Fort Wayne TinCaps (25-17, 57-53) @ Peoria Chiefs (28-14, 61-49)
RHP Chris Huffman (6-6, 3.28) vs. LHP Dewin Perez (2-3, 7.90)
Sunday, August 9, 2015 — Dozer Park (Peoria, IL) — First Pitch 6:00 p.m. — Game 111
ABOUT LAST NIGHT: The first-place TinCaps beat the Peoria Chiefs, 6-4, on Saturday night at Dozer Park. Fort Wayne overcame a 4-1 deficit after seven innings with four runs in the eighth and another in the ninth to end Peoria’s eight-game home-winning streak.
NEVER OUT OF IT: The TinCaps have come from behind in 7 of their last 9 wins. Saturday was Fort Wayne’s 7th win of the year when trailing after 7 innings.
BULLPEN BIG: Fort Wayne’s bullpen threw 4 scoreless innings Saturday. Over the last 11 games (9-2 record), the bullpen has allowed 3 earned runs in 30 2/3 innings. That equates to a 0.88 ERA.
HUFFMAN ON A ROLL: Over his last 3 starts, Chris Huffman has earned 3 victories. In 18 IP, Huffman has yielded 1 run (0.50 ERA).
HOT MEETS HOT: The TinCaps have won 9 of their last 11 games, while the Chiefs have won 7 of their last 9. Fort Wayne is in first place in the Eastern Division. Peoria is in second in the Western Division and holds a 10 1/2-game lead for the Western Division Wild Card.
FIRST PLACE: The TinCaps lead West Michigan by 1 1/2 games for first place in the MWL Eastern Division with 28 games remaining in the regular season, which wraps up on Labor Day (Sept. 7).
EASTERN DIVISION SECOND HALF PLAYOFF PICTURE:
Place Team W-L GB GB WC Streak
1. FORT WAYNE 25-17 — — W1
2. West Michigan 23-18 1.5 — L1
3. Lansing* 23-19 2.0 0.5 W2
4. South Bend 21-21 4.0 2.5 W2
5. Lake County 20-21 4.5 3.0 W2
6. Bowling Green 20-22 5.0 3.5 L1
7. Dayton 18-24 7.0 5.5 L3
8. Great Lakes** 17-25 8.0 6.5 L1
* First Half Division Winner ** First Half Wild Card Winner
TODAY’S STARTING LINEUP
1. #1 Michael Gettys CF — Drew 2 walks Saturday; 16 BB in 2nd half (6 in 1st).
2. #22 Franchy Cordero DH* — Has 2 hits in 3 consecutive games.
3. #12 Ruddy Giron SS — .518 AVG against LHP (.258 vs. RHP).
4. #34 Franmil Reyes RF — 9th SB of season Saturday (had 6 total in 13-14).
5. #25 Luis Tejada 3B — Drove in 21st RBI Sat in 46 G (21 RBI in ‘14 in 60 G).
6. #16 Trae Santos 1B* — 38 extra-base hits are 3rd most in MWL.
7. #23 Michael Miller C — .286 AVG hitting 7th.
8. #24 Henry Charles LF* — Singled in series opener on Friday.
9. #20 Rey Bruguera 2B — Has scored a run in each of his last 4 games.
* Left-Handed Batter
