MWL Fort Wayne TinCaps

TinCaps Transactions & Game Information: September 4 at Great Lakes

Published on September 4, 2021 under Midwest League (MWL)
Fort Wayne TinCaps News Release


The San Diego Padres have made the following Minor League transactions:

Effective Friday, September 3, 2021

Outfielder Grant Little placed on Fort Wayne's 7-Day Injured List

Effective Saturday, September 4, 2021

Outfielder Angel Solarte transferred from Low-A Lake Elsinore to High-A Fort Wayne

Fort Wayne TinCaps (51-55) @ Great Lakes Loons (57-49)

Saturday, Sept. 4 (7:05 p.m.) | Dow Diamond | Midland, Mich. | Game 5 of 6 in Series | Road Game 53 of 60 | Game 107 of 120

RHP Carlos Guarate (7.79 ERA) vs. RHP Jesus Vargas (4.66 ERA)

Video: MiLB.TV | Audio: 1380thefan.com (John Nolan & Jack McMullen)

LAST NIGHT: The TinCaps beat the Loons, 6-1. Fort Wayne raced out to a 2-0 lead in the first, added 1 in the second, and 3 more in the fourth. Great Lakes plated its only run with 2 outs in the ninth.

ANGELES HIGHLIGHTS: Euribiel Angeles, who was leading Low-A in batting at .343 when he was called up from Lake Elsinore last week, went 3-for-5 Friday with 2 doubles, 2 RBIs, and 2 runs. Tonight he'll play shortstop for the first time as a TinCap, after playing third base in his first 4 games with the team. At Low-A, Angeles played 41 games at short, 28 at second, and 14 at third.

BACK-STOP: Jonny Homza is set to catch tonight for the first time since Aug. 6 @ Great Lakes.

HASSELL'S HISTORIC HOMERS: On Wednesday, in just his 3rd game with the team since being called up from Low-A Lake Elsinore, Padres No. 3 prospect Robert Hassell III became just the 3rd player in Fort Wayne's 28-season franchise history to hit 3 home runs in a game. The recently-turned 20-year-old joined Jonathan Galvez, a second baseman who homered 3 times at Parkview Field on July 22, 2010, against Peoria, and Jon Benick, who first accomplished the feat on July 3, 2002, against Quad Cities.

PITCHING PROGRESS: Over their last 52 games since July 7, TinCaps pitchers have the lowest ERA out of all 30 teams in High-A (3.69), as the team has gone 28-24. In this stretch, 'Caps pitchers also have allowed the fewest home runs in High-A: 24. Over their first 54 games, they ranked 9th/12 in High-A Central at 5.25, and had a 23-31 record.

PLAYOFF PICTURE: Less than 3 weeks remain in the regular season, which ends on Sept. 19. The clubs with the 2 best records in the 12-team HAC will meet in a best-of-5 championship. Entering today, the Quad Cities River Bandits are in first place at 69-35. The Cedar Rapids Kernels are in second at 58-48. The TinCaps are 7 back of the Kernels with 14 games remaining. In the East Division, for bragging rights, Fort Wayne is 6 back of both Great Lakes and Lake County.

DOUBLES LEADER: As a team, the TinCaps lead the HAC in doubles with 197. Individually, outfielder Tirso Ornelas leads the league in 2B with 30, while infielder Justin Lopez ranks 7th with 22.

PATIENT APPROACH: The TinCaps lead the HAC in free passes (walks and hit by pitches), averaging about 5 per game. Fort Wayne is walking in approximately 12% of its plate appearances. The rest of the league has walked at a 10% rate... For context, the Yankees lead MLB in BB% (10.6%). The Padres rank 2nd (10%).. When it comes to swinging at the right pitches, Ornelas has the 4th lowest swing & miss rate in the league, swinging & missing at only about 8% of pitches seen.

ZACK ATTACK: Since debuting on July 25, Zack Mathis has been the team's best hitter, among players on the active roster. His AVG (.278), OBP (.369), and OPS (.802) are all team-bests.

NOT GIVIN' UP: Chris Givin had his second consecutive 2-hit game on Friday. In his 46 games with the TinCaps this season, he has 13 multi-hit games. Ironically, he's had only 8 games with just a single hit.

WEARING IT: In 9 games with the TinCaps this season, Ripken Reyes has been hit by 7 pitches. That's 20% of his 35 plate appearances.

REY RUNS: Reinaldo Ilarraza ranks 4thin the HAC in stolen bases (34).

LOPEZ LOCKS IN: Over his last 17 games since Aug. 13, infielder Justin Lopez has hit .354 with a .915 OPS. Lopez has 6 doubles (1 should've been ruled a HR), 2 HR, and 19 RBIs in the stretch... For the season, his 62 RBIs rank 6th in the HAC.

CLOSE CALLS: The TinCaps are 14-9 in games decided by 1 run, and 9-13 in 2-run games... The 'Caps are 4-2 in extra-innings.

260 TO THE SHOW: 53 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

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