Dragons Press Box Notes for August 20

Dragons GameDay
Sunday, August 20, 2017 l Game # 126 (56)
Classic Park l Eastlake, Ohio l 1:30 p.m.
Radio: Fox Sports 980 WONE
Dayton Dragons (18-37, 59-66) at Lake County Captains (23-32, 50-74)
LH Wennington Romero (3-10, 5.24) vs. LH Brady Aiken (5-12, 4.74)
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Today's Game: The Dayton Dragons (affiliate of the Cincinnati Reds) meet the Lake County Captains (affiliate of the Cleveland Indians) in the third game of a four-game series.

Power and Speed: Jose Siri needs one home run to become the first Midwest League player to produce 20 home runs and 30 stolen bases in a season since Lansing's Corey Patterson in 1999. Siri needs one home run and one stolen base to become the first Midwest League player to produce 20 home runs and 40 stolen bases in a season since 1982, when those marks were reached by both Tom Romano of Madison and Chuckie Canady of Burlington.
Individual Notes

• Jose Siri is batting .332 (101 for 304) with 18 home runs over his last 76 games (since May 21), raising his average from .218 to .296 and his slugging percentage from .303 to .516. Siri's 187 total bases since May 21 ranks second in all of Minor League Baseball. Siri's .615 slugging percentage since May 21 ranks fifth in Minor League Baseball (full-season leagues). Siri was selected as the Midwest League Player of the Month for July.
• Jose Siri among the Midwest League leaders in 2017 (full season): 1st in Total Bases and Stolen Bases; Tied for 1st in Hits; 2nd in Runs; 2nd in Slugging Percentage; Tied for 2nd in Triples; 3rd in Extra Base Hits; 4th in Home Runs; 4th in Batting Average.
• Taylor Trammell is 6 for 16 (.375) with two home runs and a double over the last four games. He is 2nd in the MWL in Stolen Bases; Tied for 2nd in Triples; 3rd in Hits; Tied for 4th in RBI; 5th in Total Bases; and 10th in Batting Average.
• Hector Vargas is batting .301 over his last 28 games since July 20.
• Michael Beltre is batting .375 over his last seven games.
• Scott Moss leads the Midwest League in strikeouts (140) and is tied for the league lead in wins (12).
• Jesse Adams over his last 28 outings: 2-2, 4 Sv, 0.86 ERA, 42 IP, 5 R, 4 ER. Adams did not allow a run from June 7 until August 6, a string of 18 straight scoreless appearances covering 24.2 innings.

Team Notes

• The Dragons have won four of their last six games after losing 14 of the previous 15.
• The Dragons eight runs last night were their highest total since July 19 (8 vs. Peoria) and their 13 hits were their most since July 1 (13 vs. Fort Wayne).
• The Dragons snapped a nine-game road losing streak last night and notched their first road win since July 28 at Lansing.
• The Dragons are 43-13 when allowing three runs or less (32-4 in 1st Half; 11-9 in 2nd Half).

Upcoming Probable Pitchers (Game times are Dayton time) (All games on WONE 980 AM and www.daytondragons.com)
Monday, August 21 (7:00 p.m.): Dayton LH Scott Moss (12-6, 3.48) at Lake County LH Juan Hillman (6-8, 5.98)