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Dragons Press Box Notes August 4

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August 4, 2015

Dragons GameDay

Tuesday, August 4, 2015  l Game # 108 (38)

Veterans Memorial Stadium l Cedar Rapids, Iowa l 7:35 p.m.

Radio: Fox Sports 980 WONE

Dayton Dragons (17-20, 56-51) at Cedar Rapids Kernels (21-16, 62-45)

RH Tejay Antone (5-8, 2.95) vs. RH Keaton Steele (2-3, 3.88)

Click here for the full Dragons Press Box Notes

Today's Game: The Dayton Dragons (affiliate of the Cincinnati Reds) meet the Cedar Rapids Kernels (affiliate of the Minnesota Twins) in the first game of a three-game set. This is the first of 12 consecutive games against West Division opponents. 

Streaks: Dayton has lost 11 of the last 12 road games and six of the last seven games overall. They have won 11 of the last 14 home games.

Individual Notes

  • Aristides Aquino is batting .333 with one home run over his last 11 games.
  • Chadwick Tromp is batting .346 over his last nine games, going 9 for 26.
  • Garrett Boulware is batting .295 over his last 13 games.
  • Tyler Mahle over his last seven starts: 5-0, 1.43 ERA, 42 IP, 6 ER.
  • Wyatt Strahan over his last eight starts: 52 IP, 16 R, 14 ER, 2.42 ERA, but 1-4 record (two 1-0 losses).

Team Notes

  • The Dragons current team ERA of 3.32 would break the club record of 3.39 from 2011. The Dragons second half ERA stands at 3.92.
  • The Dragons bullpen posted an ERA in the first half of 2.89. The bullpen ERA in the second half is 4.93 (115 IP, 63 ER).
  • The Dragons are 11-3 over their last 14 home games, outscoring their opponents 69-46 in the 14 games. They have held the opponent to three runs or less in nine of the 14 games and have scored an average of 4.92 runs per game.
  • The Dragons have lost 11 of their last 12 road games. Over their last 12 road games, they have been outscored 74-28. 
  • The Dragons are 35-20 (.636) at home but 21-31 (.404) on the road. Their home record is the best in the Midwest League.
  • The club record for most home wins in a season is 46 (2001). The Dragons are on pace for 45 home wins.

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

Wednesday, August 5 (7:35 p.m.): Dayton LH Junior Morillo (3-6, 6.12) at Cedar Rapids RH Felix Jorge (5-4, 2.49)

Thursday, August 6 (7:35 p.m.): Dayton RH Jake Paulson (4-3, 2.69) at Cedar Rapids RH Zack Tillery (5-4, 3.28)

 

Friday, August 7 (8:00 p.m.): Dayton RH Tyler Mahle (5-8, 2.95) at Quad Cities TBA

Saturday, August 8 (7:00 p.m.): Dayton RH Wyatt Strahan (6-8, 2.93) at Quad Cities TBA

Sunday, August 9 (2:15 p.m.): Dayton RH Tejay Antone at Quad Cities TBA