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TinCaps Game Notes for July 25

July 25, 2009 - Midwest League (MWL1)
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Fort Wayne TinCaps (23-4, 68-29) at Burlington Bees (11-15, 40-56) RH Chris Fetter (0-0, 2.08) vs. RH Manauris Baez (4-4, 3.64)

Saturday, July 25, 2009

Game Time 7:30pm/7:15pm

Tonight's Game: The TinCaps and Bees open a 3G series at Community Field. Fort Wayne brings a 7-game win streak into play.

Last Night: The TinCaps had just two base hits but still beat Kane County, 4-2. Stiven Osuna delivered 5.2IP strong, allowing an unearned run. Jaff Decker blasted a solo HR, his 12th, and the TinCaps twice scored runs on wild pitches. The TinCaps swept the 3G series at Elfstrom Stadium.

Burlington was pounded by Great Lakes, 11-3. The Bees allowed three HRs in the game, but it was still tied going into the 6th inning. From there, the Loons scored the last eight runs of the game to blow it open. Burlington lost 2 of 3 in the series.

Season Series: Fort Wayne took 2 of 3 from the Bees at Parkview Field in late May. In the first game, Burlington jumped out to a 6-0 lead against Simon Castro before the TinCaps got on the board. In Game 2, the TinCaps held on to win, 6-4, despite a 3R 9th inning by Burlington. In the finale, Fort Wayne scored 5R in the 1st inning and twice answered big Burlington innings with crooked numbers of their own in a 12-5 victory.

Tonight's Starting Pitchers: The TinCaps send RH Chris Fetter to the mound against Burlington RH Manauris Baez.

Fetter, 23, makes his second start with the TinCaps. He was selected in the 9th round of this year's draft out of the University of Michigan. In 5GS with Short-A Eugene, Fetter went 1-0, 2.38ERA. He is a native of Carmel, Indiana, in the northern suburbs of Indianapolis.

Baez, 23, makes his 12th start, 22nd appearance for the Bees. He is coming off his best start of the year, going 6IP 2H 0R 2BB 5K in a win Sunday at South Bend. Baez has been much better as a starter this year, going 3-4, 2.88ERA in 11GS and 1-0, 1SV, 5.33ERA in 10G in relief. He was originally signed by the Yankees as a catcher and first baseman and played for the Yankees' DSL team in 2006, but did not play in 2007 before signing with the Royals for the 2008 season, when he went 2-2, 2.89ERA with Rookie-level Burlington (North Carolina).

TinCaps League Leaders: Fort Wayne is 3rd in the MWL in AVG (.266), 1st in runs scored (526), 1st in HR (73), 7th in SB (99) and 1st in walks (488)... The next closest team in the MWL in walks is Wisconsin with 350... The team ERA of 3.25 is tied for 1st... The fielding percentage (.972; 100E in 97G) is 4th... Daniel Robertson is tied for 8th in AVG (.318) and is 5th in OBP (.407)... Erik Davis is tied for 4th in wins (9)... Simon Castro is 1st in K (110)... Brad Brach is 1st in SV (26) and is 1st in appearances (45)... Zach Herr is 2nd in G (40)... Jaff Decker is 2nd in OBP (.441) and 3rd in SLG (.525)... Allan Dykstra is 1st in MiLB in walks (76, ahead of San Antonio INF Logan Forsythe).

Playoffs?!?: Fort Wayne clinched a playoff spot by winning the first-half Eastern Division championship. The first-round series begins on September 9; the TinCaps will host Game 2 on September 10 and, if necessary, Game 3.

TinCaps, Part 2: Since the roster moves at the All-Star break, the TinCaps are hitting .263 (228x868) with 17HR and 146R in 27G; they have gone 71x264 (.269) with runners in scoring position. Before the break, Fort Wayne hit .267 with 56HR and 380R in 70G.

Best in the Business: The TinCaps have the best record in all of full-season professional baseball (.701 W%). The next closest team is the Birmingham Barons (Double-A White Sox) at 66-32 (.673), 2.5 games behind Fort Wayne. There are only five teams in the minors with 60 wins. The LA Dodgers are the best in the major leagues at 61-35 (.635).

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