MWL1 Fort Wayne TinCaps

TinCaps Game Notes: July 20 vs. Burlington (Game 97)

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


Fort Wayne TinCaps (13-14, 45-51) vs. Burlington Bees (7-19, 36-58)

LHP Aaron Leasher vs. RHP Jose Soriano

Friday, July 20 - Parkview Field - 7:05 PM (Game 97)

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THURSDAY NIGHT: Esteury Ruiz went 4-for-5 with his team-leading 9th home run of the year, but the TinCaps fell, 4-2 in 12 innings against the Bees in front of the 10th largest crowd in Parkview Field history. The crowd of 8,647 fans marked the 11th sellout of the season in Fort Wayne.

LIKE FATHER, LIKE SON: Torii Hunter played for the Fort Wayne Wizards in 1994 as he was coming up with the Minnesota Twins. Playing the majority of that season at the age of 18, Hunter slashed .293/.358/.439 with 17 doubles, a triple, 10 home runs, and 50 RBIs in 91 games. He stole 8 bases in 18 tries. He'd go on to make his MLB debut in '97 and have a 19-year big league career with the Twins (97-07; 15), Angels (08-12), and Tigers (13-14) that included 5 All-Star selections and 9 Gold Glove awards... Torii Jr. (born in 1995) only had 12 at-bats during his collegiate career at Notre Dame as he played wide receiver for the Fighting Irish football team. In 3 seasons, he caught 73 passes for 949 yards and 6 touchdowns. The Angels drafted him in the 23rd round in 2016. He made his MiLB debut last year, playing at the short-season level for Orem (Utah), and was a first-half All-Star for the Bees.

260 TO THE SHOW: Through the "first half" of the MLB season, 42 former Fort Wane TinCaps/Wizards have played in the big leagues so far in 2018. Of the 42 players, 9 have debuted and 2 were All-Stars, Corey Kluber (2008) and Miles Mikolas (2010). Also, 4 former Fort Wayne players were selected to participate in the 2018 Futures Game (Fernando Tatis Jr. (207), Luis Urías (2015), Buddy Reed (2017), & Enyel De Los Santos (2016)).

EYE ON SEPTEMBER: Despite a stretch in which the TinCaps have lost 10 of their last 12, they're still positioned for a playoff spot if the season ended today. Fort Wayne is tied for 2nd among teams vying for a second half playoff spot. The TinCaps are 1 game back of South Bend, and tied with Lake County. They are ahead of Dayton and West Michigan by 1 game and Great Lakes by 5 games. This cold stretch has come on the heels of winning 11 of 13, including 7 straight at home.

IN CONTROL: TinCaps pitchers have walked the fewest batters in the Midwest League this season - 277 in 835.0 IP. That's only 3.0 BB/9.

HOME SWEET HOME: The TinCaps are 28-22 (.560) at Parkview Field compared to 17-29 (.370) on the road this season. TinCaps pitchers actually have a slightly lower ERA on the road than they do at home (3.61 vs. 3.69). However, Fort Wayne is hitting .217 on the road, while batting .260 at home. At home, the 'Caps have averaged 4.7 runs per game. That number drops to 3.7 on the road. Individually, Tirso Ornelas is slashing .310/.424/.430, Nick Feight is slashing .319/.333/.489, and Robbie Podorsky is slashing .325/.395/.429

LEAGUE LEADERS: Jeisson Rosario is tied for 7th in runs (57), 8th in walks (49), 7th in OBP (.384)... Esteury Ruiz is 3rd in SB (32)... Robbie Podorsky is tied for 9th in SB (20)... Osvaldo Hernandez is 1st in ERA (2.09)... Aaron Leasher is 7th in ERA (3.06)... Travis Radke is 4th in saves (11).

ADVANCED STATS LEAGUE LEADERS: Jeisson Rosario is 9th in BB% (14%) and 8th in BB/K (0.70)... Tirso Ornelas has the 8th lowest Swing & Miss% (8%)... Aaron Leasher is 7th in K/9 (9.07), 3rd lowest in HR/9 (0.33), 3rd lowest FIP (3.22), and 8th in Swing & Miss% (13%)

BULLPEN BOOMERANG: TinCaps relievers have posted a 3.03 ERA over the last 77 games since April 25. In this time, the 'pen has been led by Travis Radke, Caleb Boushley, Evan Miller, and Ben Sheckler. Through the first 19 games of the year, the bullpen had allowed 60 ER in 72.1 IP for a 7.47 ERA.

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