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TinCaps Game Notes: June 27 at Great Lakes (Game 71)

June 27, 2015 - Midwest League (MWL1)
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Fort Wayne TinCaps (1-1, 33-37) @ Great Lakes Loons (1-1, 39-31)

LHP Brad Wieck (1-0, 3.60) vs. RHP Kevin Guzman (4-5, 3.34)

Saturday, June 27, 2015 - Dow Diamond (Midland, MI) - First Pitch 7:05 p.m. - Game 71

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ABOUT LAST NIGHT: Fort Wayne couldn't hold on to two separate leads on Friday and fell to Great Lakes, 3-2, in the bottom of the ninth inning. Federico Celli laced a walk-off double to end the TinCaps season-high five game win streak. Starter Michael Kelly hurled six shutout innings and Nick Torres and Franchy Cordero contributed at the plate with multi-hit games.

PITCHING PROWESS: Over the last six games, Fort Wayne's pitching staff has only yielded 10 runs. In fact, in the month of June (20 games), the team's ERA sits at 2.98, and TinCaps pitchers are only allowing 3 1/2 runs per game. It's helped the team start 12-8 in the month. Fort Wayne's pitchers have also only allowed one home run over their last 11 games.

MORENO MOVING UP THE LADDER: Edwin Moreno starts in centerfield on Saturday. Although he's played sparingly during the month of June, Moreno is batting .360 over his last eight games. That includes three multi-hit games and eight runs scored. The Dominican outfielder has scored more runs this season in 41 games (23) then he did in each of the last two seasons combined (19)

A DOZEN FOR TORRES: Outfielder Nick Torres is currently on a team-high 12-game hitting streak. It's the second time this season he's hit safely in 12 straight. From April 30-May 12 the Lakewood, California, native went a dozen games with at least one hit. Torres is also hitting .400 against the Loons this year.

DODGERS UNITED: Two members of the 1981 Los Angeles Dodgers World Series Championship team will be at Dow Diamond again on Saturday. TinCaps pitching coach Burt Hooton was an All-Star for Manager Tommy Lasorda's Dodgers that season. The Hall of Famer was LA's skipper from 1976 to 1996. He is now a Special Advisor to Dodgers Chairman, Mark Walter. That was one of two World Series Lasorda would bring to Chavez Ravine. Hooton was also named the NLCS MVP in 1981.

TONIGHT'S STARTING LINEUP

1. #1 Michael Gettys CF - Notched his 9th OF assist on Friday, tops amongst FW outfielders

2. #12 Ruddy Giron SS - Leads the MWL in runs (32) & total bases (82) since 5/18

3. #10 Nick Torres RF - Currently on his 12-game hitting streak of the season

4. #16 Trae Santos 1B* - Drove in a run on Friday @ Great Lakes

5. #25 Luis Tejada 3B - Batting 5th for just the second time this year (in 8 starts)

6. #22 Franchy Cordero LF* - Had two hits in Friday's game @ Great Lakes

7. #24 Chase Jensen 2B - Grew up 15 minutes away from catcher Michael Miller

8. #21 Jose Ruiz C - Had the night off on Friday @ Great Lakes

9. #15 Edwin Moreno CF* - Hitting .360 over his last eight games

*Left-Handed Batter

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