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TinCaps Game Notes: June 21 at Great Lakes (Game 70)

June 21, 2019 - Midwest League (MWL1)
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Fort Wayne TinCaps (1-0, 33-35) @ Great Lakes Loons (0-1, 43-24)

LHP Ryan Weathers vs. RHP Stephen Kolek

Friday, June 21 - Dow Diamond (Midland, Mich.) - First Pitch 7:05 PM (Game 70 / 138)

LISTEN: John Nolan & Evan Stockton (ESPN Radio 1380 & 100.9 FM | TinCapsRadio.com | TuneIn)

WATCH: MiLB.TV

THURSDAY NIGHT: The TinCaps shut out the Loons, 6-0, as they scored all of their runs in the top of the ninth inning. Starter Joey Cantillo wow-ed with 6 scoreless innings with a career-high 10 strikeouts. Lee Solomon and Tucupita Marcano had RBI doubles, while Grant Little, Blake Hunt, and Luis Almanzar had 2 hits each.

RECORD-SETTER: Anthony Contreras has won 228 games as manager of the TinCaps since he started in 2016. On Thursday he surpassed Doug Dascenzo (who won 227 games from 2007-09) for the most wins by a manager in franchise history. More important to AC than wins, since he began managing in 2014 in the Arizona League, he has had 19 players who've reached the big leagues. (Contreras managed Short-Season Tri-City in 2015.)

HOT CAPS: Fort Wayne has won back-to-back games and 6 of its last 7.

FIRST HALF REVIEW: The TinCaps went 33-35 in the first half, finishing in 5th place in the 8-team Eastern Division. Their best record was at 6-2, while they were as many as 7 games below .500 at 15-22 after May 15. Offensively, the 'Caps slashed .245/.331/.343 as they averaged 4.19 runs per game. In the 16-team MWL, Fort Wayne ranked tied for 9th in runs/game, 6th in AVG, 5th in OBP, 11th in SLG, and 9th in OPS. Their 61 stolen bases ranked 8th... On the mound, the TinCaps' 4.02 ERA ranked 10th. They had the fewest BB/9 (2.9), tied for the 6th most K/9 (9.2), and had the best BB/K (3.12).

X IS A FACTOR: Infielder Xavier Edwards leads the MWL in batting average (.340) and ranks 2nd in OBP (.400). He has the 2nd lowest swinging strike % in the league, as he's swung and missed at only 4% of the pitches he's seen. His K% of 11% is the 5th lowest in the league. With 26BB vs. 31K, his 0.84 BB/K is 6th. When he's put the ball in play, 48% of the time he's hit it the opposite way- highest rate in the MWL). Meanwhile, he's posted a BA of .519 this season on the first pitch of an at bat. 28 of Xavier's league-leading 83 hits (33%) have come while swinging in an 0-0 count.

MAKING HIS MARK: Infielder Tucupita Marcano has struck out in only 10% of his plate appearances this season, the 4th lowest K% in the MWL. He's swung and missed at just 4% of the pitches he's seen, the 5th lowest rate in the MWL.

LITTLE POWER: Outfielder Grant Little doubled twice on Thursday, marking the first time he's had multiple extra-base hits in a game this season. Meanwhile, Little has struck out at just a 14% rate this season, 9th lowest in the MWL.

HUNTING HITS: In 18 games since May 26, catcher Blake Hunt has slashed

.308/.338/.431 (.769 OPS) with 6 doubles, a triple, and 9 RBIs.

POWER SURGE: Outfielder Agustin Ruiz has launched 3 homers over his last 9 games after not homering in his first 51 games of the season. His 38 RBIs on the year rank 10th in the MWL.

HOT CURRY: In 21 games since May 26, outfielder Michael Curry has slashed .338/.436/.523 (.959 OPS) with 6 doubles, 2 home runs, and 11 RBIs. Curry is 7th in the MWL in OBP during this time.

IN CONTROL: TinCaps pitchers have the best ratio of strikeouts to walks in the MWL this season (3.20). 'Caps pitchers have also walked the fewest batters in the MWL, averaging only 2.9 per 9 innings.

ALL-STARS: The TinCaps were represented in Tuesday's Midwest League All-Star game by Xavier Edwards, who started at second base, plus starting pitcher Ryan Weathers and reliever Henry Henry. Edwards off with a single and stole second base. He finished 1-for-3, while Henry tossed 0.1 scoreless innings.

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