MWL1 Dayton Dragons

Dragons Notes for Wednesday

Published on August 15, 2018 under Midwest League (MWL1)
Dayton Dragons News Release


Wednesday, August 15, 2018 l Game # 52 (120)

Fifth Third Field l Dayton, Ohiol 7:00 p.m.

Radio: Fox Sports 980 WONE

Lake County Captains (21-29, 50-70) at Dayton Dragons (20-31, 51-68)

RH Jean Carlos Mejia (4-5, 2.64) vs. RH Patrick McGuff (1-4, 4.39)

Today's Game: The Dayton Dragons (affiliate of the Cincinnati Reds) meet the Lake County Captains (affiliate of the Cleveland Indians) in the first game of a three-game series. Dragons Record on Road Trip ending Tuesday: 2-11.

Season Series: Dayton 9, Lake County 6. At Dayton: Dragons 8, Captains 2. Current Series: first meeting.

Last Game: Tuesday: Great Lakes 7, Dayton 6. The Loons scored five runs in the first inning and held off the Dragons to sweep the four-game series. The Dragons hit three home runs including a pair of two-run shots in the second inning by Hendrik Clementina and Raul Wallace. Jose Garcia had a solo homer in the fifth. The Dragons quickly bounced back after falling behind 5-0 and cut the deficit to 5-4 in the second inning, but they could never even the score. They left the tying run at second base in the ninth.

Playoff Chase: The Dragons must finish in the top two among eligible teams in the East Division in the Second Half (six teams competing; Bowling Green and Lansing ineligible). The Dragons are currently four and one-half games behind Fort Wayne and West Michigan in the race for the #2 seed in the Second Half. There are 19 games to play.

2018 Individual Notes

Alejo Lopez over his last 27 games since July 15: 37 for 98, .378, to raise his average from .247 to .320. Lopez's .378 average since July 15 ranks second among players on the 30 teams at the Single-A classification (Midwest League and South Atlantic League) and 12th among all players playing at the full-season level in Minor League Baseball (120 teams). Lopez had a 14-game hitting streak end on Sunday (0 for 2, walk). He went 24 for 58 (.414) during the hitting streak. This was the longest streak by a Dragons player in 2018 and tied for 16th longest in franchise history.

Hendrik Clementina over his last 14 games: 14 for 48 (.292) with five home runs.

J.D. Williams over his last 11 games: 14 for 37, .378, to raise his average from .203 to .261.

Andy Sugilio over his last 10 games: 12 for 39, .308. He has hit safely in seven straight games.

Miguel Aguilar over his last six relief appearances: 10.2 IP, 5 H, 0 R, 5 BB, 6 SO, 0.00 ERA.

Ryan Nutof over his last five relief appearances: 5.2 IP, 5 H, 0 R, 1 BB, 4 SO, 0.00 ERA.

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

Thursday, August 16 (7:00 p.m.): Lake County RH Luis Oviedo (1-0, 3.00) at Dayton RH Jared Solomon (0-1, 6.75)

Friday, August 17 (7:00 p.m.): Lake County LH Juan Hillman (3-9, 5.69) at Dayton LH Packy Naughton (5-9, 4.28)

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