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MWL1 Dayton Dragons

Dragons Notes for Sunday

July 7, 2019 - Midwest League (MWL1)
Dayton Dragons News Release


Sunday, July 7, 2019 l Game # 17 (86)

Fifth Third Field l Dayton, Ohio l 2:08 p.m.

TV: Dayton's CW (26) l Radio: Fox Sports 980 WONE

South Bend Cubs (9-7, 46-38) at Dayton Dragons (6-10, 35-51)

RH Riley Thompson (4-4, 2.53) vs. RH Alexis Diaz (6-3, 5.77)

Today's Game: The Dayton Dragons (affiliate of the Cincinnati Reds) meet the South Bend Cubs (affiliate of the Chicago Cubs) in the second game of a three-game series.

Last Game: Saturday: South Bend 1, Dayton 0. Three South Bend pitchers combined on a five-hit shutout. Dragons starter Lyon Richardson was the hard-luck loser, allowing one run in six innings with one walk and seven strikeouts. The Dragons advanced only one runner past second base, did not have an extra base hit, and went 0 for 3 with men in scoring position.

Team Notes

The Dragons in the Second Half rank 9th in the MWL in team batting at .241, and 13th in runs scored with 53 in 16 games. They rank 10th in the half in ERA at 3.91.

- The Dragons top hitters in the Second Half (16 G) have included Mariel Bautista (.326, 2 doubles); Pabel Manzanero (.300, 7 doubles, 2 HR, .517 slg. pct.); Bren Spillane (.306, 4 doubles); Brian Rey (.286, 3 doubles, 9 RBI).

Brian Rey is batting .310 over his last 21 games to raise his batting average to .287.

Bren Spillane over his last seven games is batting .375 (9 for 24).

Mariel Bautista is hitting .326 in 12 games since returning from the injured list. He was out for 31 days with a shoulder injury.

The Dragons have two pitchers who could be strong contenders for Reds Minor League Pitcher of the Month in June. They are:

Ricky Salinas in June: 5 GS, 2-0, 1.03 ERA, 26.1 IP, 17 H, 4 R, 3 ER, 7 BB, 22 SO, .181 Opps. Avg.

Connor Bennett in June: 9 G, 2-0, 6 saves, 0.00 ERA, 10.1 IP, 4 H, 3 BB, 15 SO, .114 Opp. Avg.

Salinas over his last six starts is 3-0 with a 1.15 ERA (31.1 IP, 4 ER).

Bennett has not been scored upon over his last 12 appearances covering 13.2 IP. For the year, he leads the MWL in saves with 12 and appearances with 32.

Matt Pidich over his last 15 games: 1.29 ERA, 28 IP, 16 H, 9 R, 4 ER, 10 BB, 27 SO.

Alexis Diaz over his last four games: 10 IP, 1 R, 0.90 ERA.

Upcoming Probable Pitchers (Game times are Dayton time) (All games on WONE 980 AM and www.daytondragons.com)

Monday, July 8 (7:00 p.m.): South Bend LH Brendon Little (0-1, 5.40) at Dayton RH Ricky Salinas (4-3, 3.50)

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