MWL1 Dayton Dragons

Dragons Gameday for June 26

Published on June 26, 2012 under Midwest League (MWL1)
Dayton Dragons News Release


Tuesday, June 26, 2012 l Game # 5 (75)

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

Radio: WONE-AM 980

Lake County Captains (2-2, 33-40) at Dayton Dragons (0-4, 30-44)

LH Shawn Morimando (2-1, 3.98) vs. RH Stalin Gerson (3-5, 4.64)

Today's Game : The Dayton Dragons (affiliate of the Cincinnati Reds) meet the Lake County Captains (affiliate of the Cleveland Indians) in the second game of a three-game series. Season Series : Lake County 8, Dayton 5.

Individual Notes

- Juan Silva is batting .368 over his last 19 games, raising his average from .210 to .256.

- Juan Perez has hit safely in nine straight games, going 16 for 33, .485 to raise his average from .211 to .248.

- Junior Arias has hit safely in nine straight games, going 13 for 39, .333, 1 home run. His average has risen from .173 to .203.

- Ryan Wright has hit safely in the first four games of the second half, going 8 for 15, .533.

- Cole Green over his last five relief appearances: 10.1 IP, 5 H, 0 R, 5 BB, 8 SO to lower his ERA from 12.00 to 2.70.

Team Notes

The Dragons are 0-4 to start the second half. They went 16-13 over the last 29 games of the first half after going 2-16 over the previous 18 games. They were 12-11 prior to that 18-game stretch to start the season. The Dragons are batting .275 as a team over their last 31 games (289 for 1050). They are hitting .246 on the year. The Dragons rank third among 16 Midwest League teams in team batting for the month of June at .267. The Dragons are batting .321 (89 for 277) with runners in scoring position over their last 29 games (8 for 29, .276 on home stand).

Injury Notes : Starting pitcher Jacob Johnson is out with a blister problem on the third finger of his pitching hand and will be replaced in his scheduled start Wednesday by Carlos Gonzalez. Daniel Tuttle will go on the disabled list with a strained right elbow and is expected to miss a few weeks.

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