{"id":118721,"date":"2023-08-08T22:30:42","date_gmt":"2023-08-09T02:30:42","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/aroundfortwayne.com\/news\/?p=118721"},"modified":"2025-06-18T16:44:24","modified_gmt":"2025-06-18T20:44:24","slug":"tincaps-recap-fort-wayne-3-lansing-2-2","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/aroundfortwayne.com\/news\/2023\/08\/08\/tincaps-recap-fort-wayne-3-lansing-2-2\/","title":{"rendered":"TinCaps ReCap: Fort Wayne 3, Lansing 2"},"content":{"rendered":"

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Fort Wayne won the series opener, edging the Lansing Lugnuts, 3-2, on Tuesday night at Jackson Field.<\/p>\n

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

Marsee Homers, Snelling Deals in Road Win<\/strong>
\nBy Derek Decker<\/em><\/p>\n

Lansing, Michigan (August 8, 2023) \u2013 TinCaps center fielder Jakob Marsee (No. 20 Padres prospect) whacked his 10th homer and starting pitcher Robby Snelling (No. 4 Padres prospect) spun five solid innings, as Fort Wayne won the series opener, edging the Lansing Lugnuts (Oakland A\u2019s affiliate), 3-2, on Tuesday night at Jackson Field.<\/p>\n

With Dayton\u2019s loss, Fort Wayne (21-16, 53-50) is once again alone in first place in the Midwest League East Division.<\/p>\n

Marsee\u2019s hit his bomb on the second pitch of the contest. It extended his on-base streak to 13 games. He finished 3-for-3 with a walk and has a season on-base percentage of .404, which ranks second in the Midwest League. The 22-year-old Michigan native, who had several friends and family members in attendance, also leads the league in walks with 82.<\/p>\n

Snelling fanned four in his start, allowing just one unearned run and has impressed since being promoted from Single-A Lake Elsinore. His ERA is a paltry 2.20 with Fort Wayne.<\/p>\n

After Marsee\u2019s homer, the \u2018Caps added to their lead in their half of the second inning. Catcher Anthony Vilar muscled a ground ball single into center to score second baseman Lucas Dunn, who had walked earlier. That gave Fort Wayne a 2-0 lead.<\/p>\n

Lansing (14-23, 45-57) got its first run in the third with second baseman Joshwan Wright\u2019s ground ball, scoring left fielder Clark Elliott.<\/p>\n

The TinCaps scored another in the top of the sixth when third baseman Graham Pauley (No. 29 Padres prospect) hit a run-scoring bouncer. That gave him his 34th RBI in 34 games since June 29, which leads the league.<\/p>\n

The Lugnuts got a run back in the eighth. First baseman Danny Bautista Jr. grounded out to third, and Fort Wayne\u2019s infield gave up the run to take the out.<\/p>\n

Carter Loewen followed Snelling, with a career-best matching three innings. Reliever Keegan Collett then slammed the door though and earned the save, striking out two in working a perfect bottom of the ninth.<\/p>\n

Meanwhile, before Tuesday’s game, the San Diego Padres promoted catcher Ethan Salas (No. 2 Padres prospect), who\u2019s just 17 years old, to the TinCaps. He was the top international prospect in the 2023 signing period and signed for $5.6 million. When he debuts, Salas will become the youngest player to ever play for Fort Wayne. Read more about Salas here<\/a>.<\/p>\n

Along with Salas, relief pitcher Michel Baez was also moved from the rookie-level ACL Padres to Fort Wayne on a rehab assignment. Baez, who has appeared in 29 career games for the Padres, led the TinCaps to the 2017 Midwest League Championship Series.<\/p>\n

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

Next Game<\/strong>: Wednesday, Aug. 9 @ Lansing (1:05 p.m.)<\/p>\n