
TinCaps Game Notes: August 24 vs. Lansing (Game 124)
August 24, 2015 - Midwest League (MWL1)
Fort Wayne TinCaps News Release
Fort Wayne TinCaps (36-19, 68-55) vs. Lansing Lugnuts (26-28, 68-56)
RHP Dinelson Lamet (5-6, 2.99) vs. RHP Sean Reid-Foley (3-4, 3.64)
Monday, August 24, 2015 - Parkview Field - First Pitch 7:05 p.m. - Game 124
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ABOUT LAST GAME: The TinCaps were unable to complete a sweep at South Bend, falling 7-4. The Cubs raced out to a 4-0 lead in the first and hung on from there, even though Fort Wayne brought the tying run to the plate in the ninth.
MAGIC NUMBER: With 15 games remaining in the regular season, the TinCaps have a magic number of 8 to clinch a playoff spot.
HOME WINNING STREAK: The TinCaps have won 13 games in a row at Parkview Field since, and including, July 17. The franchise record for most consecutive home wins is 15. That mark was set in 2009 from June 6-July 15. The '09 TinCaps went on to win the MWL title and have since produced a Class A record 20 big leaguers.
STREAKING: The TinCaps have won 8 series in a row overall and are 20-4 over their last 24 games. Fort Wayne is 12-0-2 over its last 14 series at Parkview Field. The last time the TinCaps lost a series at home was when they were swept by Lake County from May 11-14.
POSTSEASON ALL-STAR TEAM: The MWL announced its Post Season All-Stars today, as voted on by the league's managers. Nick Torres, who played for the TinCaps until he was promoted by the Padres to Advanced-A Lake Elsinore on July 10, is one of three outfielders on the team. At the time of his promotion, Torres was hitting .326 (tied for 2nd best in the MWL) with 2 doubles (1st), 133 total bases (3rd), 94 hits (5th), and a .462 SLG (10th). He also was Fort Wayne's leader in RBIs (40) and OBP (.378).
PITCHING WINS: The TinCaps are 16-4 this month thanks in large part to a 2.31 ERA - the lowest in the MWL for August. Meanwhile, the club is hitting .244 this month, which ranks 12th out of 16.
HEATING UP: Both Michael Gettys and Franchy Cordero are on their longest hitting streaks of the season right now. Gettys has hit safely in 10 consecutive games, while Cordero has a hit in each of his last 7.
MWL EASTERN DIVISION SECOND HALF PLAYOFF PICTURE:
Place Team W-L GB GB WC Streak
1. FORT WAYNE 36-19 - - L1
2. West Michigan 33-22 3.0 - L1
3. Lake County 28-27 8.0 5.0 W1
4. South Bend 28-27 8.0 5.0 W1
5. Bowling Green 26-28 9.5 6.5 L2
6. Lansing* 26-28 9.5 6.5 W2
7. Dayton 24-30 11.5 8.5 W1
8. Great Lakes** 23-31 12.5 9.5 L1
* First Half Division Winner ** First Half Wild Card Winner
Midwest League Stories from August 24, 2015
- Bees Bounce Back, Beat Rattlers 4-2 - Burlington Bees
- Burlington buzzes Rattlers with three in eighth for 4-2 win - Wisconsin Timber Rattlers
- TinCaps Win 14th Consecutive Home Game - Fort Wayne TinCaps
- Bandits Flirt with No-No, LumberKings Fall 18-0 - Clinton LumberKings
- Snappers Walk-Off in Series Opener - Kane County Cougars
- Raga Denies Kane County's Clinch - Beloit Sky Carp
- Kernels Win by 20, Pounding Peoria 23-3 with 27 Hits - Cedar Rapids Kernels
- Chiefs Suffer Worst Loss in Franchise History Monday - Peoria Chiefs
- Loons Stall Hot Rods - Great Lakes Loons
- Whitecaps Fall to Cubs in Series Opener - West Michigan Whitecaps
- TinCaps Tip Lugnuts in Opener, 3-2 - Lansing Lugnuts
- South Bend Claims Opener over Whitecaps, 4-2 - South Bend Cubs
- Hot Rods Whitewashed in Series Opener at Great Lakes, 4-0 - Bowling Green Hot Rods
- Gerber Named to MWL Post Season All-Star Team - West Michigan Whitecaps
- Torres Named a Midwest League Post Season All-Star - Fort Wayne TinCaps
- Timber Rattlers Announce 2016 Home Schedule - Wisconsin Timber Rattlers
- Lugnuts Place Lane Thomas on DL - Lansing Lugnuts
- Thompson Named MWL Player of Week - Peoria Chiefs
- Bonifay Named MWL Manager of the Year; Two Bandits Named All-Stars - Quad Cities River Bandits
- Sam Gibbons Named MWL Pitcher of the Week - Cedar Rapids Kernels
- TinCaps Game Notes: August 24 vs. Lansing (Game 124) - Fort Wayne TinCaps
- Dragons Tyler Mahle Named to MWL Full-Season All-Star Team - Dayton Dragons
- Gleyber Torres Named Midwest League Prospect of the Year - South Bend Cubs
- Three Chiefs Named MWL Post-Season All-Stars - Peoria Chiefs
- Lugnuts' McBroom Named Midwest League MVP - Lansing Lugnuts
- 2015 MWL Post-Season All-Star Team Named - Cedar Rapids Kernels
- MWL Names Post-Season All-Star Team - MWL1
- South Bend Cubs Announce Upcoming Game/Promotion Schedule - South Bend Cubs
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