{"id":118841,"date":"2023-08-29T22:00:16","date_gmt":"2023-08-30T02:00:16","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/aroundfortwayne.com\/news\/?p=118841"},"modified":"2025-06-20T15:11:26","modified_gmt":"2025-06-20T19:11:26","slug":"tincaps-recap-south-bend-8-fort-wayne-3","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/aroundfortwayne.com\/news\/2023\/08\/29\/tincaps-recap-south-bend-8-fort-wayne-3\/","title":{"rendered":"TinCaps ReCap: South Bend 8, Fort Wayne 3"},"content":{"rendered":"

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TinCaps second baseman Nerwilian Cede\u00f1o homered and drove in three runs, but the South Bend Cubs beat Fort Wayne in the series opener, 8-2.<\/p>\n

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

Cede\u00f1o Homers, But Cubs Win Series Opener<\/strong>
\nBy Derek Decker<\/em><\/p>\n

Fort Wayne, Indiana (August 29, 2023) \u2013 TinCaps second baseman Nerwilian Cede\u00f1o (No. 27 Padres prospect) homered and drove in three runs, but the South Bend Cubs beat Fort Wayne in the series opener, 8-2, on a soggy Tuesday night at Parkview Field.<\/p>\n

With 11 games left in the regular season, the ‘Caps, are two games behind the West Michigan Whitecaps for the Midwest League East Division’s second-half playoff spot (note: West Michigan’s game at Lansing is still in progress).<\/p>\n

Cede\u00f1o plated the first TinCaps (29-26, 61-60) run of the game with a groundout in the fourth inning. That came on the heels of right fielder Tyler Robertson\u2019s first High-A triple. His solo bomb in the sixth travelled 378 feet and cut the deficit to 5-2.<\/p>\n

However, South Bend (22-32, 52-67) opened the scoring with a two-run homer by right fielder Brennen Davis (No. 19 Cubs prospect) in the first inning, giving the Cubs a 2-0 lead. Davis, who started the year with Triple-A Iowa, is on a rehab assignment after an injury. They doubled that lead in the second with shortstop Josh Rivera\u2019s (No. 22 Cubs prospect) two-run blast.<\/p>\n

After the Cede\u00f1o\u2019s run-scoring ground ball in the fourth, the Cubs scored another in the fifth with a two-out RBI single by second baseman James Triantos (No. 9 Cubs prospect). Then, in the eighth, South Bend plated two more, highlighted by RBI singles from designated hitter Yohendrick Pi\u00f1ango and Rivera.<\/p>\n

Fort Wayne scored one time in the ninth as Cede\u00f1o picked up his third RBI of the game with a groundout to drive in Robertson again after he had singled, stole second, and moved to third on a wild pitch.<\/p>\n

Reliever Joan Gonzalez pitched two perfect innings out of the bullpen for Fort Wayne, while Cole Paplham added a scoreless ninth.<\/p>\n

Catcher Colton Bender also smacked the first triple of his professional career.<\/p>\n

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

Next Game<\/strong>: Wednesday, Aug. 30 vs. South Bend (6:35 p.m.)<\/p>\n