Fort Wayne beat the Lansing Lugnuts, 5-4, at Parkview Field.
Game recap from the Fort Wayne TinCaps:
TinCaps Stay Hot, Win 3rd Straight
Fort Wayne, Indiana (July 14, 2022) – The TinCaps stayed hot on Thursday night. Fort Wayne beat the Lansing Lugnuts (Oakland A’s affiliate), 5-4, at Parkview Field. The ‘Caps have won three consecutive games and six of their last seven.
TinCaps (8-10, 35-49) third baseman Lucas Dunn broke a tie score in the bottom of the eighth inning with two outs, hitting a single to left field to score catcher Anthony Vilar from second base for what proved to be the game-winning run.
Left-handed reliever Ramón Pérez saved the game with a perfect ninth inning, including two strikeouts. He followed righty Nick Thwaits, who tossed three perfect innings.
Fort Wayne led 4-0 through three innings. The ‘Caps scored four in the third, thanks to a two-run double from center fielder Robert Hassell III, an RBI single by first baseman Cole Cummings, and a sacrifice fly from left fielder Corey Rosier.
TinCaps starter, Robert Gasser, struck out five over five innings. He leads the Midwest League with 109 Ks on the season. However, the Lugnuts (7-11, 32-52) scored twice in the fourth and fifth, respectively, to equalize.
Hassell finished 2-for-5. This weekend he’ll represent Fort Wayne and the San Diego Padres in MLB’s Futures Game at Dodger Stadium (Saturday, 7 p.m.).
Next Game: Friday, July 15 vs. Lansing (7:05 p.m.)
- TinCaps Probable Starter: RHP Ryan Bergert
- Lugnuts Probable Starter: LHP Jack Owen
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