Dragons Gameday Friday, August 27, 2021 ⚫ Games # 99-100 Parkview Field ⚫ Fort Wayne, Ind
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Dragons GameDay Friday, August 27, 2021 ⚫ Games # 99-100 Parkview Field ⚫ Fort Wayne, Ind. ⚫ 5:05 p.m. (DH) Radio: 980 WONE Fox Sports Dayton Dragons (51-47) at Fort Wayne TinCaps (47-51) RH Christian Roa (1-1, 6.94) vs. RH Gabe Mosser (3-5, 3.95) Today’s Game: The Dayton Dragons (affiliate of the Cincinnati Reds) meet the Fort Wayne TinCaps (affiliate of the San Diego Padres) in a suspended game doubleheader. The first game will resume in the top of the second inning with no score and is scheduled for nine innings. The seven game is scheduled for seven innings. These are the third and fourth games of a six-game series. 2021 Season Series: Dayton 8, Fort Wayne 6. (At Fort Wayne: Dragons 4, TinCaps 4). Current Series: Dragons 1, TinCaps 1. Last Game: Thursday: Dayton 0, Fort Wayne 0 (suspended after one inning due to rain). Current Series vs. Fort Wayne: The Dragons are 1-1 in the series. They are batting .246 and have scored eight runs while posting an ERA of 5.00 and committing five errors. Last Series vs. Lake County: The Dragons went 2-4 in the six-game series that ended Sunday. They hit .190 as a team with 15 runs scored. They had an ERA in the series of 4.14. They had four errors in six games. Previous Series at Lansing: The Dragons went 4-2 in the six-game series at Lansing that ended August 15, outscoring the Lugnuts 50-23. The Dragons had their best offensive series of the year at Lansing. They scored 50 runs in the set, hit 12 home runs, batted .382 with runners in scoring position, and collected 26 extra base hits, all season highs for a series. They hit .293 in the series. The team ERA was 3.74. They committed three errors in six games. Another Top-20 Prospect Joins the Dragons: The Dragons have received outfielder Allan Cerda from Low-A Daytona. Cerda becomes the seventh player currently on the Dragons roster who is ranked among the Reds top-20 prospects by MLB.com. Cerda hit .242 with 14 home runs at Daytona. In final 16 games with Daytona from August 3-21, he belted seven home runs, batting .306 with a slugging percentage of .758 and an OPS of 1.147. The Dragons roster includes seven players ranked among the top-20 prospects in the Reds organization. In the recently-updated MLB.com rankings, Matt McLain is the #4 prospect in the Reds system; Mat Nelson is #11, Michael Siani is #13, Lyon Richardson is #15, Christian Roa is #16, Ivan Johnson is #18, and Allan Cerda is #19. In the mid-season update of Reds top-10 prospects by Baseball America, McLain is #4, Nelson is #11, Roa is #14, and Johnson is #15. Siani was listed by Baseball America as the “Best Athlete” and “Best Defensive Outfielder” in the Reds organization entering the season. High-A Central League Playoffs: Major League Baseball has announced that leagues at three classifications, including the High-A Central League, will conduct playoffs in September. The top two teams in each league, regardless of division, will meet in a best-of-five series. Playoff Race: The Dragons are three and one-half games behind Cedar Rapids in the race for the #2 seed in the 2021 post-season. The Mythical First Half Division Title: The Dragons were the winners of the “Mythical First Half” East Division title. Note that the league is not utilizing a split-season format in 2021. There is no First Half or Second Half, and no First Half championship race in 2021 in the High-A Central League. The Midwest League was split into two equal halves for every season from 1988-2019, and from 1956-1981. The league did not play a split season from 1982-87. First Round Fever: Matt McLain is the latest first round draft pick to play for the Dragons. Recent first round picks to play for the Dragons, with their draft year, have included Nick Lodolo (2019), Jonathan India (2018), Hunter Greene (2017), Nick Senzel (2016), Tyler Stephenson (2015), Nick Howard and Alex Blandino (2014), Phillip Ervin (2013), Nick Travieso (2012), and Robert Stephenson (2011). Every Reds “true” first round pick (selected within the first 30 picks of the draft) over the last 11 drafts has played for the Dragons except 2020 first rounder Austin Hendrick, who is currently at Low-A Daytona. Mat Nelson was a supplemental first round pick in 2021 by the Reds (Competitive Balance-A; 35th overall pick). Players taken recently by the Reds in the supplemental first round (extra picks added between the first and second round for compensatory purposes) have included Todd Frazier (2207), Jesse Winker (2012), Michael Lorenzen (2013), Taylor Trammell (2016), and Jeter Downs (2017). Player Notes • Michael Siani is hitting .356 over his last 11 games with eight extra base hits including two home runs. • Quin Cotton is hitting .333 over his last nine games, going 11 for 33 with two homers and four doubles. • Allan Cerda has gone 4 for 8 with three doubles and three RBI in his first two games with the Dragons since being promoted from Daytona. • Alex McGarry is 4 for 6 in the series with Fort Wayne. • Victor Ruiz has three home runs in his last six games. • Andy Fisher over his last six relief appearances: 10 IP, 4 H, 0 R, 4 BB, 14 SO. • Vin Timpanelli over his last three relief appearances: 4.2 IP, 0 H, 0 R, 1 BB, 11 SO. Team Notes • The Dayton bullpen over the last 19 games has tossed 88.1 innings and allowed just 28 earned runs, a 2.85 ERA. • Dragons pitchers are on pace to break the club record for most strikeouts per game. They have averaged 10.3 strikeouts per game this season (1010 SO in 98 G). The club record is 9.2 per game in 2011 (1,292 SO in 140 G). • Dragons pitchers are also on pace to break the club record for most walks per game. They have averaged 4.7 walks per game (457 BB in 98 G). The club record is 4.3 per game in 2005 (600 walks in 139 games). • Dayton has held at least a share of first place after 62 of the 98 games they have played this season. Upcoming Probable Pitchers (Game times are Dayton time) (All games on WONE 980 AM and www.daytondragons.com) Sat., August 28 (6:35 p.m.): Dayton RH Bryce Bonnin (no record) at Fort Wayne LH Noel Vela (0-2, 3.06) Sun., August 29 (1:05 p.m.): Dayton RH Carson Spiers (4-3, 4.04) at Fort Wayne RH Carlos Guarate (1-5, 7.76) TODAY’S STARTING PITCHER CHRISTIAN ROA (#25) Height: 6-4 Bats: R Birthdate: April 2, 1999 Acquired: Reds 2nd round selection, 2020 draft Weight: 220 Throws: R College: Texas A&M Resides: Houston, Texas Notes: Ranked as Reds #16 prospect by MLB.com and #14 by Baseball America…Reds second round pick (48th overall selection) in 2020 (first pitcher taken by Reds)…Features strong four-pitch mix with fastball, curve, slider, and change-up…Fastball reached 96 mph in 2021 with Daytona…Spent three seasons at Texas A&M…Emerged as a dependable starter as a sophomore in 2019, going 3-2 with a 3.56 ERA in 48 innings…Enjoyed best outing in win against #2 Vanderbilt on March 17, 2019, tossing seven scoreless innings to earn SEC Pitcher of the Week…Aggies #2 starter in 2020 behind Asa Lacy, the fourth overall pick in the 2020 draft by Kansas City…Played at Houston Memorial High School…Selected All-District 15-6A Second Team as a senior in 2017, posting a 1.65 ERA with 62 strikeouts in 49 innings... Two-time District 18-6A All-Academic First Team selection (2015-16)...Lettered three years in football as a wide receiver and was unanimous All-District 15-6A First Team selection as a senior in fall of 2016... Named Academic Class 6A All-State Second Team in football as a senior. Roa in 2021: Opening night starter for Daytona on May 4…Left game after one inning and was placed on injured list with right elbow flexor mass strain…Began rehab assignment on July 1 with ACL Reds…Made two rehab appearances, allowing no runs on one hit…Activated on July 14 with Daytona…Made five starts with Tortugas, going 1-1 with a 3.57 ERA before being promoted to Dayton on August 6. Longest Start of 2021: 6 innings (August 10) Most Pitches in a Start in 2021: 90 (August 3 with Daytona) Roa’s Career Stats (prior to joining Dragons) Season Team W L ERA G GS IP H R ER HR BB SO WHIP AVG 2021 Daytona 1 1 3.57 5 5 17.2 18 8 7 2 9 21 1.53 .261 2021 ACL Reds 1 0 0.00 2 1 6.1 1 0 0 0 2 9 0.47 .045 Career 2 1 2.63 7 6 24 19 8 7 2 11 30 1.25 .209 2021: Dayton (High-A Central League) Date Opp W L ERA G GS IP H R ER HR BB SO AVG NP-S 8/10/2021 @LAN 1 0 1.50 1 1 6 4 1 1 0 0 8 .190 75 - 54 8/15/2021 @LAN 0 0 4.15 1 1 2.2 4 3 3 1 2 4 .242 65 - 38 8/21/2021 LC 0 1 6.94 1 1 3 6 5 5 1 1 6 .286 66 - 45 August 1 1 6.94 3 3 11.2 14 9 9 2 3 18 .286 Total A+ 1 1 6.94 3 3 11.2 14 9 9 2 3 18 .286 DRAGONS BATTERS RECENT STREAKS/NOTES at FW 8/24-8/29 vs LC 8/17-8/22 Hot/Cold HS H AB AVG 2B 3B HR H AB AVG 2B 3B HR Cerda 4 8 .500 3 DNP Arrived 8/24; 3 2B 1st 2 G 2 Cotton 0 3 .000 3 13 .231 2 L 9 G: 11-33 (.333), 2 HR, 4-2B 0 Free 0 5 .000 3 15 .200 L 4 G: 1-11 0 Hurtubise 0 4 .000 1 15 .067 L 6 G: 0-17 0 Johnson 2 6 .333 2 19 .105 1 1 2-6, 3 BB in series after 2-19 vs LC 3 Martinez 2 9 .222 1 4 17 .235 1 0-5 LN after 2 straight 2 H G's 0 McGarry 4 6 .667 1 2 15 .133 1 4-6, 2 RBI in series 2 McLain 1 8 .125 1 7 .143 3-22 since 4-5, HR in 1st G 1 Nelson 1 7 .143 1 1 10 .100 1 2-17, 12 SO since 2-3 in 1st G 1 Rogers 1 4 .250 1 10 .100 2-14 since 2 HR in first 3 G 1 Ruiz 0 4 .000 4 17 .235 3 L 21 G: 13-81 (.160); 3 HR in L 6 G 0 Siani 2 5 .400 1 1 6 17 .353 2 L 11 G: 16-45 (.356), 2 HR, 8 XBH 5 Tello DNP ### 2 4 .500 Released on 8/23 1 Willems DNP ### 1 7 .143 1 2-14 since return to club 1 Yang DNP ### 2 8 .250 L 7 G: 4-16 (.250), 3 BB 0 Team 17 69 .246 7 1 0 33 174 .190 9 0 4 .246 .190 Key: In the Hot/Cold column, L = Last.