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Dragons Press Box Notes July 3

By
July 3, 2015

Dragons GameDay

Friday, July 3, 2015  l Game # 79 (9)

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

Radio: Fox Sports 980 WONE

Fort Wayne TinCaps (5-3, 37-39) at Dayton Dragons (4-4, 43-35)

RH Ernesto Montas (6-5, 3.65) vs. LH Junior Morillo (1-2, 6.49)

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Today's Game: The Dayton Dragons (affiliate of the Cincinnati Reds) meet the Fort Wayne TinCaps (affiliate of the San Diego Padres) in the second game of a two-game set.  

Streaks: Dayton: The Dragons are 12-5 over their last 17 games. Fort Wayne: Since holding a 12-25 record on May 20, the TinCaps have gone 25-14. 

Individual Notes

  • Gavin LaValley is batting .358 over his last 26 games to raise his average from .212 to .271. 
  • Ronald Bueno had an 11-game hitting streak snapped last night. He is batting .305 over his last 26 games to raise his average from .237 to .270. He has hit safely in 23 of his last 26 games.
  • Jonathan Reynoso is 7 for 15 (.467) in the four games on the current homestand. He is batting .371 for the year against left-handed pitching.
  • Narciso Crook is batting .391 (9 for 23) with seven RBI in the second half.

Team Notes

  • The Dragons are 24-15 at home, a winning percentage of .615. The club record for best home win-loss percentage is .648 in 2001 (46-25).
  • Dragons relievers have given up the go-ahead run in the ninth inning in three straight games. In the three games, the bullpen has worked seven innings and allowed 13 earned runs.
  • Wednesday night's win was the Dragons ninth "walk-off" win of the 2015 season. Amazingly, they have had six walk-off wins in their last 17 home games. They had five walk-off wins in the entire 2014 season and four in the 2013 season.

Current Dragons Past Accomplishments:  Brennan Bernardino was the top relief pitcher in the Pioneer League in 2014 with Billings, posting a 1.01 ERA and nine saves…Argenis Aldazoro finished third in the Pioneer League in slugging percentage (.575) at Billings in 2014 and was Reds Minor League Batter/Month for August, 2014…Gavin LaValley led his high school team to three straight state championships in Oklahoma, belting 54 home runs in high school…Wyatt Strahan was First Team All-PAC 12 at USC…Jimmy Pickens was First Team All-Big Ten at Michigan State…Garrett Boulware was 2nd Team All-ACC at Clemson…Jake Ehret was a member of the 2013 college baseball national championship team at UCLA…Narciso Crook hit four home runs in one game in 2013 in junior college, leading his team to the national NJCAA D3 World Series title.

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

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)