MWL1 Dayton Dragons

Dragons Gameday for June 22

Published on June 22, 2012 under Midwest League (MWL1)
Dayton Dragons News Release


Friday, June 22, 2012 l Game # 1 (71)

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

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

Bowling Green Hot Rods (0-0, 38-32) at Dayton Dragons (0-0, 30-40)

LH Ryan Carpenter (6-3, 3.82) vs. RH Jacob Johnson (0-1, 3.48)

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 first game of a three-game series and the opener to the second half. Streaks : The Dragons won nine of their last 14 games in the first half.

First Half: Dayton finished the first half with a 30-40 record (8th in East Division). Bowling Green finished at 38-32 (2nd in East, wildcard playoff entry).

Individual Notes

- Sean Buckley is batting .359 over his last 25 games with 3 HR and 12 doubles. Fifteen of his 33 hits (in 92 at-bats) over this stretch have gone for extra bases. He had three extra base hits in 98 at-bats prior to these 25 games. He has raised his batting average from .153 to .253.

- Juan Silva is batting .400 over his last 15 games, raising his average from .210 to .257. He hit his first two homers of 2012 on the road trip.

- Juan Perez has hit safely in six straight games, going 10 for 22, .455.

- Joe Terry is batting .450 (9 for 20) over his last five games with a home run and six RBI.

- Mike Dennhardt over his last eight relief appearances: 15.1 IP, 10 H, 2 R, 1 ER, 2 BB, 7 SO, 0.59 ERA to lower his season ERA to 1.83.

- Cole Green over his last three relief appearances: 7.1 IP, 3 H, 0 R, 4 BB, 6 SO.

- James Allen over his last four relief appearances: 6 IP, 2 H, 0 R. Last 8 G: 14.1 IP, 2 R, 1 ER to lower ERA from 5.59 to 3.95.

Team Notes

The Dragons are 9-5 over their last 14 games. The Dragons are 16-13 over their last 29 games after going 2-16 over the previous 18 games. They were 12-11 prior to that 18-game stretch. The Dragons have scored at least four runs in 12 of their last 14 games and at least five runs in 15 of the last 23 games since May 20. They scored five runs or more in two out of 25 games from April 24-May 19. The Dragons are 0-10 vs. Lansing; 30-30 vs. the remainder of the Midwest League. The Dragons are batting .276 as a team over their last 27 games (252 for 913). They are hitting .245 on the year. The Dragons are batting .327 (81 for 248) with runners in scoring position over their last 25 games (16 for 56, .286 on road trip).

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