MWL1 Fort Wayne TinCaps

TinCaps Game Notes: August 20 at Lansing (Game 124)

Published on August 20, 2018 under Midwest League (MWL1)
Fort Wayne TinCaps News Release


Fort Wayne TinCaps (27-27, 59-64) @ Lansing Lugnuts (31-25, 74-52)

LHP MacKenzie Gore vs. RHP Maximo Castillo

Monday, Aug. 20 - Cooley Law School Stadium (Lansing, Mich.) - 12:05 PM (Game 124)

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SUNDAY AFTERNOON: The TinCaps lost to the Lugnuts, 5-3.

GORE LORE: MacKenzie Gore was troubled by a blister on his pitching hand in April and May, limiting him to 3 starts, in which he posted a 10.13 ERA. But since returning from his second DL stint on June 10, the 19-year-old has made 12 starts, going 49.0 IP with a 3.12 ERA and a .217 average against... Counting numbers for the entire season, among MWL pitchers with 50+ IP, Gore ranks 9th in K/9 (11.05), 9th in Swing & Miss % (15%), 10th in K-BB% (22%) 11th in FIP (2.76), and 14th in K/BB (4.38).

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 11, including a run of 6 in a row that was snapped Sunday. That 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).

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 6 games, Ruiz is 7-for-19 (.368) with a home run, a triple, 3 RBIs, and 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 11 games as a TinCap since making his debut on Aug. 8, Owen Miller has slashed .400/.417/.600 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 .455/.520/.591 in his first 11 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 18 games since July 31, Jack Suwinski has the 3rd highest OPS in the Midwest League at 1.029. Suwinski has slashed .354/.413/.615 with 5 doubles, 4 homers, and 18 RBIs in this range. On the year, however, Suwinski has not had much good fortune as his .275 BABIP ranks 8th lowest in the MWL.

ARI-SERIOUS?!: Gabriel Arias had a 21-game on-base streak end last Monday. Nevertheless, in 26 games since July 19 when that streak started, the 18-year-old has put up a slash line of .304/.402/.489 with 9 doubles, a triple, 2 homers, and 13 RBIs. (In 83 games prior, Arias was at .215/.273/.275.)

ALL ROSY: Jeisson Rosario ranks tied for 5th in runs (73), 7th in walks (61), and tied for 7th in OBP (.381). Looking to advanced stats, he's 8th in BB/K (0.68), 9th in BB% (13%), and 10th 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 (.290/.380/.398 with 14 extra-base hits in 48 games).

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 27-27 - -

Great Lakes 27-29 1.0 -

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West Michigan 26-29 1.5 0.5

Lake County 24-31 3.5 2.5

South Bend 23-32 4.5 3.5

Dayton 23-33 5.0 4.5

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