Dragons Press Box Stats for August 6

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Sunday, August 6, 2017 l Game # 113 (43)
Fifth Third Field l Dayton, Ohio l 2:07 p.m.
TV: Dayton's CW (26) l Radio: Fox Sports 980 WONE
Lansing Lugnuts (17-25, 54-54) at Dayton Dragons (13-29, 54-58)
RH Patrick Murphy (3-2, 2.64) vs. RH Andrew Jordan (5-7, 4.74)
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Today's Game: The Dayton Dragons (affiliate of the Cincinnati Reds) meet the Lansing Lugnuts (affiliate of the Toronto Blue Jays) in the second game of a four-game series.
Siri's Streak: Jose Siri produced a Midwest League record 39-game hitting streak that began with the first game of the second half on June 22 and ended on August 4. On July 31, Siri broke the 40-year-old Midwest League of 35 straight games set by Waterloo's Tony Toups in 1977. Siri batted .341 with 13 home runs and 32 RBI, 12 doubles, 3 triples, 8 stolen bases, and a .671 slugging percentage during the streak. Siri hit .461 on balls in play during the streak (59 for 128; he has 45 strikeouts in 173 at-bats). Siri continues to hold an active 44-game on-base streak that is the longest in the league this season.
             
Individual Notes

• Jose Siri is batting .335 (86 for 257) with 18 home runs over his last 64 games (since May 21), raising his average from .218 to .293 and his slugging percentage from .303 to .526. Siri's 167 total bases since May 21 ranks second among all Major League and Minor League players in Professional Baseball. Siri's .650 slugging percentage since May 21 ranks third among all players in Minor League Baseball (full-season leagues). His 18 home runs since May 21 is tied for fifth in the Minor Leagues.   
• Jose Siri among the Midwest League leaders in 2017 (full season): 1st in Hits, Total Bases, and Stolen Bases; 2nd in Home Runs, Slugging Percentage, and Extra Base Hits; 3rd in Runs; Tied-6th in RBI; 11th in Batting Average.
• Hector Vargas is batting .333 over his last 16 games.
• Scott Moss is tied for the MWL lead in wins (11) and ranks first in strikeouts (131).
• Jesse Adams over his last 24 outings: 2-0, 3 Sv, 0.49 ERA, 37 IP, 2 R. He has not allowed a run since June 7 with 18 straight scoreless appearances covering 24.2 innings. This is the longest scoreless streak since Daniel Wolford tossed 34.1 straight shutout innings, June 12-August 28, 2011.

Upcoming Probable Pitchers (Game times are Dayton time) (All games on WONE 980 AM and www.daytondragons.com)
Monday, August 7 (7:00 p.m.): Lansing RH Osman Gutierrez (4-8, 8.40) at Dayton RH Matt Blandino (1-4, 6.75)
Tuesday, August 8 (7:00 p.m.): Lansing RH Justin Maese (5-3, 5.13) at Dayton RH Alex Webb (0-2, 5.48)