Dragons Press Box Notes for July 22

Dragons GameDay
Saturday, July 22, 2017 l Game # 99 (29)
Fifth Third Fieldl Dayton, Ohiol7:07 p.m.
TV: Dayton's CW (26)l Radio: Fox Sports 980 WONE
Burlington Bees (12-16, 43-54) at Dayton Dragons (10-18, 51-47)
RH Andrew Vinson (6-8, 5.21) vs. LH Wennington Romero (3-7, 4.52)
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Today's Game: The Dayton Dragons (affiliate of the Cincinnati Reds) meet the Burlington Bees (affiliate of the Los Angeles Angels) in the first game of a three-game series.   
Siri and the Club Record: Jose Siri has a current 27-game hitting streak. On Friday, July 14 at Clinton, Siri broke the club record of 20 consecutive games set by Carlos Mendez in 2009. This is the longest hitting streak in the Midwest League since 2000, when Michigan's Garvin Wright hit safely in 29 straight games. The league record is 35, set by Waterloo's Tony Toups in 1977. Siri is batting .344 with 10 home runs during the streak. This is also the longest hitting streak in Minor League Baseball in 2017.
Individual Notes

• Jose Siri is batting .340 (69 for 203) with 15 home runs over his last 51 games (since May 21), raising his average from .218 to .290 and his slugging percentage from .303 to .510. Siri's .655 slugging percentage since May 21 ranks fourth among all players in Minor League Baseball (full-season leagues). His 15 home runs since May 21 is tied for fifth in the Minor Leagues. His .340 batting average since May 21 is fourth among all Single-A players. Siri was selected as the Midwest League Batter of the Week for the week of July 10-16.
• Taylor Trammell is batting .371 (33 for 89) over his last 22 games (since June 28) with two home runs and 11 RBI. He has hit safely in 20 of his last 22 games.
• Scott Moss is tied for the MWL lead in wins (10) and leads the circuit in strikeouts (119).
• Jesse Adams over his last 20 outings: 2-0, 3 Sv, 0.59 ERA, 30.1 IP, 2 R. He has not allowed a run since June 7, with 14 straight scoreless appearances covering 18 innings.
• Joel Kuhnel has not allowed a run over his last nine appearances covering 13 innings.

Team Notes

• The Dragons are 2-1 on the current home stand. They are 4-5 vs. West Division teams during this 12-game stretch of inter-divisional play.

Upcoming Probable Pitchers (Game times are Dayton time) (All games on WONE 980 AM and www.daytondragons.com)
Sunday, July 23 (2:07 p.m.): Burlington LH Justin Kelly (1-0, 0.00) at Dayton RH Tony Santillan (5-6, 3.26) TV: Dayton's CW (26)
Monday, July 24 (7:00 p.m.): Burlington RH Joe Gatto (5-7, 3.75) at Dayton RH Andrew Jordan (4-6, 4.84)