MWL1 Dayton Dragons

Dragons Gameday for May 15

Published on May 15, 2012 under Midwest League (MWL1)
Dayton Dragons News Release


Tuesday, May 15, 2012 l Game # 39

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

Radio: WONE-AM 980

Lansing Lugnuts (26-11) at Dayton Dragons (14-24)

RH Aaron Sanchez (4-0, 0.78) vs. LH Tanner Robles (2-2, 2.72)

Today's Game : The Dayton Dragons (affiliate of the Cincinnati Reds) meet the Lansing Lugnuts (affiliate of the Toronto Blue Jays) in the finale of a four-game series. Season Series : Lansing 5, Dayton 0.

Individual Notes

- Steve Selsky is batting .328 over his last 18 games (22 for 67), raising his average from .220 to .282. He has hit safely in 12 of his last 14 G.

- Joe Terry has gone 4 for 10 with a home run and three runs batted in over his first three games with the Dragons.

- Ryan Wright is batting .333 (7 for 21) over his last five games.

- Dragons reliever Carlos Contreras over his last 10 appearances: 16.1 IP, 7 H, 2 R, 1 ER, 7 BB, 15 SO. Contreras is tied for fifth among Midwest League relievers in opponent's batting average at .123 (8 for 65).

- Dragons reliever Kyle McMyne has four straight scoreless outings covering 6.2 innings. His ERA for the year is 1.40.

Team Notes

- The Dragons bullpen has logged 45 innings over the last seven days (eight games), (average of 6.4 innings per day).

- Five Dragons relievers have ERA's under 2.10 (Dennhardt: 0.00; McMyne: 1.40; Contreras: 1.93; Kemp: 2.08; Muhammad: 2.08).

- The Dragons are 10-5 when scoring at least four runs.

- The Dragons are 9-2 when scoring the first run of the game (best winning percentage in the league); 5-21 when the opponent scores first. Opponents have scored first in 14 of the last 15 games. The Dragons have trailed by the end of the second inning in 13 of the last 14 games.

- The Dragons have collected 38 hits over the last four games (9.5 hits/game) after collecting six hits or less in seven straight games.

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