Dayton Dragons GameDay Notes for Sunday (1:05 PM vs. Great Lakes)
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Dayton Dragons GameDay Notes for Sunday (1:05 PM vs. Great Lakes)

Published on August 9, 2026 under Midwest League (MWL)
Dayton Dragons News Release


Sunday, August 9, 2026 l Game #105 (39)

Day Air Ballpark l Dayton, Ohio l 7:05 pm

TV: MLB.TV, MLB+, Bally Sports Live Ohio

Radio: Fox Sports 980 WONE

Great Lakes Loons (22-17, 57-46) at Dayton Dragons (18-21, 57-48)

RH Tyler Gough (2-0, 1.69) vs. RH JP Ortiz (4-1, 5.63)

Today's Game: The Dayton Dragons (affiliate of the Cincinnati Reds) host the Great Lakes Loons (partner of the Los Angeles Dodgers) in the last game of a six-game series at Day Air Ballpark in the heart of the Water Street District. Season Series: Great Lakes 13, Dayton 10 (at Dayton: Dragons 6, Loons 5).

Dragons First Half Summary: Record: 39-27, East Division champs. By winning 8 of their last 9 games in the half including 2 elimination games on the final night, the Dragons overtook Great Lakes and Lake County to win the division by 1 game. The Dragons outscored their opponents 90-26 in those nine games. The Dragons previously won First Half division titles in 2001 and '07. The Dragons First Half winning percentage of .591 tied for second best in franchise history (44-26, .629 in 2007; 39-27, .591 in 2022).

Last Game: Saturday: Dayton 8, Great Lakes 5. The Dragons erased a 5-0 deficit, scoring five runs in the bottom of the second to tie the game and then taking the lead on a homer in the third by John Michael Faile. Ty Doucette hit a two-run homer in the second and Eric Becker hit a three-run shot later in the inning, his first professional career home run. Reliever Graham Osman retired all 11 batters he faced with seven strikeouts.

Current Series: Great Lakes 3, Dayton 2. The Loons have outscored the Dragons 34-29. Dayton has hit .234 as a team (.167 with runners in scoring pos.). The Dragons have 5 HR, 4 SB, a 5.60 team ERA, and 4 errors.

Dragons Team and Player Trending Notes:

Dragons infielder Eric Becker has made his professional in this series, going 3 for 12 (.25) with his first career home run. Becker was the Reds second round draft pick in 2026 out of the University of Virginia, where he was a three-year starter and helped the team to the 2024 CWS.

The Dragons have hit 39 HR in 31 G (1.26 HR/G) since the promotions of their top four hitters on June 30. This pace is near their pre-June 30 home run pace (1.30 HR/G).

The Dragons have hit 135 HR in 105 G, on pace to finish the year with 168 (club record: 152 in 2022). The 135 homers already rank as the third highest season total in the Dragons 26-year history (152 in '22; 144 in '01).

The Dragons have scored 615 runs, on pace to finish the year with 767 (club record is 730 in 2000). The Dragons scored 542 runs in 2025.

Dragons Hottest Hitters:

Julio Carreras has an 8-game hitting streak and has hit safely in 13 of his last 14 G. In those 14 G, he is batting .315 with 6 2B, 1 3B, 1 HR, and a .916 OPS.

John Michael Faile in his last 12 G is hitting .364 (16 for 44) with 5 HR, 14 RBI, and an OPS of 1.226. He is 9 for 17 (.529) with 3 HR in this series.

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

Tuesday, August 11 (7:00 pm): Dayton RH Deivi Villafana (0-2, 7.30) at Lake County

Wednesday, August 12 (12:05 pm): Dayton RH Stharlin Torres (0-0, 2.08) at Lake County

Thursday, August 13 (DH) (4:30 pm): Dayton RH Edgar Colon (0-1, 15.43) & RH David Lorduy (0-2, 6.52) at Lake County

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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