MWL1 Dayton Dragons

Dragons Gameday for Wednesday, August 11

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


Wednesday, August 11, 2010 * Game # 113 (44)

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

Radio: 1410 ESPN Radio WING-AM

Lansing Lugnuts (21-23, 57-56) at Dayton Dragons (10-33, 40-72)

LH Egan Smith (4-2, 4.58) vs. RH Jacob Johnson (6-6, 4.08)

Today's Game: The Dragons (affiliate of the Cincinnati Reds) host the Lugnuts (affiliate of the Toronto Blue Jays) in the first game of a three-game set.

Season Series: Lansing 9, Dayton 3. (At Dayton: Dayton 3, Lansing 3).

Streaks: Dayton: Lost 4 (Lost 25 of last 28). Lansing: Won 1 (Lost 7 of last 8).

Last Game: Dayton lost to West Michigan 9-2 as the Whitecaps completed a sweep of the four-game series. West Michigan jumped out to a 6-1 lead over the first four innings and cruised to their sixth straight win. Michael Rockett led a 17-hit attack with three hits including two doubles and two RBI. The Dragons finished with just four hits. Ryan LaMarre had a double to extend his hitting streak to 10 straight games.

Today's Starting Pitcher: Jacob Johnson makes his 21st start of the season tonight. His last start came on Friday at Lake County when he picked up the victory (6.0 IP, 3 H, 0 R, 0 ER, 1 BB, 6 SO). Johnson over his last four starts: 2-0, 25.1 IP, 3 ER, 1.07 ERA. Johnson since May 26: 6-2, 3.12 ERA. Johnson was the Dragons Pitcher of the Month in June (3-0, 2.14 in four starts). He is a 19-year-old native of Lake Worth, Florida. He was drafted by the Reds in the 11th round in 2009 out of Trinity Christian Academy. Johnson finished fifth in the 2009 Florida Mr. Baseball voting. He was named the Florida Class 1A Co-Player of the Year and a 1st Team All-State selection in '09. Johnson had committed to Wake Forest before signing with Reds. He played with the GCL Reds in 2009 (2-3, 2.83 ERA).

Individual Notes

* Mark Fleury is batting .324 over his last 31 games. He batted .352 in July to tie for eighth in the league. He is batting .308 in the second half to rank second on the club.

* Henry Rodriguez has hit safely in 42 of his last 48 games. Since June 1, he is batting .318 to raise his season average from .260 to .291. He is hitting .316 in the second half to lead the team.

* Ryan LaMarre has hit in 10 straight games and 14 of his last 15. He is batting .387 over his last 15 games.

* Didi Gregorius is batting .305 over his last 15 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).

Team Notes

* The Dragons had four hits last night after collecting 37 hits over the first three games of the series with West Michigan, batting .322 as a team in those three games. They finished the series batting .279 as a team.

* Dragons starting pitchers over the last 20 games: 1-12, 90.2 IP, 79 R, 69 ER, 6.85 ERA.

* The Dragons have held the lead in the eighth or ninth inning in six of their 33 second half losses and were tied in the ninth inning in four 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 34 of their 72 losses.

* The Dragons bullpen has notched 23 saves this season but suffered 22 blown saves. The 22 blown saves lead the league. Over the first 43 games of the second half, the Dragons bullpen has been charged with seven blown saves.

* Dayton is 9-12 on the road in the second half; 1-21 at home.

* Dayton is 9-37 this season in games when they have committed more errors than their opponent.

* The Dragons have played 13 extra inning games. They are 4-2 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.

Current Home Stand: 0-4 .279 Batting Average 7.34 Earned Run Average 9 Errors in 4 Games

Last Road Trip: 2-5 .233 Batting Average 4.50 Earned Run Average 10 Errors in 7 Games

Upcoming Probable Pitchers (All game times are Dayton time)

Thursday (7:00 p.m.): Dayton RH Clayton Shunick (0-0, 3.18) vs. Lansing RH Dave Sever (4-8, 4.65)

Friday (7:07 p.m.): Dayton RH Tim Crabbe (2-4, 4.29) vs. Lansing RH Ryan Tepera (9-6, 3.97)

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