MWL Dayton Dragons

Dayton Dragons GameDay Notes for Tuesday (7:05 Game at Fort Wayne)

Published on June 13, 2023 under Midwest League (MWL)
Dayton Dragons News Release


Tuesday, June 13, 2023lGame # 58

Parkview Fieldl Fort Wayne, Ind. l7:05 p.m.

Radio: Fox Sports 980 WONE

Dayton Dragons (29-28) at Fort Wayne TinCaps (27-30)

RH Hunter Parks (2-2, 3.28) vs. RH Adam Mazur (1-0, 1.95)

Today's Game: The Dayton Dragons (affiliate of the Cincinnati Reds) meet the Fort Wayne TinCaps (affiliate of the San Diego Padres) in the first game of a six-game series.

Last Game: Sunday: Cedar Rapids 16, Dayton 7. Dayton's Justice Thompson was 3 for 4 with a home run and three RBI. Edwin Arroyo also had three hits. Luis Chevalier had a solo home run.

Last Series (June 6-11 vs. Cedar Rapids): The Dragons went 3-3 in the set. Dayton team stats in the series: .227 batting average; 4.3 runs/game; 7 home runs; 9 stolen bases; 4.22 ERA; 8 errors. The team scoring first won every game in the series.

In the Standings: The Dragons are in third place (East Division), one-half game behind second place West Michigan. The Dragons have been eliminated from contention for the first half division title.

Team Notes

The Dragons are 12-5 over their last 17 games. Over those 17 games, Dragons pitchers have a team ERA of 3.13, best in the league.

The Dragons have played six series since May 1 (all six-game sets), winning three, splitting two, and losing one (lost four-of-six vs. Fort Wayne, May 16-21).

The Dragons are 22-15 (.595) since April 30, tied with Fort Wayne for third-best record in the MWL (12 teams) during that time frame.

The Dragons team ERA since April 30 is 3.13, third best in all Minor League Baseball (120 teams). Their full season ERA of 3.54 ranks third in the Midwest League.

Player Notes

Edwin Arroyo has an 11-game hitting streak, going 21 for 44 (.478) with three home runs, one triple, and four doubles while raising his batting average from .182 to .250. In the six games in the Cedar Rapids series, Arroyo had two home runs, two doubles, a triple, and five singles. His current hitting streak is the longest by a Dayton player in 2023.

Justice Thompson over his last 17 games is batting .350 with three home runs, nine extra base hits, and 15 RBI to raise his batting average from .198 to .260.

Dragons starting pitcher Julian Aguiar has been named MWL Pitcher of the Month and Cincinnati Reds Minor League Pitcher of the Month for May. He allowed only one earned run in May covering 22 innings, just seven hits with four walks and 23 strikeouts with an ERA of 0.41. For the year, he ranks second in the MWL in ERA (2.42) and first in opponent batting average (.164).

Other Dragons starting pitchers have also posted excellent ERAs. Chase Petty has an ERA of 0.45 in just 20 innings (five starts). Jose Acuña (2.53 ranks fourth in the MWL), Hunter Parks (3.28), and Thomas Farr (3.35) and also have strong ERAs. The other starter, Javi Rivera, stands at 4.01 but has posted a 3.29 ERA beginning with his third appearance of the year on April 20.

Several Dragons relievers have had several consecutive strong outings: Jake Gozzo over his last 6 G: 1-0, 4 Sv, 7.1 IP, 0 R, 9 SO...Owen Holt over his last 4 G: 8 IP, 1 R...Javien Sandridge over his last 4 G: 5.2 IP, 0 R...John Murphy since joining the Dragons: 6 G, 2-0, 12.2 IP, 2 R.

The Dragons roster is headlined by Edwin Arroyo, a shortstop who entered spring training as the Reds #3 prospect (based on MLB.com and Baseball America). Arroyo is the 10th player in Dragons history to enter a season ranked as the Reds #3 prospect or higher based on Baseball America's list. Others have included Homer Bailey, Adam Dunn, Jay Bruce, Billy Hamilton, and Hunter Greene. Dragons starting pitcher Chase Petty is ranked as the Reds #1 pitching prospect by both Baseball America and MLB.com.

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

Wednesday, June 14 (7:05 pm): Dayton RH Chase Petty (0-0, 0.45) at Fort Wayne RH Ryan Bergert (4-1, 1.67)

Thursday, June 15 (7:05 pm): Dayton RH Javi Rivera (0-4, 4.01) at Fort Wayne LH Bodi Rascon (1-2, 4.80)

Friday, June 16 (7:05 pm): Dayton RH Julian Aguiar (2-1, 2.42) at Fort Wayne RH Victor Lizarraga (1-2, 4.91)

Saturday, June 17 (6:35 pm): Dayton RH Jose Acuña (4-0, 2.53) at Fort Wayne RH Jairo Iriarte (2-3, 3.35)

Sunday, June 18 (1:05 pm): Dayton RH Thomas Farr (1-3, 3.35) at Fort Wayne RH Adam Mazur

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