Dragons Press Box Notes for August 26

Dragons GameDay
Saturday, August 26, 2017 l Game # 132 (62)
Dow Diamond l Midland, Mich. l 7:05 p.m.
Radio: Fox Sports 980 WONE
Dayton Dragons (24-37, 65-66) at Great Lakes Loons (29-32, 65-65)
LH Scott Moss (13-6, 3.36) vs. LH Leo Crawford (7-10, 4.61)
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Today's Game: The Dayton Dragons (affiliate of the Cincinnati Reds) meet the Great Lakes Loons (affiliate of the Los Angeles Dodgers) in the second game of a four-game series.

Individual Notes

• Jose Siri is batting .328 (108 for 329) with 22 home runs over his last 82 games (since May 21), raising his average from .218 to .295 and his slugging percentage from .303 to .529. Siri's 206 total bases since May 21 ranks second in all of Minor League Baseball. Siri's .626 slugging percentage since May 21 ranks third in Minor League Baseball (full-season leagues). Siri has a current nine-game hitting streak, batting .342 with four home runs.
• Jose Siri among the Midwest League leaders in 2017 (full season): 1st in Hits, Runs, Total Bases, Slugging Percentage, Extra Base Hits, and Stolen Bases; 2nd in Home Runs; 3rd in Batting Average; Tied for 3rd in Triples; Tied for 5th in RBI.
• Taylor Trammell has a five-game hitting streak: 8 for 20 (.400), 2 HR, 3B, 2B, 9 RBI, 3 SB, 6 R. Trammell among the MWL leaders in 2017 (full season): Tied for 1st in Triples; Second in RBI and Stolen Bases, 3rd in Hits; 4th in Total Bases, 8th in Batting Average.
• Hector Vargas is batting .306 over his last 33 games since July 20…Michael Beltre is batting .421 over his last 12 games…Randy Ventura is batting .351 with a home run over his last nine games…Bruce Yari has a six-game hitting streak, batting .321 with two home runs…Carlos Rivero is batting .346 over his last eight games…Cassidy Brown is batting .385 with a home run and two doubles over his last four games.
• Scott Moss leads the Midwest League in strikeouts (145) and is tied for first in wins (13). The Dragons club record for wins in a season is 15.
• Jesse Adams over his last 29 outings: 2-2, 4 Sv, 0.83 ERA, 43.1 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 seven straight games and 10 of the last 12. The Dragons previous longest winning streak of the year was seven, starting with the third game of the season April 8. Their last eight-game winning streak came in 2011.
• During the last 12 games, the Dragons have posted the following team stats: 6.9 R/G; .284 Avg.; 19 HR; 3.00 ERA. During the seven-game winning streak, the Dragons have posted these stats: 8.6 R/G; .310 Avg.; 15 HR; 2.14 ERA.
• The Dragons five-man starting pitching rotation has earned six consecutive wins. The five combined to allow just seven runs in the six games covering 36 innings for an ERA of 1.75.
• Dragons pitchers have issued only five walks in the last seven games covering 64 innings.

Upcoming Probable Pitchers (Game times are Dayton time) (All games on WONE 980 AM and www.daytondragons.com)
Sunday, August 27 (2:05 p.m.): Dayton RH Tony Santillan (8-7, 3.41) at Great Lakes RH Alfredo Tavares (0-1, 9.90)
Monday, August 28 (7:05 p.m.): Dayton RH Andrew Jordan (6-8, 4.74) at Great Lakes RH Riley Ottesen (0-1, 3.12)