MWL1 Dayton Dragons

Dragons GameDay for Sunday, June 1 vs. Lansing

Published on June 1, 2014 under Midwest League (MWL1)
Dayton Dragons News Release


Sunday, June 1, 2014 ; Game # 55

Fifth Third Field; Dayton, Ohio; 2:00 p.m.

Radio: WONE-AM 980

Lansing Lugnuts (26-29) at Dayton Dragons (28-26)

RH Alberto Tirado (1-1, 5.24) vs. LH Nick Routt (0-0, 6.35)

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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 second game of a three-game series.

Individual Notes

- Sammy Diaz is batting .397 over his last 19 games (29 for 73) to raise his average from .141 to .259. He has a seven-game hitting streak.

- Sebastian Elizalde is batting .343 with four home runs over his last 18 games (23 for 67) to raise his average from .295 to .317.

- 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.

Team Notes

The Dragons are in third place, five and one-half games behind South Bend and two games behind second place West Michigan with 14 games to play in the first half. The first half season is currently scheduled for 68 games for Dayton (two rain/canceled). The top two teams in the division qualify for post-season play. The Dragons led the division or the wildcard race for all but one day from April 10-May 27. The Dragons scored seven runs in the first three innings last night after scoring a total of three runs in three games (29 innings) in the series at West Michigan.

Upcoming Probable Pitchers (All game times are EDT) (All games on WONE 980 AM and WONE.com )

Monday, June 2 (7:00 p.m.): Lansing LH Matt Dermody (3-1, 4.31) at Dayton RH Sal Romano (3-4, 3.30)

Tuesday, June 3: Off Day

Wednesday, June 4 (8:05 p.m.): Dayton LH Ismael Guillon (3-0, 2.87) at Bowling Green TBA

Thursday, June 5 (8:05 p.m.): Dayton LH Amir Garrett (0-4, 5.03) at Bowling Green TBA

Friday, June 6 (8:05 p.m.): Dayton RH Nick Travieso (6-2, 3.17) at Bowling Green TBA




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