MWL1 Dayton Dragons

Dragons Gameday for Friday, July 8

Published on July 8, 2011 under Midwest League (MWL1)
Dayton Dragons News Release


Friday, July 8, 2011

Parkview Field * Fort Wayne, Ind.

7:05 p.m. * Game # 85 (15)

Radio: WONE-AM 980

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Dayton Dragons (10-4, 45-39) at Fort Wayne TinCaps (5-9, 35-48)

RH Stalin Gerson (2-0, 1.02) vs. LH Noah Mull (1-2, 3.35)

Today's Game: The Dayton Dragons (affiliate of the Cincinnati Reds) meet the Fort Wayne TinCaps (affiliate of the San Diego Padres) in the last game of a three-game series. Season Series: Dayton 8, Fort Wayne 3 (at Fort Wayne: Dayton 5, Fort Wayne 3).

The Streak: The Dragons consecutive game sell-out streak now stands at 814, matching the all-time sports record. The Dragons could break the record held by the Portland Trail Blazers of the NBA on July 9.

Last Night: Fort Wayne defeated Dayton 8-2 to even the series at one win apiece. The TinCaps scored four runs in the second and two more in the third to take an early 6-1 lead. The Dragons collected 11 hits but they were just 2 for 13 with men in scoring position as their six-game winning streak came to an end. Dominic D'Anna and David Vidal each had three hits and an RBI for Dayton. Vidal had two doubles.

Today's Dragons Starting Pitcher: Stalin Gerson makes his fourth start for the Dragons and his sixth start overall in the Reds organization in 2011 tonight. He faced South Bend in his last start on Sunday and earned the win (6.2 IP, 4 H, 1 R, 1 ER, 1 BB, 6 SO). Gerson joined the Dragons from extended spring training for two starts (1-0, 0.82) and then was assigned to Billings, where he earned Pioneer League Pitcher of the Week (2-0, 0.75). He returned to the Dragons at the start of July and replaced Tanner Robles in the Dragons starting rotation. Gerson pitched last season with Billings of the Pioneer League under current Dragons manager Delino DeShields. He spent the entire season in the Mustangs starting rotation and posted a record of 3-4 with a 4.88 earned run average in 15 starts. He walked only 18 and struck out 52 in 75.2 innings, allowing an opposing batting average of .298. Gerson had a 1.74 ERA at home last season, 7.05 on the road. Gerson was signed by the Reds as an international free agent prior to the 2008 season and spent two years in the Dominican Summer League.

Individual Notes

* Jefry Sierra is batting .400 over his last nine games, raising his average from .206 to .231. He has a six-game hitting streak.

* Juan Duran is batting .309 with 4 HR and 17 RBI over his last 24 games, raising his average from .229 to .263.

* Tucker Barnhart is batting .364 over his last 10 games to raise his average from .271 to .287.

* Ronald Torreyes has at least two hits in 10 of the 16 games he has appeared in since joining the Dragons, batting .364 overall.

* Billy Hamilton has 61 stolen bases to set the Dragons club record for single-season and career steals. He leads all of professional baseball in steals. Hamilton led the Reds organization in stolen bases (48) in 2010 despite playing in a "short-season" league.

* Drew Hayes over his last 27 G: 32.1 IP, 2 R, 0.56 ERA (14 straight games without allowing a run covering 14.2 innings).

* Daniel Wolford over his last 19 G: 31.2 IP, 4 R, 3 ER, 0.85 ERA.

Team Notes

* The Dragons saw their six-game winning streak end last night. It was the third time they have tried this season for their seventh straight win.

* Dayton has held sole possession of first place for the last five days and held at least a share of first for the last nine days.

* The Dragons are 16-8 over their last 24 games. They have won 4 straight sets to start the second half but need a win tonight to win this set.

* The Dragons are batting .281 in the second half (14 games) after hitting .241 in the first half (70 games).

* The Dragons have gone 16-9 over their last 25 road games after going 5-13 over their first 18. Their road record is now 21-22.

* The Dragons bullpen ERA for the year is 2.89.

* The Dragons are 40-27 in night games; 5-12 in day games.

* The Dragons have stolen 140 bases. They were tied with Lake Elsinore for the lead in all of professional baseball entering Thursday.

* Dayton has outscored its opponents 163-57 in their last 23 wins. Opponents have scored one run or less in 10 of the last 23 Dragons wins.

* Six members of the Dragons roster are rated among the Reds top 30 prospects according to Baseball America. They include shortstop Billy Hamilton (#2), outfielder Yorman Rodriguez (#5), starting pitcher Kyle Lotzkar (#10), starting pitcher Daniel Corcino (#15), second baseman Ronald Torreyes (#22) and outfielder Juan Duran (#28).

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

Saturday (7:00 p.m.): Dayton RH Daniel Renken (3-8, 3.93) vs. South Bend RH Jeff Shields (4-8, 5.22)

Sunday (4:00 p.m.): Dayton RH Kyle Lotzkar (0-1, 6.39) vs. South Bend RH Bradin Hagens (4-3, 4.31)

Monday (7:00 p.m.): Dayton RH Josh Smith (8-3, 2.21) vs. South Bend RH J.R. Bradley (2-12, 5.29)

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