MWL1 Dayton Dragons

Dragons GameDay for Saturday, May 4

Published on May 4, 2013 under Midwest League (MWL1)
Dayton Dragons News Release


Saturday, May 4, 2013 l Game # 28

Fifth Third Bank Ballpark l Geneva, Ill. l 7:30 p.m.

Radio: WONE-AM 980

Dayton Dragons (9-18) at Kane County Cougars (12-13)

RH Pedro Diaz (0-1, 4.82) vs. RH Felix Pena (0-0, 2.70)

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Today's Game : The Dayton Dragons (affiliate of the Cincinnati Reds) meet the Kane County Cougars (affiliate of the Chicago Cubs) in the first game of a three-game series. The Dragons split two games at Clinton to begin this road trip. They were rained-out on Friday night.

Individual Notes

- Jesse Winker is batting .396 over his last 14 games with two home runs, six doubles and a triple, raising his average from 139 to .286.

- Jeff Gelalich is batting .314 over his last 19 games to raise his average from .120 to .263.

- Zach Vincej is batting .300 over his last 10 games to raise his average from .180 to .233.

- Seth Mejias-Brean has a four-game hitting streak to raise his average to .200 for the first time since the second day of the season.

- Junior Arias went 5 for 8 in the Clinton series with a home run, triple, double, and two singles to raise his average from .185 to .225.

Drew Cisco leads the Midwest League in innings pitched and fewest walks per nine innings (1 BB in 33 IP). He is also tied for fifth in the league in strikeouts.

Robert Stephenson leads the league lead in strikeouts and is tied for first in games started. He is second in strikeouts per nine innings.

Sal Romano ranks sixth in the Midwest League in ERA at 1.64.

Team Notes

The Dragons have scored at least four runs in 10 of their last 13 games after scoring four of more in only seven of their first 14 games.

The Dragons rank 16th in Team Batting (.220) and Team On-Base Percentage (.284). They are 15th in Team Slugging Percentage (.321)

The Dragons rank 14th in Team Pitching (4.65).

Dayton pitchers rank first in the league in strikeouts.

The Dragons rank fourth in the league in Team Fielding with 32 errors in 27 games. They rank second in turning double plays.

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

Sunday, May 5 (2:00 p.m.): Dayton RH Drew Cisco (2-1, 3.00) at Kane County LH Michael Heesch (0-2, 4.26)

Monday, May 6 (12:00 p.m.): Dayton RH Sal Romano (2-2, 1.64) at Kane County RH Lendy Castillo (0-1, 8.53)

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