MWL1 Dayton Dragons

Dragons GameDay for May 8

Published on May 8, 2013 under Midwest League (MWL1)
Dayton Dragons News Release


Wednesday, May 8, 2013 l Game # 31

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

Radio: WONE-AM 980

Lansing Lugnuts (9-19) at Dayton Dragons (10-20)

LH Daniel Norris (0-2, 8.14) vs. RH Robert Stephenson (1-3, 5.79)

Today's Game : The Dayton Dragons (affiliate of the Cincinnati Reds) meet the Lansing Lugnuts (affiliate of the Toronto Blue Jays) in the first game of a three-game series. This is also the start of a nine-game home stand for the Dragons. Season Series: Lansing 2, Dayton 1 (all in Lansing).

Last Game : Dayton defeated Kane County on Monday, 11-8.

Today's Dragons Starting Pitcher: Robert Stephenson was named by Baseball America as the #2 prospect in the Reds Organization entering the 2013 season.

Individual Notes

- Zach Vincej has hit safely in five straight games and 13 of his last 14. He is batting .365 over his last 14 games to raise his average from .180 to .275.

- Jesse Winker is batting .373 over his last 17 games with three home runs, six doubles and a triple, raising his average from 139 to .284.

Robert Stephenson is tied for the league lead in strikeouts and first in strikeouts per nine innings.

Team Notes

Road Trip : The Dragons went 2-3 on the road trip. The Dragons hit .267 on the trip (.282 at Clinton; .257 at Kane County). They scored 22 runs in the two wins and six runs in the three losses. Top batting averages on the trip belonged to Zach Vincej: .500; Robert Ramirez: .400; Junior Arias: 333. The team ERA on the trip was 6.21.

Upcoming Probable Pitchers (All game times are Dayton time) (All games on WONE 980 AM and www.daytondragons.com )

Thursday, May 9 (7:05 p.m.): Dayton LH Ismael Guillon (0-4, 10.07) vs. Lansing RH Javier Avendano (2-1, 3.86) (TV-WHIO 7.2, Time Warner 23, 372)

Friday, May 10 (7:05 p.m.): Dayton RH Pedro Diaz (0-2, 4.61) vs. Lansing LH Alonzo Gonzalez (1-2, 6.92) (TV-WHIO 7.2, Time Warner 23, 372)

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