MWL1 Dayton Dragons

Dragons Gameday for July 2

Published on July 2, 2012 under Midwest League (MWL1)
Dayton Dragons News Release


Monday, July 2, 2012 l Game # 11 (81)

Bowling Green Ballpark l Bowling Green, Ky. l 8:05 p.m.

Radio: WONE-AM 980

Dayton Dragons (2-8, 32-48) at Bowling Green Hot Rods (6-4, 44-36)

RH Jacob Johnson (0-1, 3.60) vs. LH Ryan Carpenter (7-4, 4.01)

Today's Game : The Dayton Dragons (affiliate of the Cincinnati Reds) meet the Bowling Green Hot Rods (affiliate of the Tampa Bay Rays) in the second game of a three-game series. Season Series : Bowling Green 8, Dayton 5.

Individual Notes

- Juan Silva is batting .371 with three home runs over his last 23 games, raising his average from .210 to .264.

- Juan Perez has hit safely in 14 of his last 15 games. He is batting .417 over his last 15 games with three home runs to raise his average from .211 to .257. He has five extra base hits in his last two games including two homers, two doubles, and a triple.

- Ryan Wright has hit safely in his first nine games of the second half, going 16 for 34, .471, to raise his average from .286 to .308.

- Joe Terry is batting .375 with two home runs and 12 RBI over his last 11 games to raise his average from. .216 to .269.

- James Allen over his last six games (all relief appearances): 13 IP, 7 H, 1 R, 0 ER. Last 10 G: 21.1 IP, 3 R, 1 ER to lower ERA from 5.59 to 3.40. Allen has been added to the starting rotation and will pitch Tuesday night.

Team Notes

- The Dragons last two wins (Wednesday, Saturday) have been their two most lopsided wins of the year (both by seven runs: 10-3 and 9-2).

- The Dragons have scored at least nine runs in three of their last five games. They are averaging 5.4 runs/game in the second half. They have scored at least eight runs in four of their 10 second half games but have only a 2-8 record to show for it.

- The Dragons team ERA in the second half is 6.20. Starting pitchers have a 4.47 ERA (46.1 IP, 23 ER) and relievers have an 8.04 ERA (43.2 IP, 49 R, 39 ER).

- The Dragons are batting .272 as a team over their last 37 games (344 for 1267). They are hitting .247 on the year.

- After hitting just 18 home runs as a team in April and May combined, the Dragons hit 20 in June and have one in July.

- The Dragons are batting .321 (109 for 340) with runners in scoring position over their last 34 games (5 for 11 last night).

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