
Dayton Dragons GameDay Notes for Thursday (7:05 vs Lansing)
June 5, 2025 - Midwest League (MWL)
Dayton Dragons News Release
Thursday, June 5, 2025 l Game #54
Day Air Ballpark l Dayton, Ohio l 7:05 p.m.
TV: MLB App, MiLB TV, Bally Sports Live Ohio
Radio: Fox Sports 980 WONE
Lansing Lugnuts (30-23) at Dayton Dragons (17-36)
RH Jake Garland (2-2, 6.68) vs. LH Adam Serwinowski (0-4, 5.79)
Today's Game: The Dayton Dragons (affiliate of the Cincinnati Reds) host the Lansing Lugnuts (affiliate of the Athletics) in the third game of a six-game series at Day Air Ballpark in the heart of the Water Street District.
Last Game: Wednesday: Lansing 6, Dayton 3. The Lugnuts scored five runs in the top of the ninth inning to erase a 2-1 deficit to win. Connor Burns had a home run for the second straight night for the Dragons. Dayton reliever Will Cannon, in his High-A debut, retired all six batters he faced without allowing a ball to leave the infield. Victor Acosta had three hits to lead the Dragons 10-hit attack.
Reliever Easton Sikorski has allowed just three earned runs in 30 innings, an ERA of 0.90. Among pitchers with at least 30 innings, Sikorski is first in the MWL in ERA and sixth in all Minor League Baseball.
Among MWL pitchers with at least 35 innings pitched, Dragons starting pitcher Luke Hayden is fifth in ERA at 2.27, while Jose Montero is eighth at 2.72.
Johnny Ascanio over his last 15 games is 17 for 51 (.333) with 2 doubles and 1 triple.
Leo Balcazar over his last 11 games is 18 for 50 (.360) with 2 home runs and 8 RBI.
Carlos Jorge over his last 8 games is 10 for 29 (.345) with 2 home runs, 5 RBI, and 4 steals.
Connor Burns over his last 5 games is 6 for 18 (.333) with 2 home runs and 7 RBI.
Prospecting: The Dragons roster features several players ranked among the Reds top-30 prospects based on the MLB Pipeline and Baseball America lists: Third baseman Cam Collier (#4 on MLB; #5 on BA); Starting pitcher Adam Serwinowski (#12 on MLB; #18 on BA); shortstop Leo Balcazar (#25 on MLB; #23 on BA); center fielder Carlos Jorge (#21 on MLB; #30 on BA); catcher Connor Burns (#24 on BA); second baseman Peyton Stovall (#27 on MLB; #35 on BA), starting pitcher Luke Hayden (#30 on MLB; #37 on BA), and outfielder Yerlin Confidan (#32 on BA).
Cam Collier was 2024 Reds Minor League Position Player of the Year and the Midwest League's Full-Season All-Star Third Baseman...Nestor Lorant was the 2024 Reds Minor League Pitcher of the Year and the Florida State League Pitcher of the Year...First baseman John Michael Faile finished his college career ranked #1 in career home runs and RBI in NCAA Division II history.
Upcoming Probable Pitchers (Game times are Dayton time) (All games on WONE 980 AM
Friday, June 6 (7:05 pm): Lansing RH Steven Echavarria (1-2, 4.64) at Dayton RH Jose Montero (2-1, 2.72) TV: Dayton's CW (26)
Saturday, June 7 (7:05 pm): Lansing RH Grant Judkins (2-3, 3.81) at Dayton RH Nestor Lorant (0-2, 5.55) TV: Dayton's CW (26)
Sunday, June 8 (1:05 pm): Lansing RH Nathan Dettmer (0-2, 7.80) at Dayton RH Luke Hayden (1-0, 2.27)
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 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 via MiLB TV. 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 2025 Schedule: milb.com/dayton/schedule
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