FORT WAYNE TINCAPS 2018 GAME NOTES Fort Wayne TinCaps (7-3, 39-40) @ Lake County Captains (3-7, 32-48) LHP Nick Margevicius (2.92 ERA, 2.55 FIP, 71.0 IP) vs. RHP Jean Carlos Mejia (3.33, 4.21, 24.1) Sunday, July 1 — Classic Park (Eastlake, OH) — 4:00 PM (Game 80) LISTEN: ESPN Radio 1380 & 100.9 FM / TuneIn / TinCapsRadio.com APPLE SLICES NEWS & NOTES vs. LC in 2018 (2-5, 2-3 Away) Home Record: 26-16 SATURDAY NIGHT: The TinCaps won for their 7th time in their last 8 games 5 Home, 9 Away (14 Total) Road Record: 13-24 Day Record: 15-11 beating the Captains, 6-4. In the win, Mason Thompson threw 5 innings, Night Record: 23-29 allowed 3 hits, 2 runs, 1 walk, and recorded a new career high with 9 strikeouts. April 5 (Thu) @ LC L, 3-2 Streak: W1 (W7/8) Robbie Podorsky led the Fort Wayne offense going 4-for-5 with an RBI and 2 runs scored. Sunday: 7-6 April 6 (Fri) @ LC L, 10-8 Monday: 6-3 Tuesday: 2-8 HOT CAPS: The TinCaps have won 7 of their last 8 games, with their only April 7 (Sat) vs. LC L, 9-3 Wednesday: 6-5 loss coming against Lake County on Friday night, 2-1, in 11 innings. Fort Thursday: 6-6 Wayne has outscored its opponents 37-20 during this stretch. Friday: 6-7 April 8 (Sun) vs. LC L, 12-1 (7) Saturday: 6-5 MARVELOUS MARGEVICIUS: TinCaps starter Nick Margevicius has April: 10-14 thrown 742 of his 1,072 pitches this season for strikes. That’s 69%. The MLB June 28 (Thu) @ LC W, 5-4 (11) May: 15-14 leader for Strike % is Miles Mikolas of the Cardinals, who’s also at 69%. June: 14-12 Mikolas, by the way, pitched for the ‘Caps in 2010. Margevicius also ranks in June 29 (Fri) @ LC L, 2-1 (11) th rd Leading after Six: 30-7 the top 10 in the MWL in multiple categories: 9 in ERA (2.92), 3 in SO (81), th st st st Tied after Six: 4-6 4 in K/9 IP (10.27), 1 in lowest BB/9 IP (1.14), 1 in K/BB (9.00), 1 in FIP June 30 (Sat) @ LC W, 6-4 Trailing after Six: 6-26 (2.55), and 6th in WHIP (1.14). Leading after Seven: 32-3 July 1 (Sun) @ LC 4:00 p.m. Tied after Seven: 4-3 Trailing after Seven: 3-33 ROAD WARRIOR: After a 4-for-5 night yesterday, Robbie Podorsky is Leading after Eight: 32-3 slashing .407/.444/.542 in 16 road games this season compared Aug. 8 (Wed) @ LC 7:00 p.m. Tied after Eight: 2-4 to .298/.344/.404 in 17 home games. Also, Robbie is 16-for-34 (.471) when Trailing after Eight: 2-30 batting 2nd in the lineup, as he was last night and is again today. Aug. 9 (Thu) @ LC 7:00 p.m. Scoring first: 22-15 ORNELAS ON BASE: Tirso Ornelas’ 27-game on-base streak came to an Opponent scores first: 17-25 Aug. 10 (Fri) @ LC 7:00 p.m. Come-from-behind wins: 19 end Thursday night @ Lake County. The on-base streak was the 2nd longest Shutouts: 3-3 active streak in the MWL at the time, and it stands as the longest such streak Aug. 29 (Wed) vs. LC 7:05 p.m. for a TinCap this season. (The longest in the league this year: 31 games, vs. LH starter: 9-9 Michael Beltre, Dayton.) From May 24-June 27, Ornelas hit .297 with a .425 vs. RH starter: 30-31 Aug. 30 (Thu) vs. LC 7:05 p.m. OBP. He had 6 doubles, 3 triples, 4 homers, and 16 RBIs during the run. Scoring fewer than Three: 1-23 Maybe most impressive, he walked more times (19) than he struck out (16). Scoring Three or Four: 11-10 Aug. 31 (Fri) vs. LC 7:05 p.m. Scoring Five or more: 27-7 LOPEZ FROM THE LEFT SIDE: The switch-hitting Justin Lopez is slashing 1-run games: 12-14 .257/.313/.410 against right-handed pitching this season. All 5 of his homers 2-run games: 8-7 and 19 of his 22 RBIs have come as a left-handed batter. PADRES PROPECTS 3+-run games: 19-19 Extra Innings: 3-3 MLB.com has rated the Padres’ farm ARIAS RISES: Shortstop Gabriel Arias was hitting .200 after June 7. Since Out-hitting opponent: 23-10 then, Arias is 2nd on the team in average. Over his last 17 games, Arias has system as the best in baseball in 2018. Being out-hit: 11-27 hit .288 with 2 doubles, a homer, and 9 RBIs. The following TinCaps are ranked by MLB Pipeline as Top 30 Padres Same number of hits: 5-3 Prospects: SUWINSKI IN STRIDE: In 7 games played in the 2nd half, Jack Suwinski is Series W-L-T (Home): 8-4-2 Series W-L-T (Road): 2-8-2 8-for-22 (.364) with a double, a triple, a homer, 3 RBIs, and 3 walks. 2. MacKenzie Gore (LHP) Series W-L-T (Total): 10-12-4 Series Sweeps (Home): 4-2 LEAGUE LEADERS: Jeisson Rosario is tied for 4th in runs (49), tied for 10. Gabriel Arias (SS) Series Sweeps (Road): 0-3 6th in walks (43), and 9th in OBP (.387)… Esteury Ruiz 3rd in SB (24)… Travis Series Sweeps (Total): 4-5 11. Esteury Ruiz (2B) Radke is 3rd in saves (10). Home crowds of 6,000+: 16 13. Tirso Ornelas (OF) Home crowds of 7,000+: 8 ADVANCED STATS LEAGUE LEADERS: Jeisson Rosario is 10th in BB% Home crowds of 8,000+: (14%) and 11th in BB/K (0.74)… Tirso Ornelas is 9th lowest Swing & Miss% 17. Jeisson Rosario (OF) Sellouts at Parkview Field: 8 (7%) and 12th in BB/K (0.73). 21. Luis Campusano (C) Delays: 4 Suspensions: 2 BULLPEN BOOMERANG: TinCaps relievers have posted a sub-3 ERA over 22. Mason Thompson (RHP) Postponements: 4 the last 61 games. In this time, the ‘pen has been led by Travis Radke, Caleb 24. Luis Patiño (RHP) Cancelled: 1 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. 25. Luis Almanzar (INF) Upcoming Games (All Times Eastern) Monday, July 2 @ Great Lakes 7:05 p.m. LHP Aaron Leasher vs. RHP Andre Jackson Tuesday, July 3 @ Great Lakes 7:05 p.m. LHP Osvaldo Hernandez vs. LHP Victor Gonzalez Wednesday, July 4 vs. Great Lakes 6:05 p.m. LHP MacKenzie Gore vs. LHP Leo Crawford Thursday, July 5 vs. Great Lakes 7:05 p.m. RHP Luis Patiño vs. RHP Edwin Uceta Friday, July 6 vs. Bowling Green 7:05 p.m. RHP Mason Thompson Media Contact: John Nolan — [email protected] LET’S GIVE ‘EM SOMETHING TO TALK ABOUT YOUNGEST IN MiLB: The TinCaps have 6 of the 7 youngest players in the Midwest League: INF Justin Lopez (18), OF Tirso Ornelas (18), INF Gabriel Arias (18), INF Luis Almanzar (18), RHP Luis Patiño (18), and OF Jeisson Rosario (18). Fort Wayne has 11 teenagers on its roster. The average age for a Fort Wayne batter this year, according to baseball-reference.com, has been 19.3. That is the youngest in the league by far. The average age for a Midwest League batter has been 21.3. (Cedar Rapids is second youngest at 20.8. Clinton is oldest at 22.3.) NO PLACE LIKE HOME: The TinCaps went 8-2 on their 10-game homestand. Fort Wayne is 26-16 at home this year, including 18-6 since May 14. The ’Caps are slashing .264/.346/.379 at home this year compared to .214/.295/.314 on the road, where they’re 12-23. The TinCaps have averaged 5.0 runs per game at home and 3.6 per game on the road. PADRES ON DECK: Friday, the TinCaps and Padres agreed on a 2-year extension of their Player Development Contract (PDC) through the 2020 season. This will stretch the affiliation between the organizations to 22 years continuing what is already the longest-lasting Minor League Baseball affiliation in San Diego’s franchise history. Padres Executive Vice President/General Manager A.J. Preller and TinCaps President Mike Nutter held a press conference at Parkview Field on Friday to announce the extension. This season is the 20th year of affiliation between Fort Wayne and San Diego, going back to 1999. The Wizards entered the Midwest League as an affiliate of the Twins in 1993 and remained with Minnesota through 1998. 260 TO THE SHOW: There have been 166 former Fort Wayne Wizards/TinCaps players to appear in the big leagues. That list includes 8 who’ve debut ed so far in 2018: LHP Joey Luchsesi (2016, Padres); LHP Eric Lauer (2016, Padres); RHP Justin Hancock (2012-13, Cubs); OF Franmil Reyes (2014-15, Padres); OF Dustin Peterson (2014, Braves); RHP Walker Lockett (2014-16, Padres); LHP José Castillo (2015-16, Padres); INF Jake Bauers (2014, Rays). ROCKING THE VOTE: The TinCaps and Parkview Field won Ballpark Digest’s Best of the Ballparks Contest on June 19. Parkview Field defeated Four Winds Field in South Bend in the final round with 62% of the vote.