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Dragons GameDay for Sunday

April 9, 2017 - Midwest League (MWL1)
Dayton Dragons News Release


Dragons GameDay Sunday - Game # 4 Classic Park - Eastlake, Ohio - 1:30 p.m. Radio: Fox Sports 980 WONE

Dayton Dragons (1-2) at Lake County Captains (2-1) RHP Ryan Olson (no record in '16) vs. RHP Shane Bieber (0-0, 0.38 w/Mahoning Valley in '16

Today's Game: The Dayton Dragons (affiliate of the Cincinnati Reds) meet the Lake County Captains (affiliate of the Cleveland Indians) in the fourth game of the Midwest League season for both teams. Lake County has won two-of-three in the series so far.

Last Game: Saturday: Dayton 7, Lake County 3. The Dragons tied a club record with eight stolen bases as they picked up their first win of the season. Tyler Stephenson blasted a long home run and Avain Rachal was on base four times to lead a 12-hit Dayton attack. Dragons starting pitcher Wennington Romero earned the win in his Midwest League debut with six strong innings, allowing two runs on four hits with no walks and nine strikeouts. The Captains hit only one ball out of the infield before the fifth inning. Jose Siri stole three bases and Brantley Bell added two for the Dragons. Siri, Stephenson, Luis Gonzalez, and Michael Beltre all had two hits. Rachal had a hit, three walks, and two RBI. Joel Kuhnel tossed two scoreless innings for the save.

Individual Notes

* - Dayton's Brantley Bell leads the Midwest League in stolen bases with four. Jose Siri is tied for second with three. * - Dragons players with hits in both games they have played in this season: T.J. Friedl, John Sansone, Luis Gonzalez, Hector Vargas.

Team Notes - The Dragons need a win today to split the four-game series with Lake County. The Captains won the first two games (in Dayton). - The Dragons tied the club record for stolen bases in a game with eight on Saturday. The Dragons also stole eight on June 27, 2009. - With 10 stolen bases as a team, the Dragons lead the Midwest League. No other team has more than five.

Dragons "On the Air": You can follow the Dragons through various media outlets in 2017. Every home and road game will be broadcast on radio on WONE 980-AM. You can get the broadcast on computer at wone.com or on a mobile device through either the Dragons mobile app or the iHeart Radio app. Additionally, the Dragons will televise 25 home games on Dayton's CW (Channel 26, available on Spectrum Cable channels 13 and 1013; available on DirecTV and Dish Network channel 26). All 70 home games are available on MiLB TV (subscription required through milb.com).

Upcoming Probable Pitchers (Game times are Dayton time) (All games on WONE 980 AM and www.daytondragons.com) Monday, April 10 (7:00 p.m.): West Michigan LHP Austin Sodders (no record) at Dayton RHP Andrew Jordan (no record) Tuesday, April 11 (7:00 p.m.): West Michigan LHP Greg Soto (no record) at Dayton RHP Tony Santillan (0-1, 2.45) Wednesday, April 12 (7:00 p.m.): West Michigan RHP Kyle Funkhouser (1-0, 0.00) at Dayton LHP Scott Moss (0-1, 4.15)

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