{"id":118804,"date":"2023-08-26T23:00:33","date_gmt":"2023-08-27T03:00:33","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/aroundfortwayne.com\/news\/?p=118804"},"modified":"2025-06-19T23:45:31","modified_gmt":"2025-06-20T03:45:31","slug":"tincaps-recap-doubleheader-split-at-great-lakes","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/aroundfortwayne.com\/news\/2023\/08\/26\/tincaps-recap-doubleheader-split-at-great-lakes\/","title":{"rendered":"TinCaps ReCap: Doubleheader split at Great Lakes"},"content":{"rendered":"

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The TinCaps split a road doubleheader with the Great Lakes Loons Saturday night at Dow Diamond.<\/p>\n

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

TinCaps ReCap: Doubleheader split at Great Lakes<\/strong><\/p>\n

Midland, Michigan (August 26, 2023) \u2013 The TinCaps split a road doubleheader with the Great Lakes Loons (Los Angeles Dodgers affiliate) Saturday night at Dow Diamond. Fort Wayne won the first game, 4-2, but dropped the second contest, 5-0.<\/p>\n

With 13 games left in the regular season, the TinCaps trail the West Michigan Whitecaps (Detroit Tigers affiliate) by 1 1\/2 games in the Midwest League East Division’s second-half postseason race. The Whitecaps lost in Peoria on Saturday.<\/p>\n

In the first game, No. 28 Padres prospect Austin Krob tied a career-high, fanning eight across 5 2\/3 innings. Reliever Carter Loewen nailed down the final four outs and recorded his first save of the year. Neither walked a batter either. <\/p>\n

Fort Wayne (29-24, 61-58) scored first on a disengagement violation when Loons starter Maddux Bruns (No. 18 Dodgers prospect) stepped off the rubber for a third time while facing the same batter.<\/p>\n

The \u2018Caps added to the lead in the fifth. Left fielder Tyler Robertson laid down a bunt single after second baseman Nerwilian Cede\u00f1o\u2019s leadoff double. The throw to first was wide, and Cede\u00f1o motored in to score from second, making it 2-0. Three batters later, first baseman Griffin Doersching bashed a two-run single to extend the lead, 4-0.<\/p>\n

Great Lakes (25-28, 70-48) got on the board in the bottom of the sixth with a sacrifice fly by second baseman Yeiner Ferndandez (No. 27 Dodgers prospect). The Loons also got a solo homer from first baseman Dalton Rushing (No. 1 Dodgers prospect).<\/p>\n

In the second contest, Rushing smacked a two-run homer in the bottom of the second to propel the Loons to a win. Then in the fourth, Fernandez added a two-run double to make it 4-0. Second baseman Taylor Young tacked on a run-producing double in the sixth.<\/p>\n

Game 1: Box Score<\/a>
\nGame 2: Box Score<\/a><\/p>\n

Next Game<\/strong>: Sunday, Aug. 27 @ Great Lakes (1:05 p.m.)<\/p>\n