MWL1 Dayton Dragons

Dragons GameDay for August 18

Published on August 18, 2013 under Midwest League (MWL1)
Dayton Dragons News Release


Sunday, August 18, 2013 l 2:00 p.m.

Fifth Third Field l Dayton, Ohio

Game # 56 (125) l Radio: WONE-AM 980

West Michigan Whitecaps (25-27, 58-64) at Dayton Dragons (30-25, 58-66)

RH Montreal Robertson (2-6, 6.75) vs. RH Sal Romano (6-9, 4.92)

Today's Game : The Dayton Dragons (affiliate of the Cincinnati Reds) meet the West Michigan Whitecaps (affiliate of the Detroit Tigers) in the second game of a four-game series.

Last Game : West Michigan defeated Dayton 3-2 on Saturday in the series opener.

Individual Notes

- Seth Mejias-Brean leads the Midwest League in OPS in games played since May 12 at .940. He has played in 85 games since that date, batting .339 with nine home runs and 58 RBI. He ranks third in the Midwest League in second half batting average at .345. He is batting .387 over his last 36 games since July 8. He is 15 for 32, .469 over his last nine games.

- Beau Amaral is hitting .315 over his last 34 games to raise his average from .233 to .259. He is batting .296 in the second half.

- Alejandro Chacin over his last 11 relief appearances: 1-0, 5 Sv, 13.1 IP, 1 R, 0.68 ERA.

Team Notes

The Dragons are 13-4 over their last 17 home games with 11 comeback wins. They are 30-34 at home this season (19-10 in the second half). The Dragons have committed just five errors in their last 16 games and rank second in the league in team fielding. The Dragons are on pace to commit 133 errors on the season, which would break the club record for fewest errors of 141 (2007, 2009).

Playoff Push : With 15 games to play, the Dragons trail Great Lakes by one and one-half games in the race for the wildcard slot. The Dragons are two games behind second half #1 seed Bowling Green. They would lose the tie-breaker to Bowling Green.

Second Half East Division Playoff Chase

Bowling Green 32-23 +0.5

Great Lakes 31-23 ---

Dayton 30-25 -1.5

Lake County 28-26 -3.0

West Michigan 25-27 -5.0

Lansing 22-33 -9.5

(Top Two Teams Advance to Playoffs)

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

Monday, August 19 (7:00 p.m.): Dayton LH Ismael Guillon (5-7, 5.40) vs. West Michigan RH Edgar De La Rosa (6-6, 6.15)

Tuesday, August 20 (7:00 p.m.): Dayton RH Nick Travieso (7-3, 4.73) vs. West Michigan RH Jake Thompson (2-3, 3.38)

Wednesday, August 21 (7:00 p.m.): Dayton LH Amir Garrett (1-2, 5.61) at Lake County TBA

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