{"id":118691,"date":"2023-08-01T23:00:26","date_gmt":"2023-08-02T03:00:26","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/aroundfortwayne.com\/news\/?p=118691"},"modified":"2025-06-18T14:54:12","modified_gmt":"2025-06-18T18:54:12","slug":"tincaps-recap-fort-wayne-10-great-lakes-5","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/aroundfortwayne.com\/news\/2023\/08\/01\/tincaps-recap-fort-wayne-10-great-lakes-5\/","title":{"rendered":"TinCaps ReCap: Fort Wayne 10, Great Lakes 5"},"content":{"rendered":"

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Fort Wayne\u2019s offense exploded for to beat the Great Lakes Loons, 10-5, in front of a sellout crowd of 7,028 on Princess Night Tuesday at Parkview Field.<\/p>\n

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

Sellout Crowd Sees Snelling Deal and Offense Erupt in Win<\/strong><\/p>\n

Fort Wayne, Indiana (August 1, 2023) \u2013 TinCaps left fielder Graham Pauley (No. 28 Padres prospect) blasted a home run for the second straight game and drove in three, starting pitcher Robby Snelling (No. 4 Padres prospect) struck out seven across five strong innings, and Fort Wayne\u2019s offense exploded for to beat the Great Lakes Loons (Los Angeles Dodgers affiliate), 10-5, in front of a sellout crowd of 7,028 on Princess Night Tuesday at Parkview Field.<\/p>\n

First-place Fort Wayne (18-13, 50-47) used a six-run fifth inning to create the separation they needed for a big victory to remain in a tie with the Dayton Dragons (Cincinnati Reds affiliate) at the top of the Midwest League East Division standings.<\/p>\n

In addition to his 10th homer in just 27 games since joining the club from Single-A Lake Elsinore in late June, Pauley also ripped a two-run double into the right field corner to highlight the fifth-inning hit parade. He finished the contest 2-for-3 with 3 RBIs, plus a walk.<\/p>\n

Right fielder Kai Murphy went 3-for-4 in his Parkview Field debut, tallying a trio of singles and an RBI groundout.<\/p>\n

The \u2018Caps got on the board first on second baseman Nerwilian Cede\u00f1o\u2019s (No. 12 Padres prospect) run-scoring single in the bottom of the third.<\/p>\n

Great Lakes (15-16, 60-36) evened the contest in the fourth when second baseman Kenneth Betancourt launched his first High-A home run of the year \u2013 a solo shot, which tied the game, 1-1.<\/p>\n

But the TinCaps pieced together a huge fifth frame, sending 11 hitters to the plate. At one point, six consecutive batters reached base safely. The action started with catcher Anthony Vilar\u2019s third High-A homer this season, giving Fort Wayne the lead, 2-1. Later in the inning, first baseman Nathan Martorella (No. 21 Padres prospect) was hit by a pitch with the bases loaded, forcing in another run. Pauley then roped his two-run double before third baseman Carlos Luis hit a sacrifice fly and shortstop Kerv\u00edn Pichardo smacked a sharp ground ball through the left side of the infield to drive in the sixth run of the inning, and the TinCaps led, 7-1.<\/p>\n

Great Lakes got a run back in the sixth thanks to shortstop Alex Freeland\u2019s (No. 20 Dodgers prospect) sacrifice fly. They scored again in the top of the seventh on an error.<\/p>\n

Fort Wayne added another three runs in the bottom of the seventh. Pauley\u2019s bomb made it 8-3, and Vilar\u2019s RBI double and Murphy\u2019s run-scoring groundout extended the lead to 10-3.<\/p>\n

The Loons scored twice in the ninth, headlined by right fielder Chris Alleyne’s home run.<\/p>\n

The 19-year-old lefty Snelling didn’t walk a batter while yielding just four hits. He lowered his ERA to 2.66 through five starts since being called up from Single-A Lake Elsinore in late June.<\/p>\n

Tuesday\u2019s crowd marked the 10th sellout of the season at Parkview Field.<\/p>\n

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

Next Game<\/strong>: Wednesday, Aug. 2 vs. Great Lakes (7:05 p.m.)<\/p>\n