Dragons GameDay for Friday, May 9 vs. Fort Wayne

Published on May 9, 2014 under Midwest League (MWL1)
Dayton Dragons News Release

Friday, May 9, 2014, Game # 34

Fifth Third Field, Dayton, Ohio, 7:05 p.m.

Radio: WONE-AM 980, TV: WHIO 7.2 (23, 372)

Fort Wayne TinCaps (13-20) at Dayton Dragons (20-13)

RH Adrian De Horta (0-1, 4.24) vs. LH Amir Garrett (0-2, 6.56)

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Today's Game : The Dayton Dragons (affiliate of the Cincinnati Reds) meet the Fort Wayne TinCaps (affiliate of the San Diego Padres) in the second game of a three-game series.

Individual Notes

- Carlton Daal hit safely in his last six games, going 9 for 21 (.429).

- Tanner Rahier over his last nine games: .313 (10 for 32) with two home runs. He has hit safely in eight of the nine.

- Nick Travieso is third in the league in ERA with a mark of 1.32. He is second among active players (official league leader promoted).

- Dan Langfield has made two appearances with the Dragons, firing four perfect innings and striking out eight.

Dragons Player of the Month Winners for April : Batter: Sebastian Elizalde (other nominees: Carlton Daal, Beau Amaral). Pitcher: Nick Travieso (other nominees: Ismael Guillon, Zack Weiss).

Team Notes

The Dragons have won four of their last five games. The Dragons are in second place, one-half game behind West Michigan, two and one-half games ahead of third place South Bend. The first half season will reach its midpoint following tonight's game. The top two teams in the division qualify for post-season play. Dragons pitchers have issued just three walks in the last four games covering 35 innings. They have struck out 38.

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

Saturday, May 10 (7:07 p.m.): Fort Wayne RH Erik Cabrera (0-1, 2.70) at Dayton RH Nick Travieso (3-1, 1.32) (TV: WHIO 7.2, TWC 23, 372)

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