MWL1 Dayton Dragons

Dragons Gameday for May 17

Published on May 17, 2012 under Midwest League (MWL1)
Dayton Dragons News Release


Thursday, May 17, 2012 l Game # 41

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

Radio: WONE-AM 980

Dayton Dragons (14-26) at Bowling Green Hot Rods (22-18)

RH Jacob Johnson (no record) vs. RH Jake Floethe (5-1, 3.27)

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 second game of a three-game series.

Today's Dragons Starting Pitcher: Jacob Johnson makes his first official appearance in a game since September 2, 2010 tonight. Johnson missed all of 2011 and the first part of 2012 after right shoulder surgery. He was the Dragons top winner as a 19-year-old in 2010, going 8-7 with a 4.47 ERA in 25 starts. Johnson signed with the Reds organization after being selected in the 11th round of the 2009 draft out of out of Trinity Christian Academy in Lake Worth, Florida. Johnson finished fifth in the 2009 Florida Mr. Baseball voting. He was named the Florida Class 1A Co-Player of the Year and a 1st Team All-State selection in '09. Johnson had committed to Wake Forest before signing with Reds. He played with the GCL Reds in 2009 (2-3, 2.83 ERA) under current Dragons pitching coach Tom Browning.

Individual Notes

- Steve Selsky is batting .333 over his last 20 games (24 for 72), raising his average from .220 to .287. He has hit safely in 14 of his last 16 G.

- Joe Terry has hit safely in all five games he has played with the Dragons. He is 6 for 18, .333, with a home run and three runs batted in.

- Juan Perez is batting .333 over his last 8 games (10 for 30) to raise his average from .206 to .236. He leads the team in extra base hits.

- 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 have played a high percentage of close games this season. They have lost only seven games by more than three runs (just four teams in the league have fewer losses by 4+). They are 7-7 in games decided by 4+; 7-19 in games decided by 1-3 runs.

- Four Dragons relievers have ERA's under 2.10 (McMyne: 1.27; Contreras: 1.89; Kemp: 2.08; Muhammad: 2.08).

- The Dragons bullpen has logged 53 innings over the last nine days (10 games), (average of 5.9 innings per day).

- The Dragons are 9-3 when scoring the first run of the game; 5-22 when the opponent scores first. Opponents have scored first in 15 of the last 17 games.

- The Dragons have scored a total of 34 runs over the last 17 games.

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