Dragons Press Box Notes August 5
Dragons GameDay
Wednesday, August 5, 2015 l Game # 109 (39)
Veterans Memorial Stadium l Cedar Rapids, Iowa l 7:35 p.m.
Radio: Fox Sports 980 WONE
Dayton Dragons (17-21, 56-52) at Cedar Rapids Kernels (22-16, 63-45)
RH Jake Paulson (4-3, 2.69) vs. RH Felix Jorge (5-4, 2.49)
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Today's Game: The Dayton Dragons (affiliate of the Cincinnati Reds) meet the Cedar Rapids Kernels (affiliate of the Minnesota Twins) in the second game of a three-game set. This is the second of 12 consecutive games against West Division opponents. Dragons-Kernels Season Series: Kernels lead, 1-0.
Streaks: Dayton has lost 12 of the last 13 road games and seven of the last eight games overall. They have won 11 of the last 14 home games.
Individual Notes
- Aristides Aquino is batting .306 with one home run over his last 12 games.
- Chadwick Tromp is batting .346 over his last nine games, going 9 for 26.
- 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 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 12 of their last 13 road games. Over their last 13 road games, they have been outscored 82-29.
Upcoming Probable Pitchers (All game times are Dayton time) (All games on WONE 980 AM and www.daytondragons.com)
Thursday, August 6 (7:35 p.m.): Dayton LH Junior Morillo (3-6, 6.12) 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 (5-9, 3.10) at Quad Cities TBA