Dayton Dragons GameDay Notes for Thursday (7:05 PM vs. Great Lakes Loons)
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Dayton Dragons GameDay Notes for Thursday (7:05 PM vs. Great Lakes Loons)

Published on August 6, 2026 under Midwest League (MWL)
Dayton Dragons News Release


Thursday, August 6, 2026 l Game #103 (37)

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 (21-15, 56-44) at Dayton Dragons (16-20, 55-47)

LH Jacob Frost (8-3, 3.16) vs. RH Stharlin Torres (4-5, 5.93 w/Daytona Beach)

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

Special Note: Eric Becker, the Reds 2nd Round draft pick in 2026 out of the University of Virginia, will make his professional debut for the Dragons tonight and hit in the lead-off position of the batting order.

Last Game: Wednesday: Great Lakes 13, Dayton 5. The Loons scored 10 runs over the fifth and sixth innings to build an 11-2 lead. Emil Morales hit his second three-run home run of the series. John Michael Faile and Alfredo Alcantara each had two hits for Dayton.

Dragons Team and Player Trending Notes:

The Dragons have not hit a home run in the first two games of this series with Great Lakes after hitting home runs in 14 consecutive games, one short of the club record set May 3-20, 2026.

The Dragons have hit 34 HR in 28 G (1.21 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 130 HR in 102 G, on pace to finish the year with 166 (club record: 152 in 2022). The 130 homers already rank tied for the third highest season total in the Dragons 26-year history (152 in '22; 144 in '01; 130 in '23).

The Dragons have scored 598 runs, on pace to finish the year with 768 (club record is 730 in 2000). The Dragons scored 542 runs in 2025.

Dragons Hottest Hitters:

Victor Acosta in his last 8 G is 11 for 27 (.407) with 1 HR, 2 3B, and 2 2B after going 6 for 44 (.136) in his previous 17 G (since June 10).

Julio Carreras has a five-game hitting streak and has hit safely in 10 of his last 11 G. In those 11 G, he is batting .265 with 5 2B and 1 HR.

John Michael Faile in his last 9 G is hitting .333 (11 for 33) with 2 HR and 9 RBI.

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

Friday, August 7 (7:05 pm): Great Lakes LH Sterling Patick (2-6, 6.04) at Dayton RH David Lorduy (0-2, 6.80) TV: Dayton's CW (26)

Saturday, August 8 (7:05 pm): Great Lakes RH Isaac Ayon (1-3, 4.19) at Dayton RH JP Ortiz (4-1, 5.63)

Sunday, August 9 (1:05 pm): Great Lakes RH Tyler Gough (2-0, 1.69) at Dayton RH Ovis Portes (1-6, 9.21)

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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