Dragons Gameday Monday, July 1, 2019 Game # 11 (81) Four Winds Field South Bend, Ind
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Dragons GameDay Monday, July 1, 2019 Game # 11 (81) Four Winds Field South Bend, Ind. 7:05 p.m. Radio: Fox Sports 980 WONE Dayton Dragons (3-7, 31-49) at South Bend Cubs (6-4, 43-35) RH Lyon Richardson (1-5, 4.80) vs. RH Riley Thompson (4-3, 2.29) Today’s Game: The Dayton Dragons (affiliate of the Cincinnati Reds) meet the South Bend Cubs (affiliate of the Chicago Cubs) in the last game of a three-game series. 2019 Season Series: South Bend 6, Dayton 3 (at South Bend: Cubs 5, Dragons 1). Current Series: Cubs 2, Dragons 0. Last Game: Sunday: South Bend 7, Dayton 2. South Bend pulled away against the Dayton bullpen, breaking a 2-2 tie with two runs in the sixth inning and three more in the eighth. The Dragons collected just four hits. They scored both runs in the first inning and had only two runners as far as second base over the final eight innings. Pabel Manzanero had two hits including a double and drove in one. Team Notes The Dragons are 1-5 on the current road trip. They have averaged 1.8 runs scored/game on the trip and allowed 5.8 per game. The current road trip has featured the Dragons worst pitching performance of the year (15 runs allowed on Wednesday) and their best pitching performance of the year (no runs allowed on two hits on Friday). The Dragons finished the month of June with a record of 14-11. Teams stats for the month (with league rankings among 16 clubs): Batting average: .235 (7th); Runs: 3.92 per game (7th); Home Runs: 9 (14th); Stolen Bases: 30 (3rd); Team ERA: 3.55 (8th). Their 14-11 record includes a 10-game winning streak that began on June 2. The Dragons in the Second Half rank last in the league in runs scored with 28 in 10 games. They rank 15th in the half in ERA at 4.66. The Dragons have lost 14 games in which they held a lead of at least two runs at some point during the game, and they have lost seven 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. 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). Individual Notes The Dragons have two pitchers who could be strong contenders for Reds Minor League Pitcher of the Month in June. They are: Ricky Salinas in June: 5 GS, 2-0, 1.03 ERA, 26.1 IP, 17 H, 4 R, 3 ER, 7 BB, 22 SO, .181 Opps. Avg. Connor Bennett in June: 9 G, 2-0, 6 saves, 0.00 ERA, 10.1 IP, 4 H, 3 BB, 15 SO, .114 Opp. Avg. Bennett in his last 10 appearances has two wins and seven saves. For the year, he is tied for 1st in the MWL in saves with 10. He is also tied for 1st in appearances with 29. The Dragons top hitters in June (25 G) included Brian Rey (.297, 2 HR, 14 RBI), and Michael Siani (.289, 2 HR, 10 RBI, 12 SB). The Dragons top hitters in the Second Half (10 G) have included Pabel Manzanero (.314, 1 HR, 6 doubles); Bren Spillane (.318, 1 double); Mariel Bautista (.300, 2 doubles); and Miguel Hernandez (.294, 3 strikeouts in 34 at-bats). Matt Pidich over his last 12 games: 1.52 ERA, 23.2 IP, 13 H, 9 R, 4 ER, 9 BB, 25 SO. *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). *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). *Six members of the Dragons are rated among the Reds top 30 prospects (Baseball America). They are OF Michael Siani (#8); 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) Tuesday, July 2 (7:00 p.m.): Bowling Green RH Caleb Sampen (4-3, 3.50) at Dayton RH James Marinan (2-8, 5.28) Wednesday, July 3 (7:00 p.m.): Bowling Green RH Miller Hogan (1-1, 1.76) at Dayton RH Ricky Salinas (3-3, 3.65) TODAY’S STARTING PITCHER LYON RICHARDSON Height: 6-2 Bats: S Birthdate: January 18, 2000 Acquired: Reds 2nd round selection, 2018 draft Weight: 192 Throws: R College: None Resides: Jensen Beach, FL Member of Dragons 2019 Opening Day roster. Notes: Highest-drafted player on the 2019 Dayton roster…Reds second round pick in 2018 (their first pitcher selected)…Ranked as the #11 prospect in the Reds system by MLB.com; #13 by Fangraphs.com; #17 by Baseball America…Opened professional career with Greeneville of the Appalachian League, making 11 starts and compiling 29 innings with a 7.14 ERA…Longest outing was 4.1 innings on July 18 vs. Elizabethton when he allowed only one run on two hits with three walks and two strikeouts…Converted from outfielder to pitcher during senior year at Jensen Beach High School in Florida…Went 7-0 with a 0.58 ERA as a senior…Committed to the University of Florida prior to signing with the Reds. Career Pitching Statistics Season League Team W L ERA G GS SV IP H R ER HR BB SO WHIP AVG WP BK 2018 APPY Greeneville 0 5 7.14 11 11 0 29 37 27 23 3 16 24 1.83 .308 6 0 Career 0 5 7.14 11 11 0 29 37 27 23 3 16 24 1.83 .308 6 0 Richardson in 2019 with Dayton Date Opp W L ERA G GS SV IP H R ER HR HB BB SO WP BK TBF NP-S 4/8/2019 @FW 0 0 2.25 1 1 0 4 2 1 1 0 0 2 5 0 0 16 73 - 45 4/13/2019 LC 0 1 1.17 1 1 0 3.2 4 4 0 1 2 1 5 1 0 18 71 - 44 4/18/2019 @LAN 0 1 5.73 1 1 0 3.1 10 6 6 0 0 0 2 0 0 20 75 - 54 4/24/2019 @LC 0 0 5.87 1 1 0 4.1 8 3 3 0 1 2 4 1 0 22 81 - 48 5/1/2019 @PEO 0 1 7.08 1 1 0 5 7 6 6 2 0 1 6 0 0 23 78 - 51 5/6/2019 CLI 0 0 5.47 1 1 0 6 2 1 0 0 1 3 3 0 0 22 78 - 46 5/11/2019 BUR 0 1 4.99 1 1 0 4.1 4 1 1 0 0 2 7 0 0 19 78 - 47 5/17/2019 @SB 0 0 4.93 1 1 0 4 5 2 2 0 0 1 2 2 0 17 70 - 45 5/22/2019 LC 0 0 4.58 1 1 0 4.2 6 2 1 0 0 0 4 0 0 21 84 - 53 5/27/2019 @BG 0 0 5.19 1 1 0 4 8 5 5 2 0 1 2 0 0 20 77 - 48 6/1/2019 SB 0 0 4.84 1 1 0 5 4 1 1 1 0 2 2 0 0 20 85 - 51 6/7/2019 FW 1 0 4.56 1 1 0 5 3 1 1 0 0 2 1 0 0 20 72 - 42 6/12/2019 WM 0 0 4.10 1 1 0 6 2 2 0 0 1 1 7 0 0 23 75 - 58 6/20/2019 LAN 0 0 4.08 1 1 0 4.2 5 2 2 0 0 2 7 0 0 22 86 - 51 6/26/2019 @WM 0 1 4.80 1 1 0 1.2 10 8 6 1 0 0 2 0 0 15 60 - 38 Total 1 5 4.80 15 15 0 65.2 80 45 35 7 5 20 59 4 0 298 1143 - 721 Pitching Rotation (in order of use) Lyon Richardson (RHP): Reds 2018 2nd round draft pick, Jensen Beach (Fla.) High School…2018 at Greeneville: 0-5, 7.14, 11 GS.