Dragons Press Box Notes for June 23

Dragons GameDay
Saturday, June 23, 2018 l Game # 3 (71)
Fifth Third Field l Dayton, Ohio l  7:07 p.m.
TV: Dayton's CW (26) l  Radio: Fox Sports 980 WONE
South Bend Cubs (2-0, 36-35) at Dayton Dragons (0-2, 31-39)
RH Rollie Lacy (2-1, 2.40) vs. RH Tyler Mondile (2-5, 6.46)
 
For the complete Press Box Notes packet, click this link:http://www.milb.com/documents/8/3/2/282550832/062318_GameNotes.pdf
Today's Game: The Dayton Dragons (affiliate of the Cincinnati Reds) meet the South Bend Cubs (affiliate of the Chicago Cubs) in the third game of a four-game series. This is game three of the 2018 Second Half season. 
Low Scoring Matchups:  Dayton is 5-3 vs. South Bend in 2018. In all eight games, the teams combined to score five runs or less. In seven of the eight games, the winning team scored three runs or less (winner scored four in the exception). Six of the eight games have been decided by one run.
Last Game:Friday: South Bend 3, Dayton 2. In a repeat of the final score from Thursday, South Bend held off the Dragons for a one-run decision. The Cubs scored three runs in the fourth before the Dragons pull to within a run with two in the fifth, but two Cubs relievers combined to shutout Dayton over the final four innings. Jeter Downs led the eight hit Dayton attack with two hits including a double and an RBI. Dragons starting pitcher Hunter Greene went a career-high six and two thirds innings, allowing five hits and three runs (two earned) with no walks and seven strikeouts.
2018 Team Notes

• The Dragons have been the streakiest team in professional baseball in 2018. They started the year with a three-game losing streak, won the next nine games, lost the next eight, won nine of 10, lost the next eight, won seven of eight, lost the next three, won four of six, lost the next seven, won two, and have lost the last six.

2018 Individual Notes

• Hunter Greene over his last six starts: 30.1 IP, 25 H, 9 R, 8 ER, 7 BB, 34 SO, 2.37 ERA.
• Cory Thompson has posted a 1.72 ERA in 26 relief appearances. He has not allowed a run over his last five outings covering nine innings (he also struck out the only batter he faced in the MWL All-Star Game on Tuesday at Lansing).
• John Ghyzel is tied for first in the MWL lead in saves with 12. Ghyzel was the winning pitcher in the MWL All-Star Game on Tuesday.

Upcoming Probable Pitchers (Game times are Dayton time) (All games on WONE 980 AM and www.daytondragons.com)
Sunday, June 24 (2:07 p.m.): South Bend RH Erling Moreno (no record) at Dayton LH Packy Naughton (3-7, 5.13)  TV: Dayton's CW (26)
Monday, June 25 (7:00 p.m.): Great Lakes at Dayton RH Adrian Rodriguez (3-4, 7.07)
Tuesday, June 26 (7:00 p.m.): Great Lakes at Dayton RH Andrew Jordan (1-3, 4.19)
Wednesday, June 27 (7:00 p.m.): Great Lakes at Dayton RH Hunter Greene (1-6, 5.13)