TinCaps Transactions & Game Information: July 27 at Lansing
July 27, 2021 - Midwest League (MWL)
Fort Wayne TinCaps News Release
The San Diego Padres have made the following Minor League transactions:
Effective Monday, July 26
- Right-handed reliever Michell Miliano traded to the Pittsburgh Pirates
Effective Tuesday, July 27
Right-handed pitcher Connor Lehmann transferred from Low-A Lake Elsinore to High-A Fort Wayne
Fort Wayne TinCaps (33-39) at Lansing Lugnuts (34-38)
Tuesday, July 27 (7:05 p.m.) | Jackson Field | Lansing, Mich. | Game 1 of 6 in Series | Road Game 31 of 60 | Game 73 of 120
LHP Danny Denz (5.40 ERA) vs. RHP Seth Shuman (2.52 ERA)
TV: MiLB.TV | Radio: 1380 The Fan & 100.9 FM / TinCapsRadio.com (John Nolan & Jack McMullen)
LAST GAME: The TinCaps lost to the Dayton Dragons, 5-3, at home on Sunday. In his team debut, third baseman Zack Mathis hit a 2-run homer. For the series, Fort Wayne lost the opener, won 3 in a row, but lost the last 2, settling for a split.
ON THE MOVE: On Monday the Padres traded TinCaps reliever Michell Miliano, along with former TinCaps infielder Tucupita Marcano (2019) and outfielder Jack Suwinski (2017-18) to the Pirates for All-Star Adam Frazier. In the Pittsburgh organization, Miliano has been assigned to High-A Greensboro, while Marcano is back in the Hoosier State with Triple-A Indy, and Suwinski is with Double-A Altoona.
PULL UP A (COMFY) CHAIR: The average time for a 9-inning game at Parkview Field this year has been about 3 hours, 17 minutes. That's the longest in High-A Central. Lansing's home games are next on the list at roughly 3 hours, 16 minutes.
PATIENT APPROACH: The TinCaps lead the HAC in free passes (walks and hit by pitches), averaging more than 5 per game. Fort Wayne is walking in 12% of its plate appearances. The rest of the league has walked at a 10% rate. For further context, the Yankees lead MLB in BB% at 10.8%. The Padres rank 3rd (10.3%).
DOUBLES LEADER: As a team, the TinCaps lead the HAC in doubles with 139. Individually, outfielder Tirso Ornelas also leads the league in doubles with 23. Ornelas is also top 10 in contact rate, making contact on about 91% of the pitches he swings at.
CATCHING ON: Jonny Homza leads qualifying HAC catchers in OPS (.793) and wRC+ (122).
WALK & RUN: Reinaldo Ilarraza ranks 5th in the HAC in stolen bases (25). He's also 7th in walk rate (14%) and 8th in walks drawn (38).
RANKING RUIZ: Outfielder Agustin Ruiz ranks 6th in HAC in RBIs (46) and 8th in home runs (12).
JUSTIN TIME: Infielder Justin Lopez ranks 6th in the HAC in doubles (16). Lopez has improved month-to-month this season. In 20 July games, he has a .845 OPS with 6 doubles, a triple, and 3 homers, as well as 13 RBIs. (Lopez had a .575 OPS in May and .751 mark in June.)
WELCOME TO THE FORT: Sunday's game marked the TinCaps debut for Zack Mathis, who was added from Triple-A El Paso. Mathis, a non-drafted free agent signing out of LSU in 2020, appeared in 3 games with the Chihuahuas (2-8, RBI) after playing 34 games with Low-A Lake Elsinore to open 2021.
CLOSE CALLS: The TinCaps are 11-6 in games decided by 1 run, while they're 5-7 in 2-run games... The 'Caps are 2-1 in extra-innings.
260 TO TOKYO: 3 former Fort Wayne players are set to compete in the Olympics. Left-handed pitcher Oliver Pérez, who pitched for the Wizards in 2001, is representing Mexico, while Diego Gorís, a TinCaps infielder in 2013, is playing for the Dominican Republic. Big league veteran Tim Federowicz spent a week at Parkview Field in 2015 on a rehab assignment. He's a catcher for Team USA. The opening round starts Wednesday... 2 Northeast Indiana natives are also in the Olympics: Rachel Dincoff (discus; USA) and Andrea Filler (softball; Italy).
260 TO THE SHOW: 52 former Fort Wayne players have appeared in the big leagues so far this season, including All-Stars Fernando Tatis Jr. and Trea Turner. Since the franchise was founded in 1993, a total of 197 past players have ascended to The Show.
MiLB RELIEF: After losing the entirety of the 2020 Minor League Baseball season and having attendance limited to begin 2021, the TinCaps are asking fans to visit MinorLeagueBaseballRelief.com and tell Congress to support the bipartisan Minor League Baseball Relief Act.
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