Dragons Press Box Notes for August 19

Dragons GameDay

Wednesday, August 19, 2015  l Game # 121 (51)

Four Winds Field l South Bend, Ind. l 7:05 p.m.

Radio: Fox Sports 980 WONE

 

Dayton Dragons (22-28, 61-59) at South Bend Cubs (26-24, 55-62)

RH Tyler Mahle (11-6, 2.45) vs. RH Trevor Clifton (5-9, 4.45)

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Today's Game: The Dayton Dragons (affiliate of the Cincinnati Reds) meet the South Bend Cubs (affiliate of the Chicago Cubs) in the second game of a three-game set. South Bend won the series opener on Tuesday, 7-2.

Individual Notes

• Shed Long has hit safely in eight straight games, going 12 for 34, .353.
• Avain Rachal is batting .389 over his last 10 games, going 14 for 36 with a home run.
• Tyler Mahle over his last nine starts: 5-1, 1.38 ERA, 52 IP, 8 ER. Mahle was Midwest League Pitcher of the Month for July (4-0, 0.58, 5 GS).
• Wyatt Strahan over his last 10 starts: 65 IP, 18 R, 15 ER, 2.08 ERA, but with a 2-5 record (two 1-0 losses).
• Mike Sullivan over his last six relief appearances: 12.1 IP, 1 R, 1 BB, 17 SO.
• Brennan Bernardino over his last six relief appearances: 9.1 IP, 0 R.

Team Notes

• The Dragons are 38-23 (.623) at home but 23-36 (.390) on the road.
• The Dragons are batting .261 at home; .234 on the road. The team ERA at home is 2.84. It is 3.97 on the road.
• The Dragons are 20-10 in one-run games at home; 6-13 on the road.

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

Thursday, August 20 (7:05 p.m.): Dayton RH Wyatt Strahan (7-9, 2.72) at South Bend LH Tommy Thorpe (4-5, 3.33)

 

Friday, August 21 (7:05 p.m.): Dayton RH Tejay Antone (6-9, 2.85) at Great Lakes TBA

Saturday, August 22 (7:05 p.m.): Dayton RH Jake Paulson (5-5, 2.82) at Great Lakes TBA

Sunday, August 23 (2:05 p.m.): Dayton LH Junior Morillo (3-8, 7.17) at Great Lakes TBA