MWL Fort Wayne TinCaps

TinCaps Game Information: July 29 at Peoria

Published on July 29, 2022 under Midwest League (MWL)
Fort Wayne TinCaps News Release


Fort Wayne TinCaps (13-14, 40-53) @ Peoria Chiefs (11-16, 39-54)

Friday, July 29 (7:35 p.m.) | Dozer Park | Peoria, IL | Game 4 of 6 in Series | Road Game 46 of 66 | Game 94 of 132

RHP Ryan Bergert vs. RHP Wilfredo Pereira

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

LAST NIGHT: The TinCaps beat the Chiefs, 5-2. Joshua Mears' 418-foot, three-run home run in the eighth inning propelled Fort Wayne. Corey Rosier and Robert Hassell III each had multi-hit performances.

HOT CAPS: The TinCaps have won 4 of their last 5 games, and also are coming off back-to-back series victories versus Lansing and at Dayton.

ELITE EXIT VELOCITY: Joshua Mears' home run Thursday had an exit velocity of 114 MPH. For context, Padres All-Star Manny Machado has a max exit velo of 112 MPH this season (while last year he homered at 119). San Diego catcher Jorge Alfaro leads the Friars with an exit velo of 114 on a homer (he also hit a ball at 115 that was caught on the warning track in center). But for Mears, this wasn't even a personal record. In a big league spring training game last year, he hit a home run with an EV of 117.

ROBERT HASSELL: Ranks 2nd in the MWL in batting average (.303), 4th in hits (88), 6th in RBIs (52), 8th in OBP (.384) and total bases (135), and 9th in OPS (.850)...9th lowest swing and miss % (9%).

COREY ROSIER: Leads the MWL in runs (68), while ranking 2nd in triples (7), 4th in stolen bases (31), 5th walks (54; 15%), and 7th in OBP (.385)... He's swung and missed at only 8% of pitches seen, the 5th lowest rate in the league... 4th in BB/K (0.8)...In July, Rosier leads FW in batting average (.357), OPS (.981), RBI (11), and SB (9).

BRANDON VALENZUELA: Ranks 8th in the MWL in walks (48). Has reached base safely in 11 games in a row, making it multiple times in his last five. Has also thrown out 6 of 13 potential base stealers in July.

JARRYD DALE: Ranks 4th in the MWL in games (89) and 6th in walks (53).

CAUGHT 'EM: TinCaps catchers are tied for the lead in the MWL in throwing runners out trying to steal (34 CS). Individually, Brandon Valenzuela leads the league with 23, while Anthony Vilar has nabbed 9, and Adam Kerner has caught 2.

PATIENT: The TinCaps lead the MWL in walks drawn (4.7 per game).

MISCELLANEOUS: The TinCaps are 31-14 when scoring first (69% win rate) and 9-39 when they don't (19%)... Fort Wayne is 11-11 in 1-run games, 5-12 in 2-run games, and 1-3 in extra-innings.

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