MWL1 Dayton Dragons

Dragons Gameday for August 7

Published on August 7, 2012 under Midwest League (MWL1)
Dayton Dragons News Release


Tuesday, August 7, 2012 l Game # 44 (114)

Dow Diamond l Midland, Mich. l 7:05 p.m.

Radio: WONE-AM 980

Dayton Dragons (18-25, 48-65) at Great Lakes Loons (19-24, 53-60)

RH Wes Mugarian (0-3, 7.20) vs. RH Raydel Sanchez (3-6, 4.39)

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

Individual Notes

- Kyle Waldrop is batting .345 (20 for 58) with two home runs over his last 16 games, raising his average from .263 to .276.

- Juan Perez has hit safely in seven straight games, going 10 for 27, .370. All five of his hits in this series are for extra bases.

- 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.

- Mike Dennhardt has tossed 18 scoreless innings over his last 11 relief appearances. This is the longest scoreless streak of the year for a Dayton pitcher. He has not been scored upon since June 29, lowering his ERA from 3.16 to 1.85.

- Carlos Contreras leads all Midwest League relievers in opponent batting average at .157 (33 points better than # 2).

- Carlos Gonzalez over his last six relief appearances: 3-0, 0.69 ERA, 1 Sv, 13 IP, 2 R, 1 ER.

Team Notes

The Dragons have won five of their last seven. A win tonight would give them three-of-four in back-to-back series.

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 game, they are five games out of the playoff slot.

Upcoming Probable Pitchers (All games on WONE 980 AM and www.daytondragons.com)

Wednesday (7:05 p.m.): Dayton RH Stalin Gerson (6-7, 3.95) at Lansing RH Jesse Hernandez (4-5, 2.47)

Thursday (7:05 p.m.): Dayton RH Jacob Johnson (1-4, 5.32) at Lansing RH Blake McFarland (5-3, 4.42)

Friday (7:05 p.m.): Dayton RH James Allen (7-3, 3.71) at Lansing RH Noah Syndergaard (7-4, 2.89)

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 vs. Fort Wayne TBA

Monday, August 13 (7:00 p.m.): Dayton RH Stalin Gerson vs. Fort Wayne TBA

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