MWL1 Dayton Dragons

Dragons Gameday for May 2

Published on May 2, 2012 under Midwest League (MWL1)
Dayton Dragons News Release


Wednesday, May 2, 2012 * Game # 26

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

Radio: WONE-AM 980

Lake County Captains (8-16) at Dayton Dragons (12-13)

RH Felix Sterling (0-0, 3.60) vs. RH Justice French (3-1, 2.60)

Today's Game: The Dayton Dragons (affiliate of the Cincinnati Reds) meet the Lake County Captains (affiliate of the Cleveland Indians) in the first game of a three-game set and the start to a six-game home stand for the Dragons.

Individual Notes

* Steve Selsky is batting .391 over his last seven games (9 for 23).

* Yovan Gonzalez is batting .351 over his last 11 games (13 for 37) and .311 on the year.

* Theo Bowe is batting .346 over his last seven games (9 for 26). He is tied for second in the league in stolen bases with 10.

* Kyle Waldrop is batting .321 over his last 18 games (18 for 56) with five doubles, two triples, eight RBI. However, he went 1-18 on the trip.

* Junior Arias is batting .302 over his last 12 games (13 for 43) with a home run and seven RBI.

* Dan Jensen, a right-handed relief pitcher, becomes the first Montgomery County native to play for the Dragons in their history. Jensen is from the Dayton suburb of Centerville.

* Dragons reliever Carlos Contreras over his last five appearances: 9.1 IP, 4 H, 0 R, 3 BB, 6 SO.

* Dragons reliever Brooks Pinckard has made three perfect appearances with the Dragons (5 IP, 15 straight batters retired).

* Four Dragons relievers have ERA's under 2.00 (Pinckard: 0.00; Kemp 1.35; McMyne: 1.69; Jensen: 1.80).

Team Notes

* The Dragons went 2-4 on their six-game Western Division road trip, dropping two-of-three in both Wisconsin and Beloit. They have won four of their last six home games.

* Three of the six games on the road trip were tied going to the bottom of the ninth inning. The Dragons won one of the three.

* Dragons pitchers have allowed four runs or less in nine of the last 10 games and three runs or less in seven of the last 10.

* The Dragons current five-man starting rotation has a combined ERA of 2.85 on the year (123 IP, 39 ER). The current 12-man pitching staff has a combined ERA of 2.72 (205 IP, 62 ER) (not including players no longer with the club).

* Dragons relievers have posted a 2.35 ERA over their last 13 games (53.2 IP, 14 ER).

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