MWL Dayton Dragons

Dayton Dragons GameDay Notes for Thursday

Published on July 28, 2022 under Midwest League (MWL)
Dayton Dragons News Release


Thursday, July 28, 2022 l Game # 91 (25)

LMCU Ballpark l Grand Rapids, Mich. l 6:35 p.m.

Radio: Fox Sports 980 WONE

Dayton Dragons (6-18, 45-45) at West Michigan Whitecaps (20-6, 51-41)

RH Christian Roa (3-3, 3.91) vs. RH Keider Montero (5-5, 5.32)

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

Last Game: Wednesday: West Michigan 4, Dayton 1. West Michigan had only four hits but they hit two two-run home runs and took advantage of 11 walks to win their second straight in the series. Quincy McAfee had a home run for Dayton and Tyler Callihan was 3 for 3 with a walk.

Notes on new starting pitcher Chase Petty:

School: Mainland Regional High School (Linwood, NJ)

Acquired: Trade, Twins, 2022 (Originally signed by Twins as 2021 first round draft pick-26th overall selection).

Prospect Rankings: Reds #6 prospect by MLB.com. Reds #7 prospect by Baseball America.

Acquired from Minnesota Twins on March 13, 2022 in exchange for Major League pitcher Sonny Gray and minor league relief pitcher Francis Peguera...Opened season at Daytona...Utilized in a tandem role for the first half of the season, alternating starts and relief appearances...From June 1 until promotion to Dayton on July 27, recorded an ERA of 2.34 (34.2 IP, 9 ER)...Fastball at Daytona generally ranged from 92-96 mph...Named as Pitcher with Best Fastball in Minnesota Twins organization prior to 2022 season. High School: Played at Mainland Regional High School in Linwood, New Jersey, about 10 miles from Atlantic City...Named New Jersey Gatorade Player of the Year after senior season in 2021...Ranked by Baseball America as the hardest throwing high school pitcher and fifth best overall high school pitching prospect in the 2021 draft...Fastball clocked at 100 mph at the 2020 WWBA National Championship in Marietta, Georgia...Pitched in the 2020 Perfect Game All-American Classic in Oklahoma City...Committed to play at University of Florida before signing professionally.

Roster Turnover: Since April, the following nine Dragons players have been promoted to Double-A Chattanooga: shortstop Elly De La Cruz; starting pitchers Andrew Abbott and Connor Phillips; relief pitcher Spencer Stockton; starter/reliever Evan Kravetz; first baseman Alex McGarry; outfielder Allan Cerda; infielder Nick Quintana, and catcher Daniel Vellojin. Additionally, starting pitchers Bryce Bonnin and James Proctor are out for season with shoulder injuries, outfielder Rece Hinds is out until at least late-August with a broken hamate, and first baseman Ruben Ibarra is out with a broken thumb.

Dayton is tied for first in the MWL in home runs with 108, the most they have hit in a season since 2017 when they hit 112. The Dragons are on a pace to hit 156 on the year (130-game season). The club record is 144 in 2001 in a 139-game season.

Joe Boyle has an opponent's batting average of .089 with an earned run average of 1.94 for the year.

Christian Roa has not allowed a run over his last three starts covering 14 innings (7 H, 21 SO) to lower his ERA from 5.63 to 3.91.

Myles Gayman over his 11 appearances since May 26 has posted a 2.53 ERA (21.1 IP, 13 H, 6 R, 5 BB, 23 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)

Friday, July 29 (6:35 p.m.): Dayton RH Thomas Farr (0-6, 5.88) at West Michigan TBA

Saturday, July 30 (6:35 p.m.): Dayton RH Joe Boyle (3-4, 1.94) at West Michigan LH Jack O'Loughlin (2-0, 3.16)

Sunday, July 31 (2:00 p.m.): Dayton TBA at West Michigan RH Carlos Guzman (5-5, 5.21)

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