Fort Wayne Tincaps 2018 Game Notes
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FORT WAYNE TINCAPS 2018 GAME NOTES Fort Wayne TinCaps (4-11) vs. Dayton Dragons (9-3) LHP Osvaldo Hernandez vs. RHP Tyler Mondile Saturday, April 21 — Parkview Field — First Pitch 1:05 p.m. (Game 15) WATCH: Comcast Network 81 LISTEN: ESPN Radio 1380 & 100.9 FM / TinCapsRadio.com / TuneIn APPLE SLICES NEWS & NOTES vs. DAY in 2018 (0-1) Home Record: 3-7 LAST NIGHT: The TinCaps had a season high 13 hits but saw leads of 1-0 and 5-3 6 Home, 6 Away (12 Total) Road Record: 1-4 Day Record: 2-3 slip away in an eventual 9-5 loss to the Dragons, who scored 2 runs in the eighth to Night Record: 2-8 tie the game and 4 in the ninth to win it. Streak: L2 April 20 (Fri) vs. DAY L, 9-5 BARK IN THE PARK: Today is the first of two dates at Parkview Field this season Sunday: 0-3 in which fans can purchase “Pooch Passes” for their dogs to join them at the Monday: 0-1 ballpark. The TinCaps will also have a Bark in the Park game on Sunday, Aug. 5 April 21 (Sat) vs. DAY 1:05 p.m. Tuesday: 1-1 (3:05 pm). Wednesday: 2-0 Thursday: 0-3 April 22 (Sun) vs. DAY 1:05 p.m. Friday: 1-2 ALUMNI REPORT: 2014-15 TinCaps shortstop-turned-outfielder Franchy Cordero Saturday: 0-1 hit the longest home run in Major League Baseball so far this season last night for the Padres. The 23-year-old crushed a 489-foot blast at Chase Field in Arizona April 27 (Fri) @ DAY 7 p.m. April: 4-11 against the Diamondbacks in a 4-1 San Diego win. Leading after Six: 3-4 Tied after Six: ROSARIOHHH: Outfielder Jeisson Rosario has drawn 13 walks and been hit by a Trailing after Six: 1-7 pitch over his last 26 plate appearances (6 games). Rosario’s 15 walks on the April 28 (Sat) @ DAY 7 p.m. Leading after Seven: 4-2 season are 3rd most in the MWL. In addition to a walk on Friday, Rosario also had Tied after Seven: a career-high 4 hits. Last night’s game raised his batting average 77 points to .289. Trailing after Seven: 0-9 But meanwhile, his .500 OBP is tied for 4th best in the league. Rosario’s 12 runs April 29 (Sun) @ DAY 2 p.m. Leading after Eight: 4-1 scored are tied for a league best. Tied after Eight: 0-1 Trailing after Eight: 0-9 BELEN BASHING: First baseman Carlos Belen hit a 2-run homer and had an RBI July 25 (Wed) @ DAY 7 p.m. Scoring first: 3-6 single on Friday. His 22 total bases on the season rank tied for 7th most in the Opponent scores first: 1-5 MWL. Come-from-behind wins: 1 July 26 (Thu) @ DAY 7 p.m. Shutouts: WALK THE WALK: As a team, the TinCaps lead the Midwest League in walks drawn (70, 4.6/G). vs. LH starter: 0-4 vs. RH starter: 4-7 July 27 (Fri) @ DAY 7 p.m. 3 FOR SUWINSKI: Outfielder Jack Suwinski had his first multi-hit game of the Scoring fewer than Three: 0-6 season Friday, going 3-for-5. Suwinski had 3 hits in a game 4 times last season Scoring Three or Four: 0-2 with the TinCaps, plus a 4-hit game. Scoring Five or more: 4-3 Aug. 1 (Wed) vs. DAY 7:05 p.m. ALMOST HAD ’EM: The TinCaps have led in 7 of their 11 losses, including Friday. 1-run games: 0-2 2-run games: 1-2 Fort Wayne coughed up a 2-0 lead in the bottom of the ninth on opening night at 3+-run games: 3-7 Lake County. In their second game of the season, the TinCaps led, 6-1, before Aug. 2 (Thu) vs. DAY 7:05 p.m. Extra Innings: eventually succumbing to the Captains, 10-8. Against Lansing, Fort Wayne witnessed a 1-0 edge last Monday, multiple 2-run leads last Tuesday, and a 3-0 Out-hitting opponent: 2-3 advantage last Thursday all evaporate. Same for a 3-1 lead Sunday @ BG. Aug. 3 (Fri) vs. DAY 7:05 p.m. Being out-hit: 2-7 Same number of hits: 0-1 YOUNGEST TEAM IN MiLB: The TinCaps feature the 4 youngest players in the Series W-L-T (Home): 1-2 league: Justin Lopez (17), Tirso Ornelas (18), Gabriel Arias (18), and Jeisson PADRES PROPECTS Rosario. Fort Wayne presently has 10 teenagers on its roster. According to Series W-L-T (Road): 0-2 Baseball America, the average age for a TinCaps player to start the year was 20.6. Series W-L-T (Total): 0-4 The following TinCaps are ranked by Series Sweeps (Home): (The average age in the Midwest League was 22 years old.) This theme continues MLB Pipeline as Top 30 Padres Series Sweeps (Road): up the ladder for the Padres, who also have the youngest team in the California Prospects: Series Sweeps (Total): League (High-A Lake Elsinore) and the Texas League (Double-A San Antonio). Home crowds of 6,000+: 1 2. MacKenzie Gore (LHP) - DL WE’RE No. 1: According to MLB.com, the Padres have the No. 1 ranked farm Home crowds of 7,000+: 11. Gabriel Arias (SS) Home crowds of 8,000+: system in baseball. The TinCaps boast 7 “Top 30” San Diego prospects (see list on Sellouts at Parkview Field: 1 right), including MacKenzie Gore (MLB.com’s No. 1 LHP). 12. Esteury Ruiz (2B) 15. Tirso Ornelas (OF) Delays: 1 WHO’S BACK: The TinCaps currently have 11 players on their roster who’ve 19. Jeisson Rosario (OF) Suspensions: 1 played in the Midwest League before (8 from last year’s TinCaps team, Carlos Postponements: 1 24. Luis Campusano (C) Belen ’16, Travis Radke ’15, and Jared Carkuff, who was with Lansing last year). Fort Wayne manager Anthony Contreras is back for his third season with the 25. Mason Thompson (RHP) club, while pitching coach Burt Hooton is in his sixth year (franchise record). Fielding coach Jhonny Carvajal is in his second year. Upcoming Games and Probable Starters (All Times Eastern) Sunday, April 22 vs. Dayton 1:05 p.m. RHP Adrian Martinez vs. RHP Wendolyn Bautista Monday, April 23 @ Great Lakes 6:05 p.m. Tuesday, April 24 @ Great Lakes 6:05 p.m. Wednesday, April 25 @ Great Lakes 6:05 p.m. Thursday, April 26 @ Great Lakes 10:35 a.m. Media Contact: John Nolan — [email protected] FORT WAYNE TINCAPS 2018 GAME NOTES TODAY’S STARTING PITCHER (GAME 1) 16 Osvaldo Hernandez HT: 6-0 WT: 175 B/T: L/L HOMETOWN: Havana, Cuba AGE: 20 BORN: 05/15/98 OBTAINED: Signed as International Free Agent in 2017 2018 Starts with Fort Wayne NOTES Pitches- Date Opponent Dec IP H R ER BB K THROWS: Fastball, Curveball, Slider, Changeup Strikes 4/8 vs. LC L 3.2 8 4 3 3 3 85-54 2017 PLAYOFFS: His finest moment as a TinCap came in a must-win Game 2 of the MWL Eastern Division Championship Series in Dayton as he 4/15 @ BG L 4.2 8 4 3 2 4 75-46 threw a perfect sixth and seventh in relief with 5 strikeouts in a 6-0 victory. The TinCaps then won Game 3 to claim a divisional pennant. 2017: Transferred to Fort Wayne from Short-Season A Tri-City on Aug. 20 (8 starts, 5.33 ERA, 31 Ks/8BBs in 27 IP)… Went from Tri-City to the AZL on July 28 (2 starts in AZL)… Back to Tri-City on Aug. 11 2016: Hernandez pitched in Cuba’s 18U national league and had a 0.92 ERA in 68 and 2/3 innings pitched with 84 strikeouts and 23 walks. SIGNED: By the Padres as an International Free Agent in March 2017 for $2.5 million CUBAN CLASS: Part of San Diego’s 2016-17 international free agent class in which the Padres spent nearly $80 million, a franchise record… 1 of 5 Cubans with the TinCaps in 2016, having joined LHP Adrian Morejon, RHP Michel Baez, RHP Ronald Bolaños, and OF Jorge Oña PRELLER QUOTE: At the time of his signing, Padres GM A.J. Preller said, “He has a really good delivery. Good arm action. His velocity kept increasing from when we’ve seen him over the last 5-6 months. We see him as a starting pitching option. When he comes to the States, he’s a guy that we’re looking to move through the system and see where he stacks up.” CAREER MARKS IP H R ER BB K 7.0 (7/20/17 vs. EUG) w/ TRI 2 in 7 IP (7/14/17 vs. EVE) w/ TRI 0 in 7 IP (7/14/17 vs. EVE) w/ TRI 0 in 7 IP (7/14/17 vs. EVE) w/ TRI 0 in 7 IP (7/14/17 vs. EVE) w/ TRI 7 in 7 IP (7/20/17 vs. EUG) w/ TRI 2018 STARTING PITCHERS (In order of use) Pitcher Games Started Team W-L Nick Margevicius 3 2-1 Aaron Leasher 2 0-2 Mason Thompson 3 1-2 Osvaldo Hernandez 2 0-2 Tom Cosgrove 3 0-3 MacKenzie Gore 1 0-1 Page 2 FORT WAYNE TINCAPS 2018 GAME NOTES 2018 TINCAPS INDIVIDUAL HITTING NOTES 9 - Arias, Gabriel - INF 6-1, 185, R/R, 17, Aragua, VEN 27 - Belen, Carlos - INF 6-1, 213, R/R, 22, Santo Domingo, DR Last Game: 0-5, 3 K Last Game: 2-5, HR, 3 RBI, 1 R, 1 K Series vs.