
TinCaps Game Information: July 13 vs. Lansing
July 13, 2022 - Midwest League (MWL)
Fort Wayne TinCaps News Release
Fort Wayne TinCaps (6-10, 33-49) vs. Lansing Lugnuts (7-9, 32-50)
Wednesday, July 13 (12:05 p.m.) | Parkview Field | Fort Wayne, Ind. | Game 2 of 6 in Series | Home Game 44 of 66 | Game 83 of 132
RHP Efraín Contreras (No. 19 Padres prospect) vs. RHP Christian Fernandez
TV: Comcast Network 81 & MiLB.TV (John Nolan & Ben Shulman) / Radio: 1380 The Fan & 100.9 FM (Mike Maahs)
LAST NIGHT: Despite trailing 1-0 after 3 innings, the TinCaps beat the Lugnuts, 7-1. Noel Vela tossed 6 innings of 1-run ball, while 8 Fort Wayne batters had at least 1 hit.
HOT CAPS: The TinCaps have won 4 of their last 5 games.
MIDWEEK MATINEE: This is Parkview Field's first midweek matinee since the 2019 season. (Last Wednesday's scheduled 12:05 p.m. game was postponed by the weather.) In fact, the last weekday afternoon game was Labor Day 2019, also against the Lugnuts, to conclude that campaign.
SUCCESS VS. LANSING: The TinCaps are 10-3 against the Lugnuts this season. Fort Wayne has scored 7+ runs in 8 of the 13 games, and averaged 7 runs per game with a +50 run differential.
FUTURES GAME: Center fielder Robert Hassell III has been selected to play for the National League in MLB's Futures Game, as part of All-Star Saturday at Dodger Stadium. He's the 1st player in franchise history to earn an invitation to the showcase while representing Fort Wayne... Hassell leads the MWL in batting average (.310), while ranking 6th in OPS (.872), 7th in OBP (.386), SLG (.486), and RBIs (47), and 8th in and stolen bases (19)... His 140 wRC+ ranks 7th... Has swung and missed at only 9% of pitches seen, 8th lowest rate in league.
MAX FERGUSON: Leads Minor League Baseball in walks (70) and ranks 2nd in stolen bases (53)... As far as walks go, Austin Gauthier with the Dodgers' Single-A affiliate, Rancho Cucamonga, also has 70. Juan Soto of the Nats leads MLB with 73... Another Padres prospect, Esteury Ruiz, a 2018 TinCap, has 60 stolen bags between Double-A San Antonio and Triple-A El Paso. The current MLB leader is Miami's Jon Berti with 27.
COREY ROSIER: Leads the MWL in runs (60), while ranking 3rd in triples (6), and 5th in stolen bases (26) and walks (49; 16%), and 9th in OBP (.372)... He's swung and missed at only 9% of pitches, the 4th lowest rate in the league... 4th in BB/K (0.8).
CAUGHT 'EM: TinCaps catchers lead the league in throwing out runners trying to steal (30 CS). Individually, Brandon Valenzuela leads with 20, while Anthony Vilar has nabbed 8 of 21, and Adam Kerner has caught 2.
PATIENT: The TinCaps lead the MWL in walks drawn (4.5 per game), while having struck out the 2nd fewest times (8.5 per game).
MISCELLANEOUS: The TinCaps are 27-13 when scoring first (68% win rate) and 6-36 when they don't (14%)... Fort Wayne is 8-10 in 1-run games, 5-10 in 2-run games, and 1-3 in extra-innings.
260 TO THE SHOW: Since Fort Wayne's franchise was established in 1993, there have been 207 alumni who've gone on to appear in the major leagues, including 50 this season... The latest member of the club is Esteury Ruiz, who played here as an infielder in 2018 at the age of 19. He made his Padres debut Tuesday, starting in center field... 2014 TinCap Trea Turner (Dodgers) has been elected to start the MLB All-Star Game at shortstop for the NL... 2016 TinCap Ty France (Mariners) finished 2nd in voting among AL first basemen... 2013-14 TinCaps starter Max Fried (Braves) and 2016-17 TinCaps reliever David Bednar (Pirates) also made the NL squad.
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