On ‘Caps Against Cancer Night, the TinCaps and West Michigan Whitecaps split a doubleheader at Parkview Field.
Game recap from the Fort Wayne TinCaps:
TinCaps Split Doubleheader with Whitecaps
Fort Wayne, Indiana (August 3, 2024) – On ‘Caps Against Cancer Night, the TinCaps and West Michigan Whitecaps (Tigers affiliate) split a doubleheader at Parkview Field. Fort Wayne won the opener, 5-2, before falling, 3-2, in the finale.
The TinCaps, who wear special jerseys that are available for fans to bid on through Sunday night at tincaps.com/auction with proceeds being donated to Parkview Health’s Transformative Cancer Care Fund, took a 3-0 lead in the second inning of the first game. Right fielder Joshua Mears hit an RBI single and second baseman Nerwilian Cedeño added a run-scoring triple, and Colton Bender drove in a run as well.
Fort Wayne (12-23, 40-61) tacked on insurance in the sixth as Mears and Cedeño hit back-to-back home solo home runs to extend the lead to 5-0.
Sam Whiting started for the TinCaps and went the first 2 2/3 innings, while Joan Gonzalez pitched the next 2 1/3. Though West Michigan (19-15, 50-50) scored twice in the ninth, Bradgley Rodriguez (No. 21 Padres prospect) entered to record the game’s final out and earn his first High-A save of the season.
The TinCaps’ power carried over into the second game. Right fielder Kai Murphy pulled a solo homer to right field in the first.
However, the Whitecaps scored an unearned run in the second to equalize. Then they took a 3-1 lead in the third as shortstop Kevin McGonigle (No. 4 Tigers prospect) crushed a two-run homer.
Romeo Sanabria (No. 27 Padres prospect) hit an opposite-field solo homer to left in the fourth to trim Fort Wayne’s deficit to a run, but that’s as close as the home side would get.
In the nightcap, Isaiah Lowe (No. 13 Padres prospect) made his High-A debut after being promoted from Single-A Lake Elsinore earlier in the week. He struck out four over four innings of work. Keegan Collett (one inning) and José Geraldo (two innings) then provided scoreless relief.
This marked the TinCaps’ 22nd one-run loss of the season – tied for the most out of Minor League Baseball’s 120 teams.
Game 1 Box Score
Game 2 Box ScoreNext Game: Sunday, Aug. 4 vs. West Michigan (1:05pm)
- TinCaps Probable Starter: LHP Fernando Sanchez
- Whitecaps Probable Starter: RHP Carlos Marcano
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