MWL1 Fort Wayne TinCaps

TinCaps Game Notes -- August 19, 2014 vs. Great Lakes (Game 126/139)

August 19, 2014 - Midwest League (MWL1)
Fort Wayne TinCaps News Release


Fort Wayne TinCaps (25-31, 55-70) vs. Great Lakes Loons (26-30, 60-66)

RHP Cody Hebner (1-3, 2.93) vs. RHP Jose De Leon (1-0, 1.50)

Tuesday, August 19, 2014 - Fort Wayne, Ind. - First Pitch 7:05 p.m. - Game 126/139

All 140 games air live on ESPN Radio 1380 (WKJG). All 70 home games are televised live on Comcast XFINITY Channel 81.

About Last Game : Franmil Reyes hit a sacrifice fly in the bottom of the 10th inning to score Trea Turner and lift the TinCaps to a 3-2 win over the Great Lakes Loons Monday night at Parkview Field in the opener of a 3-game series.

A TinCaps Win Would : Be their 2nd in a row... Give them a series victory... Put them in a tie with Great Lakes in the standings - see below.

What to Watch For : With 14 days, and games, remaining in the regular season, there are 6 teams vying for 2 playoff spots - all separated by 4.5 games. Dayton, which is 2 games ahead of the TinCaps for the wild card, plays at South Bend at 7:05. Bowling Green is 1 game in front of the TinCaps and plays host to Lake County, which leads Fort Wayne by 3.5.

Winning the Close Ones : Monday's win improved the TinCaps to 9-7 in extra-inning games this year. Of the 16 teams in the MWL, that's the 5th best winning percentage in such contests. Fort Wayne has won 6 of its last 8 games decided by a single run.

Remember When : The TinCaps and Loons opened the 2014 season at Parkview Field on April 3. Of the 25 players on its roster, Fort Wayne has only 10 remaining from Opening Day and only 7 who have played exclusively with the TinCaps. RHP Erik Cabrera, 3B Dustin Peterson, SS Josh VanMeter, OF Henry Charles, and OF Franmil Reyes are the lone 5 who have been active all season with Fort Wayne and haven't spent time on the DL. Meanwhile, of the 25 active Loons right now, 10 were with Great Lakes on day 1.

Williamsport to Fort Wayne : The TinCaps have 2 players who once played in the Little League World Series. Reliever Eric Yardley represented Richland, Wash., in 2003. Catcher Adolfo Reina played for Panama in 2002.

Packed Parkview Field : The TinCaps have had 24 sell-out crowds already this season with 8 home dates remaining. The only Fort Wayne season with more sellouts was 2010 (26). Parkview Field has averaged 5,917 fans per game. The team's total attendance of 3666,481 is its most ever through 62 openings. That figure outranks 13 of 30 Triple-A franchises and 26 of 30 Double-A teams. Fort Wayne's attendance is 3rd best in Class A.

Eastern Division Second Half Playoff Race

Team Record GB (WC) Streak Last 10

West Michigan Whitecaps 35-21 - W3 6-4

South Bend Silver Hawks 32-24 - W3 6-4

1. Lake County Captains 28-27 - L1 7-3

2. Dayton Dragons 27-29 1.5 (-) L2 4-6

T3. Great Lakes Loons 26-30 2.5 (1.0) L3 4-6

T3. Bowling Green Hot Rods 26-30 2.5 (1.0) W2 6-4

5. Fort Wayne TinCaps 25-31 3.5 (2.0) W1 3-7

6. Lansing Lugnuts 24-32 4.5 (3.0) L3 4-6

*WM & SB secured playoff bids in the First Half. The top two finishers in the Second Half of the remaining six teams will also make the playoffs.

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