Dragons Gameday Saturday, May 18, 2019 Game # 41 Four Winds Field South Bend, Ind
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Dragons GameDay Saturday, May 18, 2019 Game # 41 Four Winds Field South Bend, Ind. 7:05 p.m. Radio: Fox Sports 980 WONE Dayton Dragons (13-27) at South Bend Cubs (23-16) RH Jared Solomon (0-2, 3.99) vs. RH Riley Thompson (2-1, 1.86) Today’s Game: The Dayton Dragons (affiliate of the Cincinnati Reds) meet the South Bend Cubs (affiliate of the Chicago Cubs) in the third game of a four-game series. Streaks: The Dragons have lost three straight games and seven of their last eight. They won four of the previous six. Last Game: Friday: South Bend 6, Dayton 3. The Dragons scored three runs in the top of the first inning but were shutout over the rest of the game as South Bend battled back to win. The Cubs tied the game in the seventh inning and then scored three runs in the bottom of the eighth. The Dragons were led by Pabel Manzanero, who went 3 for 4 with two runs batted in. Mariel Bautista had an RBI single for Dayton. The Dragons did not have an extra base hit. Team Notes The Dragons are 8-2 when holding the opponent to three runs or less. The Dragons are batting .190 in the month of May (17 games) with a .265 on-base percentage, a .276 slugging percentage, and an OPS of .540. They are averaging 5.8 hits and 2.8 runs per game. In the month, they rank 16th (last) in the league in runs scored, batting average, hits, doubles, stolen bases, total bases, on-base percentage, and slugging percentage. The Dragons have been successful on just five of 14 stolen base attempts in May. The team ERA in May is 4.75 (15th in the league during the month). The team record in May is 5-12. The Dragons have held the lead in 29 of their 40 games this season (and 16 of their 27 losses). They have lost 10 games in which they held a lead of at least two runs at some point during the game. They have lost two games in which they led by four runs, four games with three-run leads, and four with two-run leads. They have lost two games in which they took a lead of at least two runs to the eighth inning. They have lost two road games in which they took a lead to the bottom of the ninth inning. They have led in 11 of their 17 road losses and have led by multiple runs in eight. Dragons relievers have successfully converted nine save opportunities this season and have been charged with eight blown saves. Individual Notes Shard Munroe has a six-game hitting streak, going 6 for 21, .286. Juan Martinez is 6 for 18 (.333) with four walks over his last six games. Pabel Manzanero on the current road trip: 5 for 13 (.385), 1 HR, 5 RBI in four games. Jay Schuyler is 6 for 17 (.353) over his last four games, ending a 0-21 skid. Michael Siani is 5 for 16 (.313) with one home run in four games since coming off the injured list on Tuesday. Ricky Salinas has made three starts in May, going 1-0 with a 2.70 ERA. He has struck out 22 in 13.1 innings. Reliever Connor Bennett in May: 2.25 ERA, 1 save (8 IP, 2 ER, 13 SO). *Pabel Manzanero 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). *Five 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); and 3B Juan Martinez (#22). Additionally, SS Miguel Hernandez is ranked #25 by Fangraphs.com. *The Dragons roster includes the following players drafted within the first four rounds of the 40-round amateur draft: RHP Lyon Richardson, #2, 2018; OF Michael Siani, #4, 2018; and RHP James Marinan, #4, 2017 (by the Dodgers). *Three Dragons players were selected to play in the 2018 Pioneer League All-Star Game with Billings. They included RHP Jared Solomon, RHP Eddy Demurias, and C Pabel Manzanero. Solomon and OF Mariel Bautista were selected as Pioneer League Full-Season All-Stars. *The Dragons roster includes players from seven countries. It includes 12 players who make their home within the continental United States, one player from a U.S. territory (Puerto Rico), five players from Venezuela, two players from the Dominican Republic, two players from Mexico, one player from Canada, one player from the Bahamas, and one player from the island of Curacao. Upcoming Probable Pitchers (Game times are Dayton time) (All games on WONE 980 AM and www.daytondragons.com) Sunday, May 19 (2:05 p.m.): Dayton RH Ricky Salinas (1-0, 3.63) at South Bend LH Brailyn Marquez (1-0, 2.52) Monday, May 20 (7:00 p.m.): Lake County RH Cody Morris (2-0, 3.71) at Dayton RH Jhon De Jesus (1-3, 5.27) Tuesday, May 21 (6:00 p.m., suspended DH): Lake County LH Zach Draper (2-0, 0.32) at Dayton RH James Marinan (1-5, 6.18) Wednesday, May 22 (7:00 p.m.): Lake County RH Alex Royalty (0-2, 6.75) at Dayton RH Lyon Richardson (0-4, 4.93) Thursday, May 23 (7:00 p.m.): Lake County RH Shane McCarthy at Dayton RH Jared Solomon TODAY’S STARTING PITCHER JARED SOLOMON Height: 6-2 Bats: R Birthdate: June 10, 1997 Acquired: Reds #11, 2017 Weight: 192 Throws: R College: Lackawanna College Resides: Millville, PA Member of Dragons 2019 Opening Day roster. Notes: Dragons 2019 Opening Night starting pitcher…Coming off an outstanding 2018 season with Billings…Was 4-2 with a 2.27 earned run average in nine starts when he was promoted to Dayton on August 5…Was leading the Pioneer League in ERA at time of promotion to Dayton…Selected to pitch in the 2018 Pioneer League All-Star Game but was promoted to Dayton prior to the game...In 2017 at Lackawanna College (junior college in Scranton, PA), went 6-3, 3.42 in 55.1 innings…Planned to transfer to Xavier University in Cincinnati for the 2017-18 school year but signed with the Reds after the draft…Spent the 2016 season at Alderson Broaddus University, an NCAA Division II program in Philippi, West Virginia…Played at Millville High School in Pennsylvania, where he was a four-year letter winner in both baseball and basketball…Native of Millville, Pennsylvania (pop. 991), about 30 miles east of Williamsport, home of the Little League World Series. Career Pitching Statistics Season League Team W L ERA G GS SV IP H R ER HR BB SO WHIP 2017 AZL AZL Reds 2 2 4.26 11 6 0 38 39 21 18 2 16 43 1.45 2018 PIO Billings 4 2 2.27 9 9 0 47.2 32 13 12 4 14 54 0.97 MID Dayton 0 1 5.40 6 6 0 25 32 19 15 1 18 13 2.00 Career 6 5 3.66 26 21 0 110 103 53 45 7 48 110 1.36 2019: Dayton (Midwest League) Date Opp W L ERA G GS SV IP H R ER HR HBP BB SO WP BK NP-S 4/4/2019 Bowling Green Hot Rods 0 1 6.75 1 1 0 4 6 3 3 0 0 4 2 2 0 76 - 45 4/9/2019 @Fort Wayne TinCaps 0 0 3.38 1 1 0 4 4 0 0 0 0 2 7 0 0 77 - 46 4/19/2019 @Lansing Lugnuts 0 0 5.25 1 1 0 4 6 4 4 0 0 4 3 0 0 75 - 42 4/25/2019 Great Lakes Loons 0 0 4.91 1 1 0 2.2 2 3 1 0 0 4 2 0 0 68 - 35 5/2/2019 @Peoria Chiefs 0 0 4.58 1 1 0 5 4 2 2 0 1 1 6 0 0 84 - 52 5/7/2019 Clinton LumberKings 0 1 4.07 1 1 0 4.2 3 1 1 0 0 0 7 0 0 85 - 59 5/13/2019 @Great Lakes Loons 0 0 3.99 1 1 0 5 6 2 2 0 0 2 5 0 0 86 - 50 Total 0 2 3.99 7 7 0 29.1 31 15 13 0 1 17 32 2 0 Note: Started suspended game on April 14 vs. Lake County: 1.1 IP, 0 R. Game to be completed on May 21. 2018: Dayton (Midwest League) Date Opp W L ERA GS SV IP H R ER HR BB SO WHIP AVG WP BK 8/5/2018 @West Michigan 0 0 6.23 1 0 4.1 6 3 3 1 2 3 1.85 .316 0 0 8/11/2018 @Great Lakes 0 1 6.75 1 0 2.1 3 2 2 0 4 3 2.25 .310 0 0 8/16/2018 Lake County 0 0 6.17 1 0 5 8 4 3 0 4 2 2.31 .340 2 0 8/21/2018 @West Michigan 0 0 5.19 1 0 5.2 10 4 2 0 0 3 2.13 .351 1 0 8/26/2018 Lansing 0 0 4.84 1 0 5 2 3 2 0 4 1 1.93 .312 1 0 9/1/2018 @Bowling Green 0 0 5.40 1 0 2.2 3 3 3 0 4 1 2.00 .305 1 0 Total 0 1 5.40 6 0 25 32 19 15 1 18 13 2.00 .305 5 0 Dragons Starting Pitching Rotation (in order of use) Jarod Solomon (RHP): Reds 2017 11th round pick, Lackawanna (Penn.) College…2018 at Billings: 4-2, 2.27, 9 GS; at Dayton: 0-1, 5.40, 6 GS.