TinCaps Game Notes: August 26 at West Michigan (Game 131)
August 26, 2019 - Midwest League (MWL1)
Fort Wayne TinCaps News Release
Fort Wayne TinCaps (25-37, 58-72) @ West Michigan Whitecaps (25-37, 46-85)
LHP Omar Cruz vs. RHP Robbie Welhaf
Monday, Aug. 26 - Fifth Third Ballpark (Comstock Park, Mich.) - First Pitch 7:05 PM (Game 131 / 138)
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YESTERDAY: The TinCaps lost to the Whitecaps, 4-2.
WALK & RUN: Center fielder Jawuan Harris is on a 6-game hitting streak and 10-game on-base streak. Over the last 6 games, Harris is 9-for-22 (.400) with 3 doubles, a triple, a homer, and 2 RBIs. Harris' OBP for those 6 games is .500... For the season, he ranks 3rd in the MWL in stolen bases with 29. He's the only player in the league who's stolen more than 23 bases while be caught stealing fewer than 5 times... Harris ranks 8th in the MWL in BB% (14%).
DWS, OBP: Outfielder Dwanya Williams-Sutton leads the MWL in OBP (.405)... He also leads the league in HBP (29), setting a single-season franchise record. That includes being hit by 4 pitches in a game against Cedar Rapids on July 22 (which tied a MiLB record; it's never happened before in a MLB game). The previous franchise record for HBP in a season was 23... Williams-Sutton ranks 3rd in the MWL in BB% (14%)... His 132 wRC+ is tops in the league among active players.
MAKING HIS MARK: Infielder Tucupita Marcano made SportsCenter last Monday for a behind-the-back flip to second base for a force-out against Bowling Green. It was No. 4 on Top 10 Plays. (That same night West Michigan center fielder Riley Greene had a diving catch at No. 6.)... Marcano has the 2nd lowest K% in the MWL at 9%. He has the 3rd lowest swinging strike% (4%). With 33 walks against only 45 strikeouts, his BB/K ratio (0.73) ranks 7th.
SKEND IT IN, ETHAN: Since he debuted for the TinCaps on July 14, third baseman Ethan Skender is tied for 7th in the MWL in RBIs with 24. His .307 average ranks 12th.
HOT CURRY: Left fielder/DH Michael Curry had a season-best 8-game hitting streak and a season-long 12-game on-base streak end on Wednesday, so he trimmed his recently-grown mustache on Thursday, and has hit in 3 games in a row since... In 66 games since May 26, Curry's .888 OPS is 2nd in the MWL to only Lansing's Griffin Conine. His .316 AVG is 2nd to just Lansing's Otto Lopez. He's also 3rd in OBP (.407) and 3rd in SLG (.481).
RUIZ BATTED IN: Outfielder Agustin Ruiz ranks 12th in the MWL in RBIs with 55. The only teenagers in the league with more are No. 5 Indians prospect Bo Naylor and No. 6 Cubs prospect Cole Roederer with 58.
ADD 'EM UP: The TinCaps have had 26 position players and 30 pitchers, for 56 total players this year. Last year's team used 55. The franchise record is 63 in 2016... Relievers Henry Henry and Jose Quezada are the only pitchers on the staff who've been on the active roster all season. Outfielder Agustin Ruiz is the only position players who's been active since Opening Day.
IN CONTROL: TinCaps pitchers have issued the fewest walks in the MWL this season, averaging just 3.0 per 9 innings. Fort Wayne also has the best ratio of strikeouts to walks (3.10).
BEST IN THE MIDWEST: On Friday the Midwest League announced Joey Cantillo as the Left-Handed Pitcher of the Year and Xavier Edwards as the Second Baseman of the Year. Both have been promoted by the Padres to High-A Lake Elsinore... In a Baseball America survey of league managers, Cantillo was voted to have the "Best Changeup," Edwards was elected "Best Defensive Second Baseman," and Justin Lopez won "Best Infield Arm."
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