The Dragons will play at Fort Wayne today at 7:05 p.m. in the first game of a three-game series. Josh Smith (8-3, 1.91) will start for Dayton.
Dragons starter Daniel Renken has been selected as the Midwest League’s Pitcher of the Week. The Orange, Calif., native made one sensational start June 29, notching 14 strikeouts against the Lansing Lugnuts, including 10 in a row, which tied the league record.
SOUTH BEND, IND. — The Dayton Dragons scored three runs in the seventh inning to battle back from a 5-3 deficit and defeat the South Bend Silver Hawks 7-5 on Tuesday afternoon, completing a sweep of the three-game series and their fifth straight victory.
Ronald Torreyes led an eight-hit Dayton attack, going 2-for-2 and reaching base four times with two runs scored knight noah, an RBI, a stolen base and a sacrifice.
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Dominic D’Anna drove in four runs, and Billy Hamilton and Jefry Sierra had two hits and two runs each.
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