Fort Wayne TinCaps (34-17, 66-53) @ Bowling Green Hot Rods (25-26, 62-59)
RHP Ernesto Montas (10-6, 3.53) vs. RHP Henry Centeno (7-7, 3.47)
Thursday, August 20, 2015 — Bowling Green Ballpark (Bowling Green, KY) — First Pitch 8:05 p.m. — Game 120
ABOUT LAST GAME: The TinCaps beat Bowling Green, 4-1. Dinelson Lamet tossed 6 scoreless innings, while Edwin Moreno had 3 hits, including a homer and a double off the wall in center, as well as 3 RBIs to power the offense.
FRANCHISE RECORD: With 10 consecutive wins, the TinCaps have matched a franchise record. Fort Wayne also won 10 games in a row from April 9-19, 2009 and again July 1-10, 2009. That year’s team went on to win the Midwest League title and has had 20 players reach the big leagues — a Class A record.
LONGEST ACTIVE WINNING STREAKS IN MLB/MiLB:
1. Savannah Sand Gnats (Mets A, SAL) – 15
2. Fort Wayne TinCaps (Padres A, MWL) – 10
Sacramento River Cats (Giants AAA, PCL) – 10
BY THE NUMBERS: Fort Wayne is 18-2 over it last 20. During this 10-game winning streak, the TinCaps have outscored opponents 51-24 (an average of 5.1-2.4 per game) … Of the wins, 2 games have gone to extra-innings and been decided by 1 run … 4 games have been decided by 2 runs … 2 games have been decided by 3 runs.
FROM WORST TO FIRST: The TinCaps woke up on May 21 with a 12-25 record. From Opening Day through June 13, Fort Wayne spent all but 3 days in last place in the Eastern Division. Now the TinCaps are 13 games above .500 and lead the division by 3 1/2 games.
PITCHING WINS: In the month of August (in which the TinCaps have the MWL’s best record, 14-2), Fort Wayne has a 1.99 ERA and a .242 batting average as a team. That 1.99 ERA is only bested by Quad Cities (1.83), yet that .242 batting average ranks 13th out of 16.
ROAD REVIVAL: The TinCaps also have won a season-best 4 consecutive games on the road, and 6 of their last 8.
MWL EASTERN DIVISION SECOND HALF PLAYOFF PICTURE
Place Team W-L GB GB WC Streak
1. FORT WAYNE 34-17 — — W10
2. West Michigan 30-20 3.5 — W2
3. South Bend 27-24 7.0 3.5 W3
4. Lake County 25-25 8.5 5.0 W2
5. Bowling Green 24-26 9.0 6.0 L2
6. Lansing* 24-27 10.0 6.5 L7
7. Dayton 22-29 12.0 8.5 L3
8. Great Lakes** 22-29 12.0 8.5 L2
* First Half Division Winner ** First Half Wild Card Winner
