MWL1 Dayton Dragons

Dragons GameDay for Saturday at Lansing

August 24, 2013 - Midwest League (MWL1)
Dayton Dragons News Release


Saturday, August 24, 2013 l 7:05 p.m.

Cooley Law School Stadium l Lansing, Mich.

Game # 62 (131) l Radio: WONE-AM 980

Dayton Dragons (33-28, 61-69) at Lansing Lugnuts (24-37, 56-74)

LH Ismael Guillon (5-8, 5.27) vs. RH Ben White (8-7, 3.81)

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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.

Last Game: Dayton lost at Lake County 8-5 on Friday as the Captains avoided a sweep of the three-game series.

Individual Notes

- Seth Mejias-Brean leads the Midwest League in OPS in games played since May 12 at .923. He has played in 91 games since that date, batting .338 with nine home runs and 60 RBI. He ranks second in the Midwest League in second half batting average at .342. He is batting .377 over his last 42 games since July 8. Over his last 15 games, he is 23 for 57, .404.

- Zach Vincej is batting .371 (13 for 35) with two home runs over his last 10 games.

- Sammy Diaz has hit safely in seven straight games, batting .440 (11 for 25).

- Alejandro Chacin over his last 13 games since July 13: 1-0, 7 Sv, 16 IP, 1 R, 0.56 ERA. His six saves in August ties for the league lead.

Team Notes

* The Dragons won two-of-three at Lake County, marking their first road series win since taking two-of-three at Quad Cities July 13-15.

* The Dragons are 28-20 (.583) over the last 48 games. They went 17-11 in July, the second best record in the league.

Playoff Push: With nine games to play, the Dragons trail Great Lakes by two and one-half games in the race for the wildcard slot. The Dragons are four games behind first place Bowling Green.

Second Half East Division Playoff Chase

Bowling Green 37-24 +1.5

Great Lakes 35-25 --- Dayton 33-28 -2.5

Lake County 30-30 -5.0

West Michigan 28-30 -6.0

(Top Two Teams Advance to Playoffs)

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

Sunday, August 25 (2:05 p.m.): Dayton RH Nick Travieso (7-4, 5.22) at Lansing LH Daniel Norris (1-7, 4.30)

Monday, August 26 (7:05 p.m.): Dayton LH Amir Garrett (1-2, 5.28) at Lansing RH Eric Brown (1-3, 4.15)

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