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TinCaps Game Information: July 14 vs. Lansing

July 14, 2022 - Midwest League (MWL)
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Fort Wayne TinCaps (7-10, 34-49) vs. Lansing Lugnuts (7-10, 32-51)

Thursday, July 14 (7:05 p.m.) | Parkview Field | Fort Wayne, Ind. | Game 3 of 6 in Series | Home Game 45 of 66 | Game 84 of 132

LHP Robert Gasser (No. 7 Padres prospect) vs. RHP Joey Estes (No. 15 Athletics prospect)

TV: Comcast Network 81 & MiLB.TV (John Nolan & Ben Shulman) / Radio: 1380 The Fan & 100.9 FM (Mike Maahs & Brett Rump)

LAST NIGHT: Despite trailing 7-4 after the top of the sixth, the TinCaps beat the Lugnuts, 8-7. Anthony Vilar walked it off with a single after Matthew Acosta tied it in the eighth with his third base hit of the game.

ROBERT GASSER: Second in the Midwest League in strikeouts (104), 5th in WHIP (1.22), 7th in ERA (3.76), and 9th in opponents' batting average (.276)... He's also 2nd in K% (31), 5th in K/9 (11.5), and he's stranded bases runners at the 6th best rate in the MWL (69%).

HOT CAPS: The TinCaps have won 5 of their last 6 games.

SUCCESS VS. LANSING: The TinCaps are 11-3 against the Lugnuts this season. Fort Wayne has scored 7+ runs in 9 of the 13 games, and averaged over 7 runs per game with a +51 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 Midwest League in batting average (.309), while ranking 6th in hits (80) and OPS (.869), 7th in OBP (.386) and RBI (47), and 8th in SLG (.483), total bases (125), and stolen bases (19). His 139 wRC+ ranks 7th... Has swung and missed at only 9% of pitches seen, 8th lowest rate in league.

MAX FERGUSON: 2nd in Minor League Baseball in walks (70) and ranks stolen bases (53)... As far as walks go, Austin Gauthier with the Dodgers' Single-A affiliate, Rancho Cucamonga, has 71. Juan Soto of the Nats leads MLB with 76... 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 28.

COREY ROSIER: Leads the MWL in runs (61), while ranking 2nd in triples (7), and 5th in stolen bases (26) and walks (50; 16%), and 9th in OBP (.375)... He's swung and missed at only 9% of pitches, the 5th lowest rate in the league... 4th in BB/K (0.85).

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 (4.6 per game), while having struck out the 2nd fewest times (8.6 per game).

MISCELLANEOUS: The TinCaps are 27-13 when scoring first (68% win rate) and 7-36 when they don't (16%)... Fort Wayne is 9-10 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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