The Fort Wayne TinCaps lost, 6-5, to the Lansing Lugnuts on Saturday night at Jackson Field.
Game recap from the Fort Wayne TinCaps:
‘Caps Comeback Falls Short at Lansing
By Ben ShulmanLansing, Michigan (June 18, 2022) – The Fort Wayne TinCaps lost, 6-5, to the Lansing Lugnuts (Oakland Athletics affiliate) on Saturday night – Star Wars Night – at Jackson Field. The TinCaps gained and then lost the lead in the ninth inning.
The TinCaps (25-37) came close to a monumental comeback, usurping a 4-0 lead from Lansing (24-38) in the ninth with five runs. Fort Wayne led off the ninth with a single from Brandon Valenzuela, the third time the catcher reached base in the game. Wyatt Hoffman grounded a base hit to right field, and Olivier Basabe lined a ball to center to load the bases with one out and bring the tying run to the plate. After a TinCaps strikeout, Agustín Ruiz struck out on a pitch in the dirt and scampered to first, with Valenzuela scoring, to keep the game alive and make it 4-1. Corey Rosier was up next and came back from down 0-2 to earn an RBI walk and push the score to 4-2 Lansing. Then, Robert Hassell III snuck a fly ball just past the diving glove of Lugnuts left fielder Jonny Butler for a three-run double, putting Fort Wayne ahead for the first time. Hassell moved his team-leading RBI total to 37, and the TinCaps looked to be on the way to their largest comeback win of the year.
Lansing put a stop to that though with three hits in the bottom ofninth. Gabriel Maciel led off with a bunt base hit up the first-base line, Tyler Soderstrom tripled to deep right field to tie it, and Lawrence Butler singled to left field to walk it off.
TinCaps reliever Luis Madrazo made his season debut in the fourth and pitched a 1-2-3 inning. Fort Wayne holds its own Star Wars Night at Parkview Field on August 19.
Next Game: Saturday, June 19 @ Lansing (1:05 p.m.)
- Fort Wayne Probable Starter: LHP Robert Gasser (No. 8 Padres prospect)
- Lansing Probable Starter: RHP Shohei Tomioka
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