MWL1 Dayton Dragons

Dragons Gameday for Tuesday, August 31

Published on August 31, 2010 under Midwest League (MWL1)
Dayton Dragons News Release


Tuesday, August 31, 2010 * Game # 132 (63)

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

Radio: 1410 ESPN Radio WING-AM

Dayton Dragons (20-42, 50-81) at Lansing Lugnuts (29-34, 65-67)

RH Ricky Bowen (4-8, 5.88) vs. RH Casey Lawrence (0-1, 7.71)

Today's Game: The Dragons (affiliate of the Cincinnati Reds) meet the Lugnuts (affiliate of the Toronto Blue Jays) in the last game of a four-game set. This is the final road game of the 2010 season for the Dragons.

Season Series: Lansing 13, Dayton 5. (At Lansing: Lansing 7, Dayton 2). Streaks: Dayton: Won 1 (Won 8 of last 10). Lansing: Lost 1.

Last Game: Dayton pulled off its biggest comeback of the season, scoring seven runs in the ninth inning to overcome a five-run deficit to defeat Lansing 9-7. The Dragons trailed 7-1 after six innings before scoring one in the seventh. The Dragons trailed 7-2 going to the ninth inning. Still trailing 7-6 with two outs, Josh Garton delivered a two-out, two-run single to give the club the lead, and Blaine Howell pitched a scoreless bottom of the ninth for the save. The Dragons collected 14 hits including two hits by Garton, Justin Reed, Dominic D'Anna, Tommy Nurre, and Frank Pfister.

Today's Starting Pitcher: Ricky Bowen hopes to earn his third straight win tonight as he makes his 15th start of the season. Bowen last pitched on Thursday at South Bend (6.0 IP, 3 H, 1 R, 1 ER, 2 BB, 5 SO, win). 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 15 straight games, going 25 for 61, .410, to raise his batting average to .304. He is batting .333 since June 1 to raise his batting average from .260 to .304. He is hitting .336 in the second half to lead the team.

* Josh Garton is 10 for 23, .435 with five doubles over his last six games, raising his average from .233 to .249.

* Mark Fleury is 9 for 24, .375 over his last six games, raising his average from .231 to .241.

* Kevyn Feiner is 8 for 23, .348 with two home runs over his last six games, raising his average from .160 to .188.

* Tommy Nurre is 6 for 14, .429 over his last four games since coming off the disabled list.

* Chase Weems is 11 for 32, .344 over his last 10 games, raising his average from .176 to .220.

* Alex Oliveras has hit safely in six straight games.

Team Notes

* The Dragons have won eight of their last 10 games. They are 10-6 over their last 16 games after going 3-28 from July 9-August 13.

* With a win tonight, the Dragons would earn series wins in three straight sets for the first time in 2010. They have won two straight sets overall for the first time since July 4-9.

* Prior to the start of this series, the Dragons won two of three games at South Bend to win their first road series since they swept Bowling Green in a three-game set July 7-9.

* The Dragons have committed just 11 errors in their last 10 games. However, they lead the league in errors with 184 on the year.

* The Dragons have held the lead in 15 of their last 18 games (winning 10). Dayton has led in 39 of their 81 losses this season.

* The Dragons have played 16 one-run games among their 62 games in the second half. They are 4-12 in those games.

* The Dragons have held the lead in the eighth or ninth inning in seven of their 42 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.

* The Dragons bullpen has notched 31 saves this season but suffered 24 blown saves. The 24 blown saves lead the league. However, since August 2, the Dragons have posted 10 saves while being charged with only two blown saves.

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

* Dayton is 11-42 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 74 roster changes this season and currently have six players who have been with the club the entire season.

Road Trip: 4-2 .294 Batting Average 5.19 Earned Run Average 7 Errors in 6 Games

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)

Wednesday (7:00 p.m.): Dayton RH Jacob Johnson (8-6, 4.37) vs. Bowling Green RH Alexander Colome (6-6, 3.95)

Thursday (7:00 p.m.): Dayton RH Clayton Shunick (3-1, 4.08) vs. Bowling Green LH Kyle Lobstein (8-8, 4.31)

Friday (7:07 p.m.): Dayton RH Tim Crabbe (3-7, 4.34) vs. Bowling Green RH Albert Suarez (1-5, 4.42)

Saturday (7:00 p.m.): Dayton RH Daniel Corcino vs. South Bend TBA

Sunday (4:05 p.m.): Dayton RH Ricky Bowen vs. South Bend TBA

Monday (2:05 p.m.): Dayton RH Jacob Johnson vs. South Bend TBA

End of Season

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