MWL1 Dayton Dragons

Dragons Gameday for May 16

Published on May 16, 2012 under Midwest League (MWL1)
Source: Dayton Dragons News Release


Wednesday, May 16, 2012 l Game # 40

Bowling Green Ballpark l Bowling Green, Ky. l 7:35 p.m.

Radio: WONE-AM 980

Dayton Dragons (14-25) at Bowling Green Hot Rods (21-18)

RH Stalin Gerson (1-3, 4.66) vs. RH Roberto Gomez (2-1, 4.04)

Today's Game : The Dayton Dragons (affiliate of the Cincinnati Reds) meet the Bowling Green Hot Rods (affiliate of the Tampa Bay Rays) in the first game of a three-game series. Season Series : This is the first meeting of 2012.

Individual Notes

- Steve Selsky is batting .329 over his last 19 games (23 for 70), raising his average from .220 to .283. He has hit safely in 13 of his last 15 G.

- Joe Terry has hit safely in all four games he has played in since joining the Dragons. He has gone 5 for 14, .357, with a home run and three runs batted in.

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

- Dragons reliever Carlos Contreras over his last 11 appearances: 16.2 IP, 7 H, 2 R, 1 ER, 7 BB, 15 SO. Contreras is fifth among Midwest League relievers in opponent's batting average at .121 (8 for 66).

- Dragons reliever Kyle McMyne has five straight scoreless outings covering 8.2 innings. His ERA for the year is 1.27.

Team Notes

- The Dragons bullpen has logged 50 innings over the last eight days (nine games), (average of 6.25 innings per day).

- Five Dragons relievers have ERA's under 2.10 (Dennhardt: 0.00; McMyne: 1.27; Contreras: 1.89; 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); 5-22 when the opponent scores first. Opponents have scored first in 15 of the last 16 games. The Dragons have trailed by the end of the second inning in 13 of the last 15 games.

- The Dragons are batting .257 as a team over the last five games (9 hits/G) after batting .145 over the previous seven games (4.7 hits/G).

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