MWL Dayton Dragons

Dayton Dragons GameDay Notes for Tuesday (7:05 PM Game)

Published on April 30, 2024 under Midwest League (MWL)
Dayton Dragons News Release


Tuesday, April 30, 2024 l Game # 22

Day Air Ballpark l Dayton, Ohio l 7:05 p.m.

Radio: Fox Sports 980 WONE

West Michigan Whitecaps (8-13) at Dayton Dragons (9-12)

RH Jaden Hamm (0-0, 1.65) vs. LH Bryce Hubbart (1-0, 2.77)

Today's Game : The Dayton Dragons (affiliate of the Cincinnati Reds) host the West Michigan Whitecaps (affiliates of the Detroit Tigers) in the first game of a six-game series at Day Air Ballpark in the heart of the Water Street District.

Last Game: Sunday : Lansing 10, Dayton 9 (10 innings). Lansing's Jonny Butler blasted a two-run home run in the bottom of the 10 th inning to give the Lugnuts a walk-off win. The Dragons battled back from a mid-game 6-1 deficit and a ninth inning 8-5 deficit to get the game to extra innings and led 9-8 going to the bottom of the 10 th . Jay Allen II tied a club record with five hits and Cam Collier hit a home run while driving in three.

Last Series (April 23-28 at Lansing) : Dayton went 3-3 in the series, winning the first, fourth, and fifth games.

Dayton team stats in the series: .265 batting average (57 for 215); 7.0 runs/game (42 R, 6 G); 8 home runs; 4 stolen bases; 6.92 ERA (52 IP, 40 ER); 9 errors.

In the Standings : The Dragons are in fourth place, five games behind Great Lakes, the division leader in the East Division of the Midwest League.

Team Notes

On Friday night in a 14-10 win at Lansing, the Dragons collected 20 hits for the first time since they had 24 on July 4, 2012. The Dragons had 15 hits in their loss at Lansing on Sunday (most recent game).

The Dragons have held a lead in their last nine games (winning three), outscoring their opponents in the first three innings of those 9 games, 21-9.

The Dragons best offensive inning in 2024 has been the first inning, when they are batting .329 with 19 runs in 21 games.

The Dragons rank second in the MWL in home runs with 21 and have the league leader in homers (Cam Collier, 7).

The Dragons rank second in Minor League Baseball (120 teams) in average attendance (7,856), trailing the Triple-A Worcester Red Sox (8,043).

Player Notes

Rhett Lowder has been named Midwest League Pitcher of the Week for the week of April 22-28. (1-0, 0.00, 6 IP, 1 R, 0 ER, 9 SO).

Cam Collier leads the MWL in home runs (7), RBI (25), and extra base hits (12). He is fourth in slugging pct (.617).

Hector Rodriguez leads the Midwest League in base hits with 26 and ranks 10 th in batting average at .329. Rodriguez hit .409 (9 for 22) with one home run and five runs batted in during the series at Lansing. Rodriguez has not struck out since April 17, going nine games without a strikeout.

Jay Allen II's .378 batting average would lead the MWL, but he is 12 plate appearances short of the minimum to qualify. He has missed 11 games.

Sal Stewart over his last 17 games is batting .333 (20 for 60) with two home runs, four doubles, one triple, 11 RBI, and 13 walks.

Pitcher Ryan Cardona ranked first in the Midwest League in opponent's batting average at .128 and third in WHIP at 0.86 (14 IP, 6 H, 6 BB) entering Thursday's games but dropped off the league leaderboard Friday when his total innings (14) fell below the minimum number to qualify.

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

Wednesday, May 1 (7:05 pm): West Michigan RH Dylan Smith (0-2, 3.45) at Dayton RH Johnathan Harmon (0-2, 5.54)

Thursday, May 2 (7:05 pm): West Michigan RH Colin Fields (0-1, 4.32) at Dayton RH Kevin Abel (0-0, 3.86)

Friday, May 3 (7:05 pm): West Michigan RH Carlos Marcano (0-2, 4.08) at Dayton RH Rhett Lowder (1-0, 1.86)

Saturday, May 4 (7:05 pm): West Michigan RH Garrett Burhenn (0-2, 2.50) at Dayton RH Jared Lyons (0-0, 5.28)

Sunday, May 5 (1:05 pm): West Michigan RH Jaden Hamm at Dayton RH Javi Rivera (0-0, 7.24)

Dragons "On the Air"

Every home and road game will be broadcast on radio on WONE 980-AM as Tom Nichols and Patrick Geshan call the action. Games are also available at wone.com, on a mobile device through either the Dragons mobile app or the iHeart Radio app, or on HD Radio on 104.7 HD 2 WTUI. Additionally, the Dragons will televise 15 home games on Dayton's CW (Channel 26, available on Spectrum Cable channels 13 and 1013; available on DirecTV and Dish Network channel 26). Tom Nichols will handle the play-by-play on all games and be joined by WDTN TV's Jack Pohl on most telecasts.

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