
Dragons GameDay for June 14
June 14, 2016 - Midwest League (MWL1)
Dayton Dragons News Release
Tuesday, June 14, 2016 l Game # 65
Fifth Third Field l Dayton, Ohio l 7:00 p.m.
Radio: Fox Sports 980 WONE
South Bend Cubs (38-25) at Dayton Dragons (17-47)
RH Adbert Alzolay (4-3, 4.36) vs. RH Jose Lopez (4-5, 3.92)
Today's Game: The Dayton Dragons (affiliate of the Cincinnati Reds) meet the South Bend Cubs (affiliate of the Chicago Cubs) in the second game of a three-game series. Current Series: South Bend 1, Dayton 0. Season Series: South Bend 5, Dayton 2.
Individual Notes
- Brantley Bell is batting .351 over his last 15 games to raise his batting average from .185 to .239. Bell has a seven-game hitting streak.
- Shed Long has a six-game hitting streak and is batting .417 over the course of the streak. He is batting .373 with runners in scoring position on the year to lead the club. Long is fifth in the MWL in doubles and tied for fourth in extra base hits.
- Tanner Rahier has hit safely in nine of the 10 games he has appeared in with the Dragons, batting .289.
- Reydel Medina is batting .314 over his last 14 games to raise his batting average from .184 to .258.
- James Vasquez is tied for second in the MWL in home runs with nine.
- Austin Orewiler has been named to play in the Midwest League All-Star Game in Cedar Rapids, Iowa on June 21.
Team Notes
- The Dragons are 2-2 on the current home stand, winning a weekend series with Fort Wayne before losing to South Bend last night. The win of the Fort Wayne set marked the first home series win of the season for the Dragons.
- The Dragons have shown signs of improvement offensively. They are batting .282 as a team over the last six games (62-220) while batting .224 for the year.
Upcoming Probable Pitchers (Game times are Dayton time) (All games on WONE 980 AM andwww.daytondragons.com)
Wednesday, June 15 (7:00 p.m.): South Bend LH Ryan Kellogg (2-3, 4.01) at Dayton LH Ty Boyles (1-4, 6.57)
Thursday, June 16 (7:05 p.m.): Dayton RH Tanner Rainey (1-5, 5.29) at Great Lakes TBA
Friday, June 17 (7:05 p.m.): Dayton RH Austin Orewiler (1-4, 3.23) at Great Lakes TBA
Saturday, June 18 (7:05 p.m.): Dayton LH Jacob Constante (2-7, 5.25) at Great Lakes TBA
Sunday, June 19 (7:05 p.m.): Dayton RH Jose Lopez (4-5, 3.92*) at Great Lakes TBA
Midwest League Stories from June 14, 2016
- Whitecaps Clip TinCaps to Grab Series, 7-4 - Fort Wayne TinCaps
- Bees Hold off Kernels in Rain - Burlington Bees
- Bees Defeat Kernels in Rain-Shortened Game - Cedar Rapids Kernels
- Offense Lights up the Scoreboard - Great Lakes Loons
- Big Inning Lifts Cubs to 7-2 Win over Dragons - Dayton Dragons
- Loons Halt Lugnuts, 11-4 - Lansing Lugnuts
- Snappers and Cougars Postponed - Beloit Sky Carp
- Chiefs Rained out Tuesday - Peoria Chiefs
- Tonight's Game vs Peoria Postponed - Clinton LumberKings
- Game Tonight Postponed - Kane County Cougars
- Lane Thomas Placed on DL - Lansing Lugnuts
- Tuesday's Captains Game at Bowling Green Postponed - Lake County Captains
- Hot Rods and Captains Postponed, Doubleheader Tomorrow at 10:35 AM - Bowling Green Hot Rods
- Manarino Added to MWL All-Star Roster - Beloit Sky Carp
- TinCaps Game Notes: June 14 vs. West Michigan (Game 65) - Fort Wayne TinCaps
- Kevin McCanna Added to Midwest League All-Star Team - Quad Cities River Bandits
- MWL All-Star Rosters Revised - MWL1
- Cougars Unveil Music Garden, Presented by the Acres Group - Kane County Cougars
- Bowling Green Hot Rods Game Notes (vs. Lake County) - Bowling Green Hot Rods
- Dragons GameDay for June 14 - Dayton Dragons
- Clutch Hitting Puts Cubs over Dragons 6-1 - South Bend Cubs
- Mejia Named Midwest League Player of the Week - Lake County Captains
- First Inning Back-To-Back Homers Propel Captains - Lake County Captains
- Pitcher's Duel Ends in Snappers Loss - Beloit Sky Carp
- Hot Rods Lose Series Opener to Captains - Bowling Green Hot Rods
- Five Run Explosion In Fifth Gives LumberKings Series Opener Over Chiefs - Clinton LumberKings
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