
Dragons Notes for Tuesday
June 25, 2019 - Midwest League (MWL1)
Dayton Dragons News Release
Tuesday, June 25, 2019 l Game # 5 (75)
Fifth Third Ballpark l Comstock Park, Mich. l 7:05 p.m.
Radio: Fox Sports 980 WONE
Dayton Dragons (2-2, 30-44) at West Michigan Whitecaps (0-4, 21-52)
RH Jhon De Jesus (1-6, 4.97) vs. RH Brad Bass (no record)
Today's Game: The Dayton Dragons (affiliate of the Cincinnati Reds) meet the West Michigan Whitecaps (affiliate of the Detroit Tigers) in the first game of a four-game series. 2019 Season Series: Dayton 5, West Michigan 1.
Team Notes
In the month of June, the Dragons have a record of 13-6. In June, they are fifth in the MWL in team batting (.242); fourth in runs scored; and tied for first in stolen bases (28). On the mound in June, they rank third in team ERA (2.84).
Michael Siani over his last 25 games dating back to May 24 is batting .333 with two home runs, 21 runs scored, and 13 stolen bases to raise his batting average 65 points from .170 to .235. In the month of June, Siani leads the league in hits (25), stolen bases (12), and runs (16). He ranks fifth in batting average (.329).
Randy Ventura in his last 14 games is batting .383 (18 for 47) to raise his average from .138 to .289. He is batting .360 in June to rank second in the Midwest League.
Miles Gordon is tied for the Midwest League in RBI in the month of June with 13. He is tied for third in stolen bases with six.
Pabel Manzanero has a five-game hitting streak, batting .400 (8 for 20).
Connor Bennett in his last eight appearances has two wins and six saves. For the year, he is tied for 2nd in the MWL in saves with nine. He is tied for 1st in appearances with 27. Bennett has not been scored on in June (8.1 IP, 4 H, 3 BB, 13 SO, .138 Opp. Avg., 0.84 WHIP)
Ricky Salinas in June: 4 GS, 1-0, 1.29 ERA, 21 IP, 16 H, 4 R, 3 ER, 6 BB, 18 SO, .213 Opps. Avg., 1.05 WHIP.
Matt Pidich over his last 11 games: 1.64 ERA, 22 IP, 13 H, 9 R, 4 ER, 9 BB, 22 SO.
Adrian Rodriguez in June: 6 G, 1-0, 1.35 ERA, 13.1 IP, 11 H, 2 R, 2 ER, 4 BB, 14 SO.
Upcoming Probable Pitchers (Game times are Dayton time) (All games on WONE 980 AM and www.daytondragons.com)
Wednesday, June 26 (7:05 p.m.): Dayton RH Lyon Richardson (1-4, 4.08) at West Michigan RH Wilkel Hernandez (5-5, 4.37)
Thursday, June 27 (7:05 p.m.): Dayton RH James Marinan (2-7, 4.89) at West Michigan LH Adam Wolf (2-9, 7.53)
Friday, June 28 (7:05 p.m.): Dayton RH Ricky Salinas (2-3, 4.03) at West Michigan RH Robbie Welhaf (2-2, 2.61)
Midwest League Stories from June 25, 2019
- Snappers fall in second half road opener to Cougars - Beloit Sky Carp
- Hot Rods Handle Loons - Great Lakes Loons
- Dragons Fall in West Michigan, 3-1, in Road Trip Opener - Dayton Dragons
- Late Rally Leads to Series Opening Win - Clinton LumberKings
- Cedar Rapids Rallies Late for 4-3 Victory - Cedar Rapids Kernels
- McGee K's Seven as Hot Rods Take Series Opener 5-2 - Bowling Green Hot Rods
- Bees Blast 9 Runs in Rain-Shortened Win - Burlington Bees
- Curry Homers, But 'Caps Fall to Cubs - Fort Wayne TinCaps
- Cedar Rapids Rallies Late to Beat Wisconsin - Wisconsin Timber Rattlers
- Kelly Shines in Cougars Win - Kane County Cougars
- Huge First Inning Drives Burlington to Rain-Shortened Win - Quad Cities River Bandits
- Chiefs Lose Late Lead Again - Peoria Chiefs
- Game Notes - Bowling Green Hot Rods
- Pitcher Watts Joins the Lugnuts - Lansing Lugnuts
- TinCaps Game Notes: June 25 vs. South Bend (Game 73) - Fort Wayne TinCaps
- Dragons Notes for Tuesday - Dayton Dragons
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