June 26, 2024 – Midwest League (MWL)
Dayton Dragons News Release
Wednesday, June 26, 2024 l Game # 5 (71)
Parkview Field l Fort Wayne, Ind. l 12:05 p.m.
Radio: Fox Sports 980 WONE
Dayton Dragons (1-3, 35-35) at Fort Wayne TinCaps (2-2, 30-40)
RH Jose Franco (0-1, 5.25) vs. LH Jagger Haynes (2-3, 4.41)
Today’s Game : The Dayton Dragons (affiliate of the Cincinnati Reds) meet the Fort Wayne TinCaps (affiliates of the San Diego Padres) in the second game of a six-game series. Season Series between Dayton and Fort Wayne: Fort Wayne 4, Dayton 3 (at Parkview Field: Dayton 1, Fort Wayne 0).
Streaks : The Dragons are 6-4 over their last 10 games.
Scheduling Note : Please note the special scheduling on the next homestand at Day Air Ballpark beginning Monday, July 1:
There will be a game on Monday, which is normally an off-day (July 1). The series includes games Monday, Tuesday, and Wednesday (July 1-3).
The Wednesday, July 3 game (final game of the homestand) will start at the special start time of 5:35 p.m. The other games start at 7:05 pm.
Last Game: Tuesday : Dayton 8, Fort Wayne 4. Victor Vargas tossed five scoreless innings in his debut in the Reds organization. The Dragons had 13 hits, their highest total in a game since they had 13 against Lansing on June 7. Logan Tanner, Victor Acosta, and Sal Stewart all had home runs for Dayton. The Dragons collected seven extra base hits and stole four bases, building an 8-0 lead by the middle of the sixth inning.
Current Series (June 25-30 at Fort Wayne) : Dayton is 1-0 in the series.
Dayton team stats in the series : .342 batting average (13 for 38); 8.0 runs/game (8 R, 1 G); 3 home runs; 4 stolen bases; 3.00 ERA (9 IP, 3 ER); 1 error.
Last Series (June 18-23 at West Michigan) : Dayton went 3-3 in the series.
Dayton team stats in the series : .195 batting average (37 for 190); 4.2 runs/game (25 R, 6 G); 5 home runs; 6 stolen bases; 3.88 ERA (51 IP, 22 ER); 2 errors.
Team Notes
The Dragons are 32-22 in night games; 3-13 in day games (1-13 in their last 14 day games).
The Dragons are 10-2 when their starting pitcher goes 6+ innings; 22-8 when the starter goes 5+.
The Dragons rank first in Minor League Baseball (120 teams) in average attendance (8,034).
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