Dragons Gameday for June 29

June 29, 2012 - Midwest League (MWL1)
Dayton Dragons News Release

Friday, June 29, 2012 l Game # 8 (78)

Coveleski Stadium l South Bend, Ind. l 7:35 p.m.

Radio: WONE-AM 980

Dayton Dragons (1-6, 31-46) at South Bend Silver Hawks (4-3, 39-38)

RH Radhames Quezada (5-6, 3.75) vs. LH John Pedrotty (4-5, 5.72)

Today's Game : The Dayton Dragons (affiliate of the Cincinnati Reds) meet the South Bend Silver Hawks (affiliate of the Arizona Diamondbacks) in the second game of a three-game series.

Individual Notes

- Juan Silva is batting .381 over his last 21 games, raising his average from .210 to .264.

- Juan Perez saw his 11-game hitting streak end last night (0 for 4). He is batting .391 over his last 12 games with one home run to raise his average from .211 to .243.

- Ryan Wright has hit safely in the first seven games of the second half, going 11 for 25, .440, to raise his average from .286 to .300.

- Joe Terry is batting .412 (14 for 34) with 2 HR and 9 RBI over his last eight games to raise his average from. .216 to .267.

- James Allen over his last six relief appearances: 13 IP, 7 H, 1 R, 0 ER. Last 10 G: 21.1 IP, 3 R, 1 ER to lower ERA from 5.59 to 3.40.

Team Notes

The Dragons are 1-6 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 .270 as a team over their last 34 games (312 for 1157). They are hitting .245 on the year. After hitting just 18 home runs as a team in April and May, the Dragons have hit 17 in June to rank fifth in the league among 16 teams. The Dragons are batting .319 (97 for 304) with runners in scoring position over their last 32 games.

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