MWL Dayton Dragons

Dayton Dragons GameDay Notes for Sunday (3:05 EDT Start)

Published on June 19, 2022 under Midwest League (MWL)
Source: Dayton Dragons News Release


Sunday, June 19, 2022 l Game # 62

Veterans Memorial Stadium l Cedar Rapids, Iowa

3:05 p.m. (EDT) l Radio: Fox Sports 980 WONE

Dayton Dragons (38-23) at Cedar Rapids Kernels (40-22)

RH James Proctor (4-3, 4.35) vs. RH Sean Mooney (2-2, 2.23)

Today's Game: The Dayton Dragons (affiliate of the Cincinnati Reds) meet the Cedar Rapids Kernels (affiliate of the Minnesota Twins) in the last game of a six-game series. This series matches the two division leaders in the Midwest League.

Current and Season Series vs. Cedar Rapids: Cedar Rapids 3, Dayton 2. In the current series, the Dragons are batting .264 while averaging 4.6 runs per game with seven home runs, a team ERA of 5.57, and three errors in five games.

Dragons in the Standings: Dayton is in first place in the MWL East Division, one and one-half games ahead of Great Lakes with five games to play in the first half season. The final day of the first half is June 23. The Dragons "magic number" is four to eliminate Great Lakes. Lake County, West Michigan, Fort Wayne, and Lansing have been eliminated.

Historical Perspective: The Dragons have earned two first half division titles in their 21 seasons, winning the first half East Division title in 2001 and again in 2007. Their last second half division title came in 2011.

Best Ever: The Dragons record of 38-23 matches the best in franchise history through the first 61 games of a season. The previous best over the first 61 games was 38-23 in 2007.

Last Game: Saturday: Cedar Rapids 9, Dragons 5. Cedar Rapids scored four runs in the sixth inning to break open a two-run game. Ruben Ibarra had a home run and early game-tying RBI single for the Dragons. Elly De La Cruz added two hits including a late three-run homer. Dragons pitchers walked nine, one short of the season high. Dragons hitters struck out 17 times, also one short of the season high.

Player Notes

Elly De La Cruz (seventh youngest position player in the league with at least 100 AB) over his last 21 games is batting .360 with seven home runs and 21 RBI. De La Cruz is second in the MWL in extra base hits (31), second in batting average (.304), second in slugging percentage (.598), tied for second in RBI (43), fourth in home runs (13).

Allan Cerda over his last 16 games has six home runs and 14 RBI.

Justice Thompson over his last 24 games is batting .306 with three home runs. He is hitting .400 (8 for 20) in the current series.

Nick Quintana over his last 19 games is batting .292 with 15 RBI.

Joe Boyle has an earned run average of 0.78 and opponent's batting average of .089 on the year, but he is three innings short of having the minimum number of innings to qualify for the league lead.

Connor Phillips is first in the MWL lead in strikeouts with 84 and first in opponent batting average (.171). Since April 28, Phillips has made eight starts, posting a 2.35 ERA (46 IP, 26 H, 14 R, 12 ER, 17 BB, 63 SO).

Make-Up Game: The Dragons will host Lake County in a make-up doubleheader on Wednesday, June 22. First game starts at 5:35 p.m. This is the result of a rain-out on May 6.

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

Tuesday, June 21 (7:05 p.m.): Lake County TBA at Dayton LH Evan Kravetz (3-0, 5.01)

Wednesday, June 22 (5:35 p.m. DH): Lake County TBA and TBA at Dayton RH Thomas Farr (0-3, 6.03) and RH Connor Phillips (4-2, 3.00)

Thursday, June 23 (7:05 p.m.): Lake County TBA at Dayton RH Joe Boyle (3-1, 0.78)

End of First Half

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