Fort Wayne, Indiana For the second night in a row, the Lake County Captains jumped out to an early lead, and the TinCaps were unable to over come the deficit, resulting in a 5-4 loss in the regular-season home finale. The Captains jumped on starter Mason Thompson right away, scoring three runs in the first inning. Todd Isaacs led off with a single and then scored all the way from…
Fort Wayne, Indiana Led by a grand slam in the top of the fourth, the Lake County Captains outhit the TinCaps for a 12-4 victory Thursday night. Heading into the top of the fourth, first-time TinCaps’ starter Joey Cantillo had given up only one run on two hits, but he began to tire in the fourth. With one out, Mitch Reeves singled in the gap between third and short, and…
Fort Wayne, Indiana Jack Suwinski homered for the second game in a row, and MacKenzie Gore had a solid start in the TinCaps’ 5-1 victory over the West Michigan Whitecaps. Gore pitched six innings, giving up one run and six hits. It was a bit of a slow start for the prospect, as he faced at least four batters in each of the first three innings. The Whitecaps only run…
Fort Wayne, Indiana Starter Mason Thompson excelled in his return from the disabled list, and the TinCaps’ offense produced a 3-0 lead after three innings. In the later innings, the bullpen and defense diffused enough threats to take a 3-2 victory. In his first appearance since July 18, Thompson looked sharp from the start, as he struck out two in the first inning, including a three-pitch K to the first…
Fort Wayne, Indiana The TinCaps jumped to a 3-1 lead in the first inning, and a strong combined pitching effort led to a 4-2 victory over the Clinton LumberKings to break a five-game losing streak. After the LumberKings took a 1-0 lead off three successive singles to start the game, the TinCaps responded in the bottom of the first. After Jeisson Rosario was hit by a pitch, the next two…
Fort Wayne, Indiana In a game that featured 36 total strikeouts, the TinCaps fell to the last-place Burlington Bees following a two-run home run in the top of the twelfth. After the TinCaps failed to convert opportunities in the tenth and eleventh innings, Fred Schlichtholz took the mound as the TinCaps’ fourth pitcher of the night. By Midwest League rule, teams begin each extra inning with a runner on second…
Fort Wayne, Indiana In MacKenzie Gore’s longest starting effort this season and his first win as a professional, the TinCaps bats provided an early spark that led to a 7-0 shutout of the Great Lakes Loons. The TinCaps took a commanding lead in the bottom of the second. Leading off the inning, Esteury Ruiz was hit by a pitch and then stole second. Justin Lopez hit a slow, short grounder…
Fort Wayne, Indiana Although the TinCaps produced offense for starter Luis Patiño, the bullpen faltered, giving up two separate three-run innings in a 6–3 defeat to the Lansing Lugnuts. The TinCaps took the lead in the bottom of the third when eight and nine hitters, Nick Feight and Jack Suwinski, respectively, led off the inning with back-to-back doubles. Feight hit a burner down the first-base line, and Suwinski followed with…
Fort Wayne, Indiana On a warm and humid night in Fort Wayne, the Bowling Green Hot Rods peppered the TinCaps with 14 hits, eventually overtaking the home team in the top of the ninth for a 7-5 victory. TinCaps’ reliever Jared Carkuff ran into trouble at the start of the final inning, giving up a lead-off single followed by a walk. TinCaps’ manager Anthony Contreras brought in the team-leader in…
Fort Wayne, Indiana The TinCaps won in dramatic fashion Friday night, with a four-run seventh inning comeback and a textbook walk-off in the tenth to defeat the South Bend Cubs 5-4. As per Midwest League rules, the TinCaps started the extra inning with a runner, Jalen Washington, on second base. The first hitter of the inning, Robbie Podorsky, laid down a perfect sacrifice bunt to move Washington to third. The…
Fort Wayne, Indiana Thursday night, the TinCaps put together a complete game with solid performances on offense, from the mound, and in the field to defeat the West Michigan Whitecaps 7-3. With the Whitecaps leading 3-2, the TinCaps broke open the game in the bottom of the fifth, sending ten batters to the plate, with the first six reaching base. Tre Carter started the rally with a leadoff single that…
Fort Wayne, Indiana Tuesday night, the TinCaps and Whitecaps battled to a 1-1 tie through six innings of a pitcher’s duel that broke open in a three-run top of the seventh, leading to a 4-1 Whitecaps victory. TinCaps’ starter Osvaldo Hernandez had a solid outing. Over five innings, he struck out four, walked three, and gave up only two hits. Hernandez did allow the first run of the game in…