Reaction from the players and manager Jose Valentin after the TinCaps defeated West Michigan 7-0 to earn a spot in the Midwest League playoffs.

The TinCaps qualified for the playoffs for the fourth consecutive season with its 7-0 victory against West Michiganin front of 7,721 fans Friday at Parkview Field.

Fort Wayne manager Jose Valentin meets with reporters after Thursday's 10-4 victory against West Michigan.

Tyler Stubblefield had three doubles, two RBI and two runs scored for Fort Wayne in a 10-4 victory against West Michigan in front of 7,760 fans Thursday at Parkview Field.

Fort Wayne manager Jose Valentin meets with reporters after Wednesday's 1-0 loss to West Michigan.

West Michigan leads Fort Wayne 1-0 after three innings Wednesday at Parkview Field.

Noah Syndergaard and two relievers limited the TinCaps to five hits as Lansing defeated Fort Wayne 4-0 Sunday at Thomas M. Cooley Law School Stadium.

Austin Hedges and Lee Orr had two RBI to lead the TinCaps to a 7-2 victory Saturday over Lansing at Thomas M. Cooley Law School Stadium.

Matt Wisler turned in six scoreless innings against West Michigan on Friday night and left with a 4-0 lead, but the Whitecaps scored five runs on two hits in the seventh inning, rallying to defeat Fort Wayne, 5-4. With the victory, West Michigan won two of the three games in the series.

The TinCaps snapped a four-game losing streak with a 4-1 win at West Michigan in front of 7,123 fans at Fifth Third Ballpark on Thursday.

Fort Wayne tries to snap a four-game losing streak as it takes on West Michigan at 7:10 p.m. today. The scheduled starters are James Needy for the TinCaps and Jeff Ferrell for the Whitecaps. Airtime is 6:50 on 1380 ESPN and ESPNFortWayne.com.

The TinCaps lost their grip on a two-run lead and on second place in the Midwest League’s Eastern Division standings.

Fort Wayne manager Jose Valentin meets with reporters after Tuesday's 6-3 loss to Dayton.

Tickets for Fort Wayne's potential first home playoff game go on sale Wednesday, starting at 9 a.m.

Dayton collected 14 hits in an 11-1 victory against Fort Wayne Monday at Parkview Field.

Fort Wayne manager Jose Valentin meets with reporters after Monday's 11-1 loss to Dayton.

Sean Buckley had a home run and four RBI for Dayton in an 11-1 win against the TinCaps in front of 4,163 fans Monday at Parkview Field.

Dayton leads Fort Wayne 6-1 after six innings Monday at Parkview Field.

Two errors in the first inning by Fort Wayne led to two Dayton runs as the Dragons beat the TinCaps 5-1 in front of 7,01 fans Sunday.

Fort Wayne manager Jose Valentin meets with reporters after Sunday's 5-1 loss to Dayton.

Dayton leads Fort Wayne 2-0 after three innings Sunday at Parkview Field.

The TinCaps scored five runs in the first inning on the way to a 5-0 victory against Dayton in front of 8,025 fans Saturday at Parkview Field.

Fort Wayne pitcher Matt Wisler meets with reporters after Saturday's 5-0 win against Dayton.

Matt Wisler and three relievers limited Dayton to six hits as Fort Wayne defeated the Dragons 5-0 in front of 8,025 fans Saturday at Parkview Field.

Fort Wayne leads Dayton 5-0 after six innings Saturday at Parkview Field.

Fort Wayne leads Dayton 5-0 after three innings Saturday at Parkview Field.

Pitcher Chris Fetter was promoted to Advanced-A Lake Elsinore.

Matt Wisler is the starting pitcher for the TinCaps today against Dayton.

Lansing used a big first inning to defeat the TinCaps 5-4 Friday at Thomas M. Cooley Law School Stadium.

Austin Hedges led the way for the TinCaps, who racked up 15 hits in a 9-1 road victory overLansingon Wednesday night.

TinCaps fall 5-4 to Dayton on Sunday at Fifth Third Field in Dayton, Ohio.

Dayton scored four unanswered runs, including the winning score in the bottom of the eighth inning, to claim a 4-3 Midwest League victory over the Fort Wayne TinCaps on Saturday at Fifth Third Field in Dayton.

Fort Wayne manager Jose Valentin meets with reporters after Thursday's 5-3 loss to West Michigan. The game was called in the seventh inning because of rain.

Fort Wayne manager Jose Valentin meets with reporters after Wednesday's 3-1 win against West Michigan.

Homestead graduate Ryan Wright was promoted to Cincinnati’s Advanced-A team in Bakersfield (Calif.) last week.

Fort Wayne manager Jose Valentin meets with reporters after Tuesday's 7-3 win against Bowling Green.

Fort Wayne manager Jose Valentin meets with reporters after Monday's 7-4 loss to Bowling Green.

Fort Wayne manager Jose Valentin meets with reporters after Sunday's action at Parkview Field.

Fort Wayne’s game against Bowling Green resumes in the second inning.

Fort Wayne had to settle for a split in its four-game series at South Bend as the Silver Hawks defeated the TinCaps 3-2 Friday at Coveleski Regional Stadium.

The surging TinCaps won their fifth consecutive game Wednesday at Coveleski Stadium in South Bend with a 5-4 victory over the Silver Hawks.