In front of 4,091 fans at Parkview Field on a 74-degree Sunday afternoon, the TinCaps overcame a late five-run deficit and beat the Lake County Captains, 8-7.
Game recap from the Fort Wayne TinCaps:
TinCaps Overcome 5-Run Deficit to Win and Take Series
Fort Wayne, Indiana (April 14, 2024) – In front of 4,091 fans at Parkview Field on a 74-degree Sunday afternoon, the TinCaps overcame a late five-run deficit and beat the Lake County Captains (Guardians affiliate), 8-7. Fort Wayne won three in a row over the weekend to take the five-game series.
Third baseman Devin Ortiz hit a two-run single to center field that brought in two runs in the bottom of the eighth to put Fort Wayne (4-4) on top for the first time in the game.
The TinCaps trailed 7-2 with two outs in the home seventh. Then left fielder Kai Murphy hit a two-run double and right fielder Tyler Robertson followed with a two-run home run to left.
Lake County (4-4) raced out to a 5-0 lead with three in the first and a pair in the second. The TinCaps chipped into the deficit in the third as shortstop Nik McClaughry knocked an RBI triple and Murphy plated him with a groundout.
But the Captains built their lead back up with a run in the fourth and another in the seventh.
Ortiz had a team-high three hits, while Robertson finished with two.
Manuel Castro threw a scoreless eighth and ninth to earn the win.
In similar fashion, Fort Wayne overcame a late multi-run deficit on Saturday afternoon as well before eventually walking off on a Robertson hit.
Next Game: Tuesday, April 16 @ Dayton (7:05 pm)
- TinCaps Probable Starter: RHP Enmanuel Pinales
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