Dragons Press Box Notes for June 16

Dragons GameDay
Saturday, June 16, 2018 l Game # 67
Fifth Third Ballpark l Comstock Park, Mich. l  7:05 p.m.
Radio: Fox Sports 980 WONE
Dayton Dragons (31-35) at West Michigan Whitecaps (34-34)
RH Adrian Rodriguez (3-3, 6.32) vs. RH Dane Myers (2-1, 2.97)
 
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Today's Game: The Dayton Dragons (affiliate of the Cincinnati Reds) meet the West Michigan Whitecaps (affiliate of the Detroit Tigers) in the second game of a three-game series. 
Season Series to Date:  Dayton 2, West Michigan 2.   Current Series to Date:  West Michigan 1, Dayton 0.
Last Game: Friday: West Michigan 5, Dayton 4. The Whitecaps scored two runs with two outs in the bottom of the ninth inning to earn a walk-off win. With Dayton leading 4-3 in the ninth and runners at first and second with two outs, Cole Peterson hit a sinking liner to center field. Dayton's Stuart Fairchild tried to make a diving catch to end the game, but the ball skipped past him, allowing both runners to score as the Whitecaps took the first game of the set. Dayton collected 12 hits including home runs by Fairchild and Mark Kolozsvary. Randy Ventura, Alejo Lopez, Jose Garcia, and Fairchild each had two hits.

2018 Team Notes

• The Dragons collected 12 hits last night, their highest hit total in a game since May 21. They had failed to reach double figures in hits in 20 of the last 21 games prior to last night.
• The Dragons have committed just two errors in their last nine games.
• Dragons pitchers have allowed just 10 runs (eight earned runs) in the four games on the current road trip (34.2 innings), posting an ERA of 2.08.
• The run totals for South Bend in the last series (2, 1, 2) marked the three lowest run totals of the season for a Dragons opponent in a Dragons road game. Dragons pitchers had not allowed less than three runs in a road game until that series.

2018 Individual Notes

• Hendrik Clementina is hitting .327 on the year with a .607 slugging percentage. He is tied for fifth in the MWL in home runs with nine despite not having enough plate appearances to qualify for the batting lead. With his current averages, he would rank fourth in the league in batting average and second in slugging percentage if he qualified. 
• Hunter Greene over his last five starts: 23.2 IP, 20 H, 6 R, 6 ER, 7 BB, 27 SO, 2.28 ERA.
• Dauri Moreta in his last three relief appearances: 5.1 IP, 1 H, 0 R, 11 SO.
• John Ghyzel ranks first in the MWL lead in saves with 12…Cory Thompson has posted a 1.95 ERA in 24 relief appearances.
• Over the last two days, OF Reshard Munroe and INF Alejo Lopez have joined the club from extended spring training. OF Andy Sugilio has been placed on the disabled list and OF J.D. Williams has been transferred to Billings.
• Five members of the Dragons have been selected to play in the Midwest League All-Star Game in Lansing on June 19. They are C Hendrik Clementina (will start as the DH), OF Stuart Fairchild, 1B Montrell Marshall, RHP John Ghyzel, RHP Cory Thompson.

Upcoming Probable Pitchers (Game times are Dayton time) (All games on WONE 980 AM and www.daytondragons.com)
Sunday, June 17 (2:00 p.m.): Dayton LH Packy Naughton (3-6, 4.61) at West Michigan RH Matt Manning (1-3, 4.32)
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