TinCaps Game Information: June 22 vs. Great Lakes

June 22, 2022 - Midwest League (MWL)
Fort Wayne TinCaps News Release

Fort Wayne TinCaps (25-38) vs. Great Lakes Loons (39-25)

Wednesday, June 22 (7:05 p.m.) | Parkview Field | Fort Wayne, Ind. | Game 2 of 6 in Series | Home Game 32 of 66 | Game 65 of 132

RHP Ryan Bergert vs. RHP Nick Nastrini (No. 13 Dodgers Prospect)

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

LAST NIGHT: The TinCaps fell to the Loons, 4-3. Fort Wayne scored a run in the sixth, seventh and eighth to nearly overcome an early 3-0 deficit. Lucas Dunnpicked up three hits and Agustín Ruiz had two.

WHAT'S AT STAKE: The first half of the season ends after Thursday. Entering tonight, the Loons are a half-game up on Dayton. The Dragons host the Lake County Captains in a doubleheader tonight. Great Lakes holds the head-to-head tiebreaker over Dayton, if they are tied.

RECORD DAY: Fort Wayne matched a franchise record Sunday with 22 hits. This is the 30th year of the franchise. The only other time Fort Wayne accrued 22 hits in a game was April 29, 1998, also at Lansing... Meanwhile, Sunday also marked a season-high for runs scored and the team's largest margin of victory since 2018.

PITCHER OF THE WEEK: Robert Gasser book-ended the series in Lansing with wins, combing for 12 scoreless innings. This performance earned him Midwest League Pitcher of the Week as he tallied 12 Ks and just four hits and three walks.

COREY ROSIER: Ranks 2nd in the MWL in runs (44) and walks (38; 16%), 5th in stolen bases (19)...4th in BB/K (0.86).

ROBERT HASSELL: Leads the MWL in batting average (.309), while ranking 3rd in hits (63), 6th in stolen bases (18), 7th in RBIs (38) and OPS (.869), 8th in SLG (.495), and 9th in OBP (.374)... 8th in wRC+ (142)... 6th lowest swinging strike % (8.8%)... Started each of the team's first 40 games... After not playing 2 games, from May 28 to June 19, went on a 10-game hitting streak (with a 2-week absence along the way due to Covid). Over those 10 games, had 7 doubles, 1 triple, 2 homers, and 11 RBIs.

LUCAS DUNN: Since the beginning of the Lansing series, over his last 7 games, has slashed .344 / .382 / .531 (.913 OPS) with 4 XBH and a team-high 7 RBIs. His batting average leads the team over that stretch, minimum 20 ABs.

BRANDON VALENZUELA: Since May 24, has slashed .310 / .388 / .535 (.923 OPS) with a team-high 4 HR and 14 RBIs in 18 games. His batting average is seventh most in the Midwest League over that stretch.

Midwest League Stories from June 22, 2022

• Dragons Split Doubleheader with Captains on Wednesday as First Half Playoff Hopes End - Dayton Dragons
• Gray and Warren Deliver Two-RBI Hits in Wisconsin's Big Inning - Wisconsin Timber Rattlers
• Playoff Bound: Loons Come Back in Eighth Inning to Punch Their Ticket - Great Lakes Loons
• Palencia Leads the Way in Cubs' 1-0 Shutout Victory - South Bend Cubs
• Rosier Displays Power & Speed in Setback - Fort Wayne TinCaps
• Chiefs on Wrong End of a 1-0 Pitchers' Duel - Peoria Chiefs
• Whitecaps Strand 12 in 4-2 Loss - West Michigan Whitecaps
• TinCaps Game Information: June 22 vs. Great Lakes - Fort Wayne TinCaps
• Nuts Come up Just Short, 1-0 - Lansing Lugnuts
• Johnson, Sky Carp Even Series with Lansing - Beloit Sky Carp
• Gray Delivers Go-Ahead Blast in Kernels Win over Whitecaps - Cedar Rapids Kernels
• Dayton Dragons GameDay Notes for Wednesday (DH, 5:35 PM) - Dayton Dragons
• Valenzuela Promoted, J. Butler Placed on IL - Lansing Lugnuts
• Chiefs Score Six Unanswered Runs to Rally Past Cubs, 7-4 - Peoria Chiefs
• Offense Erupts for Bandits' Third-Straight Win - Quad Cities River Bandits
• No Fairytale Ending for TinCaps on Princess Night - Fort Wayne TinCaps
• Lake County Drops Dayton Out of First Place With 11-2 Drubbing - Lake County Captains
• Bullpen Stumbles Late in 7-4 Loss to Peoria - South Bend Cubs
• Quad Cities Cracks Wisconsin - Wisconsin Timber Rattlers

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