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TinCaps Game Information: July 17 vs. Lansing

July 17, 2022 - Midwest League (MWL)
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Fort Wayne TinCaps (9-11, 36-50) vs. Lansing Lugnuts (8-12, 33-53)

Sunday, July 17 (1:05 p.m.) | Parkview Field | Fort Wayne, Ind. | Game 6 of 6 in Series | Home Game 48 of 66 | Games 87 of 132

LHP Noel Vela (No. 30 Padres prospect) vs. RHP Jake Walkinshaw

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

HOT CAPS: The TinCaps have won 7 of their last 9 games. Fort Wayne's 4-game winning streak was snapped in the second game of Saturday's doubleheader.

PACKING PARKVIEW FIELD: Saturday's crowd of 7,536 marked Fort Wayne's 6th sell-out of the season. The TinCaps drew a season-high 8,350 fans on the Fourth of July.

FUTURES GAME: Robert Hassell III became the first active player in franchise history to appear in the Futures Game on Saturday. For manager Jimmy Rollins' National League squad, Hassell started in right field, batting second. In the first inning, facing Rays' Double-A prospect Taj Bradley, Hassell lined a 3-2 pitch thrown at 97.4 MPH out to left field with an exit velocity greater than 100 MPH, but it was caught by former Lake County Captain George Valera. In the third, versus Astros' Triple-A prospect Hunter Brown, with 2 outs, Hassell knocked a slider into center field to score Great Lakes Loons catcher Diego Cartaya. Hassell was pinch-hit for in the 4th inning of the 7-inning game.

SUCCESS VS. LANSING: The TinCaps are 13-4 against the Lugnuts this season. Fort Wayne has scored 7+ runs in 9 of the 17 games, and averaged 7 runs per game with a +51 run differential.

MAX FERGUSON: Ranks 4th in MiLB in walks (71) and 3rd in stolen bases (53).

COREY ROSIER: Leads the MWL in runs (62), while ranking 2nd in triples (7), and 5th in stolen bases (26) and walks (52; 16%)... He's swung and missed at only 8% of pitches seen, the 5th lowest rate in the league... 4th in BB/K (0.8).

JARRYD DALE: Ranks 4th in the MWL in games (82) and 6th in walks (47).

CAUGHT 'EM: TinCaps catchers rank 3rd in the MWL in throwing runners out trying to steal (30 CS). Individually, Brandon Valenzuela leads with 20, while Anthony Vilar has nabbed 8, 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 28-13 when scoring first (68% win rate) and 8-37 when they don't (17%)... Fort Wayne is 11-10 in 1-run games, 5-11 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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