MWL1 Dayton Dragons

Dragons GameDay for Sunday, May 5

May 5, 2013 - Midwest League (MWL1)
Dayton Dragons News Release


Sunday, May 5, 2013 l Game # 29

Fifth Third Bank Ballpark l Geneva, Ill. l 2:00 p.m.

Radio: WONE-AM 980

Dayton Dragons (9-19) at Kane County Cougars (13-13)

RH Drew Cisco (2-1, 3.00) vs. LH Michael Heesch (0-2, 4.26)

Today's Game: The Dayton Dragons (affiliate of the Cincinnati Reds) meet the Kane County Cougars (affiliate of the Chicago Cubs) in the second game of a three-game series. Dayton is 1-2 on the current road trip, which is now scheduled for five games with one cancelation.

Last Game : Kane County defeated Dayton 6-1 on Saturday in the series opener.

Individual Notes

- Jesse Winker is batting .400 over his last 15 games with two home runs, six doubles and a triple, raising his average from 139 to .291.

- Jeff Gelalich is batting .315 over his last 20 games to raise his average from .120 to .265.

- Zach Vincej is batting .318 over his last 11 games to raise his average from .180 to .245.

- Seth Mejias-Brean has a five-game hitting streak to raise his average to .202, the highest it has been since the second day of the season.

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

Robert Stephenson is tied for the league lead in strikeouts. He is second in strikeouts per nine innings.

Team Notes

The Dragons rank 16th in Team Batting (.220) and Team On-Base Percentage (.284). They are 15th in Team Slugging Percentage (.320)

The Dragons rank 13th in Team Pitching (4.72).

The Dragons rank fourth in the league in Team Fielding with 32 errors in 28 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 )

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)

Wednesday, May 8 (7:00 p.m.): Dayton RH Robert Stephenson (1-3, 5.79) vs. Lansing LH Daniel Norris (0-2, 8.14)

Thursday, May 9 (7:05 p.m.): Dayton LH Ismael Guillon (0-4, 10.07) vs. Lansing RH Javier Avendano (2-1, 3.86) (TV-WHIO 7.2, Time Warner 23, 372)

Friday, May 10 (7:05 p.m.): Dayton RH Pedro Diaz (0-2, 4.61) vs. Lansing LH Alonzo Gonzalez (1-2, 6.92) (TV-WHIO 7.2, Time Warner 23, 372)

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