MWL1 Dayton Dragons

Dragons Gameday for Friday, June 25

June 25, 2010 - Midwest League (MWL1)
Dayton Dragons News Release


Friday, June 25, 2010 * Game # 70 (1)

Cooley Law School Stadium * Lansing, Mich. * 7:05 p.m.

Radio: 1410 ESPN Radio WING-AM

Dayton Dragons (0-0, 30-39) at Lansing Lugnuts (0-0, 36-33)

RH Tim Crabbe (1-0, 1.62) vs. RH Dave Sever (2-3, 4.07)

Today's Game: The Dragons (affiliate of the Cincinnati Reds) meet the Lugnuts (affiliate of the Toronto Blue Jays) in the first game of a three-game set. Season Series: Lansing 6, Dayton 3. Dayton won the first three meetings of the season between the clubs while Lansing has taken the last six. Lansing is 3-0 vs. the Dragons in Lansing. Streaks: Dayton: Lost 1 (9-6 over last 15). Lansing: Lost 4 (Lost 6 of last 7).

Last Game: Dayton closed out the first half on Sunday, losing to Great Lakes 7-5 at Fifth Third Field. Dayton entered the ninth inning trailing 7-0 before rallying for five runs, keyed by a three-run home run by Shane Carlson. But the rally came up short as Great Lakes salvaged a single win in the series. Didi Gregorius was 3 for 4 with two doubles to lead Dayton. The Dragons first half record of 30-39 was their best since 2007.

Today's Starting Pitcher: Tim Crabbe makes his third start of the season tonight. He has also made two relief appearances. Crabbe last pitched last Friday vs. Great Lakes in relief (3 IP, 1 H, 0 R, 0 BB, 3 SO). He opened the 2010 season in extended spring training before joining the Dragons for one start on May 22 vs. Bowling Green (4.2 IP, 5 H, 4 R, 3 ER, 3 BB, 3 SO), then returned to Goodyear. He re-joined Dragons on June 5. Crabbe spent last season at Billings and went 1-7, 4.86 in 14 starts. He was the Reds 14th round draft pick out of Westmont (Cal.) College.

Individual Notes

* Cameron Satterwhite has hit in 10 straight games, going 19 for 40, .475. He is batting .411 over his last 19 games and is now batting .367 since joining the Dragons. Since May 21 when Satterwhite joined the Dragons, he ranks second in the league in batting average, tied for fourth in extra base hits, tied for first in doubles, and seventh in slugging percentage. He is hitting .403 for the month of June, which ranks second in the league.

* Frank Pfister is batting .356 over his last 11 games.

* Ryan LaMarre has hit in five straight games, going 7 for 20 with a home run, .350.

* Henry Rodriguez is batting .333 over his last 18 games with a HR, eight doubles, two triples, and 10 RBI. He is second in the league in doubles.

* Tim Crabbe over his last three games: 12 IP, 5 H, 0 R, 2 BB, 14 SO.

* The Dragons roster includes two players who are ranked among the Reds top 30 prospects by Baseball America. They are shortstop Didi Gregorius (#15) and pitcher J.C. Sulbaran (#25).

Team Notes

* The Dragons are 9-6 over their last 15 games.

* The Dragons are 12-22 on the road this season, but they have won four of their last six road games.

* Five of the last seven Dragons games have been decided by one run (three wins, two losses) and the other two by two runs (one win, one loss).

* Dayton is batting .288 as a team over its last 22 games.

* Dayton is batting .286 in June to rank first in the Eastern Division and fourth in the Midwest League.

* The Dragons have stolen 20 bases in 18 games in June after stealing 36 bases in 51 games in April-May.

* Dayton is 6-22 this season in games when they have committed more errors than their opponent.

* Dayton starting pitchers this season: 16-25, 4.25 ERA. Dayton bullpen: 14-14, 3.03 ERA.

* Dayton relievers have allowed 19 runs in 31 innings over the last seven games. In the month of June, the bullpen ERA is 4.31. The bullpen ERA in April-May was 2.57.

* The Dragons are 9-3 in one-run games at home; 5-12 in one-run games on the road.

* The Dragons have played nine extra inning games. They are 4-0 at home; 0-5 on the road.

* The Dragons have seven "walk-off" wins this season, three more than they had in all of 2009.

Last Home Stand: 2-1 .238 Batting Average 2.90 Earned Run Average 3 Errors in 3 Games

Last Road Trip: 5-4 .297 Batting Average 3.70 Earned Run Average 15 Errors in 9 Games

Upcoming Probable Pitchers (All game times are Dayton time)

Saturday (7:05 p.m.): Dayton RH J.C. Sulbaran (3-3, 4.99) at Lansing RH Ryan Tepera (6-2, 3.33)

Sunday (2:05 p.m.): Dayton RH Jacob Johnson (4-4, 4.40) at Lansing RH Ryan Shopshire (4-6, 5.56)

Monday (7:00 p.m.): Dayton LH Just Walker (1-8, 4.88) vs. Fort Wayne TBA

Tuesday (7:00 p.m.): Dayton RH Ricky Bowen (1-1, 5.48) vs. Fort Wayne TBA

Wednesday (7:00 p.m.): Dayton RH Tim Crabbe vs. Fort Wayne TBA

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