Dayton Dragons GameDay Notes for Saturday (7:05 PM at Lansing)

September 10, 2022 – Midwest League (MWL) – Dayton Dragons News Release

Saturday, Sept. 10, 2022 l Game # 128 (62)

Jackson Field l Lansing Mich. l 7:05 p.m.

Radio: Fox Sports 980 WONE

Dayton Dragons (28-33, 67-60) at Lansing Lugnuts (28-36, 53-77)

RH Miguel Medrano (2-4, 7.55) vs. RH Mason Miller (0-1, 6.75)

Today’s Game: The Dayton Dragons (affiliate of the Cincinnati Reds) meet the Lansing Lugnuts (affiliate of the Oakland Athletics) in the fifth game of a season-ending six-game series. Current Series: Dayton 3, Lansing 1.

Last Game: Friday: Dayton 8, Lansing 4. The Dragons matched a season high with five home runs (Rece Hinds, Austin Hendrick, Jose Torres, Michel Triana, Hayden Jones). The homer by Hinds, estimated at 474′, is thought to be the longest for a Dayton player this season. The Dragons bullpen combined for 6.1 scoreless innings, allowing just one hit, and no base runners after the fifth inning.

Streaks: The Dragons are 12-2 over their last 14 games and 16-4 over their last 20 contests.

The Dragons have a chance to become only the second MWL team to lead the league in both home runs and stolen bases in the same season since 1988. Cedar Rapids led in both categories in 2007. The Dragons are first in home runs (lead by one) and second in stolen bases (trail by one).

Dayton has hit 151 home runs, setting a new club record for homers in a season. The club record had been 144 in 2001 in a 139-game season.

For the first time in franchise history, the Dragons have had six players hit at least 10 home runs this season (Elly De La Cruz, Allan Cerda, Jose Torres, Alex McGarry, Austin Hendrick, Rece Hinds). In 2001 and 2004, the Dragons also had five with 10+ home runs.

Over the 2021-22 seasons, the Dragons have allowed the fifth fewest hits in all Minor League Baseball (120 teams) and the fewest in the MWL.

The Dragons have 107 errors in 127 games. The Dragons record for fewest errors in a season is 113 in 2021 in a 120-game season.

Tyler Callihan was selected as the MWL Player of the Week (8/29-9/4). In his last nine games, he is batting .371 with 3 HR, 1 3B, 3 2B, 9 RBI.

Steven Leyton over his last 16 games is batting .333 (19 for 57) with three home runs and six doubles.

Justice Thompson over his last 14 games is batting .333 with a home run, three doubles, 10 RBI, nine walks, and four stolen bases.

Mat Nelson over his last 15 games is batting .333 (18 for 54) with a home run, one triple, and three doubles.

Ashton Creal over his last 11 games is batting .323 (10 for 31) with one triple, one double and three RBI.

Michel Triana over his last 11 games is batting .286 with four home runs, three doubles, two triples, 13 RBI, and an OPS of 1.064.

Austin Hendrick over his last seven games is batting .304 with one home run, four doubles, and eight RBI, and an OPS of 1.076 (7 BB, 7 SO).

Michael Trautwein has hit safely in five straight games, batting .333 with a double and seven RBI.

Donovan Benoit over his last 10 appearances: 13.1 IP, 2 R (1.35 ERA), 5 H, 2 BB, 20 SO, 5 for 5 in save opportunities.

Jake Gozzo over his last six appearances has not allowed a run in 8.1 IP (1 H, 4 BB, 9 SO).

Braxton Roxby over his last five appearances has not allowed a run in 8.2 IP (5 H, 3 BB, 14 SO).

Historically Speaking: The Dragons first half winning percentage of .591 (record of 39-27) was second best in franchise history, trailing the 2007 Dragons, who finished 44-26. The 2022 first half record was the fourth best in any half in Dragons history. Note: The Dragons were the first MWL team since 1992 to post a winning percentage in the first half of .591 or higher but fail to reach the post-season. Exactly 30 years ago, Springfield posted a first half winning percentage of .600 but failed to reach the post-season that year.

Upcoming Probable Pitchers (Game times are Dayton time) (All games on WONE 980 AM and www.daytondragons.com)

Sunday, Sept, 11 (1:05 p.m.): Dayton RH Javi Rivera (1-1, 5.12) at Lansing RH Jorge Juan (0-2, 6.45)

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