
TinCaps Game Information: May 5 at Wisconsin
May 5, 2022 - Midwest League (MWL)
Fort Wayne TinCaps News Release
Fort Wayne TinCaps (11-12) vs. Wisconsin Timber Rattlers (14-9)
Thursday, May 5 (7:40 p.m. ET) | Fox Cities Stadium | Appleton, Wisc. | Game 3 of 6 in Series | Road Game 12 of 66 | Game 24 of 132
LHP Noel Vela vs. LHP Antoine Kelly
Radio: 1380 The Fan & 100.9 FM (Ben Shulman) / Video: MiLB.TV
LAST NIGHT: The TinCaps lost, 4-0, to the Timber Rattlers with all four runs coming with two outs. Jarryd Dale and Justin Lopez had multiple hits in the defeat.
LEAGUE LEADERS: TinCaps pitchers lead the league in K/9 (11.6) ... Among pitchers who've thrown at least 10 innings, Felix Minjarez has the highest K% (56%) in the MWL and the 2nd highest K/9 (18.9), while Ryan Och ranks 3rd in K% (50%) and 4th in K/9 (17.4) ...For pitchers who've thrown 15+ innings, Noel Vela is 2nd in ERA (0.59) and ER (1).
ROAD WARRIORS: Fort Wayne's bats have excelled on the road, leading visitors in the Midwest in AVG (.263), runs (70), HR (16), RBI (61), OBP (.351), SLG (.473) and, in turn, OPS (.824).
COREY ROSIER: Leads the MWL in BB (19), 2nd in runs (20), 3rd in triples (2), and 6th in stolen bases (8). He's also 5th in the league in BB/K (1.06) and has the 9th lowest swinging strike % (8.8).
ROBERT HASSELL: 2nd in the MWL in hits (32). 3rd in RBI (20) and TB (50). 4th in AVG (.368) and OPS (1.009), 5th in OBP (.434), 6th in SB (8), HR (5), 7th in runs (15) and 9th in SLG (.575). Hassell is also 5th in the MWL in swinging strike % (7) and 9th in K % (16.2) ...Had reached base safely in all of the first 20 games - the streak was ended in the last game of the Dayton series.
JOSHUA MEARS: Mears leads the MWL in HR (7) and is 2nd in extra-base hits (12). Ranks 5th in RBIs (17), and 7th in total bases (41). Mears is 4thamongst all High-A players in HR... He already has 3 games in which he's hit 2 homers, including April 23 at Lansing. His 2nd shot in that game was measured to have traveled 504 feet. For perspective, since MLB began tracking home run data in 2015, there has been only 1 homer hit further in a big league game (Nomar Mazara hit a 505-foot HR with the Rangers in 2019).
BRANDON VALENZUELA: Has thrown out 10 baserunners attempting to steal - most in the MWL.
JARRYD DALE: Ranks 5th in the MWL in doubles (6).
ANGEL SOLARTE: 4th in the MWL, minimum 15 games played, in BB% (21). Solarte also hits the ball the opposite way at the 2nd highest percentage in the MWL (56%).
RIPKEN REYES: 2nd the MWL in HBP (4). Has the 4th lowest K% (13.4) and lowest swinging strike rate (6.5%).
wRC+: Weighted Runs Created Plus is a stat that attempts to quantify a player's total offensive value, while comparing it with league average. A wRC+ of 100 is league average and, for example, a wRC+ of 150 is 50% above league average. Robert Hassell III ranks 3rd in the MWL at 185.
260 TO THE SHOW: In Fort Wayne's franchise history, 203 players have gone on to appear in the major leagues. So far this season, there've been 43 'Caps in MLB - not including the likes of Fernando Tatis Jr. on the Injured List. Last year a record number 58 former Fort Wayne players appeared in The Show.
Midwest League Stories from May 5, 2022
- TinCaps Win on Road in Dramatic Fashion - Fort Wayne TinCaps
- Whitecaps Fall, 6-5 - West Michigan Whitecaps
- Bandits' Offense Scuffles in Error-Filled Loss - Quad Cities River Bandits
- TinCaps Hold Off Late Rattler Rally - Wisconsin Timber Rattlers
- Buoyed by Pen, Locos Rally Past Caps - Lansing Lugnuts
- Stankiewicz Shoves, Sabato Homers in 5-3 Kernels Win - Cedar Rapids Kernels
- Loons Sweep Doubleheader over Beloit, Pitching Staff Excels - Great Lakes Loons
- Lake County Game Postponed, Doubleheader Set for May 7 - Lake County Captains
- Dragons Postponed on Thursday - Dayton Dragons
- Chiefs-Cubs Rained Out; Doubleheader Set for Saturday - Peoria Chiefs
- Thursday Night's Game Between Cubs and Chiefs Postponed - South Bend Cubs
- Dayton Dragons GameDay Notes for Thursday - Dayton Dragons
- TinCaps Game Information: May 5 at Wisconsin - Fort Wayne TinCaps
- South Bend Cubs Announce Upcoming Game/Promotion Schedule - South Bend Cubs
- Captains Drop Doubleheader to Dragons, in Hard-Fought Games - Lake County Captains
- Dragons Doubleheader Sweep on Wednesday Features Big Comeback in First Game - Dayton Dragons
- Guerrero's Strong Start Squandered in Bandits' Shutout Loss - Quad Cities River Bandits
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