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Dragons Press Box Notes August 13

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August 13, 2015

Dragons GameDay

Thursday, August 13, 2015  l Game # 116 (46)

Fifth Third Field l Dayton, Ohio l 7:07 p.m.

TV: WHIO 7.2 (23, 372) l Radio: Fox Sports 980 WONE

Peoria Chiefs (30-15, 63-50) at Dayton Dragons (19-26, 58-57)

 RH Matt Pearce (8-9, 2.78) vs. RH Tyler Mahle (11-6, 2.53)

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Today's Game: The Dayton Dragons (affiliate of the Cincinnati Reds) meet the Peoria Chiefs (affiliate of the St. Louis Cardinals) in the last game of a three-game set.  

Individual Notes

  • Avain Rachal has a seven-game hitting streak, going 12 for 25 (.480) with a home run.
  • Gavin LaValley is hitting .333 over his last eight games, going 10 for 30.
  • Jimmy Pickens is batting .300 over his last five games, going 6 for 20.
  • Tyler Mahle over his last 8 starts: 5-1, 1.50 ERA, 48 IP, 8 ER. Mahle was the Midwest League Pitcher of the Month for July (4-0, 0.58, 5 GS).
  • Wyatt Strahan over his last nine starts: 58 IP, 18 R, 15 ER, 2.33 ERA, but with a 1-5 record (two 1-0 losses).
  • Mike Sullivan over his last five relief appearances: 8.1 IP, 1 R, 1 BB, 11 SO.
  • Brennan Bernardino over his last four relief appearances: 6.1 IP, 0 R.
  • Jeremy Kivel over his last three relief appearances: 6.1 IP, 0 R.

Team Notes

  • The Dragons (58-57) need a win tonight to avoid falling back to the .500 mark (full-season) for the first time since they were 9-9 on April 26.
  • The Dragons are 35-22 (.614) at home but 23-35 (.397) on the road.
  • The Dragons have scored just five runs over their last five games (two shutouts, two games with one run, one game with three runs). 

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

Friday, August 14 (7:07 p.m.): Burlington RH Michael Bolasky (8-8, 4.07) at Dayton RH Wyatt Strahan (6-9, 2.86) TV:  WHIO 7.2 (TWC 23, 372)

Saturday, August 15 (7:00 p.m.): Burlington RH Keynan Middleton (5-8, 4.49) at Dayton RH Tejay Antone (6-9, 2.93)

Sunday, August 16 (2:00 p.m.): Burlington RH Justin Anderson (7-8, 3.21) at Dayton RH Jake Paulson (5-4, 2.83)