Dragons Gameday Saturday, July 20, 2019 Game # 28 (98) Northwestern Medicine Field Geneva, Ill
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Dragons GameDay Saturday, July 20, 2019 Game # 28 (98) Northwestern Medicine Field Geneva, Ill. 7:35 p.m. Radio: Fox Sports 980 WONE Dayton Dragons (13-14, 41-56) at Kane County Cougars (18-9, 53-43) LH Andy Fisher (no record) vs. RH Jackson Goddard (5-3, 2.76) Today’s Game: The Dayton Dragons (affiliate of the Cincinnati Reds) meet the Kane County Cougars (affiliate of the Arizona Diamondbacks) in the first game of a three-game series. 2019 Season Series between Dayton and Kane County: First meeting tonight. Last Game: Friday: Dayton 7, Quad Cities 1. Miguel Hernandez blasted a three-run home run, Mariel Bautista hit a solo homer, and Cameron Warren reached base in all four plate appearances in his Dragons debut. Dragons pitchers Adrian Rodriguez (5 IP) and Jerry D’Andrea (4 IP) combined to allow only two hits, matching the fewest total for a Dayton opponent this season. Jay Schuyler and Randy Ventura each added two hits and an RBI. Team Notes The Dragons have won five of their last six games. During this six-game period starting July 13, the Dragons are batting .290 (2nd in the MWL), scoring 38 runs (3rd) with a 3.23 ERA (5th). The Dragons have scored at least seven runs and collected at least 10 hits in four of their last five games. The Dragons are 6-3 in vs. West Division teams in the second half. They went 4-8 against the West in the first half. Dragons relievers have allowed five earned runs in 41.2 innings (1.08 ERA) in the last nine games. Dragons hitters have the fewest strikeouts in the MWL in the month of July with 114 in 17 games, 16 fewer than Fort Wayne. The Dragons in the month of July are 3rd in the MWL in team batting at .266, and 7th in runs scored with 76 in 17 games. They are tied for 11th in home runs (9) and tied for 9th in stolen bases (11). They rank 6th in July in ERA at 3.10. The Dragons in the Second Half rank tied for 5th in the MWL in team batting at .253, and 13th in runs scored with 104 in 27 games. They rank tied for 14th in home runs (12) and tied for 11th in stolen bases (15). They rank 10th in the half in ERA at 3.66. 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). 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. Individual Notes Pabel Manzanero is batting .355 (22 for 62) over his last 15 games. In the Second Half, Manzanero leads the league in extra base hits (17) and is tied for 1st in doubles (12), tied for 5th in RBI (17), tied for 3rd in hits (33), tied for 4th in home runs (4), and tied for 3rd in slugging percentage (.562). Michael Siani is batting .400 (18 for 45) with six stolen bases over his last 12 games. He has a seven-game hitting streak, going 14 for 31 (.452). Siani’s .352 batting average in July ranks seventh in the MWL. Since May 24, Siani has played in 44 games and is batting .316 (54 for 171) with 19 stolen bases in 22 tries. Since May 24, he ranks first in the MWL in runs scored, tied for first in hits, third in batting average, and first in stolen bases. The Dragons top hitters in the Second Half (27 G) are Pabel Manzanero (.314, 12 doubles, 4 HR, 17 RBI, .562 slg. pct.); Bren Spillane (.344, 5 doubles, 1 HR, 10 RBI); Michael Siani (.286, 7 SB). Dragons top hitters in July are Manzanero (.314 with a .557 slg. pct., 13 RBI); Spillane (.357/.524), and Siani (.352, 6 SB). Matt Pidich over his last 18 games: 1.09 ERA, 33 IP, 19 H, 9 R, 4 ER, 10 BB, 32 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) Sunday, July 21 (2:00 p.m.): Dayton RH Eduardo Salazar (4-1, 4.23) at Kane County RH Matt Tabor (4-2, 2.31) Monday, July 22 (1:00 p.m.): Dayton RH Jhon De Jesus (2-9, 5.20) at Kane County RH Levi Kelly (4-0 2.24) TODAY’S STARTING PITCHER ANDY FISHER Height: 6-1 Bats: L Birthdate: January 9, 1996 Acquired: Signed as non-drafted free agent, June 9, 2019 Weight: 185 Throws: L College: Illinois Resides: Bowling Green, Ohio Promoted to Dayton from Greeneville (Appalachian League), July 17. Notes: 2019: 1st Team All-Big Ten starting pitcher with Illinois, going 7-1 with a 2.75 ERA in 101 innings…Also selected as Academic All-Conference…Named as NCBWA National Pitcher of the Week on May 7, becoming the second national pitcher of the week in Illinois history (8.0 IP, 3 H, 0 R, 9 SO vs. #19 Indiana, May 3, 2019)…Signed as non-drafted free agent and assigned to Greeneville (Appalachian League)…Appeared in six games with one start, posting an ERA of 0.87 while allowing just two earned runs in 20.2 innings. Previous Years: Spent first two years of college career at Eastern Illinois (2015-16) before sitting out 2017 season as a transfer…Starting pitcher for two seasons at Illinois (2018-19)…Went 6-3 with a 3.96 ERA as a redshirt junior in 2018…Played at Bowling Green High School in Bowling Green, Ohio…All-conference kicker and punter as a prep football player…Earned degree from Illinois in Finance in 2018…Working towards Masters in Recreation, Sport, and Tourism…Plays the piano. Career Pitching Statistics Season League Team W L ERA G GS SV IP H R ER HR BB SO WHIP AVG NP-S 2019 Appy Greeneville 0 0 0.87 6 1 0 20 13 4 2 0 3 26 0.77 .173 297 - 204 Career 0 0 0.87 6 1 0 20 13 4 2 0 3 26 0.77 .173 297 - 204 2019 with Greenville (Appalachian League) Date Team Opp W L ERA G GS SV IP H R ER HR BB SO WHIP AVG NP-S 6/20/2019 GRN @KNG 0 0 2.70 1 0 0 3.1 3 2 1 0 0 5 0.90 .231 49 - 33 6/27/2019 GRN JC 0 0 1.69 1 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 3 0.56 .150 30 - 19 6/30/2019 GRN ELZ 0 0 1.17 1 0 0 2.1 1 0 0 0 0 3 0.52 .143 29 - 24 7/3/2019 GRN @JC 0 0 0.77 1 0 0 4 2 1 0 0 1 6 0.60 .143 59 - 45 7/7/2019 GRN KNG 0 0 0.61 1 0 0 3 1 0 0 0 2 5 0.68 .135 57 - 30 7/14/2019 GRN @KNG 0 0 0.87 1 1 0 6 6 1 1 0 0 4 0.77 .173 73 - 53 Total 0 0 0.87 6 1 0 20 13 4 2 0 3 26 0.77 .173 297 - 204 DRAGONS BATTERS RECENT STREAKS/NOTES at Quad Cities 7/17-7/19 vs.