For the 21st time this season, the TinCaps suffered a one-run loss, as they fell to the West Michigan Whitecaps, 5-4, on Thursday night at Parkview Field in front of 6,618 fans.
Game recap from the Fort Wayne TinCaps:
TinCaps Homer Twice, Fall Short Against West Michigan
By Brayden CarrollFort Wayne, Indiana (August 1, 2024) – For the 21st time this season, the TinCaps suffered a one-run loss, as they fell to the West Michigan Whitecaps (Tigers affiliate), 5-4, on Thursday night at Parkview Field in front of 6,618 fans. Out of Minor League Baseball’s 120 clubs, Fort Wayne has had the second most one-run setbacks.
Fort Wayne (11-22, 39-60) got on the board in the second inning with an electric RBI double to the right-field corner by Nerwilian Cedeño. In the next at-bat, Cedeño scored on a wild pitch to give the TinCaps an early 2-0 lead.
It wasn’t until the sixth inning when West Michigan (18-14, 49-49) scored, as a double off the bat of Thayron Liranzo (No. 5 Tigers prospect) sent Indiana native Max Clark (No. 1 Tigers prospect) home from third. From there, the Whitecaps continued to tack on in the sixth with a wild pitch allowing Roberto Campos (No. 27 Tigers prospect) to score. In the same at-bat, Luke Gold drove in the final run of the inning with a sacrifice fly to put the visitors ahead, 3-2.
TinCaps right-hander Braden Nett (No. 10 Padres prospect) put together the longest start of his pro career. The 22-year old threw a career-long 5 2/3 innings and matched his highest number of pitches at 87. He struck out five.
Fort Wayne tied the game up in the bottom of the seventh with a powerful shot from Griffin Doersching, a 401-foot home run over the left-field wall to tie the game at 3-3.
But the Whitecaps wasted no time to respond in the eighth as a two-run homer courtesy of Max Anderson (No. 16 Tigers prospect) gave them the lead back, 5-3.
Still, Fort Wayne went down swinging with a ninth-inning Joshua Mears home run to bring the deficit down to 5-4. However, it wasn’t enough as West Michigan hung on to win. Mears finished with a game-high three hits, his first three-hit game since 2022.
Next Game: Friday, August 2 vs. West Michigan (7:05pm)
- TinCaps Probable Starter: RHP Sam Whiting
- Whitecaps Probable Starter: RHP Austin Bergner
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