Great Lakes, which has three games to play in the first half, opens a series Tuesday at Fort Wayne (26-37).
Several Dragons are swinging hot bats:
• Elly De La Cruz is hitting .360 with seven home runs and 22 RBIs in his last 22 games.
• Allan Cerda has six home runs and 14 RBIs in his last 16 games.
• Justice Thompson is hitting .292 with three home runs and 15 RBIs in his last 25 games.
On the mound, Dayton’s top pitchers are:
• Joe Boyle is 3-1 with a 0.78 ERA in 10 starts
• Connor Phillips is tied for the league lead in strikeouts (84) and leads the league in opponent batting average (.171).
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