May 2, 2023 – Midwest League (MWL) – Dayton Dragons News Release
Tuesday, May 2, 2023lGame # 22
Jackson Fieldl Lansing, Mich. l6:05 p.m.
Radio: Fox Sports 980 WONE
Dayton Dragons (8-13) at Lansing Lugnuts (11-9)
RH Hunter Parks (1-1, 3.07) vs. RH Jack Perkins (2-0, 0.59)
Today’s Game: The Dayton Dragons (affiliate of the Cincinnati Reds) meet the Lansing Lugnuts (affiliate of the Oakland Athletics) in the first game of a six-game series.
2023 Season Series: Tonight is the first meeting. The two clubs will meet again for a six-game series August 22-27 in Dayton. In 2022, the Dragons were 7-10 in 17 games vs. Lansing including 6-5 on the road.
Last Game: Sunday: Dayton 8, Lake County 1 (8 innings). Blake Dunn homered for the third straight game and drove in four runs to lead an 11-hit Dayton attack. Trey Faltine reached base all four times with two hits, two walks, and an RBI. Justice Thompson also had two hits and scored twice. Dragons pitchers Jose Acuna, Brooks Crawford (w), and Jayvien Sandridge combined to allow just four hits. The two relievers (Crawford, Sandridge combined to retire all 12 batters faced. The game was shortened by rain to eight innings.
Last Series (April 25-30): Lake County 4, Dayton 2. Dragons team stats in the series: .270 batting average; 7.7 runs/game; 9 home runs; 9 stolen bases; 4.91 ERA; 8 errors. The Dragons run total of 46 in the series was their highest total in any series since August 10-15, 2021 when they scored 50 in since games at Lansing. The Dragons had 24 extra base hits in the series with Lake County, their highest total for a series since May 10-15, 2022 at Lansing, when they had 28.
Team Notes
Over the last nine games (April 21-30), the Dragons have collected 88 hits, 65 runs, and 36 extra base hits including 14 home runs. Over that period they lead the league in team batting (.273), runs (19 more than any other team), home runs, and their OPS of .872 is 142 points higher than any other team. Over those nine games, the Dragons have raised their team batting average from .177 to .222 and moved from last in the league in runs to first.
The Dragons scored 46 runs in their last series vs. Lake County, their highest run total for a series since August 10-15, 2021 at Lansing.
The Dragons outscored Lake County by 12 runs in the six-game series, but lost four of six. All four losses were by one run in games in which the Dragons held the lead in the seventh inning or later. In the two Dayton wins, they outscored the Captains by a…
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