MWL1 Dayton Dragons

Dragons Gameday for Thursday, August 26

Published on August 26, 2010 under Midwest League (MWL1)
Dayton Dragons News Release


Thursday, August 26, 2010 * Game # 127 (58)

Coveleski Regional Stadium * South Bend, Ind. * 6:30 p.m.

Radio: 1410 ESPN Radio WING-AM

Dayton Dragons (16-41, 46-80) at South Bend Silver Hawks (26-31, 56-69)

RH Ricky Bowen (3-8, 6.26) vs. RH Scottie Allen (4-4, 5.05)

Today's Game: The Dragons (affiliate of the Cincinnati Reds) meet the Silver Hawks (affiliate of the Arizona Diamondbacks) in the second game of a three-game set. Season Series: South Bend 6, Dayton 1. (At South Bend: South Bend 4, Dayton 0).

Streaks: Dayton: Lost 1 (Won 4 of last 5). South Bend: Won 3.

Last Game: South Bend defeated Dayton 7-4 in the first game of the series on Wednesday. The Silver Hawks scored in six of the eight innings in which they batted, led by Victor Estevez, who reached base four times, going 2 for 2 with three runs batted in. David Nick hit a solo home run for South Bend. Dayton starting pitcher Daniel Corcino had his first rough outing, allowing five earned runs in four and two-thirds innings to suffer the loss. Dayton had eight hits. Didi Gregorius had two to give him his third straight multi-hit game. Henry Rodriguez extended his hitting streak to 10 straight games, going 1 for 4. Mark Fleury had two hits for Dayton.

Today's Starting Pitcher: Ricky Bowen hopes to earn his second straight win tonight as he makes his 14th start of the season. Bowen last pitched on Saturday vs. Lake County (5.0 IP, 5 H, 3 R, 1 ER, 1 BB, 6 SO, win). Bowen has made five starts in August, going 1-4, 9.86 (21 IP, 42 H, 26 R). He began the season in extended spring training and joined the Dragons on May 25. Bowen was selected by the Reds in the 43rd round of the 2009 draft out of Mississippi State University. After signing with the Reds last summer, Bowen logged just 14.1 innings, going 0-2, 6.28 with Billings (Pioneer League). Bowen went 2-3, 8.44 at MSU as a junior in the spring of 2009. Bowen, 23, is a native of Jasper, Alabama.

Individual Notes

* Henry Rodriguez has hit safely in 10 straight games, going 17 for 38, .447, to raise his batting average to .302. He is batting .332 since June 1 to raise his batting average from .260 to .302. He is hitting .335 in the second half to lead the team.

* Kevyn Feiner is 5 for 14, .357 with two home runs over his last four games.

* Didi Gregorius is 8 for 15, 533 over his last three games.

* Chase Weems is batting .320 over his last eight games.

* The Dragons roster includes two players who are ranked among the Reds top 30 prospects by Baseball America. They are shortstop Didi Gregorius (#15) and pitcher J.C. Sulbaran (#25) (Sulbaran is on the disabled list).

Team Notes

* The Dragons have won four of their last five games. They are 6-5 over their last 11 games after going 3-28 from July 9-August 13.

* Dayton pitchers have posted a 3.13 ERA over the last eight games.

* The Dragons have committed just five errors in their last five games. However, they lead the league in errors with 178 on the year.

* The Dragons have held the lead in 11 of their last 13 games (winning six).

* The Dragons have played 15 one-run games among their 57 games in the second half. They are 3-12 in those games.

* The Dragons have held the lead in the eighth or ninth inning in seven of their 41 second half losses and were tied in the ninth inning in five other losses. Five times in the second half, the Dragons have held the lead with two outs in the final inning but lost the game.

* Dayton has led in 39 of their 80 losses.

* The Dragons bullpen has notched 27 saves this season but suffered 24 blown saves. The 24 blown saves lead the league.

* Dayton has won four straight home games for the first time since they won six straight at home April 30-May 12.

* Dayton is 11-17 on the road in the second half; 5-24 at home.

* Dayton is 11-42 this season in games when they have committed more errors than their opponent.

* The Dragons have played 15 extra inning games. They are 4-3 at home; 0-8 on the road. They are 0-6 in extra innings in the second half.

* The Dragons have seven "walk-off" wins this season, three more than they had in all of 2009.

* The Dragons have used 50 players this season. The club record is 54 in 2003. The Midwest League average in 2009 was 45. Four teams used less than 40 and two teams used more than 50.

* The Dragons have made 73 roster changes this season and currently have seven players who have been with the club the entire season.

Road Trip: 0-1 .235 Batting Average 6.75 Earned Run Average 1 Errors in 1 Game

Last Home Stand: 4-0 .278 Batting Average 3.00 Earned Run Average 4 Errors in 4 Games

Upcoming Probable Pitchers (All game times are Dayton time)

Friday (6:30 p.m.): Dayton RH Jacob Johnson (7-6, 4.40) at South Bend LH Mike Belfiore (2-9, 3.81)

Saturday (7:05 p.m.): Dayton RH Clayton Shunick (2-1, 3.07) at Lansing LH Egan Smith (6-3, 4.65)

Sunday (2:05 p.m.): Dayton RH Tim Crabbe (3-6, 4.18) at Lansing RH Dave Sever (6-9, 4.47)

Monday (7:05 p.m.): Dayton RH Daniel Corcino (1-1, 2.95) at Lansing RH Matt Fields (5-7, 3.96)

Tuesday (7:05 p.m.): Dayton RH Ricky Bowen at Lansing RH Casey Lawrence

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