MWL1 Dayton Dragons

Dragons Gameday for August 10 (DH)

Published on August 10, 2012 under Midwest League (MWL1)
Dayton Dragons News Release


Friday, August 10, 2012 l Games # 46-47 (116-117)

Cooley Law School Stadium l Lansing, Mich. l 6:05 p.m.

Radio: WONE-AM 980

Doubleheader

Dayton Dragons (19-26, 49-66) at Lansing Lugnuts (25-20, 72-42), DH

RH Jacob Johnson (1-4, 5.32) & RH James Allen (7-3, 3.71) vs. RH Blake McFarland (5-3, 4.42) & RH Noah Syndergaard (7-4, 2.89)

Today's Game : The Dayton Dragons (affiliate of the Cincinnati Reds) meet the Lansing Lugnuts (affiliate of the Toronto Blue Jays) in a make-up doubleheader. These are games two and three of a three-game series.

Individual Notes

- Joe Terry is batting .382 over his last nine games, going 13 for 34. He has three doubles and a triple in his last three games.

- Kyle Waldrop is batting .343 (23 for 67) with two home runs over his last 18 games, raising his average from .263 to .277.

- Nick O'Shea is batting .333 over his last seven games, going 8 for 24. All four of his 2012 home runs have come in the second half.

- Carlos Gonzalez over his last seven relief appearances: 3-0, 0.54 ERA, 1 Sv, 16.2 IP, 2 R, 1 ER.

Team Notes

- Tonight the Dragons play just their second doubleheader of the year. They split with Fort Wayne on May 8 (Game 1 went 16 innings).

- The Dragons are 6-3 over their last nine games. They have scored four runs or more in seven of the nine games.

- The Dragons are 5-3 in August. They have allowed five runs or less in eight of their last nine games. The team ERA in August is 3.34.

Playoff Chase : The Dragons must finish first or second in the East Division in the second half (excluding Lansing and Bowling Green) to qualify for the playoffs. Entering today's games, they are five and one-half games out of the playoff slot.

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

Saturday, August 11 (7:00 p.m.): Dayton RH Robert Stephenson (2-0, 1.29) vs. Fort Wayne TBA

Sunday, August 12 (4:00 p.m.): Dayton RH Wes Mugarian (0-3, 7.18) vs. Fort Wayne RH Erik Cabrera (0-1, 9.00)

Monday, August 13 (7:00 p.m.): Dayton RH Stalin Gerson (6-7, 3.84) vs. Fort Wayne LH Frank Garces (9-4, 2.29)

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