MWL1 Dayton Dragons

Dragons GameDay for Saturday, May 25

May 25, 2013 - Midwest League (MWL1)
Dayton Dragons News Release


Saturday, May 25, 2013 l Game # 48

Dow Diamond l Midland, Mich. l 7:05 p.m.

Radio: WONE-AM 980

Dayton Dragons (19-28) at Great Lakes Loons (17-30)

RH Robert Stephenson (3-3, 4.02) vs. RH Carlos Frias (4-1, 1.54)

Today's Game: The Dayton Dragons (affiliate of the Cincinnati Reds) meet the Great Lakes Loons (affiliate of the Los Angeles Dodgers) in the first game of a three-game series.

Last Game: West Michigan defeated Dayton 5-2 on Friday.

Individual Notes

- Jesse Winker was selected as Midwest League Batter of the Week for the period ending last Sunday. From April 19-May 24, Winker is batting .360 in 31 games with seven home runs, six doubles and one triple, raising his average from .156 to .301. In the month of May, he is batting .320, is tied for first in the league in home runs with five, is tied for first in RBI with 21, ranks third in slugging percentage at .560, and third in OPS at .980.

- Seth Mejias-Brean is batting .360 over his last 13 games. He has driven in 18 runs in 21 games in the month of May to tie for fourth in the league. He is hitting .300 in May.

* Junior Arias is batting .367 over his last eight games to raise his average from .211 to .243.

Team Notes

* The Dragons have won six of their last eight games. In the six wins, they have outscored their opponents 33-22.

* The Dragons are 11-11 in May. They are batting .261 in May as a team to rank third in the Midwest League lead. They are averaging 5.2 runs per game in May. They have hit 16 home runs in May to rank fifth in the league.

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