
Dragons Notes for Wednesday
April 11, 2018 - Midwest League (MWL1)
Dayton Dragons News Release
Wednesday, April 11, 2018 l Game # 7
Fifth Third Field l Dayton, Ohio l 7:00 p.m.
Radio: Fox Sports 980 WONE
Lake County Captains (4-2) at Dayton Dragons (3-3)
LH Juan Hillman (0-0, 9.00) vs. RH Mac Scoroler (0-1, 11.25)
Today's Game: The Dayton Dragons (affiliate of the Cincinnati Reds) meet the Lake County Captains (affiliate of the Cleveland Indians) in the third game of a four-game series.
Series to Date/Streaks: The Dragons have won the first two games of this series and their last three games overall.
Last night: Tuesday: Dayton 4, Lake County 1. Miles Gordon blasted a two-run home run in the bottom of the eighth inning to break a 1-1 tie. Ryan Nutof earned the win in relief by retiring all five batters he faced, and Connor Ryan pitched a scoreless ninth for his first save. Dragons starter Packy Naughton allowed one run over 6.1 innings and struck out seven without issuing a walk. All seven strikeouts came after the third inning. The two teams combined for 26 strikeouts and no walks.
The Dragons have won three straight games. They have outscored their opponents 11-5 in the three wins after being outscored 24-10 in their first three games of the season.
Dragons pitchers have allowed just five runs over the last three games, posting a team ERA of 1.67. Dragons relievers have not allowed a run in the last three games covering 12.1 innings.
The Dragons team batting average of .247 is one point better than the current league average of .246. The team slugging percentage of .359 tops the league average of .358. The team ERA of 4.10 compares to the league average of 4.08.
Upcoming Probable Pitchers (Game times are Dayton time) (All games on WONE 980 AM and www.daytondragons.com)
Thursday, April 12 (7:00 p.m.): Lake County LH Kirk McCarty (0-0, 6.23) at Dayton RH Tyler Mondile (0-1, 4.15)
Friday, April 13 (6:05 p.m.): Dayton RH Wendolyn Bautista (0-0, 3.38) at Great Lakes TBA
Saturday, April 14 (2:05 p.m.): Dayton RH Hunter Green (0-0, 6.00) at Great Lakes TBA
Sunday, April 15 (2:05 p.m.): Dayton LH Packy Naughton (0-0, 2.38) at Great Lakes TBA
Midwest League Stories from April 11, 2018
- Walk-Off Win Leads South Bend to Third Straight Win on Wednesday Night - South Bend Cubs
- Captains Drop Third Straight at Dayton - Lake County Captains
- Whitecaps Win Streak Hits Four - West Michigan Whitecaps
- Skid Hits Four, Hot Rods Drop 6-5 Decision - Bowling Green Hot Rods
- Snappers Split Twinbill with Bees - Beloit Sky Carp
- Crook Leads Dragons to Fourth Straight Win, 9-3 - Dayton Dragons
- Whitecaps Walk Way to Victory - Great Lakes Loons
- Rattlers to Host Sports Career Fair on April 25 - Wisconsin Timber Rattlers
- TinCaps Explode for Eight-Run Inning in First Win - Fort Wayne TinCaps
- Rosa goes deep in LumberKings matinee win - Clinton LumberKings
- Rattlers Fall to LumberKings - Wisconsin Timber Rattlers
- Eight-Run Seventh Sinks Lugs, 9-4 - Lansing Lugnuts
- Fifth Third Field to Host Army High School Baseball Program - Dayton Dragons
- Dragons Notes for Wednesday - Dayton Dragons
- Clay Matthews & Davante Adams to Act as Team Captains for Green & Gold Charity Softball Game - Wisconsin Timber Rattlers
- Pitchers Ravel and Weatherly Return to Lugnuts Roster - Lansing Lugnuts
- TinCaps Game Notes: April 11 vs. Lansing (Game 7) - Fort Wayne TinCaps
- Hot Rods Announce Hall of Fame Inductees - Bowling Green Hot Rods
- Bees Blank Snappers in First Home Win - Burlington Bees
- Bandits Bats Go Cold in 3-1 Loss - Quad Cities River Bandits
- Cougars Two-Hit River Bandits for Second Win - Kane County Cougars
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