MWL Fort Wayne TinCaps

TinCaps Game Information: July 23 at Dayton

Published on July 23, 2022 under Midwest League (MWL)
Fort Wayne TinCaps News Release


Fort Wayne TinCaps (9-13, 36-52) @ Dayton Dragons (6-14, 45-41)

Saturday, July 23 (7:09 p.m.) | Day Air Ballpark | Dayton, OH | Game 2 of 3 in Series | Road Game 41 of 66 | Games 89 of 132

RHP Ryan Bergert vs. RHP Thomas Farr

Radio: 1380 The Fan & 100.9 FM (Ben Shulman) / Video: MiLB.TV

LAST NIGHT: The TinCaps rallied from a 3-0 deficit to equalize with 3 runs in the top of the 7th, only to see the Dragons go back ahead in the 8th with a 2-run homer by Mat Nelson... Robert Hassell and Corey Rosier both had 2-hit games for the 'Caps.

POWER PROBLEM: The Dragons lead the Midwest League in home runs (104 in 86 games), while the TinCaps rank last (54 in 88 games).

ROBERT HASSELL: Ranks 2nd in the MWL in batting average (.313),5th in OPS (.873), 6th in OBP (.388) and hits (84), 8th in RBIs (49), and 9th in SLG (.485) and stolen bases (19)... 8th lowest swing and miss % (8%)... His .388 OBP is notable as that was Tony Gwynn's career OBP and is considered the gold standard for players in the Padres' organization.

FUTURES GAME: Robert Hassell III became the first active player in franchise history to appear in the Futures Game last Saturday. For manager Jimmy Rollins' National League squad, Hassell started in right field, batting second. In the first inning, facing Rays' Triple-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.

MAX FERGUSON: Ranks 5th in MiLB in walks (71) and 3rd in stolen bases (53).

COREY ROSIER: Leads the MWL in runs (64), while ranking 2nd in triples (7), and 5th in stolen bases (27) 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 (0.9).

JARRYD DALE: Ranks 4th in the MWL in games (83) and 6th in walks (47).

CAUGHT 'EM: TinCaps catchers rank 2nd in the MWL in throwing runners out trying to steal (31 CS). Individually, Brandon Valenzuela leads the league with 21, 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 (8.5 per game).

MISCELLANEOUS: The TinCaps are 28-14 when scoring first (66% win rate) and 8-38 when they don't (17%)... Fort Wayne is 11-11 in 1-run games, 5-12 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... Among them are 5 players who were selected to this year's MLB All-Star Game: Dodgers shortstop Trea Turner (2014), Mariners first baseman Ty France (2016), Braves starting pitcher Max Fried (2013-14), Cardinals starting pitcher Miles Mikolas (2010), and Pirates reliever David Bednar (2016-17).

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