MWL1 Dayton Dragons

Dragons Gameday for Monday, August 30, 2010

Published on August 30, 2010 under Midwest League (MWL1)
Dayton Dragons News Release


Monday, August 30, 2010 * Game # 131 (62)

Cooley Law School Stadium * Lansing, Mich. * 7:05 p.m.

Radio: 1410 ESPN Radio WING-AM

Dayton Dragons (19-42, 49-81) at Lansing Lugnuts (29-33, 65-66)

RH Daniel Corcino (1-1, 2.95) vs. RH Matt Fields (5-7, 3.96)

Today's Game: The Dragons (affiliate of the Cincinnati Reds) meet the Lugnuts (affiliate of the Toronto Blue Jays) in the third game of a four-game set. Season Series: Lansing 13, Dayton 4. (At Lansing: Lansing 7, Dayton 1). Streaks: Dayton: Lost 1 (Won 7 of last 9). Lansing: Won 1.

Last Game: Lansing defeated Dayton 8-3 on Sunday afternoon. The Lugnuts hit three home runs including a tie-breaking three-run homer in the sixth inning by Michael Crouse. Kevin Ahrens hit a two-run homer, his second homer in the series, in the seventh. The Dragons struggled at the plate. They collected just three hits over the first seven innings and finished with six. Didi Gregorius was 2 for 4 for Dayton. Henry Rodriguez was 1 for 5 to extend his hitting streak to 14 straight games.

Today's Starting Pitcher: Daniel Corcino makes his fifth start with the Dragons tonight. In his last start on Wednesday at South Bend, Corcino suffered his first loss (4.2 IP, 8 H, 5 R, 5 ER, 3 BB, 4 SO). Corcino joined the Dragons from Billings (Pioneer League), where he made nine starts, going 1-3 with a 3.40 ERA (ninth in the league at the time of his promotion). He is a 19-year-old native of the Dominican Republic. He was signed as an international free agent on January 11, 2008. This is his third season in the Reds organization.

Individual Notes

* Henry Rodriguez has hit safely in 14 straight games, going 24 for 56, .429, to raise his batting average to .305. He is batting .336 since June 1 to raise his batting average from .260 to .305. He is hitting .339 in the second half to lead the team.

* Mark Fleury is 8 for 20, .400 over his last five games, raising his average from .231 to .241.

* Josh Garton is 8 for 19, .421 over his last five games, raising his average from .233 to .246.

* Kevyn Feiner is 8 for 23, .348 with two home runs over his last six games, raising his average from .160 to .188.

* Didi Gregorius is 13 for 31, .419 over his last seven games, raising his average from .264 to .274.

* Chase Weems is 11 for 32, .344 over his last 10 games, raising his average from .176 to .220.

* The Dragons roster includes two players who are ranked among the Reds top 30 prospects by Baseball America. They are shortstop Didi Gregorius (#15) and pitcher J.C. Sulbaran (#25) (Sulbaran is on the disabled list).

Team Notes

* The Dragons have won seven of their last nine games. They are 9-6 over their last 15 games after going 3-28 from July 9-August 13.

* Prior to the start of this series, the Dragons won two of three games at South Bend to win their first road series since they swept Bowling Green in a three-game set July 7-9.

* The Dragons have won two straight sets overall for the first time since July 4-9. They have not won three straight sets this season.

* The Dragons have committed just 10 errors in their last nine games. However, they lead the league in errors with 183 on the year.

* The Dragons have held the lead in 14 of their last 17 games (winning nine).

* The Dragons have played 16 one-run games among their 61 games in the second half. They are 4-12 in those games.

* The Dragons have held the lead in the eighth or ninth inning in seven of their 42 second half losses and were tied in the ninth inning in five other losses. Five times in the second half, the Dragons have held the lead with two outs in the final inning but lost the game.

* Dayton has led in 39 of their 81 losses.

* The Dragons bullpen has notched 30 saves this season but suffered 24 blown saves. The 24 blown saves lead the league.

* Dayton has won four straight home games for the first time since they won six straight at home April 30-May 12.

* Dayton is 11-42 this season in games when they have committed more errors than their opponent.

* The Dragons have played 15 extra inning games. They are 4-3 at home; 0-8 on the road. They are 0-6 in extra innings in the second half.

* The Dragons have seven "walk-off" wins this season, three more than they had in all of 2009.

* The Dragons have used 50 players this season. The club record is 54 in 2003. The Midwest League average in 2009 was 45. Four teams used less than 40 and two teams used more than 50.

* The Dragons have made 73 roster changes this season and currently have seven players who have been with the club the entire season.

Road Trip: 3-2 .278 Batting Average 4.81 Earned Run Average 6 Errors in 5 Games

Last Home Stand: 4-0 .278 Batting Average 3.00 Earned Run Average 4 Errors in 4 Games

Upcoming Probable Pitchers (All game times are Dayton time)

Tuesday (7:05 p.m.): Dayton RH Ricky Bowen (4-8, 5.88) at Lansing RH Casey Lawrence (0-1, 7.71)

Wednesday (7:00 p.m.): Dayton RH Jacob Johnson (8-6, 4.37) vs. Bowling Green RH Alexander Colome (6-6, 3.95)

Thursday (7:00 p.m.): Dayton RH Clayton Shunick (3-1, 4.08) vs. Bowling Green LH Kyle Lobstein (8-8, 4.31)

Friday (7:07 p.m.): Dayton RH Tim Crabbe (3-7, 4.34) vs. Bowling Green RH Albert Suarez

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