Dragons Gameday for August 29

August 29, 2012 - Midwest League (MWL1)
Dayton Dragons News Release

Wednesday, August 29, 2012 l Game # 63 (133)

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

Radio: WONE-AM 980

Great Lakes Loons (29-35, 63-71) at Dayton Dragons (28-34, 58-74)

RH Gustavo Gomez (8-8, 5.62) vs. LH Ismael Guillon (1-0, 2.31)

Today's Game : The Dayton Dragons (affiliate of the Cincinnati Reds) meet the Great Lakes Loons (affiliate of the Los Angeles Dodgers) in the first game of a three-game series.

Votto : Reds All-Star and 2010 National League Most Valuable Player Joey Votto played for the Dragons last night and is scheduled to play for them again tonight on a major league injury rehabilitation assignment. Votto is currently on the Reds disabled list and has not appeared in a major league game since July 15 due to a left knee injury. He is batting .342 with 14 HR and 49 RBI. Votto played for the Dragons in 2003-'04 and did a two-game rehab assignment here in 2009.

Individual Notes

- Sean Buckley has hit safely in 10 straight games, going 15 for 39, .385 with three home runs, six doubles, and 11 RBI. He was selected as Midwest League Batter of the Week for the week of August 20-26.

- Juan Silva is batting .386 (17 for 44) over his last 12 games with two home runs and seven doubles.

- Yorman Rodriguez has hit safely in seven straight games, batting .393 (11 for 28) with two home runs and eight RBI.

- Yovan Gonzalez has a six-game hitting streak, batting .318 over the streak (7 for 22).

Team Notes

- The Dragons are 15-11 over their last 26 games. They will finish the month of August with a winning road record at 7-5 (first winning month on road this season). By winning one of the three remaining games on the current homestand, they will finish the month with a winning record overall. They are currently 14-11 overall in August. The Dragons have n ot had a winning month this season.

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Midwest League Stories from August 29, 2012

Bees Can't Fend off Clinton, 6-3 - Burlington Bees
Two More for Paolini in 6-3 Win - Clinton LumberKings
River Bandits Rally Late to Keep Playoff Hopes Alive - Quad Cities River Bandits
Chiefs Fall Behind Early, Can't Catch Up Wednesday - Peoria Chiefs
Votto Returns But Dragons Fall 5-4 - Dayton Dragons
TinCaps Announce Roster Moves - Fort Wayne TinCaps
Aguila's Four-Hit Night Not Enough - South Bend Silver Hawks
'Caps Take Care of Business, Toss Three-Hitter - West Michigan Whitecaps
Lugs win 80th, blast past Silver Hawks, 7-3 - Lansing Lugnuts
Captains Stall Hot Rods 7-2 - Lake County Captains
Needy Goes the Distance in 1-0 Loss - Fort Wayne TinCaps
Vettleson Hits 15th Jack But Road Streak Ends - Bowling Green Hot Rods
OF Dalton Pompey Joins Lugnuts - Lansing Lugnuts
Argo, Sawyer Received from Princeton - Bowling Green Hot Rods
Lugs' Tamargo Named MWL Manager of the Year, Pillar Honored as MVP - Lansing Lugnuts
Two Snappers Named Midwest League Post Season All-Stars - Beloit Sky Carp
Hedges and Portillo Named MWL Post-Season All-Stars - Fort Wayne TinCaps
TinCaps' Stites to Play in Arizona Fall League - Fort Wayne TinCaps
Kernels Release 2013 Schedule on September 4th - Cedar Rapids Kernels
River Bandits Garcia, Walsh Named Postseason All-Stars - Quad Cities River Bandits
Dragons Gameday for August 29 - Dayton Dragons
Roster Update - Burlington Bees
2012 MWL Post-Season All-Star Team Announced - MWL1
Kane County Cougars Homestand Preview: September 1-3 - Kane County Cougars
Dragons on TV Thursday - Dayton Dragons
Gary Mitchell Promoted to Inland Empire - Cedar Rapids Kernels
Waldrop, Mugarian Are Dragons Players of the Month - Dayton Dragons
LumberKings Win Second-Half Western Division - Clinton LumberKings
River Bandits Swept by Clinton in 6-5, 13-Inning Loss - Quad Cities River Bandits

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