Dragons GameDay Notes for Thursday
August 6, 2015 - Midwest League (MWL1)
Dayton Dragons News Release
Thursday, August 6, 2015 l Game # 110 (40)
Perfect Game Field l Cedar Rapids, Iowa l 7:35 p.m.
Radio: Fox Sports 980 WONE
Dayton Dragons (18-21, 57-52) at Cedar Rapids Kernels (22-17, 63-46)
LH Junior Morillo (3-6, 6.12) vs. RH Zack Tillery (5-4, 3.28)
Today's Game: The Dayton Dragons (affiliate of the Cincinnati Reds) meet the Cedar Rapids Kernels (affiliate of the Minnesota Twins) in the final game of a three-game set.
Streaks: Dayton has lost 12 of the last 14 road games and seven of the last nine games overall. They have won 11 of the last 14 home games.
Last Night: Dragons 8, Cedar Rapids 3.
Individual Notes
- Cory Thompson has an 8-game hitting streak, batting .364 with three home runs during the streak (12 for 33, 7 RBI).
- Avain Rachal is 5 for 6 with a home run in the current series at Cedar Rapids.
- Chadwick Tromp is batting .367 over his last 10 games, going 11 for 30.
Team Notes
The Dragons need a win tonight to earn their first road series victory of the second half. They also could notch their first errorless series of the second half by playing tonight's game without committing an error.
The Dragons are 11-3 over their last 14 home games, outscoring their opponents 69-46 in the 14 games. They have held the opponent to three runs or less in nine of the 14 games and have scored an average of 4.92 runs per game.
The Dragons are 2-12 over their last 14 road games. Over their last 14 road games, they have been outscored 85-37.
Upcoming Probable Pitchers (All game times are Dayton time) (All games on WONE 980 AM and www.daytondragons.com)
Friday, August 7 (8:00 p.m.): Dayton RH Tyler Mahle (11-5, 2.51) at Quad Cities TBA
Saturday, August 8 (7:00 p.m.): Dayton RH Wyatt Strahan (6-8, 2.93) at Quad Cities TBA
Sunday, August 9 (2:15 p.m.): Dayton RH Tejay Antone (5-9, 3.10) at Quad Cities TBA
Midwest League Stories from August 6, 2015
- TinCaps Take Series at Burlington - Fort Wayne TinCaps
- Bees Beaten by TinCaps, 5-4 - Burlington Bees
- Kernels Score 2 in Bottom of 9th, Edge Dragons 5-4 - Dayton Dragons
- Quad Cities Completes Sweep of Hot Rods in 2-0 Whitewashing - Bowling Green Hot Rods
- Gordon Comes Through in Pinch to Walk-Off Dayton - Cedar Rapids Kernels
- Chiefs Win Pitchers' Duel, Sweep Captains - Peoria Chiefs
- Chiefs Walk to Sweep of Captains - Lake County Captains
- LumberKings Swept with 9-3 Loss to West Michigan - Clinton LumberKings
- Cougars Hang on for Rubber Game Victory - Kane County Cougars
- Kane County Tops South Bend, 4-3, Wins Series - South Bend Cubs
- Whitecaps Sweep LumberKings - West Michigan Whitecaps
- Timber Rattlers Avoid Sweep, 6-3 - Lansing Lugnuts
- Rattlers snap skid at six with 6-3 win at Lansing - Wisconsin Timber Rattlers
- Austin Dillon Takes over Dow Diamond - Great Lakes Loons
- TinCaps Game Notes: August 6 at Burlington (Game 108) - Fort Wayne TinCaps
- Dragons GameDay Notes for Thursday - Dayton Dragons
- Bandits Partner with Augustana College to Create 3rd Bandit Scholarship - Quad Cities River Bandits
- Hot Rods Alumni Report - Bowling Green Hot Rods
- Seven-Run Second Fuels Bandits' 9th Straight Win - Quad Cities River Bandits
- Whitecaps Fight Back in 5-4 Win - West Michigan Whitecaps
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