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Dragons Press Box Notes July 1

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July 1, 2015

Dragons GameDay

Wednesday, July 1, 2015  l Game # 77 (7)

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

Radio: Fox Sports 980 WONE

Great Lakes Loons (3-3, 41-33) at Dayton Dragons (3-3, 42-34)

RH Trevor Oaks (3-5, 2.75) vs. RH Wyatt Strahan (5-5, 3.07)

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Today's Game: The Dayton Dragons (affiliate of the Cincinnati Reds) meet the Great Lakes Loons (affiliate of the Los Angeles Dodgers) in the last game of a three-game set.  

Last Game: Great Lakes 8, Dayton 7. Highlights: Great Lakes scored four runs in the ninth inning to overcome a 7-4 deficit…Kyle Garlick's one-out double in the ninth brought in the tying and go-ahead runs…The Dragons led 6-2 after five innings…The game marked the first time in 2015 that the Dragons lost a game after leading by three runs or more at any point during the game…Dragons starting pitcher Mark Armstrong returned from the disabled list and pitched for the first time since June 1 (5 IP, 2 R)…Great Lakes knuckleballer Matt Shelton walked five batters in the second inning (three with the bases loaded), and they were the only walks the Loons allowed in the game.

Individual Notes

  • Gavin LaValley is batting .378 over his last 24 games to raise his average from .212 to .276. He has hit safely in 21 of his last 24 games.
  • Ronald Bueno has a 10-game hitting streak and is batting .320 over his last 24 games to raise his average from .237 to .275. He has hit safely in 22 of his last 24 games.
  • Best Hitters in June: Gavin LaValley: .388-2-17 in 19 G; Brian O'Grady: .326-5-19 in 23 G; Ronald Bueno: .310-0-11, .398 OBP in 25 G.
  • Best Pitchers in June: Brian Hunter: 1-1, 2 Sv, 1.13 ERA in 8 G, 8 IP; Seth Varner: 2-1, 1.96 in 4 GS.

Team Notes

  • The Dragons are 11-4 over their last 15 games. In those 15 games, they are batting .273 (146 for 535) with 10 HR, averaging 5.0 runs per game, with a 3.02 ERA (137 IP, 46 ER). The Dragons full season batting average is currently .249, averaging 4.4 R/G, and the ERA is 3.08.   
  • The Dragons current team ERA of 3.08 would shatter the club record of 3.39 set in 2011. However, the Dragons have allowed at least eight earned runs in two of the last three games as the team ERA has risen from 2.94 to 3.08.

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

Thursday, July 2 (7:07 p.m.): Fort Wayne LH Brad Wieck (2-0, 2.61) at Dayton RH Tejay Antone (4-6, 2.56) TV: WHIO 7.2 (TWC 23, 372)

Friday, July 3 (7:00 p.m.): Fort Wayne RH Ernesto Montas (6-5, 3.65) at Dayton LH Junior Morillo (1-2, 6.49)

 

Saturday, July 4 (6:35 p.m.): Dayton RH Tyler Mahle (7-5, 3.07) at Fort Wayne LH Thomas Dorminy (6-5, 4.00)

Sunday, July 5 (3:05 p.m.): Dayton RH Mark Armstrong (3-2, 2.92) at Fort Wayne RH Dinelson Lamet (2-4, 3.98)