MWL1 Dayton Dragons

Dragons Gameday for Wednesday, July 28

Published on July 28, 2010 under Midwest League (MWL1)
Dayton Dragons News Release


Wednesday, July 28, 2010 * Game # 99 (30)

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

Radio: 1410 ESPN Radio WING-AM

Bowling Green Hot Rods (13-17, 44-55) at Dayton Dragons (8-21, 38-60)

LH Kyle Lobstein (6-5, 4.53) vs. LH Justin Walker (3-8, 5.34)

Today's Game: The Dragons (affiliate of the Cincinnati Reds) host the Hot Rods (affiliate of the Tampa Bay Rays) in the first game of a three-game set. Season Series: Dayton 8, Bowling Green 6 (At Dayton: Bowling Green 5, Dayton 3).

Streaks: Dayton: Lost 6 (Lost 13 of last 14). Bowling Green: Lost 2 (Lost 7 of last 10).

Last Game: Quad Cities defeated Dayton 5-0 to complete a sweep of the three-game series. Shelby Miller, the top-rated prospect in the St. Louis Cardinals organization, tossed seven scoreless innings, allowing just three hits and no walks to earn the win. The Dragons had only three base runners in the game and sent just 28 batters to the plate, one over the minimum. Homer Bailey started for Dayton on a rehab assignment from Cincinnati and suffered the loss, allowing three runs in four innings of work.

Today's Starting Pitcher: Justin Walker makes his 16th start of the season tonight after beginning the year in the Dayton bullpen. In his last start last Thursday against Cedar Rapids, he suffered the loss (4.0 IP, 6 H, 7 R, 7 ER, 1 BB, 2 SO). Walker leads the club in quality starts with six. Walker split 2009 season between Dayton and Billings, going a combined 1-5, 3.65. He worked 56.2 innings, allowing 59 hits with 10 walks and 54 strikeouts. He walked just seven batters in 65 innings of college baseball in 2008 with Lamar University, going 2-2, 4.85 in 19 games (seven starts). He posted a combined record of 18-1 over his junior and senior seasons at Nederland High School in Nederland, Texas.

Individual Notes

* Mark Fleury is batting .373 over his last 19 games. Fleury is fourth in the Midwest League in slugging percentage in the second half at .632. He is batting .373 in July to rank ninth in the league. He is batting .342 in the second half to lead the team.

* Henry Rodriguez has hit safely in 31 of his last 34 games. He is tied for fourth in the Midwest League in extra base hits with 42, tied for third in doubles with 30, and fifth in hits with 111. He is batting .326 over his last 44 games with 17 doubles and five home runs. He is hitting .322 in the second half to rank second on the team.

* Ryan LaMarre went 7 for 15 in the last series vs. Quad Cities.

* 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 have lost 13 of their last 14 games. The first six of the 13 losses came by two runs or less; each of the last seven have come by at least three runs.

* The Dragons are batting .201 over their last 14 games.

* Dayton opponents have scored at least eight runs in seven of the last 11 games.

* Dragons starting pitchers on this home stand: 6 GS, 0-5, 25 IP, 28 R, 25 ER, 9.00 ERA.

* The Dragons have played nine three-game sets in the second half and eight have ended in sweeps (two series wins, six series losses). Seventeen of the 32 sets the Dragons have played this season have ended in sweeps (six series wins, 11 series losses).

* Seven of the 21 Dragons losses in the second half have come by one run and five have come by two runs. The Dragons have held the lead in the eighth or ninth inning in five of their 21 second half losses and were tied in the ninth inning in two other losses. Four 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 21 saves this season but suffered 22 blown saves. The 22 blown saves lead the league. Over the first 29 games of the second half, the Dragons bullpen has been charged with seven blown saves.

* Dayton is 8-31 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.

Home Stand: 0-6 .201 Batting Average 5.90 Earned Run Average 10 Errors in 6 Games

Last Road Trip: 1-4 .224 Batting Average 7.34 Earned Run Average 9 Errors in 5 Games

Upcoming Probable Pitchers (All game times are Dayton time)

Thursday (7:00 p.m.): Dayton RH Tim Crabbe (2-2, 3.23) vs. Bowling Green RH Albert Suarez (0-3, 4.15)

Friday (7:07 p.m.): Dayton RH Blair Carson (3-4, 3.60) vs. Bowling Green RH Jason McEachern (4-9, 5.36)

Saturday (7:00 p.m.): Dayton RH Jacob Johnson (5-6, 4.67) at West Michigan LH Jared Wesson (3-1, 2.97)

Sunday (1:00 p.m.): Dayton RH Ricky Bowen 2-4, 4.69) at West Michigan RH Victor Larez (6-9, 4.71)

Monday (7:00 p.m.): Dayton LH Justin Walker at West Michigan RH Luis Angel Sanz

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