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TinCaps Game Information: July 29 at Lansing

July 29, 2021 - Midwest League (MWL)
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Fort Wayne TinCaps (35-39) at Lansing Lugnuts (34-40)

Thursday, July 29 (7:05 p.m.) | Jackson Field | Lansing, Mich. | Game 3 of 6 in Series | Road Game 34 of 60 | Game 75 of 120

RHP Moises Lugo (3.64 ERA) vs. RHP Jack Cushing (1.50 ERA)

TV: MiLB.TV | Radio: 1380 The Fan & 100.9 FM / TinCapsRadio.com (Jack McMullen & Mike Maahs)

LAST GAME: The TinCaps beat the Lansing Lugnuts, 15-5. The 15 runs were the most Fort Wayne has put up in a game this season, and their 16 hits tied a season-high, matching May 18th against Lansing at Parkview Field.

CAN'T PICK AN MVP: The TinCaps had several hitters step up and deliver in the win last night. Agustin Ruiz was 4-5 with a home run, a double, and scored 4 runs; Tirso Ornelas and Jonny Homza both collected three-hit games; Luis Almanzar had a 4 RBI night, including a bases-clearing triple. In all, 5 hitters had multi-hit games, and all 5 drove in multiple runs as well.

LET'S GO, LUGO: TinCaps starter Moises Lugo carries a 3.64 ERA into his 13th start of the year, and his 14th appearance in total. Lugo is allowing a .248 BABIP (Batting Average on Balls in Play) and inducing a 56% Fly Ball Rate, both of which lead High-A Central. Opponents are hitting a measly .187 against Lugo this year and striking out 29.6% of the time.

PULL UP A (COMFY) CHAIR: The average time for a 9-inning game at Parkview Field this year has been about 3 hours, 17 minutes. That's the longest in High-A Central. Lansing's home games are next on the list at roughly 3 hours, 15 minutes. Last night's win lasted 3 hours, 31 minutes.

PATIENT APPROACH: The TinCaps lead the HAC in free passes (walks and hit by pitches), averaging more than 5 per game. Fort Wayne is walking in 12% of its plate appearances. The rest of the league has walked at a 10% rate. For further context, the Yankees lead MLB in BB% at 10.8%. The Padres rank 3rd (10.2%).

DOUBLES LEADER: As a team, the TinCaps lead the HAC in doubles with 148 after collecting a season-high 7 doubles as a team last night. Individually, outfielder Tirso Ornelas also leads the league in doubles with 24. Ornelas is also top 10 in contact rate, making contact on about 92% of the pitches he swings at.

CATCHING ON: Jonny Homza leads qualifying HAC catchers in Plate Appearances (265), H (57), 2B (16), OPS (.797), BABIP (.370), and wRC+ (122).

WALK & RUN: Reinaldo Ilarraza ranks 5th in the HAC in stolen bases (25). He's also 8th in walk rate (14.1%) and 10th in walks drawn (38).

RANKING RUIZ: Outfielder Agustin Ruiz ranks 6th in HAC in RBIs (48) and 6th in home runs (13).

JUSTIN TIME: Infielder Justin Lopez ranks 7th in the HAC in doubles (16), tied with teammate Jonny Homza. In 22 July games, he has a .783 OPS with 6 doubles, a triple, and 3 homers, as well as 13 RBIs. (Lopez had a .575 OPS in May and .751 mark in June.)

AERIAL ATTACK: Two of Fort Wayne's best hitters, Agustin Ruiz and Justin Lopez, are top-10 in the league in Fly Ball Rate. Ruiz's 50.6% Fly Ball % is 7th, while Lopez's 48.0% is 10th.

CLOSE CALLS: The TinCaps are 11-6 in games decided by 1 run, while they're 6-7 in 2-run games... The 'Caps are 2-1 in extra-innings. 4 of the 'Caps last 6 games have been decided by two runs or fewer.

260 TO TOKYO: 3 former Fort Wayne players are set to compete in the Olympics. Left-handed pitcher Oliver Pérez, who pitched for the Wizards in 2001, is representing Mexico, while Diego Gorís, a TinCaps infielder in 2013, is playing for the Dominican Republic. Big league veteran Tim Federowicz spent a week at Parkview Field in 2015 on a rehab assignment. He's a catcher for Team USA. The opening round started on Tuesday night, with Japan beating Gorís and the D.R. 4-3... 2 Northeast Indiana natives are also in the Olympics: Rachel Dincoff (discus; USA) and Andrea Filler (softball; Italy).

260 TO THE SHOW: 52 former Fort Wayne players have appeared in the big leagues so far this season, including All-Stars Fernando Tatis Jr. and Trea Turner. Since the franchise was founded in 1993, a total of 197 past players have ascended to The Show.

MiLB RELIEF: After losing the entirety of the 2020 Minor League Baseball season and having attendance limited to begin 2021, the TinCaps are asking fans to visit MinorLeagueBaseballRelief.com and tell Congress to support the bipartisan Minor League Baseball Relief Act.

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