Dayton Dragons GameDay Notes for Wednesday (7:05 PM at Great Lakes)

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Dayton Dragons GameDay Notes for Wednesday (7:05 PM at Great Lakes)

September 4, 2024 - Midwest League (MWL)
Dayton Dragons News Release


Wednesday, Sept. 4, 2024 l Game # 62 (128)

Dow Diamond l Midland, Mich. l 7:05 p.m.

Radio: Fox Sports 980 WONE

Dayton Dragons (39-22, 73-54) at Great Lakes Loons (31-28, 65-60)

LH Graham Osman (1-0, 5.93) vs. LH Wyatt Crowell (0-1, 2.70)

Today's Game: The Dayton Dragons (affiliate of the Cincinnati Reds) meet the Great Lakes Loons (affiliate of the Los Angeles Dodgers) in the second game of a six-game series.

Standings/Playoffs: The Dragons have clinched a playoff position as the East Division Second Half representative.

The MWL Playoffs consist of two rounds, and each series is best-of-three. The Dragons open the first round at Day Air Ballpark against the Lake County Captains on Tuesday, September 10 at 7:05 pm. Game two and (if necessary) game three will be played at Lake County on September 12-13, both at 6:35 pm. The championship round of the playoffs will begin on September 15 at the West Division champion. The series will conclude in the East Division ballpark on September 17 and (if necessary) September 18.

Dragons Playoff History: The Dragons have gone to the Midwest League playoffs seven previous times, in 2000, 2001, 2002, 2007, 2008, 2011, and 2017. They have reached the semi-round four times, in 2000, 2001, 2008, and 2017, but have never reached the championship round (note that the playoffs featured three rounds prior to 2020).

Streaks/Trends: The Dragons are 18-6 (.750) over their last 24 G; 39-19 (.672) over their last 58 (since 6/25); 60-35 (.632) over their last 95 (since 5/ 12).

Last Game: Monday: Dayton 1, Great Lakes 0. The Dragons clinched a playoff berth, eliminating both Great Lakes and West Michigan with the victory. Dayton pitchers Ryan Cardona, Brody Jessee, and Simon Miller combined on a three-hit shutout.

Team Notes

The Dragons are 13-1 in one-run games in the second half, and 23-8 for the full season.

Dayton is 62-18 when scoring at least four runs. They are 16-2 when their starting pitcher goes 6+ innings; 47-11 when the starter goes 5+. On the road, they are 25-10 when scoring first.

The Dragons rank second in Minor League Baseball (120 teams) in average attendance (8,012), trailing #1 Indianapolis (8,236).

Player Notes

Leo Balcazar over his last 35 games: 46 for 140 (.329), 6 HR, 7 2B, 1 3B, 27 RBI, 4 SB.

Ethan O'Donnell over his last 32 games: 48 for 128 (.375), 6 HR, 6 2B, 4 3B, 24 RBI.

Cam Collier over his last 29 games: 32 for 94 (.340), 7 HR, 26 RBI, 7 2B, 1 3B, 28 BB.

Hector Rodriguez over his last 11 games: 17 for 49 (.347), 3 2B, 2 3B.

New Dragons catcher/first baseman John Michael Faile finished his five-year college career at North Greenville University as the all-time leader in home runs and RBI for the NCAA Division II level, hitting over .400 two times and winning his conference's triple crown once. Faile hit home runs in each of his first three games with the Dragons including a grand slam in his third game.

John Murphy has allowed earned runs in only two of 27 appearances since May 1. His 1.83 ERA in 2024 is sixth among MWL pitchers w/35+ IP.

Brody Jessee over his last 7 G: 16.1 IP, 10 H, 1 R, 0 ER, 0.00 ERA.

Simon Miller since joining the Dragons: 17 G, 8 Sv, 1.57 ERA, 28.2 IP, 15 H, 9 BB, 34 SO.

Ryan Cardona since July 1: 9 GS, 6-1, 1.88 ERA, 48 IP, 26 H, 11 R, 10 ER, 15 BB, 49 SO.

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

Thursday, Sept. 5 (7:05 pm): Dayton RH Brian Edgington (2-1, 4.74) at Great Lakes TBA

Friday, Sept. 6 (7:05 pm): Dayton RH Nestor Lorant (0-0, 4.76) at Great Lakes TBA

Saturday, Sept. 7 (7:05 pm): Dayton RH Mason Pelio (0-3, 8.87) at Great Lakes TBA

Sunday, Sept. 8 (1:05 pm): Dayton RH Gabriel Aguilera (4-4, 4.24) at Great Lakes TBA

Dragons Ticket Information: daytondragons.com/tickets Dragons 2024 Schedule: milb.com/dayton/schedule

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