Baseball Game Preview: Dayton Bulldogs vs. Rahway Indians

The Dayton Bulldogs will face off against the Rahway Indians at 4:00 p.m. on Wednesday. The timing is sure in Dayton's favor as the squad sits on four straight wins at home while Rahway has been banged up by eight consecutive losses on the road.

Dayton is coming in off a wild two-game stretch: after soaring to 25 runs on Monday, they were much more limited against South Plainfield on Tuesday. They took a 6-1 hit to the loss column at the hands of the Tigers.

Nate Goldman was cooking despite his team's loss, getting on base in three of his four plate appearances with one triple, one stolen base, and one RBI. That triple marked the first that he has hit this season.

Meanwhile, Rahway scored first but ultimately less than South Amboy in their match on Saturday. They lost 11-1 to the Governors.

Rahway saw four different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Alex Pineda, who got on base in all three of his plate appearances with one stolen base, one run, and one double. Pineda is on a roll when it comes to stolen bases, as he's now snagged at least one in each of the last four games he's played.

Dayton's loss dropped their record down to 10-13. As for Rahway, their defeat dropped their record down to 5-16.

Dayton skirted past Rahway 4-3 when the teams last played back in May of 2024. Do the Bulldogs have another victory up their sleeve, or will the Indians turn the tables on them? We'll have the answer soon enough.