A look at the three-game series between the Burlington Bees and the Fort Wayne TinCaps.
SERIES FACTS
Game times: 6:30 p.m. Wednesday-Friday.
Where: Community Field
Second-half records: Bees 7-11, TinCaps 6-12
Overall records: Bees 46-42, TinCaps 39-47
Season series: First meeting
PITCHING MATCHUPS
Wednesday: Luis Alvarado (Bees, 3-5, 2.77) vs. Ryan Weathers (TinCaps, 2-3, 3.38)
Thursday: Kyle Tyler (Bees, 4-0, 3.41) vs. Sam Keating (TinCaps, 3-5, 4.87)
Friday: Hector Yan (Bees, 3-2, 3.38) vs. Omar Cruz (0-0, 5.19)
TEAM COMPARISONS
Last 10: Bees 5-5, TinCaps 3-7
Home vs. road: Bees 28-19 at home, TinCaps 19-25 on the road
Run differential: Bees plus-6, TinCaps minus-40
Extra innings: Bees 7-3, TinCaps 0-4
One-run games: Bees 21-14, TinCaps 15-16
HEAD TO HEAD
Batting average: First meeting
ERA: First meeting
WHAT TO WATCH
It’s the beginning of the two-week second-half stretch of interdivisional play.
The Bees got back on track with a three-game sweep of the Peoria Chiefs. Fort Wayne took 2-of-3 from Great Lakes.
PLAYERS TO WATCH
The Bees have their rotation lined up well for this series. Alvarado, Tyler and Yan are coming off solid outings.
The Bees won’t see Fort Wayne starter Joey Cantillo, who leads the Midwest League in earned run average (2.07), batting average against (.167) and WHIP (0.86).
Fort Wayne reliever Henry Henry leads the league with seven wins, and also has seven saves.
Fort Wayne infielder Xavier Edwards leads the league in average (.336) and hits (103). He is third in on-base percentage at .392 and fourth in stolen bases with 20.
Photo: Bees pitcher Kyle Tyler (4-0) will start Thursday’s game against the Fort Wayne TinCaps. Steve Cirinna/Burlington Bees
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