MWL Dayton Dragons

Dayton Dragons GameDay Notes for Sunday (2:00 Game)

Published on July 31, 2022 under Midwest League (MWL)
Dayton Dragons News Release


Sunday, July 31, 2022 l Game # 94 (28)

LMCU Ballpark l Grand Rapids, Mich. l 2:00 p.m.

Radio: Fox Sports 980 WONE

Dayton Dragons (9-18, 48-45) at West Michigan Whitecaps (20-9, 51-44)

RH Chase Petty (no record) vs. RH Carlos Guzman (5-5, 5.21)

Today's Game: The Dayton Dragons (affiliate of the Cincinnati Reds) meet the West Michigan Whitecaps (affiliate of the Detroit Tigers) in the last game of a six-game series.

Season Series: Dayton 13, West Michigan 10 (At LMCU Ballpark: Dragons 7, Whitecaps 4). Current Series: Dayton 3, West Michigan 2.

Last Game: Saturday: Dayton 8, West Michigan 1. J.V. Martinez had three doubles and three RBI to lead a nine-hit attack. Quincy McAfee, Steven Leyton, and Jose Torres each had two hits. Relievers Jake Gozzo, Jayvien Sandridge, and Jake Gilbert combined for 5.1 hitless, scoreless innings.

Current Series at West Michigan: The Dragons have gone 3-2, outscoring West Michigan 23-17. The Dragons have averaged 4.6 runs per game while batting .219 as a team. They have hit five home runs with a team ERA of 3.56 in the series. They have committed two errors.

Streaks: The Dragons have won their last three games, earning their first three-game winning streak since June 4-7.

Dayton is tied for first in the MWL in home runs with 111, the most they have hit in a season since 2017 when they hit 112. The Dragons are on a pace to hit 155 on the year (130-game season). The club record is 144 in 2001 in a 139-game season.

J.V. Martinez over his last nine games is batting .344 (11 for 32) with five doubles and a home run.

Tyler Callihan has gone 6 for 20 (.300) in the current series at West Michigan.

Joe Boyle has an opponent's batting average of .098 with an earned run average of 1.97 for the year.

Myles Gayman over his 12 appearances since May 26 has posted a 2.70 ERA (23.1 IP, 15 H, 7 R, 6 BB, 25 SO).

Donovan Benoit over his last three appearances has not allowed a run (5 IP, 2 H, 0 R, 1 BB, 10 SO).

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

Tuesday, August 2 (7:05 p.m.): Peoria TBA at Dayton RH Miguel Medrano (1-3, 6.04)

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