MWL1 Fort Wayne TinCaps

TinCaps Game Notes: August 19 at Lansing (Game 123)

Published on August 19, 2018 under Midwest League (MWL1)
Fort Wayne TinCaps News Release


Fort Wayne TinCaps (27-26, 59-63) @ Lansing Lugnuts (30-25, 73-52)

RHP Mason Thompson vs. LHP Jordan Barrett

Sunday, Aug. 19 - Cooley Law School Stadium (Lansing, Mich.) - 1:05 PM (Game 123/138)

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SATURDAY NIGHT: The TinCaps topped Lansing, 3-1. Luis Patiño pitched 5.2 scoreless innings, while Owen Miller led the way at the plate with 4 hits. The 'Caps scored once in the second (run in on wild pitch) and twice in the third (2-run Kelvin Melean single). Lansing's only run came in the eighth.

HOT CAPS: Since being swept in a 3-game series by Lansing at Parkview Field (Aug. 4-6), the TinCaps have won 8 of their last 10, including a 6 in a row. This has matched Fort Wayne's longest winning streak of the season (the team also won 6 straight June 24-28). A TinCaps team hasn't had a longer winning streak since the 2015 squad won 10 in a row (Aug. 8-19).

ALL ROSY: Jeisson Rosario ranks tied for 5th in runs (73), 7th in walks (61), and 9th in OBP (.380). Looking to advanced stats, he's 8th in BB/K (0.68), 9th in BB% (13%), and tied for 9th in Swing & Miss % (8%). Rosario had a solid first half of the season (.269/.381/.322 with 7 extra-base hits in 56 games), but has been better since the break (.289/.378/.399 with 14 extra-base hits in 47G).

RUIZ RIGHTING SHIP: Entering last Sunday, Esteury Ruiz's OBP had fallen to .312, the lowest it had been since April 28. But over his last 5 games, Ruiz is 6-for-15 with a home run and 3 RBIs. He's walked as many times as he's struck out (twice each), and he has 4 stolen bases. Ruiz ranks 4th in the MWL in stolen bags for the year (41). He has the most stolen bases for a TinCap since Mallex Smith swiped 46 in the first half of 2014.

MILLER MASHING: In his first 10 games as a TinCap since making his debut on Aug. 8, Owen Miller has slashed .415/.432/.634 with 3 doubles, 2 homers, and 4 RBIs. The last time the 'Caps had a rookie shortstop join them in the second half of the season was in 2014 when Trea Turner posted a line of .450/.511/.600 in his first 10 games.

IN CONTROL: TinCaps pitchers have the lowest BB/9 ratio in the league (2.9) and also the best K/BB ratio (3.15).

SUWINSKI THRIVING: Over his last 17 games since July 31, Jack Suwinski has the 2nd highest OPS in the Midwest League at 1.031. Suwinski has slashed .344/.408/.623 with 5 doubles, 4 homers, and 16 RBIs in this range. On the year, however, Suwinski has not had much good fortune as his .272 BABIP ranks 6th lowest in the MWL.

ARI-SERIOUS?!: Gabriel Arias had a 21-game on-base streak end on Monday. Nevertheless, in 25 games since July 19 when that streak started, the 18-year-old has put up a slash line of .295/.398/.455 with 8 doubles, 2 homers, and 13 RBIs. (In 83 games prior, Arias was at .215/.273/.275.)

MELLY ON AGAINST LHP: In 21 at-bats against lefties in the MWL, Kelvin Melean has hit .429 with a homer and 3 doubles. (He's batting .244 in 90 Abs vs. RHP.) Earlier this year with High-A Lake Elsinore in the California League, Melean hit .533 against lefties in 30 at-bats (.207 vs. RHP in 145 ABs).

MWL LEFTIES OF THE YEAR: Osvaldo Hernandez has been named the Midwest League's Left-Handed Pitcher of the Year and Travis Radke (currently with Triple-A El Paso) is the MWL's Left-Handed Reliever of the Year.

BEST TOOLS: In a Baseball America survey of MWL managers, TinCaps lefty Nick Margevicius (now with High-A Lake Elsinore) earned "Best Control," while shortstop Gabriel Arias is considered to have the "Best Infield Arm" and center fielder Jeisson Rosario is the "Best Defensive Outfielder."

EAST DIVISION SECOND HALF PLAYOFF RACE:

Team Record Games Back of Top Seed GB of Wild Card

Fort Wayne 27-26 - -

Great Lakes 27-28 1.0 -

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West Michigan 26-28 1.5 0.5

Lake County 23-31 4.5 3.5

Dayton 23-32 5.0 4.5

South Bend 22-32 5.5 5.0

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