Dragons Press Box Notes for August 22

Dragons GameDay
Tuesday, August 22, 2017 l Game # 128 (58)
Fifth Third Field l Dayton, Ohio l 7:00 p.m.
Radio: Fox Sports 980 WONE
Bowling Green Hot Rods (36-21, 67-57) at Dayton Dragons (20-37, 61-66)
LH Kenny Rosenberg (6-6, 4.13) vs. RH Tony Santillan (7-7, 3.56)
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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 first game of a three-game series.
Power and Speed: Jose Siri has become the third player in Midwest League history to produce 20 home runs and 40 stolen bases in a season, and the first since 1982, when those marks were reached by both Tom Romano of Madison and Chuckie Canady of Burlington. Siri and Taylor Trammell have become the fifth and sixth players in Dragons history to produce at least 10 home runs and 30 stolen bases in a season (among the four players to previously reach the milestone was current Dragons manager Luis Bolivar).
Individual Notes

• Jose Siri is batting .333 (104 for 312) with 20 home runs over his last 78 games (since May 21), raising his average from .218 to .297 and his slugging percentage from .303 to .526. Siri's 196 total bases since May 21 ranks second in all of Minor League Baseball. Siri's .628 slugging percentage since May 21 ranks second 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 Hits, Runs, Total Bases, Slugging Percentage, and Stolen Bases; 2nd in Extra Base Hits; Tied for Second in Triples; Tied for 3rd in Home Runs; 4th in Batting Average.
• Hector Vargas is batting .299 over his last 29 games since July 20.
• Michael Beltre is batting .393 over his last eight games.
• Randy Ventura has a five-game hitting streak, going 8 for 20 (.400) with a home run.
• Scott Moss leads the Midwest League in strikeouts (145) and wins (13). The Dragons club record for wins in a season is 15.
• 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. This was the longest Dragons scoreless streak since 2011.

Team Notes

• The Dragons have won six of their last eight games after losing 14 of the previous 15. They have won three-of-four in two straight sets.
• The Dragons have scored at least seven runs in three straight games for the first time since April 22-24 and just the second time this season.
• Dragons pitchers have not issued a walk in the last two games and they have allowed only one walk in the last three covering 28 innings.

Upcoming Probable Pitchers (Game times are Dayton time) (All games on WONE 980 AM and www.daytondragons.com)
Wednesday, August 23 (7:00 p.m.): Bowling Green RH Chris Pike (4-4, 4.11) at Dayton RH Andrew Jordan (5-8, 4.90)
Thursday, August 24 (7:00 p.m.): Bowling Green RH Mikey York (0-0, 0.00) at Dayton RH Matt Blandino (3-4, 6.22)