Dayton Dragons GameDay Notes for Wednesday (7:05 PM vs. Great Lakes Loons)
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Dayton Dragons GameDay Notes for Wednesday (7:05 PM vs. Great Lakes Loons)

Published on August 5, 2026 under Midwest League (MWL)
Dayton Dragons News Release


Wednesday, August 5, 2026 l Game #102 (36)

Day Air Ballpark l Dayton, Ohio l 7:05 pm

TV: MLB.TV, MLB+, Bally Sports Live Ohio

Radio: Fox Sports 980 WONE

Great Lakes Loons (20-15, 56-43) at Dayton Dragons (16-19, 55-46)

RH Hyun-Seok Jang (1-0, 0.00) vs. RH Deivi Villafana (0-1, 10.80)

Today's Game: The Dayton Dragons (affiliate of the Cincinnati Reds) host the Great Lakes Loons (partner of the Los Angeles Dodgers) in the second game of a six-game series at Day Air Ballpark in the heart of the Water Street District. Season Series: Great Lakes 11, Dayton 8 (at Dayton: Dragons 4, Loons 3).

Dragons First Half Summary: Record: 39-27, East Division champs. By winning 8 of their last 9 games in the half including 2 elimination games on the final night, the Dragons overtook Great Lakes and Lake County to win the division by 1 game. The Dragons outscored their opponents 90-26 in those nine games. The Dragons previously won First Half division titles in 2001 and '07. The Dragons First Half winning percentage of .591 tied for second best in franchise history (44-26, .629 in 2007; 39-27, .591 in 2022).

Last Game: Tuesday: Great Lakes 8, Dayton 7. The Loons took an 8-2 lead to the bottom of the ninth inning and held off a furious Dragons comeback attempt to win. Dayton put the first five batters on base in the ninth without a ball being put in play (two hit batsmen, three walks) to bring the tying run to the plate with no outs, but they could not deliver the key hit. John Michael Faile was 2 for 3 with two RBI and a walk.

Dragons Team and Player Trending Notes:

The Dragons 14-game home run streak ended last night. They have hit at least one home run in 18 of their last 20 games. The 14-game home run streak tied for their second longest since recordkeeping of this stat began in 2005 (longest was 15, May 3-20, 2026).

The Dragons have hit 34 HR in 27 G (1.26 HR/G) since the promotions of their top four hitters on June 30. This pace is near their pre-June 30 home run pace (1.30 HR/G).

The Dragons have hit 130 HR in 101 G, on pace to finish the year with 168 (club record: 152 in 2022). The 130 homers already rank tied for the third highest season total in the Dragons 26-year history (152 in '22; 144 in '01; 130 in '23).

The Dragons have scored 593 runs, on pace to finish the year with 769 (club record is 730 in 2000). The Dragons scored 542 runs in 2025.

Dragons Hottest Hitters:

Victor Acosta in his last 8 G is 11 for 27 (.407) with 1 HR, 2 3B, and 2 2B after going 6 for 44 (.136) in his previous 17 G (since June 10).

Julio Carreras since July 9 (18 G) has posted an .881 OPS while hitting .284, 3 HR.

John Michael Faile is hitting .346 (9 for 26) in his last 8 G. He hit two home runs in the QC series and has 3 HR in his last 10 G.

Tyson Lewis (Reds #4 prospect re: MLB Pipeline) in his last 12 G is 16 for 50 (.320) with 4 HR, 9 RBI.

Upcoming Probable Pitchers (Game times are Dayton time) (All games on WONE 980 AM)

Thursday, August 6 (7:05 pm): Great Lakes TBA at Dayton RH Stharlin Torres (4-5, 5.93 w/Daytona Beach)

Friday, August 7 (7:05 pm): Great Lakes LH Sterling Patick (2-6, 6.04) at Dayton RH David Lorduy (0-2, 6.80) TV: Dayton's CW (26)

Saturday, August 8 (7:05 pm): Great Lakes RH Isaac Ayon (1-3, 4.19) at Dayton RH JP Ortiz (4-1, 5.63)

Sunday, August 9 (1:05 pm): Great Lakes RH Tyler Gough (2-0, 1.69) at Dayton RH Luke Hayden (3-2, 4.03)

How to Watch/Listen: Dragons radio broadcasts of all home and road games are also available on FOX Sports 980 WONE (980 AM), at daytondragons.com, and via the Dragons Mobile App. Additionally, the Dragons will televise 15 games locally over-the-air on Dayton's CW (Channel 26; Spectrum Cable channels 13 and 1013). All 2026 home and road Dragons can be viewed free of charge on the Bally Sports Live app (look for Bally Live Ohio) or on the internet at Ballysportslive.com (click on Bally Sports Live Ohio or the MiLB Zone). All games are also available by subscription on the MLB App and the MiLB App. Games in Dayton will be Dragons productions; games on the road will be produced by the opposing team.

Dragons Ticket Information: daytondragons.com/tickets Dragons 2026 Schedule: milb.com/dayton/schedule

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