Dragons GameDay for Monday, June 2 vs. Lansing
Published on June 2, 2014 under Midwest League (MWL1)
Dayton Dragons News Release
Monday, June 2, 2014 ; Game # 56
Fifth Third Field; Dayton, Ohio; 7:00 p.m.
Radio: WONE-AM 980
Lansing Lugnuts (27-29) at Dayton Dragons (28-27)
LH Matt Dermody (3-1, 4.31) vs. RH Sal Romano (3-4, 3.30)
Today's Game : The Dayton Dragons (affiliate of the Cincinnati Reds) meet the Lansing Lugnuts (affiliate of the Toronto Blue Jays) in the last game of a three-game series.
Playoff Race : The Dragons are in third place, five and one-half games behind South Bend and three games behind second place West Michigan with 13 games to play in the first half. The top two teams in the division in each half qualify for post-season play.
Individual Notes
- Sammy Diaz has an eight-game hitting streak and is batting .390 over his last 20 games (30 for 77) to raise his average from .141 to .259.
- Sebastian Elizalde is batting .343 with four home runs over his last 19 games (24 for 70) to raise his average from .295 to .318.
- Joe Hudson is batting .364 over his last six games (8 for 22) with a home run to raise his average from .192 to .218.
- Jon Matthews is 5 for 7 since coming off the disabled list on Saturday.
Team Notes
The Dragons are currently one game over the .500 mark. They have not been at or below .500 since they were 3-3 on April 9. The Dragons led the division or the wildcard race for all but one day from April 10-May 27.
Upcoming Probable Pitchers (All game times are EDT) (All games on WONE 980 AM and WONE.com )
Tuesday, June 3: Off Day
Wednesday, June 4 (8:05 p.m.): Dayton LH Ismael Guillon (3-0, 2.87) at Bowling Green RHP Jaime Schultz (1-0, 1.20)
Thursday, June 5 (8:05 p.m.): Dayton LH Amir Garrett (0-4, 5.03) at Bowling Green LHP Ben Griset (0-0, 3.60)
Friday, June 6 (8:05 p.m.): Dayton RH Nick Travieso (6-2, 3.17) at Bowling Green RHP Jake Faria (3-3, 3.91)
Midwest League Stories from June 2, 2014
- Chiefs Take Series in Peoria - Kane County Cougars
- Snappers Give up 10 Runs in Another Lopsided Defeat - Beloit Sky Carp
- Dragons Double Up Lugs, 10-5 - Lansing Lugnuts
- Kaminsky Earns First Pro Win as Chiefs Win Series - Peoria Chiefs
- Whitecaps Stunned In Wild Walk-Off Loss - West Michigan Whitecaps
- Dragons Win 10-5, Gain Game in Wildcard Race - Dayton Dragons
- VanMeter, TinCaps Walk-Off in Wild Win - Fort Wayne TinCaps
- Loons Fall to Captains 6-3 - Great Lakes Loons
- Bautista's Two Homeruns Lift Captains to 6-3 Win - Lake County Captains
- Kernels rally falls short in loss to Bees - Cedar Rapids Kernels
- Bandits Power to Win, Then Rattlers Walk Off - Quad Cities River Bandits
- Rattlers stop River Bandits win streak at six - Wisconsin Timber Rattlers
- Cougars to Welcome Former Cubs for Chicago Sports Night - Kane County Cougars
- Power Lifts Bees over Kernels - Burlington Bees
- Ninth inning homer sinks Rattlers in conclusion of Sunday's suspended game - Wisconsin Timber Rattlers
- Dragons Announce Nominees for Players of the Month for May - Dayton Dragons
- Tip a Hawk Event June 2nd - South Bend Silver Hawks
- Dragons GameDay for Monday, June 2 vs. Lansing - Dayton Dragons
- South Bend Avoids Sweep with Finale Win - Bowling Green Hot Rods
- Silver Hawks Stall Hot Rods as Furney Fires on All Cylinders - South Bend Silver Hawks
- Mitchell Named Midwest League Player of the Week - Quad Cities River Bandits
- Indians Pitcher Zach McAllister to Rehab with Captains on Wednesday - Lake County Captains
- Cougars Shutout Chiefs - Kane County Cougars
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