MWL1 Dayton Dragons

Dragons GameDay for April 29

Published on April 29, 2013 under Midwest League (MWL1)
Dayton Dragons News Release


Monday, April 29, 2013 l Game # 24

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

Radio: WONE-AM 980

Burlington Bees (8-11) at Dayton Dragons (7-16)

LH Brandon Love (1-1, 3.38) vs. RH Drew Cisco (1-1, 2.42)

Today's Game : The Dayton Dragons (affiliate of the Cincinnati Reds) meet the Burlington Bees (affiliate of the Los Angeles Angels) in the second game of a three-game series.

Last Game : Burlington defeated Dayton 10-4 on Sunday.

Today's Dragons Starting Pitcher: Drew Cisco makes his fifth start of the season tonight. Cisco leads the league in fewest walks per nine innings (1 BB in 26 IP) and is tied for second in strikeouts with 27. He is also third in the league in innings pitched. He is the grandson of Galen Cisco, who pitched in the Major Leagues from 1961-'67, '69, served as a big league pitching coach for 27 years over a period from 1971-2000, and was a captain on the 1957 Ohio State national championship football team.

Individual Notes

- Jesse Winker is batting .425 over his last 11 games with a home run, six doubles and a triple, raising his average from 139 to .289.

- Zach Vincej has hit safely in seven straight games, batting .308 over the hitting streak to raise his average from .180 to .224.

- Jeff Gelalich is batting .346 over his last 15 games to raise his average from .120 to .273.

- Joe Hudson has hit safely in six straight games, batting .368. On the year, Hudson has struck out three times in 59 plate appearances.

- Beau Amaral has hit safely in four straight games, going 6 for 18 (.333) with a home run to snap a 3 for 32 slump.

Team Notes

The Dragons have lost six games this season in which they held a lead at some point during the game. The Dragons have scored at least four runs in 10 of the last 14 games after scoring four of more in only four of their first nine games.

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