Dragons Gameday Friday, July 12, 2019 Game # 21 (91) Fifth Third Field Dayton, Ohio 7:00 P.M
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Dragons GameDay Friday, July 12, 2019 Game # 21 (91) Fifth Third Field Dayton, Ohio 7:00 p.m. Radio: Fox Sports 980 WONE Wisconsin Timber Rattlers (12-8, 43-46) at Dayton Dragons (8-12, 37-53) RH Logan Gillaspie (2-5, 3.93) vs. RH Lyon Richardson (2-6, 4.46) Today’s Game: The Dayton Dragons (affiliate of the Cincinnati Reds) meet the Wisconsin Timber Rattlers (affiliate of the Milwaukee Brewers) in the last game of a three-game series. 2019 Season Series: Dayton 1, Wisconsin 1. Last Game: Thursday: Wisconsin 1, Dayton 0. Three Wisconsin pitchers combined on an eight-hit shutout. The only run of the game came in the sixth inning on a sacrifice fly after Wisconsin had loaded the bases with no outs. The Dragons left runners at second and third in both the eighth and ninth innings. Jay Schuyler led the Dragons, going 3 for 3 with a walk. Dragons reliever Clate Schmidt tossed three scoreless innings in his debut with the team. Jhon De Jesus allowed just one run in six innings but was charged with the loss. Team Notes Dragons pitchers have allowed just three runs (1.50 ERA) in the two games of the current series. Dragons relievers have allowed one run in eight innings. The Dragons are 21-7 when scoring at least four runs at home this season. They are 11-3 when scoring the first run of the game at home, but only 10-16 when scoring first on the road. The Dragons in the Second Half rank 7th in the MWL in team batting at .243, and 15th in runs scored with 64 in 20 games. They rank in 14th in home runs (8) and 12th in stolen bases (10). They rank 11th in the half in ERA at 3.88. 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 Ricky Salinas has been chosen as the Cincinnati Reds Minor League Pitcher of the Month for June. 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. Salinas over his last seven starts is 3-0 with a 1.69 ERA (37.1 IP, 7 ER). The Dragons top hitters in the Second Half (20 G) have included Bren Spillane (.360, 5 doubles, 1 HR, 6 RBI); Mariel Bautista (.304, 2 doubles, 1 HR); Pabel Manzanero (.325, 9 doubles, 2 HR, 9 RBI, .519 slg. pct.). Bren Spillane over his last 11 games is batting .421 (16 for 38). Pabel Manzanero has a eight-game hitting streak, going 14-34 (.412). Mariel Bautista is hitting .304 in 16 games since returning from the injured list. He was out for 31 days with a shoulder injury. Matt Pidich over his last 16 games: 1.20 ERA, 30 IP, 18 H, 9 R, 4 ER, 10 BB, 29 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). *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). *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) Saturday, July 13 (7:08 p.m.): Beloit RH Bryce Nightengale (1-2, 4.32) at Dayton RH Alexis Diaz (6-4, 5.68) TV: Dayton’s CW (26) Sunday, July 14 (2:08 p.m.): Beloit RH Joe DeMers (2-3, 4.76) at Dayton RH Ricky Salinas (4-3, 3.59) TV: Dayton’s CW (26) Monday, July 15 (7:00 p.m.): Beloit RH Aiden McIntyre (2-6, 4.82) at Dayton RH Eduardo Salazar (4-1, 4.58) 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 BB SO WHIP AVG NP-S 4/8/2019 @FW 0 0 2.25 1 1 0 4 2 1 1 0 2 5 1.00 .143 73 - 45 4/13/2019 LC 0 1 1.17 1 1 0 3.2 4 4 0 1 1 5 1.17 .207 71 - 44 4/18/2019 @LAN 0 1 5.73 1 1 0 3.1 10 6 6 0 0 2 1.73 .327 75 - 54 4/24/2019 @LC 0 0 5.87 1 1 0 4.1 8 3 3 0 2 4 1.89 .353 81 - 48 5/1/2019 @PEO 0 1 7.08 1 1 0 5 7 6 6 2 1 6 1.82 .344 78 - 51 5/6/2019 CLI 0 0 5.47 1 1 0 6 2 1 0 0 3 3 1.59 .306 78 - 46 5/11/2019 BUR 0 1 4.99 1 1 0 4.1 4 1 1 0 2 7 1.57 .296 78 - 47 5/17/2019 @SB 0 0 4.93 1 1 0 4 5 2 2 0 1 2 1.56 .298 70 - 45 5/22/2019 LC 0 0 4.58 1 1 0 4.2 6 2 1 0 0 4 1.53 .296 84 - 53 5/27/2019 @BG 0 0 5.19 1 1 0 4 8 5 5 2 1 2 1.59 .309 77 - 48 6/1/2019 SB 0 0 4.84 1 1 0 5 4 1 1 1 2 2 1.55 .302 85 - 51 6/7/2019 FW 1 0 4.56 1 1 0 5 3 1 1 0 2 1 1.50 .290 72 - 42 6/12/2019 WM 0 0 4.1 1 1 0 6 2 2 0 0 1 7 1.40 .273 75 - 58 6/20/2019 LAN 0 0 4.08 1 1 0 4.2 5 2 2 0 2 7 1.41 .271 86 - 51 6/26/2019 @WM 0 1 4.8 1 1 0 1.2 10 8 6 1 0 2 1.52 .295 60 - 38 7/1/2019 @SB 1 0 4.71 1 1 0 5 3 2 2 0 1 7 1.47 .287 88 - 58 7/6/2019 SB 0 1 4.46 1 1 0 6 5 1 1 0 1 7 1.43 .284 75 - 49 Total 2 6 4.46 17 17 0 76.2 88 48 38 7 22 73 1.43 .284 1306 - 828 Split W L ERA G GS SV IP H R ER HR BB SO WHIP AVG NP-S Home Games 1 3 1.39 9 9 0 45.1 35 15 7 2 14 43 1.08 .207 704 - 441 Away Games 1 3 8.90 8 8 0 31.1 53 33 31 5 8 30 1.95 .376 602 - 387 Day Games 0 0 8.64 2 2 0 8.1 16 8 8 2 3 6 2.28 .421 158 - 96 Night Games 2 6 3.95 15 15 0 68.1 72 40 30 5 19 67 1.33 .265 1148 - 732 April 0 2 5.87 4 4 0 15.1 24 14 10 1 5 16 1.89 .353 300 - 191 May 0 2 4.82 6 6 0 28 32 17 15 4 8 24 1.43 .283 465 - 290 June 1 1 4.03 5 5 0 22.1 24 14 10 2 7 19 1.39 .267 378 - 240 July 1 1 2.45 2 2 0 11 8 3 3 0 2 14 0.91 .205 163 - 107 Pre All-Star 1 4 4.10 13 13 0 59.1 65 35 27 6 18 50 1.40 .273 997 - 632 Post All-Star 1 2 5.71 4 4 0 17.1 23 13 11 1 4 23 1.56 .319 309 - 196 DRAGONS BATTERS RECENT STREAKS/NOTES vs.