA of 2.14 in seven games (two starts) (21 IP, 5 ER).

Matt Pidich over his last 28 games: 1.49 ERA, 48.1 IP, 30 H, 16 R, 8 ER, 14 BB, 54 SO.

Eddy Demurias over his last four games: 0.00 ERA, 9 IP, 2 H, 0 R, 1 BB, 8 SO.

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

Sunday, August 25 (1:30 p.m.): Dayton RH Lyon Richardson (3-9, 4.30) at Lake County LH Eli Lingos (3-3, 3.86)

Monday, August 26 (7:00 p.m.): Dayton LH Connor Curlis (4-5, 2.44) at Lake County RH Alex Royalty (5-8, 4.47)

Tuesday, August 27 (12:00 noon): Dayton RH Eduardo Salazar (6-3, 4.05) at Lake County RH Shane McCarthy (4-3, 4.11)

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