Dragons GameDay Sunday, Sept. 2, 2018 Game # 69 (137) Bowling Green Ballpark Bowling Green, Ky. 7:35 p.m. Radio: Fox Sports 980 WONE Dayton Dragons (27-41, 58-78) at Bowling Green Hot Rods (41-27, 88-49) LH Packy Naughton (5-10, 4.17) vs. LH Resly Linares (7-3, 3.21) 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 second game of a three-game series. This is the final series of the regular season for both teams. Season Series: Bowling Green 12, Dayton 4. At Bowling Green: Hot Rods 5, Dragons 2. Current Series: Dayton 1, Bowling Green 0. Last Game: Saturday: Dayton 7, Bowling Green 6. The Dragons battled back from a 4-1 deficit in the seventh inning and earned the win in the first game of the series. Reshard Munroe’s three-run home run with two outs in the seventh tied the game, and Munroe delivered a sacrifice fly in the top of the ninth to break a 6-6 tie and give the Dragons the lead for good. The Dragons worked out of a tough jam in the bottom of the ninth when Bowling Green put runners at first and second with no outs, down by a run. John Ghyzel recorded the first two outs in the inning and Andy Cox came in to get the final out and notch the save. Bowling Green stranded 15 base runners, going 4 for 22 with men in scoring position. The Dragons by contrast had only five at-bats with men in scoring position, going 1 for 5. Andy Sugilio had two hits and an RBI for the Dragons. Playoff Chase: The Dragons were officially eliminated from 2018 post-season contention on Wednesday. 2018 Team Notes The Dragons stole six bases in Friday night’s game to match their season high. Their 11 steals in the series vs. West Michigan was their highest total for a series in this season. Twenty of the Dragons 41 Second Half losses have come by one run. The Dragons have allowed three runs or less in 28 of their 68 second half games. Their second half ERA is 4.11 (5.31 in the first half). The Dragons have committed just 63 errors in their last 79 games. The Dragons finished the First Half with a record of 31-37, in sixth place in the East Division. The Dragons threatened to tie the franchise record for most home wins in a half (25) in the First Half, but came up short. They entered their final series, a four-game series with Bowling Green, with 22 home wins in the first half, but they were swept in the series. Meanwhile, the Dragons broke the club record for fewest road wins in a half. The club record was 10 road wins, and the Dragons finished with nine. The Dragons played three fewer road games in the first half than the scheduled number of 35 due to three postponements at Great Lakes in April. 2018 Individual Notes Hendrik Clementina (DH) and John Ghyzel (RH Relief Pitcher) were selected to the Midwest League Full-Season All-Star Team (only 13 players selected among all 16 teams). Alejo Lopez over his last 42 games since July 15: 55 for 153, .359, to raise his average from .247 to .322. Lopez’s .359 average since July 15 ranks first in the Midwest League; third among players on the 30 teams at the Single-A classification (Midwest League and South Atlantic League) and 10th among all full-season Minor League players (120 teams). Jose Garcia has hit safely in 16 straight games, going 24 for 74, .324, to raise his average from .231 to .245. Garcia was selected as Midwest League Batter of the Week for the week of August 13-19. Andy Sugilio over his last 24 games: 31 for 92, .337, 2 HR, to raise his average from .255 to .276. J.D. Williams over his last 19 games: 21 for 64, .328, to raise his average from .203 to .261. Jeter Downs over his last eight games: 10 for 31, .323. Reshard Munroe over his last eight games: 8 for 26, .308. Dauri Moreta over his last five appearances: 12 IP, 6 H, 1 R, 0 R, 0 BB, 13 SO, 0.00 ERA. Most Recent Transactions: Saturday: Pitcher Ryan Nutof has been promoted to Daytona. Pitcher Rookie Davis was transferred to the Dayton roster from Louisville. Thursday: Outfielders Lorenzo Cedrola and Raul Wallace have been placed on the disabled list. Outfielder Mike Spooner has been promoted to Dayton from Billings. Outfielder Nate Scantlin has been promoted to Dayton from Greeneville. General Player/Team Notes Three current members of the Dragons are rated among the Reds top 30 prospects (MLB Pipeline). They are INF Jonathan India (#4); INF Jeter Downs (#7); and INF Jose Garcia (#14). INF Jonathan India is the 17th first round draft pick to play for the Dragons. India was the fifth overall pick in the 2018 draft out of the University of Florida. Upcoming Probable Pitchers (Game times are Dayton time) (All games on WONE 980 AM and www.daytondragons.com) Monday, Sept. 3 (1:05 p.m.): Dayton RH Austin Orewiler (5-5, 3.72) at Bowling Green RH Alex Valverde (7-7, 4.82) TODAY’S STARTING PITCHER PACKY NAUGHTON Height: 6-1 Bats: R Birthdate: April 16, 1996 Acquired: Reds 9th, 2017 Weight: 190 Throws: L College: Virginia Tech Resides: West Roxbury, MA Member of Dragons 2018 Opening Day roster. Reds Prospect Ranking Lists: Baseball America: #28. Notes: Given name is Patrick Joseph Naughton…Had impressive debut season in Reds organization in 2017 at Billings, finishing with 3.15 ERA in hitter-friendly Pioneer League (league average ERA was 5.63)…Over final five starts, allowed just two earned runs in 25 innings…Spent three seasons at Virginia Tech from 2015-17, posting a career record of 7-14 with a 6.13 ERA in 52 appearances including 26 starts…As a junior in 2017, went 2-6, 6.24 in 17 games (seven starts)…In 2015, became just the third Virginia Tech true freshman ever to earn a win as a starter in an ACC game when he beat Duke…Set school record for consecutive batters retired (22) in 2015…Native of Boston…Played high school baseball at Boston Latin School, the first public school in America (established in 1635), with alumni that include Samuel Adams as well as several U.S. Senators, Congressmen, and signers of the Declaration of Independence and U.S. Constitution (Benjamin Franklin attended the school for two years but did not graduate). Career Pitching Statistics Year Team League Level ORG W L PCT ERA G GS CG SHO SV SVO IP H R ER HR HB BB IBB SO WP BK 2017 Billings Mustangs PIO Rok CIN 3 3 .500 3.15 14 12 0 0 0 0 60.0 58 24 21 5 1 20 0 63 2 0 Minor League Totals 3 3 .500 3.15 14 12 0 0 0 0 60.0 58 24 21 5 1 20 0 63 2 0 2018, Dayton (Midwest League) DATE OPP W-L-SV IP H R ER BB SO HR PITCHES NOTE April 5 at BG ND 5.0 6 2 2 3 4 1 87-54 Left leading 3-2, mid 6th. Dayton lost 5-4. April 10 LC ND 6.1 7 1 1 0 7 0 91-66 Left tied 1-1. Dayton won 4-1. Last 3.1 IP, 0 R, 7 K. April 19 SB W 6.0 4 2 2 0 4 0 84-61 Left leading 3-2, mid 7th. Dayton won 3-2. April 24 at LAN L 4.0 5 5 5 4 3 1 77-46 Left trailing 5-0, mid 5th. Dayton lost 7-0. April 29 FW W 6.0 8 3 3 1 8 0 81-58 Left leading 4-3, end 6th. Dayton won 4-3. May 5 at CLN W 7.0 5 2 2 0 8 0 90-68 Longest GS of ’18 (to date) by Dragons pitcher. May 10 PEO L 7.0 7 3 3 2 4 0 93-64 Third straight start without HR allowed. May 16 at LAN L 4.1 5 7 7 2 1 2 84-46 Allowed 5 in 5th as Lugnuts broke 2-2 tie. May 21 LC ND 5.0 5 2 2 1 5 1 88-61 Left after rain delay tied 2-2. Dragons won 5-4. May 27 at BG L 3.2 8 5 4 0 3 0 73-53 Left trailing 5-0 in top 4th; Dragons lost 8-1. June 1 LAN L 5.1 7 1 1 3 4 0 85-54 Left trailing 1-0 in top 6th; Dragons lost 12-1. June 6 at LC L 4.0 7 4 4 1 4 2 67-48 Left trailing 4-2, mid 6th; Dragons lost 5-2. June 12 at SB ND 6.2 7 2 0 0 5 0 81-62 Left tied 2-2; Dragons won 3-2. June 17 at WM L 3.1 11 6 6 1 4 0 86-56 Left trailing 6-0, bottom 4th. Dragons lost 8-0. June 24 SB L 4.0 5 4 3 1 4 1 80-54 Left trailing 4-3 after 4th. Dragons lost 10-4.