MWL1 Dayton Dragons

Dragons GameDay for July 28

July 28, 2013 - Midwest League (MWL1)
Dayton Dragons News Release


Dragons GameDay

Sunday, July 28, 2013 l 2:05 p.m.

Fifth Third Field l Dayton, Ohio

Game # 36 (105) l Radio: WONE-AM 980 l TV: WHIO 7.2

Fort Wayne TinCaps (12-21, 55-47) at Dayton Dragons (19-16, 47-57)

RH Bryan Rodriguez (2-4, 3.31) vs. RH Sal Romano (6-8, 5.14)

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.

Last Game: Dayton defeated Fort Wayne 5-2 on Saturday night.

Individual Notes

* Seth Mejias-Brean has five home runs and 15 RBI over his last nine games. He ranks second in all of professional baseball in July OPS at 1.211. He is 29 for 62, .468 over his last 16 games to raise his average from .266 to .301. He has an 11-game hitting streak. He leads the team and ranks second in the Midwest League in second half batting average at .363. Since May 12, he is batting .346 in 66 games to rank second in the league behind Leonardo Reginato of Bowling Green (.348).

* Jesse Winker has driven in 20 runs in his last 16 games, belting five home runs.

* Joe Hudson is hitting .333 over his last 11 games, including his first professional home run, to raise his average from .234 to .250.

* Beau Amaral is hitting .318 over his last 16 games to raise his average from .233 to .248.

Team Notes

* The Dragons are 14-8 (.636) over the last 22 games.

* With a win tonight, the Dragons would go four games above the .500 mark in a half for the first time since 2011.

* The Dragons are 11-7 in the second half at home.

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

Monday, July 29 (7:00 p.m.): Dayton LH Ismael Guillon (4-7, 6.37) vs. Fort Wayne RH Joe Ross (4-5, 3.73)

Tuesday, July 30 (7:00 p.m.): Dayton RH Nick Travieso (5-3, 5.24) vs. Bowling Green LH Blake Snell (3-7, 4.14)

Wednesday, July 31 (7:00 p.m.): Dayton LH Amir Garrett (0-1, 5.63) vs. Bowling Green RH Dylan Floro 8-2, 1.68)

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