Dragons GameDay for June 22

June 22, 2013 - Midwest League (MWL1)
Dayton Dragons News Release

Saturday, June 22, 2013 l Game # 3 (72)

Fifth Third Field l Dayton, Ohio l 7:05 p.m.

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

Lake County Captains (2-0, 25-44) at Dayton Dragons (0-2, 27-43)

RH Robbie Aviles (1-2, 4.61) vs. RH Sal Romano (4-7, 5.27)

Today's Game: The Dayton Dragons (affiliate of the Cincinnati Reds) meet the Lake County Captains (affiliate of the Cleveland Indians) in the third game of a three-game series.

Individual Notes

* Junior Arias has a seven-game hitting streak and is batting .347 over his last 32 games to raise his average from .211 to .281. Arias has hit three home runs in the two games in the series. Arias' 36 stolen bases are third most in a season in Dragons history. The club record is 103 by Billy Hamilton in 2011.

* Seth Mejias-Brean is batting .321 over his last 34 games to raise his average from .193 to .263.

* Zach Vincej is batting .385 over his last 12 games to raise his average from .226 to .252.

* Daniel Pigott has a six-game hitting streak. He is 10 for 26, .385 since going 1 for his first 7 with the Dragons.

* Robert Stephenson over his last six starts: 4-0, 38.2 IP, 5 BB, 50 SO, 0.93 ERA. Stephenson is on the disabled list (hamstring).

Team Notes

* The Dragons are 5-12 in the month of June. The team batting average in the month is .274 and the team ERA is 6.14.

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

Sunday, June 23 (4:00 p.m.): Dayton LH Ismael Guillon (3-6, 6.00) vs. Lansing RH Javier Avendano (4-5, 4.43)

Monday, June 24 (7:00 p.m.): Dayton RH Drew Cisco (2-4, 4.28) vs. Lansing LH Alonzo Gonzalez (2-6, 5.40)

Midwest League Stories from June 22, 2013

• Dayton Avoids Sweep with 6-5 Win over Lake County - Lake County Captains
• LumberKings Win on Wild Pitch in 10th - Clinton LumberKings
• Dragons Earn Walk-Off 6-5 Win - Dayton Dragons
• Kernels batter Rattlers - Wisconsin Timber Rattlers
• Coyle, Leonard Blast Hot Rods to Sweep - Bowling Green Hot Rods
• THOMPSON FANS 10 BUT CAPS LOSE WALK-OFF - West Michigan Whitecaps
• Burke's Blast Not Enough in Loss to South Bend - Fort Wayne TinCaps
• Loons Win 2-1 in Walk-Off Fashion - Great Lakes Loons
• Hot Rods complete dominant sweep of Lugs, 9-1 - Lansing Lugnuts
• Nessy Activated - Lansing Lugnuts
• Mystery Event with the Snappers Set for June 24th - Beloit Sky Carp
• Marco Estrada to Start for Timber Rattlers on Sunday - Wisconsin Timber Rattlers
• Dragons GameDay for June 22 - Dayton Dragons

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