
Dragons Notes for Monday
July 22, 2019 - Midwest League (MWL1)
Dayton Dragons News Release
Monday, July 22, 2019 l Game # 30 (100)
Northwestern Medicine Field l Geneva, Ill. l 1:00 p.m.
Radio: Fox Sports 980 WONE
Dayton Dragons (14-15, 42-57) at Kane County Cougars (19-10, 54-44)
RH Jhon De Jesus (2-9, 5.20) vs. RH Levi Kelly (4-0 2.24)
Today's Game: The Dayton Dragons (affiliate of the Cincinnati Reds) meet the Kane County Cougars (affiliate of the Arizona Diamondbacks) in the last game of a three-game series. 2019 Season Series (and current series) between Dayton and Kane County: Dayton 1, Kane County 1.
Last Game: Sunday: Kane County 8, Dayton 5. The Cougars scored five runs in the fourth inning and three more in the fifth to take an 8-2 lead, then held off a Dayton comeback bid. The Dragons seven-hit attack was led by Michael Siani (2 for 3, BB, RBI) and Jay Schuyler (2-4, RBI, R).
Team Notes
The Dragons have won six of their last eight games. During this eight-game period starting July 13, the Dragons are batting .266 (6th in the MWL), scoring 44 runs (4th) with a 3.34 ERA (6th).
The Dragons are 3-2 on their current road trip. They have not had a multi-series winning road trip in 2019 to date.
The Dragons are 7-4 in vs. West Division teams in the second half. They went 4-8 against the West in the first half.
Dragons relievers have allowed eight earned runs in 50 innings (1.44 ERA) in the last 11 games.
Dragons hitters have the fewest strikeouts in the MWL in the month of July with 125 in 19 games, 17 fewer than Fort Wayne.
The Dragons in the month of July are 11-8. They are tied for 3rd in the MWL in team batting at .258; 8th in runs scored with 82 in 19 games. They are tied for 10th in home runs (10) and tied for 11th in stolen bases (12). They rank 6th in July in ERA at 3.16.
Individual Notes
Pabel Manzanero is batting .348 (24 for 69) over his last 17 games. In the Second Half, Manzanero leads the league in both extra base hits (17) and slugging percentage (.545). He is 2nd in doubles (12), 3rd in hits (34), tied for 4th in home runs (4), tied for 7th in RBI (17).
Michael Siani is batting .423 (22 for 52) with seven stolen bases over his last 14 games. He has a nine-game hitting streak, going 18 for 38 (.474). Siani's .377 batting average in July ranks 4th in the MWL.
Since May 24, Siani has played in 46 games and is batting .326 (58 for 178) with 20 stolen bases in 23 tries. Since May 24, he ranks first in the MWL in batting average, runs scored, hits, and stolen bases.
- Dragons top hitters in July (19 G) are Michael Siani (.377, 7 SB), and Pabel Manzanero (.312, 3 HR, 13 RBI, .532 slg. pct.).
Matt Pidich over his last 18 games: 1.09 ERA, 33 IP, 19 H, 9 R, 4 ER, 10 BB, 32 SO.
Upcoming Probable Pitchers (Game times are Dayton time) (All games on WONE 980 AM and www.daytondragons.com)
Tuesday, July 23: Do Not Play
Wednesday, July 24 (7:00 p.m.): Great Lakes TBA at Dayton RH Lyon Richardson (2-7, 4.61)
Thursday, July 25 (7:00 p.m.): Great Lakes TBA at Dayton TBA
Friday, July 26 (7:08 p.m.): Great Lakes TBA at Dayton LH Andy Fisher (0-0, 0.00) TV: Dayton's CW (26)
Midwest League Stories from July 22, 2019
- TinCaps Close Out Homestand with Resounding Victory - Fort Wayne TinCaps
- Banfield, LumberKings Double up Lugs - Lansing Lugnuts
- Banfield's Double Powers Clinton to 4-2 Win - Clinton LumberKings
- TinCaps Top Kernels in Rubber Game - Cedar Rapids Kernels
- Chiefs Walked Off Monday - Peoria Chiefs
- Captains Walk-Off on Naylor's Knock - Lake County Captains
- Hot Rods Shutout by Bandits in 1-0 Loss - Bowling Green Hot Rods
- Cubs Snatch Series from Snappers with 6-4 Finale Win - South Bend Cubs
- Bandits Take Series from Bowling Green with Sixteenth Shutout - Quad Cities River Bandits
- Bass Plays â??Trophy Fish' in Shutout - West Michigan Whitecaps
- Dragons Fall in Road Trip Finale, 9-3 at Kane County - Dayton Dragons
- Beloit falls in series finale against South Bend - Beloit Sky Carp
- Shannon, Perdomo Deliver Series Win - Kane County Cougars
- Bass Stops Rattlers Win Streak - Wisconsin Timber Rattlers
- Victory Is Sweet Like Honey - Great Lakes Loons
- Reds First Round Pick Nick Lodolo to Join Dragons for Thursday Start - Dayton Dragons
- TinCaps Game Notes: July 22 vs. Cedar Rapids (Game 98) - Fort Wayne TinCaps
- Dragons Homestand Preview for July 24-26 - Dayton Dragons
- RHP Jherson Pereira transferred from the Gulf Coast League Astros to Quad Cities - Quad Cities River Bandits
- Hot Rods Game Notes - Bowling Green Hot Rods
- Dragons Notes for Monday - Dayton Dragons
- Santa Stu to help South Bend Cubs celebrate 'Christmas in July' during upcoming homestand - South Bend Cubs
- Ambush Baseball Brings Lansing Little League Game to Cooley Law School Stadium - Lansing Lugnuts
- Cubs and Snappers Split Sunday Doubleheader 4-3, 5-1 - South Bend Cubs
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