MWL1 Dayton Dragons

Dragons GameDay for June 23

Published on June 23, 2016 under Midwest League (MWL1)
Dayton Dragons News Release


Thursday, June 23, 2016 l Game # 1 (71)

Fifth Third Field l Dayton, Ohio l 7:00 p.m.

Radio: Fox Sports 980 WONE

South Bend Cubs (0-0, 41-28) at Dayton Dragons (0-0, 21-49)

LH Ryan Kellogg (2-4, 4.01) vs. LH Ty Boyles (2-4, 5.86)

Today's Game: The Dayton Dragons (affiliate of the Cincinnati Reds) meet the South Bend Cubs (affiliate of the Chicago Cubs) in the first game of a four-game series. This is the first game of the second half. Season Series: South Bend 6, Dayton 3.

Individual Notes

- Shed Long is batting .378 over his last 12 games with four home runs and 10 RBI. He has raised his average during this stretch from .251 to .276. He also has an active five-game hitting streak. Long is batting .364 with runners in scoring position on the year to lead the club. Long is tied for fourth in the MWL in doubles (20) and third in extra base hits (30).

- Brantley Bell is batting .329 over his last 20 games to raise his batting average from .185 to .241.

- James Vasquez and Shed Long are tied for third in the MWL in home runs with nine.

- Dragons RHP Jose Lopez is second in the Midwest League in strikeouts with 82, one behind the league leader.

Team Notes

- The Dragons finished the first half by winning four of their last five games and seven of their last 12.

- The Dragons have allowed just 6 earned runs over their last five games (44 IP), posting a team ERA of 1.23.

- The Dragons team ERA in June is an outstanding 3.02. This is an improvement from 4.48 in April and 4.18 in May.

Transactions: Infielder Tanner Rahier has been promoted to Daytona. Infielder Josciel Veras has been promoted to Dayton from Billings. Outfielder Juan Duran has been assigned to Dayton on a Major League rehab assignment.

Upcoming Probable Pitchers (Game times are Dayton time) (All games on WONE 980 AM andwww.daytondragons.com)

Friday, June 24 (7:07 p.m.): South Bend RH Preston Morrison (6-3, 3.32) at Dayton RH Austin Orewiler (1-5, 3.14) TV: Dayton's CW (26)

Saturday, June 25 (7:07 p.m.): South Bend RH Casey Bloomquist (4-3, 2.56) at Dayton RH Jose Lopez (4-6, 3.58) TV: Dayton's CW (26)

Sunday, June 26 (2:07 p.m.): South Bend RH Kyle Miller (2-1, 1.35) at Dayton RH Tanner Rainey (2-5, 5.30) TV: Dayton's CW (26)

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