MWL1 Dayton Dragons

Dragons Gameday for Wednesday, June 16

Published on June 16, 2010 under Midwest League (MWL1)
Dayton Dragons News Release


Wednesday, June 16, 2010 * Game # 66

Parkview Field * Fort Wayne, Ind. * 7:05 p.m.

Radio: 1410 ESPN Radio WING-AM

Dayton Dragons (28-36) at Fort Wayne TinCaps (32-33)

RH J.C. Sulbaran (3-3, 4.94) vs. RH Daniel Sarria (1-2, 3.09)

Today's Game: The Dragons (affiliate of the Cincinnati Reds) meet the TinCaps (affiliate of the San Diego Padres) in the second game of a three-game set.

Season Series: Dayton 5, Fort Wayne 2 (at FW: FW 2, Dayton 2). Streaks: Dayton: Won 4 (7-3 over last 10). Fort Wayne: Lost 1 (7-11 over last 18).

Last Night: Dayton held off a frantic comeback attempt by Fort Wayne to defeat the TinCaps 9-8 in the first game of the series. Frank Pfister went 4 for 4 with three RBI to lead an 11-hit Dayton attack. Cameron Satterwhite and Shane Carlson each had two hits for Dayton. Chase Ware allowed a three-run double in the eighth but pitched out of a bases-loaded, one-out jam in the ninth for his sixth save. Ricky Bowen earned his first professional victory, working the first five innings for Dayton, allowing five hits and two runs with four walks and three strikeouts. Mark Fleury had a two-run double for Dayton. It was the Dragons fourth straight win (all on the road).

Today's Starting Pitcher: J.C. Sulbaran will make his 11th start of the season tonight. He did not get a decision in his last start last Wednesday at Beloit (4.0 IP, 3 H, 2 R, 2 ER, 5 BB, 2 SO, 2 HB). Sulbaran is a 20-year-old native of Willemstad, Curacao. He spent the entire 2009 season with the Dragons, going 5-5 with a 5.24 ERA. Sulbaran is rated as 25th best prospect in Reds organization by Baseball America. He pitched for Team Netherlands in 2009 World Baseball Classic, striking out former all-star catcher Ivan Rodriguez on three pitches. He also pitched for the Netherlands in the Olympics in Beijing in 2008. He is one of three players from his high school team to be drafted in 2008. Sulbaran moved with family to Plantation, Florida during his high school career and was the Miami-area pitcher of the year in 2008 as he helped American Heritage High School to state championship, going 11-0 with a 1.40 earned run average. Sulbaran had signed a National Letter of Intent to play at the University of Florida before signing with Reds.

Individual Notes

* Cameron Satterwhite has hit in six straight games, going 15 for 27, .556. He is batting .433 over his last 15 games and is now batting .376 since joining the Dragons. Since May 21 when Satterwhite joined the Dragons, he ranks second in the league in batting, tied for first in extra base hits, tied for first in doubles, and tied for sixth in slugging percentage. He is hitting .426 for the month of June, which is second in the league.

* Frank Pfister is batting .560 on the road trip, going 14 for 25.

* Didi Gregorius over his last 16 games: .371 with two doubles, three triples, three home runs, 14 RBI, and only 4 SO in 71 AB.

* Henry Rodriguez is batting .353 over his last 13 games with a HR, six doubles, a triple, and 8 RBI.

* Josh Garton is batting .364 over his last 10 games.

* Alex Oliveras has hit in five straight games, going 7 for 18, .389.

* Chase Ware has a 0.91 ERA over his last 16 games covering 39.2 innings (4 earned runs).

* 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 won four straight games and can match their longest winning streak of the year with a win tonight.

* The Dragons sweep of Wisconsin over the weekend was Dayton's first road series sweep since August 7-10, 2009 at Lansing.

* Dayton is batting .302 as a team over its last 17 games. They have at least 10 hits in 13 of the last 18 games.

* The Dragons .304 team batting average in the month of June is second in the league and first in the Eastern Division.

* The Dragons are averaging 5.7 runs per game in June, second only to Bowling Green (6.1) in the Eastern Division.

* The Dragons have stolen 18 bases in 13 games in June after stealing 36 bases in 51 games in April-May.

* Dayton has just eight errors in their last 10 games. They had 38 errors in the previous 21 games. Dayton is 6-20 this season in games when they have committed more errors than their opponent.

* Dayton starting pitchers this season: 15-24, 4.34 ERA. Dayton bullpen: 13-12, 3.02 ERA.

* Dayton relievers have allowed 10 runs in eight innings over the last two games. In the month of June, the bullpen ERA is 4.88. The bullpen ERA in April-May was 2.57.

* The Dragons are 8-3 in one-run games at home; 5-10 in one-run games on the road. Dayton won seven one-run home games in all of 2009.

* The Dragons have played eight extra inning games. They are 3-0 at home; 0-5 on the road.

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

Current Road Trip: 5-2 .311 Batting Average 3.79 Earned Run Average 8 Errors in 7 Games

Last Home Stand: 3-3 .295 Batting Average 4.33 Earned Run Average 6 Errors in 6 Games

Upcoming Probable Pitchers (All game times are Dayton time)

Thursday (7:05 p.m.): Dayton LH Justin Walker (1-8, 5.32) at Fort Wayne RH John Hussey (4-3, 6.35)

Friday (7:07 p.m.): Dayton RH Jacob Johnson (3-4, 4.64) vs. Great Lakes TBA

Saturday (7:07 p.m.): Dayton RH Pedro Villarreal (3-4, 3.59) vs. Great Lakes TBA

Sunday (2:00 p.m.): Dayton RH Ricky Bowen (1-0, 4.24) vs. Great Lakes TBA

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