MWL1 Dayton Dragons

Dragons Gameday for July 6

Published on July 6, 2012 under Midwest League (MWL1)
Dayton Dragons News Release


Friday, July 6, 2012 l Game # 15 (85)

Fifth Third Field l Dayton, Ohio l 7:07 p.m.

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

South Bend Silver Hawks (7-7, 42-42) at Dayton Dragons (4-10, 34-50)

RH Archie Bradley (7-4, 3.79) vs. RH Stalin Gerson (3-6, 4.78)

Today's Game : The Dayton Dragons (affiliate of the Cincinnati Reds) meet the South Bend Silver Hawks (affiliate of the Arizona Diamondbacks) in the last game of a three-game series. Season Series : Dayton 6, South Bend 6.

Individual Notes

- Ryan Wright has hit safely in his first 13 games of the second half, going 21 for 51, .412, to raise his average from .286 to .307. This is the longest hitting streak of the year for a Dayton player. For the year, Wright is eighth in the MWL in batting average (12 points off the lead).

- Yorman Rodriguez has hit safely in five straight games, going 9 for 20 (.450).

- Juan Silva is batting .367 with three home runs over his last 27 games (since May 30), raising his average from .210 to .267.

- Juan Perez has hit safely in 17 of his last 19 games. He is batting .372 over his last 19 games (since June 11) with three home runs to raise his average from .211 to .254.

- Joe Terry is batting .349 with two home runs and 15 RBI over his last 15 games to raise his average from. .216 to .269.

Team Notes

- The Dragons have scored at least nine runs in four of their last nine games and at least eight runs in five of their 14 second half games. They are averaging 5.5 runs per game in the second half while batting .281 as a team.

- The Dragons are batting .328 in five games in July to lead the Midwest League in team batting for the month.

- Within their last nine games, the Dragons have enjoyed three innings of at least seven runs. These are their three biggest innings of the year.

- The Dragons team ERA in the second half is 5.69. Starting pitchers have a 4.57 ERA (67 IP, 34 ER) and relievers have a 7.17 ERA (59 IP, 60 R, 47 ER).

- The Dragons are batting .277 as a team over their last 41 games (392 for 1415). They are hitting .251 on the year.

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