Dragons Gameday Tuesday, July 30, 2019 Game # 37 (107) Fifth Third Field Dayton, Ohio 7:00 P.M
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Dragons GameDay Tuesday, July 30, 2019 Game # 37 (107) Fifth Third Field Dayton, Ohio 7:00 p.m. Radio: Fox Sports 980 WONE Bowling Green Hot Rods (23-13, 62-44) at Dayton Dragons (15-21, 43-63) LH Matthew Liberatore (6-1, 2.81) vs. LH Nick Lodolo (0-0, 3.00) Today’s Game: The Dayton Dragons (affiliate of the Cincinnati Reds) meet the Bowling Green Hot Rods (affiliate of the Tampa Bay Rays) in the first game of a four-game series. 2019 Season Series between Dayton and Bowling Green: Hot Rods 8, Dragons 4 (at Dayton: Dragons 2, BG 2). Last Game: Monday: Fort Wayne 5, Dayton 1. After a rain delay of 1:27, the TinCaps scored three runs in the second inning and limited the Dragons to just five hits as they won the series, two games to one. Mariel Bautista went 2 for 4 for the Dragons. Relievers Eddy Demurias and Matt Pidich combined to shutout Fort Wayne over the final three innings on one hit, striking out six without issuing a walk. B-Rey Bombs: Dragons outfielder Brian Rey broke the club record for most RBI in a game on Saturday at Fort Wayne, driving in eight runs. He hit two home runs including a grand slam and also contributed a three-run double. The previous record of seven RBI was held by four players including Joey Votto and Adam Dunn. Rey had matched the record by the end of the second inning and broke it in the fourth with a solo homer. Lodolo’s First Start: Nick Lodolo, the Cincinnati Reds 2019 first round draft pick, made his Midwest League debut for the Dragons as the starting pitcher Thursday, becoming the 18th first round pick to play for the Dragons. He worked three innings, allowing one run on three hits with no walks and five strikeouts. Lodolo played at TCU and was a 2019 2nd Team All-American. Team Notes The Dragons have lost seven of their last eight games on the heels of six wins in seven games. The Dragons have scored 29 runs over their last nine games. Of the 29 runs, 13 came in the first two innings of Saturday’s game. After scoring 13 runs in the first two innings of the series at Fort Wayne, the Dragons scored just three runs over the remaining 25 innings. The Dragons have scored one run or less in four of their last six games. Dragons hitters have the fewest strikeouts in the MWL in the month of July with 183 in 26 games, seven fewer than Quad Cites. The Dragons finished the first half with a 28-42 record. In the half, they finished 13th in Team Batting (.225); 14th in Runs; 16th in Team Pitching (4.51 ERA); and 14th in Team Fielding Percentage (95 errors in 70 games). The Dragons have lost 16 games in which they held a lead of at least two runs at some point during the game, and they have lost eight games after leading by at least three runs. They have lost two games in which they led by four runs, and one game after a five-run lead. Individual Notes Michael Siani is batting .333 in his last 20 games. However, he has cooled down in his last five games, going 2 for 18. Since May 24, Siani has played in 52 games and is batting .303 with 22 stolen bases. Since May 24, he ranks tied for fourth in the MWL in batting average, tied for third in the MWL in hits, tied for first in runs scored and first in stolen bases. Randy Ventura is batting .333 over his last 10 games. Matt Pidich over his last 21 games: 1.46 ERA, 37 IP, 25 H, 13 R, 6 ER, 11 BB, 38 SO. Andy Fisher in his two games with Dayton: 8 IP, 1 H, 1 R, 0 ER, 0 BB, 9 SO, 0.00 ERA (MWL Pitcher of the Week for July 15-21). *The Dragons enjoyed a 10-game winning streak from June 2-12. This winning streak tied for the second longest in franchise history and was the longest since 2007. The club record is 13 straight wins in 2002. During the winning streak, the Dragons outscored their opponents 55-30. During the streak, they led the league in team batting (.276) and team ERA (2.10). They were tied for third in runs scored (55). They were second in the league in stolen bases (21). They were third in in doubles (16). They ranked first in both holds (7), and saves (7). *On Monday, July 8, the Dragons trailed South Bend 4-1 with two outs in the bottom of the ninth inning before rallying to score four runs and win, 5-4. It marked the first time since July 18, 2013 that the Dragons won a game in the bottom of the ninth inning despite trailing by at least three runs to start the half-inning. On July 18, 2013, they trailed Beloit 6-3 going to the bottom of the ninth and won on Seth Mejias-Brean's walk-off grand slam with one out, 7-6. *Pabel Manzanero, the Dragons lone all-star selection, hit three home runs in a game on April 23 to become the fourth player in Dragons history to do so. He joins Wily Mo Pena (2001), Juan Francisco (2007), and Byron Wiley (2009). *Seven members of the Dragons are rated among the Reds top 30 prospects (Baseball America). They are LHP Nick Lodolo (#4); OF Michael Siani (#7); OF Mariel Bautista (#16); RHP Lyon Richardson (#17); RHP James Marinan (#19); 3B Juan Martinez (#22); and 1B Bren Spillane (#30). Additionally, SS Miguel Hernandez is ranked #25 by Fangraphs.com…Spillane was the 2018 Collegiate Baseball Magazine Player of the Year, the Big Ten Conference Player of the Year, and a Triple Crown winner in the Big Ten with the University of Illinois. He batted .407 with 22 home runs in 50 games and produced a .944 slugging percentage that led the nation. Upcoming Probable Pitchers (Game times are Dayton time) (All games on WONE 980 AM and www.daytondragons.com) Wednesday, July 31 (7:00 p.m.): Bowling Green TBA at Dayton LH Connor Curlis (3-3, 3.02) Thursday, August 1 (7:00 p.m.): Bowling Green RH Shane Baz (3-1, 3.40) at Dayton RH Eduardo Salazar (5-2, 4.56) Friday, August 2 (7:00 p.m.): Bowling Green RH Alan Strong (7-4, 3.06) at Dayton RH Jhon De Jesus (2-10, 5.31) TODAY’S STARTING PITCHER NICK LODOLO Height: 6-6 Bats: L Birthdate: February 5, 1998 Acquired: Reds 1st round selection, 2019 draft Weight: 202 Throws: L College: TCU Resides: La Verne, CA Joined Dragons from Billings on July 24. Notes: Seventh overall selection of 2019 draft (first pitcher selected)…Ranked as the #4 prospect in the Reds system by Baseball America…2nd Team All-American as a junior at TCU in 2019 after going 6-6 with a 2.36 earned run average in 103 innings…Walked 25 batters and struck out 131, surrendering just 76 hits at TCU…Selected 1st Team All-Big 12 Conference in 2019 after being a 2nd Team choice in 2017 as a freshman and again in 2018…Joined the Dragons on July 22 from Billings, where he tossed 11.1 innings, struck out 21 and walked no one, and posted a 2.38 earned run average…Selected by Pittsburgh Pirates in supplemental first round (41st overall selection) out of high school in 2016…Attended Damien High School in La Verne, California (same school as Mark McGwire and former Reds pitcher Frank Pastore). Career Pitching Statistics Season League Team W L ERA G GS SV IP H R ER HR BB SO AVG GIDP TBF NP-S 2019 PIO Billings 0 1 2.38 6 6 0 11.1 12 5 3 1 0 21 .261 0 46 164 - 118 Career 0 1 2.38 6 6 0 11.1 12 5 3 1 0 21 .261 0 46 164 - 118 Lodolo in 2019 with Dayton (Midwest League) Date Opp W L ERA G GS SV IP H R ER HR HB BB SO AVG GIDP TBF NP-S 7/25/2019 GL 0 0 3.00 1 1 0 3 3 1 1 0 1 0 5 .250 0 13 43 - 30 Total 0 0 3.00 1 1 0 3 3 1 1 0 1 0 5 .250 0 13 43 - 30 Lodolo in 2019 with Billings (Pioneer League) Date Opp W L ERA G GS SV IP H R ER HR BB SO AVG GIDP TBF NP-S 6/20/2019 GTF 0 0 0.00 1 1 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 2 .333 0 3 11 - 9 6/25/2019 @MIS 0 0 0.00 1 1 0 1.1 2 2 0 0 0 1 .333 0 6 29 - 17 7/1/2019 GTF 0 0 0.00 1 1 0 2 1 0 0 0 0 3 .250 0 7 23 - 16 7/6/2019 MIS 0 0 0.00 1 1 0 2.1 2 0 0 0 0 5 .231 0 10 40 - 27 7/12/2019 @RMV 0 0 2.08 1 1 0 2 3 2 2 1 0 5 .257 0 9 40 - 28 7/17/2019 @GJ 0 1 2.38 1 1 0 2.2 3 1 1 0 0 5 .261 0 11 21 - 21 Total 0 1 2.38 6 6 0 11.1 12 5 3 1 0 21 .261 0 46 164 - 118 DRAGONS BATTERS RECENT STREAKS/NOTES at Fort Wayne 7/27-7/29 vs.