Dragons Press Box Notes for May 3

Wednesday, May 3, 2017 l Game # 26
Pohlman Fieldl Beloit, Wisc.l7:30 p.m.
Radio: Fox Sports 980 WONE
RH Tony Santillan (1-1, 3.13) vs. RH Matt Milburn (2-1, 6.75)

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Today's Game: The Dayton Dragons (affiliate of the Cincinnati Reds) meet the Beloit Snappers (affiliate of the Oakland Athletics) in the second game of a three-game series. This is the second of 12 consecutive games for the Dragons against West Division opponents and game two of a six-game Wisconsin road trip.
Streaks: Dayton has won five straight games while Beloit has lost the last two after winning six straight.

Standings: The Dragons are in first place in the East Division of the Midwest League, one game ahead of South Bend and West Michigan.
Best Aprils: The Dragons enjoyed their fifth best month of April in the team's 18-year history in 2017, going 15-9. Their best record in April came in 2007 when they went 16-4. Other strong Aprils included 13-7 in 2000; and 16-9 in both 2001 and 2014.
Individual Notes

• Brantley Bell  is batting .383 (18 for 47) over his last 14 games. He is tied for first in the MWL with teammate Jose Siri in stolen bases with 11.
• Tyler Stephenson  is batting .333 (15 for 45) over his last 12 games. He is tied for fourth in the MWL in RBI with 19. He is one of 15 first round draft picks to play for the Dragons. He was the 11th overall pick in the 2015 draft, the first catcher picked and fourth high school player. 
• Dayton reliever Aaron Fossas  has not been scored upon in any of his six relief appearances covering 17 innings. He is 1-0 with one save. Fossas has allowed eight hits and three walks with eight strikeouts.
• Scott Moss  leads the Midwest League in strikeouts with 41. 

Team Notes

• The Dragons have won five straight games, outscoring their opponents 34-3. 
• Dragons pitchers allowed just one earned run in the last five games covering 41 innings, posting an ERA of 0.22. 
• The Dragons bullpen has shown much improvement in the last five games after inconsistent performances in previous games. The bullpen has not allowed an earned run in the five games in 14.2 innings. The Dragons have suffered a league-leading seven blown saves. The bullpen has a combined 3.84 ERA compared to 3.49 for the starters. 
• With 43 stolen bases as a team, the Dragons lead the Midwest League. No other team has more than 26. 

Upcoming Probable Pitchers (Game times are Dayton time) (All games on WONE 980 AM and www.daytondragons.com)
Thursday, May 4 (7:30 p.m.): Dayton LH Scott Moss (2-1, 3.12) at Beloit LH Dalton Sawyer (2-1, 0.87)
Friday, May 5 (7:35 p.m.): Dayton LH Wennington Romero (2-0, 2.33) at Wisconsin TBA
Saturday, May 6 (2:05 p.m.): Dayton RH Alex Webb (0-0, 2.08) at Wisconsin RH Jordan Desguin (2-1, 3.24)
Sunday, May 7 (2:05 p.m.): Dayton RH Andrew Jordan (2-3, 5.04) at Wisconsin RH Thomas Jankins (1-1, 4.00)