MWL1 Dayton Dragons

Dragons Gameday for Monday, July 26

Published on July 26, 2010 under Midwest League (MWL1)
Dayton Dragons News Release


Monday, July 26, 2010 * Game # 98 (29)

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

Radio: 1410 ESPN Radio WING-AM

Quad Cities River Bandits (18-9, 58-38) at Dayton Dragons (8-20, 38-59)

RH Shelby Miller (3-4, 4.04) vs. RH Homer Bailey (rehab start)

Today's Game: The Dragons (affiliate of the Cincinnati Reds) host the River Bandits (affiliate of the St. Louis Cardinals) in the last game of a three-game set. Quad Cities has qualified for the post-season after finishing second in the West Division in the first half race. They are in first place in the West in the second half.

Season Series: Quad Cities 2, Dayton 0. Streaks: Dayton: Lost 5 (Lost 12 of last 13). Quad Cities: Won 2 (Won 7 of last 9).

Last Game: In the second longest game in Dragons history and longest ever at Fifth Third Field, Quad Cities outlasted Dayton 8-5 in 16 innings in a game played in five hours, 21 minutes. Both the time of game and number of innings rank second in club history to an 18-inning game played in 5:33 at South Bend, a game the Dragons won 7-6. The previous longest games at Fifth Third Field took place on May 7, 2007 when Dayton played 15 innings vs. Kane County (most innings) and June 19, 2008, when the Dragons played a game in 4:45 vs. Great Lakes (most minutes). Last night, the eventual winning runs scored with two outs in the top of the 16th on a fly ball to center field that was lost in the twilight sky, allowing three runs to score. Dayton had the winning run at third with one out in the bottom of the ninth and with no outs in the bottom of the 14th but could not score. The River Bandits left 21 men on base to establish a new club record for a Dragons opponent. Quad Cities was 1 for 16 with men in scoring position entering the 16th inning. Dayton starting pitcher Jacob Johnson was outstanding, allowing two runs (one earned) over six innings.

Today's Starting Pitcher: Homer Bailey will start tonight for the Dragons as part of an injury rehabilitation assignment. Bailey is on the Cincinnati Reds disabled list with an inflamed right shoulder. He has been on the disabled list since May 24. Bailey pitched for the Dragons in 2005 after being selected by the Reds with the seventh pick of the first round of the 2004 draft out of high school in La Grange, Texas. Bailey went 8-4, 4.43 with the Dragons in '05. This season with Cincinnati, Bailey has made nine starts and is 1-2 with a 5.51 ERA. He is 12-13, 5.45 over 37 career major league starts. Bailey is 24 year old.

Individual Notes

* Mark Fleury is batting .373 over his last 19 games. Fleury is fifth in the Midwest League in slugging percentage in the second half at .632. He is batting .373 in July to tie for eighth in the league. He is batting .342 in the second half to lead the team.

* Henry Rodriguez has hit safely in 31 of his last 34 games. He is tied for third in the Midwest League in extra base hits with 42, tied for third in doubles with 30, and tied for third in hits with 111. He is batting .326 over his last 44 games with 17 doubles and five home runs. He is hitting .322 in the second half to rank second on the team.

* Ryan LaMarre is 6 for 12 in the current series vs. Quad Cities.

* 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).

Team Notes

* The Dragons have lost 12 of their last 13 games. The first six of the 10 losses came by two runs or less; each of the last six have come by at least three runs.

* The Dragons are batting .207 over their last 13 games.

* Dayton opponents have scored at least eight runs in seven of the last 10 games.

* Dragons starting pitchers on this home stand: 5 GS, 0-4, 21 IP, 25 R, 22 ER, 9.43 ERA.

* The Dragons have played eight three-game sets in the second half and seven have ended in sweeps (two series wins, five series losses). Sixteen of the 31 sets the Dragons have played this season have ended in sweeps (six series wins, 10 series losses).

* Seven of the 20 Dragons losses in the second half have come by one run and five have come by two runs. The Dragons have held the lead in the eighth or ninth inning in five of their 20 second half losses and were tied in the ninth inning in two other losses. Four times in the second half, the Dragons have held the lead with two outs in the final inning but lost the game.

* The Dragons bullpen has notched 21 saves this season but suffered 22 blown saves. The 22 blown saves lead the league. Over the first 28 games of the second half, the Dragons bullpen has been charged with seven blown saves.

* Dayton is 8-31 this season in games when they have committed more errors than their opponent.

* The Dragons have played 12 extra inning games. They are 4-1 at home; 0-7 on the road.

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

Home Stand: 0-5 .214 Batting Average 6.06 Earned Run Average 10 Errors in 5 Games

Last Road Trip: 1-4 .224 Batting Average 7.34 Earned Run Average 9 Errors in 5 Games

Upcoming Probable Pitchers (All game times are Dayton time)

Wednesday (7:00 p.m.): Dayton RH Ricky Bowen (2-4, 4.81) vs. Bowling Green RH Alexander Colome (6-6, 3.80)

Thursday (7:00 p.m.): Dayton LH Justin Walker (3-8, 5.34) vs. Bowling Green LH Kyle Lobstein (6-5, 4.53)

Friday (7:00 p.m.): Dayton RH Tim Crabbe (2-2, 3.23) vs. Bowling Green RH Albert Suarez (0-3, 4.15)

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