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Dragons GameDay for May 5

Published on May 5, 2016 under Midwest League (MWL1)
Dayton Dragons News Release


Thursday, May 5, 2016 l Game #28

Dozer Park l Peoria, Ill. l 7:30 p.m.

Radio: Fox Sports 980 WONE

Dayton Dragons (6-21) at Peoria Chiefs (10-16)

RH Jose Lopez (3-2, 4.62) vs. RH Ryan Helsley (1-1, 2.42)

Today's Game: The Dayton Dragons (affiliate of the Cincinnati Reds) meet the Peoria Chiefs (affiliate of the St. Louis Cardinals) in the first game of a three-game series. This is game four of a six-game road trip for Dayton.

Last Game: Wednesday: Dayton 4, Burlington 3 (15 innings). In the Dragons first extra inning game of 2016, they played four hours, nine minutes to snap a seven-game losing streak. Shane Mardirosian delivered a two-out, RBI single in the top of the 15th to break a 3-3 tie, scoring Brantley Bell from second.

Individual Notes

- Brantley Bell has hit safely in five straight games, going 7 for 23, .304 to raise his average from .213 to .243.

- Ariel Hernandez leads Midwest League relievers in opponent batting average (.063). He has allowed just three hits on the year (8 G, 15.1 IP). Midwest League hitters have gone 3 for 48 against Hernandez.

- Reliever Manuel Aybar has allowed just two runs over his last eight outings covering 11 innings with 19 strikeouts.

Team Notes

- The Dragons snapped a seven-game losing streak with the win yesterday.

- The Dragons win yesterday was their first comeback victory of the season. The Dragons have held a lead in 16 of their 27 games, going 6-10 in those games.

- Dragons pitchers have gone 19 straight games without allowing a home run. The Dragons have gone eight straight games without hitting a home run.

- The Dragons bullpen worked a whopping 16.2 innings in the three-game series at Burlington, allowing just two earned runs.

Upcoming Probable Pitchers (Game times are Dayton time) (All games on WONE 980 AM andwww.daytondragons.com)

Friday, May 6 (7:30 p.m.): Dayton RH Franderlin Romero (1-2, 2.79) at Peoria RH Brennan Leitao (1-2, 2.84)

Saturday, May 7 (7:30 p.m.) Dayton RH Jake Johnson (0-3, 8.44) at Peoria RH Junior Fernandez (2-2, 2.77)

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