Dragons Press Box Notes for May 19

Dragons GameDay
Sunday, May 19, 2019 l Game # 42
Four Winds Field l South Bend, Ind. l 2:05 p.m.
Radio: Fox Sports 980 WONE
Dayton Dragons (14-27) at South Bend Cubs (23-17)
 RH Ricky Salinas (1-0, 3.63) vs. LH Brailyn Marquez (1-0, 2.52)
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Today's Game: The Dayton Dragons (affiliate of the Cincinnati Reds) meet the South Bend Cubs (affiliate of the Chicago Cubs) in the last game of a four-game series. This is also the wrap-up to a seven-game road trip for Dayton. The Dragons are 1-2 in the series and 2-4 on the road trip.
Streaks:  The Dragons snapped a three-game losing streak last night. They have lost seven of their last nine after winning four of the previous six. 
Last Game:  Saturday: Dayton 4, South Bend 1. Shard Munroe hit a three-run home run and Brian Rey added a solo shot while four Dayton pitchers combined to allow just five hits and strikeout 14. The Cubs did not advance a runner past second base after the first inning. Munroe's home run broke a 1-1 tie in the fourth. Dayton finished with eight hits. Rey and Mariel Bautista each had two. The Dragons held an opponent to less than two runs for the first time since they shutout Fort Wayne on April 15. The Dayton bullpen trio of Carlos Machorro, Adrian Rodriguez, and Connor Bennett combined for 4.2 shutout innings.
Team Notes
--During this road trip (6 games, Monday-Saturday), the Dragons are batting .238 with a team ERA of 3.78. For the week, the team batting average ranks 10th in the league and the team ERA ranks tied for 6th. The team is 15th in the league in runs scored during this period.
--The Dragons team ERA in the current series with South Bend is 3.60. They have posted an ERA of under 4.00 in three of the previous four sets.
--The Dragons are 9-2 when holding the opponent to three runs or less.
Individual Notes
- Shard Munroe has a seven-game hitting streak, going 7 for 25, .280.
- Juan Martinez is 7 for 22 (.318) with five walks over his last seven games. He has hit safely in four straight games.
- Pabel Manzanero on the current road trip: 6 for 17 (.353), 1 HR, 5 RBI in five games.
- Mariel Bautista has hit safely in four straight games, going 6 for 16 (.375).
- Ricky Salinas has made three starts in May, going 1-0 with a 2.70 ERA. He has struck out 22 in 13.1 innings.
- Reliever Connor Bennett in May: 2.00 ERA, 2 saves (9 IP, 2 ER, 15 SO). 
Upcoming Probable Pitchers (Game times are Dayton time) (All games on WONE 980 AM and www.daytondragons.com)
Monday, May 20 (7:00 p.m.): Lake County RH Cody Morris (2-0, 3.71) at Dayton RH Jhon De Jesus (1-3, 5.27)
Tuesday, May 21 (6:00 p.m., suspended DH): Lake County LH Zach Draper (2-0, 0.32) at Dayton RH James Marinan (1-5, 6.18)
Wednesday, May 22 (7:00 p.m.): Lake County RH Alex Royalty (0-2, 6.75) at Dayton RH Lyon Richardson (0-4, 4.93)
Thursday, May 23 (7:00 p.m.): Lake County RH Shane McCarthy (4-3, 4.20) at Dayton RH Jared Solomon (0-2, 3.48)