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Dragons Gameday For Tuesday, May 11

Published on May 11, 2010 under Midwest League (MWL1)
Dayton Dragons News Release


Tuesday, May 11, 2010 * Game # 32

Fifth Third Field * Dayton, Ohio * 7:00 p.m.

Radio: 1410 ESPN Radio WING-AM

Fort Wayne TinCaps (15-16) at Dayton Dragons (14-17)

RH Jerry Sullivan (1-1, 3.13) vs. RH Pedro Villarreal (0-2, 3.90)

Today's Game: The Dragons (affiliate of the Cincinnati Reds) host the TinCaps (affiliate of the San Diego Padres) in the second game of the three-game series. Season Series: Fort Wayne 2, Dayton 2.

Last Game: The Dragons picked up their fifth "walk-off" win of the season last night, scoring the winning run in the bottom of the ninth inning on a two-out RBI single by Didi Gregorius to defeat Fort Wayne 4-3. The Dragons trailed 3-1 when they scored two runs in the bottom of the seventh to tie the game, keyed by an RBI triple by Shane Carlson. Doug Salinas worked three scoreless innings without allowing a base hit to earn the win in relief for Dayton. Carlson had two hits and scored three runs, including the winner. Fort Wayne stranded 11 including the bases loaded in the third and fourth innings and went 2 for 14 with runners in scoring position.

Today's Starting Pitcher: Pedro Villarreal is a 22-year-old native of Dallas, Texas. Villarreal makes his seventh start of the season tonight. His last start was Wednesday at Lake County in a game that was suspended after three innings due to rain (3 IP, 0 H, 0 R, 0 ER, 1 BB, 1 SO). He played at Howard College in Texas and was selected by the Reds in the seventh round of the 2008 draft. Villarreal played last season with the Rookie-level GCL Reds (1-2, 1.47 in five starts) and Advanced-A Sarasota (0-3, 5.46 in nine games with three starts).

Skipper: Todd Benzinger is in his second season with the Dragons and in the Reds organization as a manager in 2010. Benzinger enjoyed a nine-year major league playing career from 1987-1995 with the Reds, Red Sox, Royals, Dodgers, and Giants. Todd is a former first baseman who recorded the final putout of the 1990 World Series with the Reds to complete their four-game sweep of the Oakland A's. Benzinger is a native of the Cincinnati area and currently resides in West Chester, Ohio.

Individual Notes

* Shane Carlson has hit in five straight games, going 10 for 17, .588 with 6 RBI to raise his average from .194 to .321.

* Chris Richburg is batting .290 with four home runs including a grand slam home run, eight doubles, and 16 RBI over his last 25 games.

* Doug Salinas has allowed no runs on one hit in eight innings over his last four appearances.

* Mark Fleury is hitting .295 over his last 16 games.

* The Dragons roster includes three players who are ranked among the Reds top 30 prospects by Baseball America. They include shortstop Didi Gregorius (#15), pitcher Donnie Joseph (#21), and pitcher J.C. Sulbaran (#25).

Team Notes

* The Dragons are 11-5 at home; 3-12 on the road. They are batting .268 at home; .220 on the road. The team ERA is 3.10 at home; 4.70 on the road. Dragons opponents are batting .247 in Dayton; .292 on the road. Dragons pitchers have a 52-136 walk-strikeout ratio at home; 48-90 on the road.

* The Dragons are 6-1 in one-run games at home; 0-5 in one-run games on the road. Dayton won seven one-run home games in all of 2009.

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

* The Dragons batted .297 last night, collecting 11 hits. They hit .185 as a team on the six-game road trip, scoring 11 runs.

* The Dragons roster includes 13 players who have previously played for the club. Catcher Kevin Coddington spent the entire 2009 season with the Dragons. Pitchers Ezequiel Infante, Donnie Joseph, Junior Martinez, Josh Ravin, J.C. Sulbaran, Justin Walker, and Chase Ware; catcher Jordan Wideman; infielders Kevyn Feiner, and Frank Pfister; and outfielders Andrew Means and Alex Oliveras all spent part of 2009 with the Dragons. Coddington, Wideman, Pfister, and Ravin were all on the Dragons '09 opening night roster.

Upcoming Probable Pitchers (All game times are Dayton time)

Wednesday (7:00 p.m.): Dayton RH J.C. Sulbaran (2-1, 5.40) vs. Fort Wayne LH Mike Watt (2-2, 4.03)

Thursday (7:05 p.m.): Dayton RH Josh Ravin (1-2, 2.43) at Great Lakes RH Matt Magill (0-0, 2.25)

Friday (7:05 p.m.): Dayton LH Justin Walker (1-3, 6.39) at Great Lakes RH Will Savage (2-1, 2.45)

Saturday (7:05 p.m.): Dayton RH Jacob Johnson (0-3, 5.93) at Great Lakes RH Elisaul Pimentel (2-2, 3.52)

Sunday (3:05 p.m.): Dayton RH Pedro Villarreal at Great Lakes RH Josh Wall

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