MWL1 Dayton Dragons

Dayton Dragons Notes for Saturday

April 6, 2019 - Midwest League (MWL1)
Dayton Dragons News Release


Saturday, April 6, 2019 l Game # 3

Bowling Green Ballpark l Bowling Green, Ky. l 7:35 p.m.

Radio: Fox Sports 980 WONE

Dayton Dragons (1-1) at Bowling Green Hot Rods (1-1)

RH Jhon De Jesus (no record in '18) vs. LH Michael Plassmeyer (0-1, 2.25 w/Everett in '18)

Today's Game: The Dayton Dragons (affiliate of the Cincinnati Reds) meet the Bowling Green Hot Rods (affiliate of the Tampa Bay Rays) in the third game of the 2019 season. The two clubs opened the season with two games in Dayton.

Last Game: Friday: Dayton 7, Bowling Green 5. Jay Schuyler hit a three-run home run in the first inning and the Dragons took the lead for good in the fourth on an RBI single by Juan Martinez. The Dayton 10-hit attack was led by Schuyler (2 H, 2 R 3 RBI), Michael Siani (2 H, R, RBI) and Miguel Hernandez (2 H, 2B, RBI). The Dayton bullpen combined to work six innings and allowing just two runs. Alexis Diaz was credited with the win after allowing one run in two innings, while Andy Cox pitched a perfect ninth inning for the save.

Individual Notes

Seven members of the Dragons are rated among the Reds top 30 prospects (Baseball America). They are OF Michael Siani (#8); OF Mariel Bautista (#16); RHP Lyon Richardson (#17); RHP James Marinan (#19); 3B Juan Martinez (#22), LHP Jacob Heatherly (#23) and 1B Bren Spillane (#30). Additionally, SS Miguel Hernandez is ranked #25 by Fangraphs.com and 2B Jonathan Willems is ranked #26 by MLB.com.

1B Bren Spillane was the 2018 Collegiate Baseball Magazine Player of the Year, the Big Ten Conference Player of the Year, and a Triple Crown winner in the Big Ten with the University of Illinois. He batted .407 with 22 home runs in 50 games and produced a .944 slugging percentage that led the nation.

- The Dragons roster includes six players drafted within the first five rounds of the 40-round amateur draft, including RHP Lyon Richardson, #2, 2018; 1B Bren Spillane, #3, 2018; OF Michael Siani, #4, 2018; RHP Ryan Campbell, #5, 2018; LHP Jacob Heatherly, #3, 2017; RHP James Marinan, #4, 2017 (by the Dodgers).

Upcoming Probable Pitchers (Game times are Dayton time) (All games on WONE 980 AM and www.daytondragons.com) (stats from 2018)

Sunday, April 7 (3:05 p.m.) Dayton RH James Marinan (3-2, 3.35 w/Billings & GCL Dodgers) at Bowling Green RH Caleb Sampen (0-2, 5.04 w/Ogden)

Monday, April 8 (7:05 p.m.) Dayton RH Lyon Richardson (0-5, 7.14 w/Greeneville) at Fort Wayne LH Ramon Perez (2-1, 2.48 w/Tri-City)

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