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Dragons GameDay Notes for Friday

June 27, 2014 - Midwest League (MWL1)
Dayton Dragons News Release


Friday, June 27, 2014; Game # 76 (8)

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

Radio: WONE-AM 980

Lake County Captains (5-2, 32-45) at Dayton Dragons (2-5, 38-37)

RH Mitch Brown (0-6, 4.06) vs. RH Nick Travieso (6-3, 3.31)

Today's Game: The Dayton Dragons (affiliate of the Cincinnati Reds) meet the Lake County Captains (affiliate of the Cleveland Indians) in the first game of a four-game series. Season Series: Lake County 6, Dayton 3. (At Dayton: Captains 2, Dragons 1).

Last Game: Thursday: Dayton 5, Fort Wayne 0. Four Dayton pitchers combined on a four-hit shutout as the Dragons salvaged a win in the three-game series.

Individual Notes

* Phillip Ervin has seven extra base hits in seven games in the second half, going 8 for 27, .296 with 2 home runs, 3 doubles, and 2 triples. Over Ervin's last 30 games, he is hitting .295 to raise his average from .193 to .234.

* Tanner Rahier has started the second half by going 13 for 29, .448 with a home run in six games (six multi-hit games) to raise his average from .266 to .289.

* Jon Matthews is batting .403 (27 for 67) in 19 games since coming off the disabled list May 31 to raise his average from .136 to .337. Matthews has a four-game hitting streak and is batting .348 in the second half.

* Daniel Pigott is 9 for 24, .375 in seven games to start the second half, raising his average from .231 to .276.

* Jamodrick McGruder is 7 for 22, .318 to start the second half.

* Dan Langfield over his last five outings: 15 IP, 2 R, 1 ER, 22 SO.

Team Notes

* The Dragons went 2-5 on the seven-game road trip, winning the first and last games.

* The Dragons hit .316 as a team over the three-game series at Fort Wayne, collecting 36 hits.

Upcoming Probable Pitchers (All game times are EDT) (All games on WONE 980 AM and WONE.com )

Saturday, June 28 (7:07 p.m.): Lake County RH Jordan Milbrath (2-8, 3.39) at Dayton RH Jackson Stephens (0-0, 6.75) TV: WHIO 7.2 (TWC 23 & 372)

Sunday, June 29 (2:00 p.m.): Lake County RH Caleb Hamrick (2-3, 6.66) at Dayton LH Amir Garrett (2-4, 4.38)

Monday, June 30 (7:00 p.m.): Lake County RH Dace Kime (3-9, 5.09) at Dayton RH Sal Romano (4-7, 3.96)

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