Dragons Gameday for June 14
Published on June 14, 2012 under Midwest League (MWL1)
Dayton Dragons News Release
Thursday, June 14, 2012 l Game # 67
Dow Diamond l Midland, Mich. l 7:05 p.m.
Radio: WONE-AM 980
Dayton Dragons (28-38) at Great Lakes Loons (31-35)
RH Daniel Tuttle (1-3, 5.28) vs. RH Ryan O'Sullivan (5-4, 2.77)
Today's Game : The Dayton Dragons (affiliate of the Cincinnati Reds) meet the Great Lakes Loons (affiliate of the Los Angeles Dodgers) in the rubber match of a three-game series. Streaks : The Dragons have won seven of their last 10 games.
Individual Notes
- Sean Buckley has hit home runs in back-to-back games and is batting .347 over his last 21 games with 3 HR and 11 doubles. Fourteen of his 26 hits (in 75 at-bats) over this stretch have gone for extra bases. He had three extra base hits in 98 at-bats prior to these 21 games. He has raised his batting average from .153 to .237.
- Ryan Wright is batting .354 over his last 21 games with 11 doubles and a triple to raise his average from .273 to .301.
- Juan Silva is batting .387 over his last 11 games, raising his average from .210 to .243.
- Juan Perez has collected three consecutive two-hit games.
Team Notes
- The Dragons have won two-out-of-three games in four straight sets entering this series. A win tonight would give them their fifth straight series victory.
- The Dragons are 14-11 over their last 25 games after going 2-16 over the previous 18 games. They were 12-11 prior to that 18-game stretch.
- The Dragons are batting .273 as a team over their last 23 games (211 for 772). They are hitting .242 on the year.
- The Dragons are batting .338 (72 for 213) with runners in scoring position over their last 21 games (7 for 21, .333 in series).
Midwest League Stories from June 14, 2012
- Kernels shut out Burlington, 8-0 - Cedar Rapids Kernels
- LumberKings Swept at Home by Timber Rattlers - Clinton LumberKings
- Quad Cities Takes Rubber Match with Kane County, 4-3 - Quad Cities River Bandits
- Bees Can't Get Sweep, Lose 8-0 to Kernels - Burlington Bees
- Rattlers sweep Clinton with 9-1 win - Wisconsin Timber Rattlers
- Hawks Humble Captains 9-7 - Lake County Captains
- Snappers Are Playoff Bound - Beloit Sky Carp
- Wild Win for Loons - Great Lakes Loons
- Goeddel Drives in Run in Loss to Whitecaps - Bowling Green Hot Rods
- Chiefs Fall 5-3, Eliminated from Playoff Race - Peoria Chiefs
- Cougars out of First Half Playoff Contention - Kane County Cougars
- Lugnuts earn come-from-behind 5-4 victory - Lansing Lugnuts
- Loons Edge Dragons with 9th Inning Run - Dayton Dragons
- TinCaps Drop Rubber Game, 5-4 - Fort Wayne TinCaps
- Castillo Goes to DL, Rodriguez to All-Star Game - MWL1
- Bob Dylan to Perform at Parkview Field August 24, 2012 - Fort Wayne TinCaps
- Dragons Gameday for June 14 - Dayton Dragons
- Bees Clobber Kernels, 14-9 - Burlington Bees
- 6/14 - Purdue Coach, Schreiber, to Throw out First Pitch (Release Attached) - South Bend Silver Hawks
- Gary Mitchell activated from DL; Jairo Diaz placed on DL - Cedar Rapids Kernels
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