MWL1 Dayton Dragons

Dragons GameDay and Press Box Notes for Monday

June 30, 2014 - Midwest League (MWL1)
Dayton Dragons News Release


Monday, June 30, 2014; Game # 79 (11)

Fifth Third Field; Dayton, Ohio; 7:00 p.m.

Radio: WONE-AM 980

Lake County Captains (7-3, 34-46) at Dayton Dragons (3-7, 39-39)

RH Dace Kime (3-9, 5.09) vs. RH Sal Romano (4-7, 3.96)

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Today's Game: The Dayton Dragons (affiliate of the Cincinnati Reds) meet the Lake County Captains (affiliate of the Cleveland Indians) in the last game of a four-game series.

Individual Notes

- Daniel Pigott is 15 for 35, .429 in 10 games to start the second half, raising his average from .231 to .310.

- Tanner Rahier has started the second half by going 16 for 40, .400, with one home run to raise his average from .266 to .289.

- Jon Matthews is batting .385 (30 for 78) in 22 games since May 31 to raise his average from .136 to .330. Matthews has a seven-game hitting streak.

- Dan Langfield over his last five outings: 15 IP, 2 R, 1 ER, 22 SO, 0.60 ERA.

- Nolan Becker has not allowed an earned run over his last eight outings (7.2 IP, 3 H, 1 UER, 1 BB).

- Joel Bender in the month of June: 3-0, 2.00, 9 G, 9 IP, 2 R, 2 BB, 10 SO.

Team Notes

* The Dragons need a win tonight to split the four-game series with Lake County and raise their full-season record back above the .500 mark.

* The Dragons reached their peak of 9 games over the .500 mark on May 16 (24-15). They are 15-24 since that date.

* The Dragons led the division or the wildcard race for all but one day from April 10-May 27, but finished in third place in the first half.

Upcoming Probable Pitchers (All game times are EDT) (All games on WONE 980 AM and WONE.com )

Tuesday, July 1 (7:00 p.m.): Fort Wayne RH Kyle Lloyd (2-2, 4.18) at Dayton RH Dan Langfield (2-0, 2.81)

Wednesday, July 2 (7:00 p.m.): Fort Wayne RH Ronald Herrera (5-4, 3.36) at Dayton RH Nick Travieso (6-4, 3.74)

Thursday, July 3 (7:07 p.m.): Fort Wayne LH Payton Baskette (3-4, 5.10) at Dayton RH Jackson Stephens (0-0, 5.19)

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