MWL1 Dayton Dragons

Dragons Gameday for Thursday, August 5, 2010

Published on August 5, 2010 under Midwest League (MWL1)
Dayton Dragons News Release


Thursday, August 5, 2010 * Game # 107 (38)

Classic Park * Eastlake, Ohio * 7:00 p.m.

Radio: 1410 ESPN Radio WING-AM

Dayton Dragons (9-28, 39-67) at Lake County Captains (18-20, 62-45)

RH Ricky Bowen (2-5, 5.72) vs. LH Giovanni Soto (7-6, 2.57)

Today's Game: The Dragons (affiliate of the Cincinnati Reds) meet the Captains (affiliate of the Cleveland Indians) in the third game of a four-game set. This is game six of the Dragons seven-game road trip.

Season Series: Lake County 9, Dayton 2 (At Lake County: Lake County 7, Dayton 1).

Streaks: Dayton: Lost 2 (Lost 20 of last 22). Lake County: Won 2 (6-10 over last 16 games).

Last Game: Lake County defeated Dayton 8-2 on Wednesday. The Captains broke open a close game by scoring five unearned runs in the bottom of the eighth inning, taking advantage of two Dayton errors in the frame. For the second straight night, the Dragons started the scoring with a solo home run when Mark Fleury connected in the fourth inning. But Lake County answered with two runs in the fifth to take a 3-1 lead. The Dragons scored in the eighth, keyed by a lead-off double by Kevyn Feiner to pull to 3-2 before Lake County's big bottom of the eighth. Dayton had nine hits. Fleury, Feiner, and Henry Rodriguez all had two.

Today's Starting Pitcher: Ricky Bowen comes back on three days rest to make his 10th start of the season tonight. Bowen was knocked out early in his last start on Sunday at West Michigan and suffered the loss (2.1 IP, 8 H, 7 R, 7 ER, 0 BB, 0 SO). 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, 22, is a native of Jasper, Alabama.

Individual Notes

* Mark Fleury has a 10-game hitting streak and is batting .347 over his last 26 games. He batted .352 in July to tie for eighth in the league. He is batting .327 in the second half to lead the team. Fleury is fourth in the league in slugging percentage in the second half at .587.

* Henry Rodriguez has hit safely in 38 of his last 42 games. He is batting .326 over his last 53 games (221 AB) with 18 doubles and seven home runs. He is hitting .322 in the second half to rank second on the team.

* Didi Gregorius has hit in nine of his last 10 games, batting .333.

* Ryan LaMarre is batting .350 over his last nine games.

* Frank Pfister has hit in six straight games, batting .381 with a home run.

* Jacob Johnson over his last three starts: 1-0, 19.1 IP, 3 ER, 1.40 ERA. Johnson since May 26: 5-2, 3.43 ERA.

* 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).

Team Notes

* Dayton is batting .291 as a team in four games in August. They have 41 hits over the last four games. Dayton has scored exactly seven runs in three of their last six games. They are batting .269 on the current road trip after hitting .205 on the previous nine-game home stand.

* Dragons starting pitchers over the last 14 games: 0-9, 64.0 IP, 54 R, 50 ER, 7.03 ERA.

* The Dragons have played 11 three-game sets in the second half and nine have ended in sweeps (two series wins, seven series losses). Eighteen of the 34 sets the Dragons have played this season have ended in sweeps (six series wins, 12 series losses).

* Dayton has led in 32 of their 67 losses. They have led in 19 of their 33 road losses.

* The Dragons bullpen has notched 22 saves this season but suffered 22 blown saves. The 22 blown saves lead the league. Over the first 37 games of the second half, the Dragons bullpen has been charged with seven blown saves.

* Dayton is 8-11 on the road in the second half; 1-17 at home.

* 24 of the Dragons 53 road games have been decided by one run this season.

* Dayton is 8-33 this season in games when they have committed more errors than their opponent.

* The Dragons have played 12 extra inning games. They are 4-1 at home; 0-7 on the road.

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

Road Trip: 1-4 .269 Batting Average 5.05 Earned Run Average 8 Errors in 5 Games

Last Home Stand: 0-9 .205 Batting Average 6.03 Earned Run Average 12 Errors in 9 Games

Upcoming Probable Pitchers (All game times are Dayton time)

Friday (7:00 p.m.): Dayton RH Jacob Johnson (5-6, 4.33) at Lake County RH Trey Haley (5-6, 5.38)

Saturday (7:07 p.m.): Dayton RH Clayton Shunick (0-0, 1.50) vs. West Michigan RH Luiz Angel Sanz (1-5, 6.31)

Sunday (4:00 p.m.): Dayton RH Tim Crabbe (2-3, 3.86) vs. West Michigan RH Patrick Cooper (0-0, 1.80)

Monday (7:00 p.m.): Dayton RH Blair Carson (3-5, 3.80) vs. West Michigan RH Trevor Feeney

Tuesday (7:00 p.m.): Dayton RH Ricky Bowen vs. West Michigan LH Jared Wesson

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