{"id":118796,"date":"2023-08-23T23:45:52","date_gmt":"2023-08-24T03:45:52","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/aroundfortwayne.com\/news\/?p=118796"},"modified":"2025-06-19T23:17:00","modified_gmt":"2025-06-20T03:17:00","slug":"tincaps-recap-fort-wayne-6-great-lakes-3","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/aroundfortwayne.com\/news\/2023\/08\/23\/tincaps-recap-fort-wayne-6-great-lakes-3\/","title":{"rendered":"TinCaps ReCap: Fort Wayne 6, Great Lakes 3"},"content":{"rendered":"

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the TinCaps beat the Great Lakes Loons, 6-3, on Wednesday night at Dow Diamond.<\/p>\n

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

TinCaps Homer Twice in Road Win<\/strong><\/p>\n

Midland, Michigan (August 23, 2023) – Thanks to a pair of two-run homers, the TinCaps beat the Great Lakes Loons (Los Angeles Dodgers affiliate), 6-3, on Wednesday night at Dow Diamond. Fort Wayne is 1 \u00bd games back of the West Michigan Whitecaps (Detroit Tigers affiliate) for a Midwest League East Division postseason spot with 16 games remaining in the regular season.<\/p>\n

The ‘Caps (28-22 second half, 60-56 overall) took a 1-0 lead in the third inning as third baseman Kervin Pichardo drove home shortstop Jarryd Dale from third base with a groundout.<\/p>\n

Designated hitter Carlos Luis extended the advantage to 3-0 in the fourth with his sixth homer of the season that brought in right fielder Lucas Dunn, who had walked.<\/p>\n

The Loons (23-27, 68-47) got on the board with a run in their half of the fourth and pulled to within a run as they scored again in the fifth.<\/p>\n

However, the TinCaps added on with first baseman Griffin Doersching’s light-tower shot to left that made it 5-1 as Dunn scored once more, this time after being hit by a pitch. The 6-foot-4 Doersching won the 2019 NCAA Home Run Derby while he was at Northern Ketucky University.<\/p>\n

Second baseman Nerwilian Cede\u00f1o provided an RBI single in the seventh that made it 6-2.<\/p>\n

Great Lakes got an unearned run in the eighth, but wouldn’t draw any closer.<\/p>\n

Keegan Collett worked 2 1\/3 scoreless innings of relief with six strikeouts. David Morgan, with a 99-mph fastball, set things up in the eighth for Cole Paplham to close with a perfect ninth.<\/p>\n

For the year, Fort Wayne leads the 12-team MWL in homers with 119 through 116 games. The ‘Caps also pace the circuit in SLG (.401) and OPS (.742).<\/p>\n

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

Next Game<\/strong>: Thursday, Aug. 24 @ Great Lakes (7:05 p.m.)<\/p>\n