
Dragons Gameday for May 3
Published on May 3, 2012 under Midwest League (MWL1)
Dayton Dragons News Release
Thursday, May 3, 2012 l Game # 27
Fifth Third Field l Dayton, Ohio l 7:07 p.m.
Radio: WONE-AM 980 l TV: WHIO 7.2 (23, 372)
Lake County Captains (9-16) at Dayton Dragons (12-14)
LH Elvis Araujo (0-4, 2.49) vs. RH Radhames Quezada (0-3, 2.88)
Today's Game : The Dayton Dragons (affiliate of the Cincinnati Reds) meet the Lake County Captains (affiliate of the Cleveland Indians) in the second game of a three-game set.
Individual Notes
- Juan Silva has hit safely in four straight games, batting .583 (7 for 12).
- Juan Perez has hit safely in four straight games, batting .385 (5 for 13).
- 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.
- Junior Arias is batting .304 over his last 13 games (14 for 46) with a home run and eight RBI.
- 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 four appearances with the Dragons without allowing a run (7 IP, 3 H, 0 BB).
- Dragons reliever Ryan Kemp over his last four appearances: 5.1 IP, 3 H, 0 R, 1 BB, 3 SO.
- 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 current five-man starting rotation has a combined ERA of 3.02 on the year (128 IP, 43 ER). The current 12-man pitching staff has a combined ERA of 2.78 (214 IP, 66 ER) (not including players no longer with the club).
- Dragons relievers have posted a 2.18 ERA over their last 14 games (57.2 IP, 14 ER).
- The Dragons have scored three runs or less in seven of their last eight games. They scored seven runs (all in the same inning) on Saturday.
Midwest League Stories from May 3, 2012
- Lugnuts Screw up Loons' Night - Great Lakes Loons
- Lugs enjoy wet, wild 6-5 win over Loons - Lansing Lugnuts
- Bees Lose to Quad Cities, 3-1 - Burlington Bees
- LumberKings Lose Late Lead against the T'Rats - Clinton LumberKings
- Westlake's Walk-Off Gives Whitecaps 2-1 Win - Fort Wayne TinCaps
- Hawks Stave off Surging Hot Rods for 5-3 Win - South Bend Silver Hawks
- Goeddel Powers Offense Late, Hot Rods Fall Short - Bowling Green Hot Rods
- Kernels and Snappers Suspended - Cedar Rapids Kernels
- Dragons Tie Game in 9th But Lose in 10th, 5-4 - Dayton Dragons
- Big eighth drives Rattlers to fourth straight win - Wisconsin Timber Rattlers
- Smith Hits Game Winning Homer in the 10th - Lake County Captains
- Cougars Drop Close Contest to Chiefs - Kane County Cougars
- Chiefs Rally Past Cougars Thursday Night - Peoria Chiefs
- Reds Infielder Miguel Cairo to Join Dragons Tonight on Rehab Assignment - Dayton Dragons
- Waldrop, McMyne Are Dragons Players of the Month - Dayton Dragons
- Dragons to Participate in Great American Cleanup - Dayton Dragons
- Dragons Gameday for May 3 - Dayton Dragons
- Media Alert: Hot Rods Homestand Notes for May 5-8 - Bowling Green Hot Rods
- River Bandits and Bees Will Open Series Thursday Night - Quad Cities River Bandits
- Thursday's Game Time Moved Back to 6:30 PM - Burlington Bees
- LumberKings & Chevy Announce Free Baseball Clinic - Clinton LumberKings
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