MWL1 Dayton Dragons

Dayton Dragons GameDay Notes for Thursday, July 4

Published on July 4, 2019 under Midwest League (MWL1)
Dayton Dragons News Release


Thursday, July 4, 2019 l Game # 14 (84)

Bowling Green Ballpark l Bowling Green, Ky. l 7:35 p.m.

Radio: Fox Sports 980 WONE

Dayton Dragons (5-8, 33-50) at Bowling Green Hot Rods (10-3, 49-34)

LH Connor Curlis (2-2, 3.86) vs. LH Matthew Liberatore (6-1, 1.50)

Today's Game: The Dayton Dragons (affiliate of the Cincinnati Reds) meet the Bowling Green Hot Rods (affiliate of the Tampa Bay Rays) in the first game of a two-game set.

Last Game: Wednesday: Dayton 4, Bowling Green 2. The Dragons earned a split of the brief two-game set in Dayton. Juan Martinez had two hits including a two-run double in the fourth inning that broke a 1-1 tie to lead a 12-hit attack. Michael Siani, Mariel Bautista, and Bren Spillane also had two hits. Four Dayton pitchers combined to scatter seven hits. Ricky Salinas earned the win with five good innings, throwing 93 pitches, the most by any Dayton pitcher in 2019. Connor Bennett worked a scoreless ninth inning for his 11th save.

Team Notes

The Dragons collected 12 hits on Wednesday night, their highest total in a second half game and most in any game since June 11.

The Dragons have committed just one error in their last four games.

The Dragons in the Second Half rank 11th in the MWL in team batting at .233, and 15th in runs scored with 38 in 13 games. They rank 11th in the half in ERA at 4.10.

Brian Rey is batting .317 over his last 18 games to raise his batting average to .288.

Bren Spillane has a four-game hitting streak, batting .500 (7 for 14). He is hitting .346 in the second half.

The Dragons have two pitchers who could be strong contenders for Reds Minor League Pitcher of the Month in June. They are:

Ricky Salinas in June: 5 GS, 2-0, 1.03 ERA, 26.1 IP, 17 H, 4 R, 3 ER, 7 BB, 22 SO, .181 Opps. Avg.

Connor Bennett in June: 9 G, 2-0, 6 saves, 0.00 ERA, 10.1 IP, 4 H, 3 BB, 15 SO, .114 Opp. Avg.

Salinas over his last six starts is 3-0 with a 1.15 ERA (31.1 IP, 4 ER).

Bennett has not been scored upon over his last 11 appearances covering 12.1 IP. For the year, he leads the MWL in saves with 11 and appearances with 31. - The Dragons top hitters in the Second Half (12 G) have included Bren Spillane (.346, 2 doubles); Mariel Bautista (.300, 2 doubles); Miguel Hernandez (.295, 3 strikeouts in 44 at-bats); Brian Rey (.290, 2 doubles, 7 RBI); Juan Martinez (.455 slugging pct., 2 HR, 7 RBI).

Matt Pidich over his last 14 games: 1.35 ERA, 26.2 IP, 14 H, 9 R, 4 ER, 9 BB, 25 SO.

Alexis Diaz over his last four games: 10 IP, 1 R, 0.90 ERA.

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

Friday, July 5 (7:35 p.m.): Dayton RH Jhon De Jesus (1-7, 4.73) at Bowling Green RH Shane Baz (3-0, 1.85)

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