MWL Dayton Dragons

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

June 6, 2023 - Midwest League (MWL)
Dayton Dragons News Release


Tuesday, June 6, 2023lGame # 52

Day Air Ballparkl Dayton, Ohio l7:05 p.m.

Radio: Fox Sports 980 WONE

Cedar Rapids Kernels (29-22) at Dayton Dragons (26-25)

RH Kyle Jones (3-3, 4.70) vs. RH Hunter Parks (2-2, 3.24)

Today's Game: The Dayton Dragons (affiliate of the Cincinnati Reds) host the Cedar Rapids Kernels (affiliate of the Minnesota Twins) in the first game of a six-game series.

Last Game: Sunday: Dayton 12, West Michigan 5. The Dragons collected a season-high 17 hits including seven in the fourth inning (also a season-high) as they erased an early 3-0 deficit to take four-of-six in the series. Mat Nelson hit two home runs and drove in four runs while Edwin Arroyo also had a home run. Nelson and Justice Thompson each had three hits while Arroyo, Austin Hendrick, Austin Callahan, and Yan Contreras had two. All nine Dayton starters had at least one hit. Thomas Farr pitched the first six innings for the win, allowing one earned run.

Last Series (May 30-June 4 vs. West Michigan): The Dragons went 4-2 in the set. Dayton team stats in the series: .279 batting average; 5.7 runs/game; 7 home runs; 8 stolen bases; 2.83 ERA; 6 errors.

Team Notes

The Dragons are 9-2 over their last 11 games. Over those 11 games, Dragons pitchers have team ERA of 2.09 to rank first in the league. The Dragons have averaged 4.6 runs per game during the 11 games (51 runs scored).

The Dragons are 18-12 (.600) in May-June after going 8-13 in April.

The Dragons batted .279 in the six-game set vs. West Michigan ending Sunday, their best batting average in a series this season. Their run total in the series (34) tied for second most in a series in 2023, and their number of extra base hits (20) was second.

Player Notes

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 (allowing one unearned run), just seven hits with four walks and 23 strikeouts with an ERA of 0.41. For the year, he leads the MWL in ERA (2.03) and opponent batting average (.154).

Other Dragons starting pitchers have also posted excellent ERAs on the year. Chase Petty has an ERA of 0.56 in just 16 innings (four starts). Jose Acuña (2.40), Thomas Farr (3.20), and Hunter Parks (3.24) also have strong ERAs.

Edwin Arroyo has a five-game hitting streak, going 11 for 20 (.550) with one home run and two doubles.

Justice Thompson over his last 13 games is batting .348 with two home runs, seven extra base hits, and 10 RBI.

Austin Callahan is batting .353 over his last four games with two doubles and a triple. He leads the MWL in doubles (17).

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

Wednesday, June 7 (7:05 pm): Cedar Rapids RH Mike Parades (2-0, 2.11) at Dayton RH Chase Petty (0-0, 0.56)

Thursday, June 8 (7:05 pm): Cedar Rapids RH Cory Lewis (no record) at Dayton RH Javi Rivera (0-3, 4.06)

Friday, June 9 (7:05 pm): Cedar Rapids RH Marco Raya (0-0, 2.61) at Dayton RH Julian Aguiar (2-0, 2.03)

Saturday, June 10 (7:10 pm): Cedar Rapids RH Zebby Matthews (0-0, 1.50) at Dayton RH Jose Acuña (3-0, 2.40)

Sunday, June 11 (1:10 pm): Cedar Rapids TBA at Dayton RH Thomas Farr (1-2, 3.20)

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