MWL1 Dayton Dragons

Dragons GameDay for Thursday, May 15 at Lansing

Published on May 15, 2014 under Midwest League (MWL1)
Dayton Dragons News Release


Thursday, May 15, 2014 ; Game # 39

Cooley Law School Stadium; Lansing, Mich.; 7:05 p.m.

Radio: WONE-AM 980

Dayton Dragons (22-15) at Lansing Lugnuts (19-19)

LH Amir Garrett (0-3, 6.04) vs. RH Chase De Jong (0-1, 3.71)

Today's Game : The Dayton Dragons (affiliate of the Cincinnati Reds) meet the Lansing Lugnuts (affiliate of the Toronto Blue Jays) in the first game of a four-game series. Season Series : Lansing 3, Dayton 1.

Streaks : Dayton has won six of its last nine. Lansing is 16-9 since starting the year 3-10. They have won three of their last four games.

Individual Notes

- Carlton Daal is batting .394 over his last 10 games, going 13 for 33, to raise his average from .287 to .317.

- Sammy Diaz is 6 for 11 over his last three games.

- Jeff Gelalich has six RBI over his last four games, going 5 for 16 (.313) with a home run, a triple, and two doubles (.750 slugging pct.).

- The Dragons have two of the top three in the league ERA rankings. Nick Travieso is second (1.59) and Daniel Wright is third (1.93). Additionally, Ismael Guillon ranks 14th (2.89) and Sal Romano is 21st (3.30).

Team Notes

The Dragons are in first place, .005 percentage points ahead of West Michigan. The Dragons have been in first place for 26 days this season, by far the most of any Eastern Division team. They are one and one-half games ahead of third place South Bend. 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.

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

Friday, May 16 (7:05 p.m.): Dayton RH Nick Travieso (4-1. 1.59) at Lansing RH Tom Robson (2-3, 4.76)

Saturday, May 17 (7:05 p.m.): Dayton RH Daniel Wright (2-1, 1.93) at Lansing LH Shane Dawson (1-1, 6.00)

Sunday, May 18 (2:05 p.m.): Dayton RH Sal Romano (3-2, 3.30) at Lansing LH Matt Dermody (2-0, 2.04)

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