Dragons Press Box Notes for September 1
Dragons GameDaySunday, Sept. 1, 2019 l Game # 69 (139)Fifth Third Field l Dayton, Ohio l 2:09 p.m.TV: Dayton's CW (26) l Radio: Fox Sports 980 WONEWest Michigan Whitecaps (27-41, 48-89) at Dayton Dragons (29-39, 57-81) RH Robbie Welhaf (4-7, 2.88) vs. RH Eduardo Salazar (6-3, 4.00)Click Here for the
Dragons GameDay
Sunday, Sept. 1, 2019 l Game # 69 (139)
Fifth Third Field l Dayton, Ohio l 2:09 p.m.
TV: Dayton's CW (26) l Radio: Fox Sports 980 WONE
West Michigan Whitecaps (27-41, 48-89) at Dayton Dragons (29-39, 57-81)
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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. This is the next to last game of the 2019 season.
Last Game: Saturday: West Michigan 5, Dayton 4. West Michigan scored five runs in the top of the sixth inning to overcome a 4-0 deficit. Riley Greene's three-run triple with no outs in the inning was the big hit. The Dragons got a two-run home run from
Individual Notes
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Michael Siani leads the Midwest League in stolen bases with 45. Two players in Dragons history have led the league in steals. They are Billy Hamilton (2011) andJose Siri (2017). - - Siani over his last 14 games is batting .368 with one home run.
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Miguel Hernandez over his last 15 games is batting .365 with one home run, six doubles and a triple. He is batting .318 in August (27 G). - -
Morgan Lofstrom over his last 16 games is batting .333 with one home run. He is batting .328 in August (18 G). - -
Juan Martinez over his last 15 games is batting .339 with two home runs. - - Cameron Warren is batting .314 over his last 12 games.
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Adrian Rodriguez in the month of August has posted an ERA of 1.48 in six games (five starts) (30.1 IP, 5 ER). His ERA ranks second in the MWL and first in the Reds organization for the month among qualified pitchers. - -
Clate Schmidt in the month of August has posted an ERA of 2.08 in eight games (three starts) (26 IP, 6 ER). - -
Matt Pidich over his last 30 games: 1.40 ERA, 51.1 IP, 30 H, 16 R, 8 ER, 14 BB, 57 SO. - -
Eddy Demurias over his last seven games: 1.54 ERA, 11.2 IP, 6 H, 2 R, 1 BB, 8 SO.
Upcoming Probable Pitchers (Game times are Dayton time) (All games on WONE 980 AM and www.daytondragons.com)
Monday, Sept. 2 (2:00 p.m.): West Michigan LH Robert Klinchock (0-1, 4.50) at Dayton RH Clate Schmidt (2-1, 2.41)
End of 2019 Season