Dayton Dragons GameDay Notes for Sunday (1:05 PM vs. Fort Wayne)
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Dayton Dragons GameDay Notes for Sunday (1:05 PM vs. Fort Wayne)

Published on June 14, 2026 under Midwest League (MWL)
Dayton Dragons News Release


Sunday, June 14, 2026 l Game # 63

Day Air Ballpark l Dayton, Ohio l 1:05 pm

TV: Dayton's CW (26); MLB App, MiLB TV, Bally Sports Live Ohio

Radio: Fox Sports 980 WONE

Fort Wayne TinCaps (25-37) at Dayton Dragons (35-27)

RH Isaiah Lowe (1-4, 6.75) vs. RH Jose Montero (2-0, 3.20)

Today's Game: The Dayton Dragons (affiliate of the Cincinnati Reds) host the Fort Wayne TinCaps (affiliate of the San Diego Padres) in the last game of a six-game series at Day Air Ballpark in the heart of the Water Street District. Season Series: Dayton 7, Fort Wayne 4.

Dragons in the Standings: W-L Record: 35-27, third place in MWL East Division, one game behind Great Lakes with four to play in the first half.

Last Game: Saturday: Dayton 7, Fort Wayne 3. The Dragons scored four runs in the fourth inning to take a 5-2 lead. Carlos Sanchez had a home run and two-run single to lead the Dragons. Jacob Friend also had two hits including a two-run double. Reynardo Cruz, Victor Diaz, and Trent Hodgdon combined on a strong performance on the mound.

Current Series vs. Fort Wayne (6/9-6/14): Dayton 4, Fort Wayne 1. The Dragons have outscored FW 44-21. Dayton team stats in the series: .281 batting avg. (.298 with runners in scor. pos.); 12 HR, 5 SB, 3.60 ERA, 7 E.

Dragons Team and Player Trending Notes:

The Dragons are one game out of first place, trailing Great Lakes in the East Division playoff race with 4 games to play in the First Half. The Dragons are one-half game behind second place Lake County. The Dragons have not won a First Half division title since 2007.

The Dragons can win the First Half division title by winning their final four games combined with two losses each by Great Lakes and Lake County.

Remaining schedules in the First Half for playoff contenders: Dayton: 1 vs. Fort Wayne; 3 at Peoria. Great Lakes: 1 at Wisconsin; 4 vs. Lake County. Lake County: 1 vs. West Michigan; 4 at Great Lakes. Notes: Dayton would lose the head-to-head tie-breaker with Lake County...Great Lakes is now scheduled to play one fewer game than Dayton and Lake County due to rain in Wisconsin.

Dragons Hottest Hitters:

Carter Graham since 5/1 (38 G) is batting .355, 11 HR, 11 2B, and 42 RBI with a 1.160 OPS, raising his batting average from .233 to .326.

Peyton Stovall in his last 10 G is batting .406 (13 for 32) with 4 HR, 4 2B, 2 3B, and 12 RBI with an OPS of 1.460.

Alfredo Duno in his last 32 games is batting .302, 12 HR, 7 2B, 28 RBI, 1.048 OPS. Duno was the Reds Minor League Player of the Month in May.

Kien Vu in his last 18 G is batting .317 with an on-base pct of .469. During this streak he has 3 HR, 3 2B, 4 3B, 11 BB, and 6 HBP and an OPS of 1.104.

-- Since May 1, Carter Graham leads the MWL in RBI (42), extra base hits (22), and hits (50). Since 5/1, he is batting .355 (3rd in MWL), 11 HR (tied-4th in MWL), 1.160 OPS (2nd in MWL). In his last 15 G, Graham has 7 HR, 24 RBI, and a .389 batting average (21 for 54). Graham has 3 HR in the current series.

-- Alfredo Duno for the full season is among the MWL leaders in HR (tied-3 rd), RBI (11 th), extra base hits (tied-6 th), OPS (9 th), and slugging pct (9 th).

-- Carlos Sanchez for the full season is among the MWL leaders in hits (1 st), runs (2 nd), batting average (9 th), extra base hits (tied-6 th), and doubles (3rd).

-- Kien Vu for the full season is among the MWL leaders in runs (3 rd), hits (tied-6 th), stolen bases (6 th), and extra base hits (tied-6 th).

--Carter Graham is the Dragons Batter of the Week (week of June 2-7) for the second straight week. In 6 games, Graham batted .409 with three home runs and 8 RBI while posting an OPS of 1.383. Kyle McCoy is the Dragons Pitcher of the Week. He did not allow a run in his start, going 4.2 innings with 7 SO.

Upcoming Probable Pitchers (Game times are Dayton time) (All games on WONE 980 AM)

Tuesday, June 16 (7:35 pm): Dayton LH Kyle McCoy (2-1, 3.31) at Peoria TBA

Wednesday, June 17 (1:05 pm): Dayton RH David Lorduy (0-0, 4.61) at Peoria TBA

Thursday, June 18 (7:35 pm): Dayton RH Ovis Portes (1-3, 9.67) at Peoria TBA

How to Watch/Listen: Dragons radio broadcasts of all home and road games are also available on FOX Sports 980 WONE (980 AM), at daytondragons.com, and via the Dragons Mobile App. Additionally, the Dragons will televise 15 games locally over-the-air on Dayton's CW (Channel 26; Spectrum Cable channels 13 and 1013). All 2026 home and road Dragons can be viewed free of charge on the Bally Sports Live app (look for Bally Live Ohio) or on the internet at Ballysportslive.com (click on Bally Sports Live Ohio or the MiLB Zone). All games are also available by subscription on the MLB App and the MiLB App. Games in Dayton will be Dragons productions; games on the road will be produced by the opposing team.

Dragons Ticket Information: daytondragons.com/tickets Dragons 2026 Schedule: milb.com/dayton/schedule

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