{"id":116322,"date":"2024-05-18T22:00:08","date_gmt":"2024-05-19T02:00:08","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/aroundfortwayne.com\/news\/?p=116322"},"modified":"2025-04-28T07:49:23","modified_gmt":"2025-04-28T11:49:23","slug":"tincaps-recap-fort-wayne-9-south-bend-2","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/aroundfortwayne.com\/news\/2024\/05\/18\/tincaps-recap-fort-wayne-9-south-bend-2\/","title":{"rendered":"TinCaps ReCap: Fort Wayne 9, South Bend 2"},"content":{"rendered":"

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After what initially started as a pitchers’ duel, the TinCaps exploded for six runs in the eighth inning to win 9-2 over the South Bend Cubs for their fourth win in a row.<\/p>\n

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Game recap from the Fort Wayne TinCaps:<\/p>\n

‘Caps Thrill Sellout Crowd with Fourth Consecutive Win<\/strong>
\nBy Joseph Hartzell<\/em><\/p>\n

Fort Wayne, Indiana (May 18, 2024) – After what initially started as a pitchers’ duel, the TinCaps exploded for six runs in the eighth inning to win 9-2 over the South Bend Cubs for their fourth win in a row. Fort Wayne scored a season-high nine runs in front of a sellout crowd of 8,402 fans on a beautiful Saturday night at Parkview Field.<\/p>\n

Both starting pitchers had an excellent night, including ‘Caps starter Dylan Lesko (No. 3 Padres prospect), who turned in a high-level five innings of work. The righty started with four scoreless innings before a sacrifice fly broke the 0-0 tie in the top of the fifth. Lesko struck out seven, and only gave up three hits. The right-hander picked up 16 swing and misses, thanks in large part to his elite, 70-grade changeup.<\/p>\n

For the TinCaps (16-22), the offense sputtered for the first five innings. However, the tide turned in the sixth. Left fielder Colton Vincent had an infield single, and after right fielder Kai Murphy smacked a line-drive single, catcher Ethan Salas (No. 1 Padres prospect) drove a double down the right-field line. Shortly after, both Murphy and Salas scored on an Albert Fabian single.<\/p>\n

The game stayed tight at 3-1 until the eighth inning, when Salas drove a one-out double into left-center field, before Fabian drove him in with another RBI single. Fabian finished with a game-high three hits. Shortstop Jay Beshears (No. 27 Padres prospect) proceeded to deposit an RBI double off of the left-field wall. After third baseman Devin Ortiz and first baseman Anthony Vilar both walked, second baseman Nerwilian Cede\u00f1o launched a grand slam to left field, breaking the game open.<\/p>\n

Francis Pe\u00f1a pitched a scoreless eighth and one-run ninth to register his first save of the year. Pe\u00f1a worked in tandem with Bradgley Rodriguez (No. 28 Padres prospect), who fired two scoreless frames.<\/p>\n

This was the largest crowd at Parkview Field, outside of the Fourth of July, since 2018, and the largest crowd for a May game in the ballpark’s 15-year history.<\/p>\n

Box Score<\/a><\/p>\n

Next Game<\/strong>: Sunday, May 19 vs. South Bend (1:05 pm)<\/p>\n