MWL1 Dayton Dragons

Hunter Greene Enjoys Best Career Performance in Dragons 2-1 Win

Published on July 2, 2018 under Midwest League (MWL1)
Dayton Dragons News Release


Eastlake, Ohio - Hunter Greene struck out a career-high 10 batters and allowed just two hits with no walks over seven shutout innings as the Dayton Dragons defeated the Lake County Captains 2-1 on Monday night. The win was the Dragons sixth in their last eight games and improved their second half record to 6-6.

Greene, the Cincinnati Reds first round draft pick in 2017, enjoyed the finest start of his young professional career. He became the first Dayton pitcher to reach double-figures in strikeouts since Scott Moss struck out 11 on June 16, 2017 at Fort Wayne. Greene threw just 69 pitches in seven innings including 52 strikes. He allowed singles in the third and fourth innings and one other hitter reached on an error as Greene retired 20 of the 23 batters he faced. Greene has posted a 1.87 ERA over his last eight starts after beginning the season with a 10.06 ERA in his first seven starts.

The Dragons broke a scoreless tie in the seventh inning on back-to-back doubles by Alejo Lopez and Jeter Downs to make it 1-0. In the top of the ninth, Leandro Santana belted a solo home run to straightaway center field to make it 2-0. The homer was Santana's sixth of the season.

Cory Thompson replaced Greene and pitched a perfect eighth inning. Thompson went back to the mound for the ninth with a 2-0 lead and allowed a lead-off double to J.J. Berardi to bring the tying run to the plate. He got Nolan Jones to line out to right field for the second out before Jose Medina singled to left to drive in Berardi and make it a 2-1 game. That brought the Captains best hitter to the plate, Oscar Gonzalez, with the tying run at first and two outs. Thompson struck out Gonzalez on a pitch in the dirt. Dragons catcher Hendrik Clementina threw to first to complete the out and when his throw was wide of the bag, first baseman Montrell Marshall made a long stretch to record the putout and end the game. Thompson picked up his fourth save.

The Dragons finished with just five hits. Lopez was 2 for 4 with a double and a run scored.

Notes: The Dragons are 3-2 on their six-game road trip that will conclude on Tuesday night...Dragons shortstop Jose Garcia was ejected from the game in the fourth inning by the plate umpire. Over the last four games, four Dragons players have been ejected after the club went the first 76 games of the season without having a player ejected. Garcia was replaced in the lineup by Santana, who provided the big home run in the top of the ninth inning.

Up Next: The Dragons (6-6, 37-43) play at Lake County (4-8, 33-49) again on Tuesday night at 7:00 p.m. in the second game of a brief two-game. Tyler Mondile (2-6, 6.59) will start for Dayton against Lake County's Juan Hillman (1-8, 5.45).

The next Dragons home game is July 4th at 7:00 p.m. at Fifth Third Field against the Lake County Captains. An on-field fireworks show will follow the game. The Dragons will also wear special Stars & Stripes jerseys and hats during the game. For Dragons 2018 ticket information, call (937) 228-2287.

Game Broadcast: All Dragons games are broadcast on radio on Fox Sports 980 WONE and on the internet at wone.com. Games are also available on the Dayton Dragons mobile app.

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