Dragons Press Box Notes for May 20

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Saturday, May 20, 2017 l Game # 42
Fifth Third Fieldl Dayton, Ohiol7:07 p.m.
TV: Dayton's CW (26)l Radio: Fox Sports 980 WONE
Bowling Green Hot Rods (17-22) at Dayton Dragons (28-13)
LH Kenny Rosenberg (0-2, 5.33) vs. LH Scott Moss (5-1, 2.20)

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Today's Game: The Dayton Dragons (affiliate of the Cincinnati Reds) meet the Bowling Green Hot Rods (affiliate of the Tampa Bay Rays) in the third game of a four-game series. The Dragons are 3-2 vs. the Hot Rods this season (2-0 in Dayton).
Streaks: Dayton is 17-4 over its last 21 games. Bowling Green has lost six of its last seven games. 
Standings: The Dragons are in first place in the East Division of the Midwest League. They lead second place West Michigan by one game and third place South Bend by two and one-half games. The top two finishers in the East Division will qualify for post-season play at the conclusion of the 70-game first half. 
Individual Notes

• Luis Gonzalez is batting .385 with a home run over his last 10 games.
• T.J. Friedl is batting .370 over his last eight games.
• Hector Vargas is batting .474 with two home runs over his last five games after a 5 for 56 slump.
• Taylor Trammell has posted a slugging percentage of .596 in the month of May.
• Scott Moss leads the Midwest League in strikeouts with 57. Moss has won his last four starts.

Team Notes

• The Dragons have the most victories (28) in all of Minor League Baseball (120 teams currently in their seasons). 
• The Dragons are 17-4 over their last 21 games. In the 17 wins, they have outscored their opponents 97-36.
• Since losing their first two home games of the season, the Dragons are 16-2 at Fifth Third Field.   

• For the month of May, the Dragons lead the MWL in team pitching (2.81 ERA). 

Upcoming Probable Pitchers (Game times are Dayton time) (All games on WONE 980 AM and www.daytondragons.com)
Sunday, May 21 (2:07 p.m.): Bowling Green RH JD Busfield (3-2, 1.85) at Dayton LH Wennington Romero (3-1, 1.97)   TV: Dayton's CW (26)