{"id":118854,"date":"2023-09-03T22:00:35","date_gmt":"2023-09-04T02:00:35","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/aroundfortwayne.com\/news\/?p=118854"},"modified":"2025-06-20T16:10:13","modified_gmt":"2025-06-20T20:10:13","slug":"tincaps-recap-fort-wayne-2-south-bend-0","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/aroundfortwayne.com\/news\/2023\/09\/03\/tincaps-recap-fort-wayne-2-south-bend-0\/","title":{"rendered":"TinCaps ReCap: Fort Wayne 2, South Bend 0"},"content":{"rendered":"

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Fort Wayne won its fifth straight over the South Bend Cubs, 2-0, in front of a sellout crowd of 7,343 fans Sunday night at Parkview Field to conclude the regular season home schedule.<\/p>\n

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

TinCaps Move into Playoff Position, Conclude Regular Season Home Schedule<\/strong><\/p>\n

Fort Wayne, Indiana (September 3, 2023) \u2013 TinCaps starting pitcher Victor Lizarraga (No. 15 Padres prospect) fanned a career-high nine hitters, right fielder Tyler Robertson belted a solo home run, and Fort Wayne won its fifth straight over the South Bend Cubs, 2-0, in front of a sellout crowd of 7,343 fans Sunday night at Parkview Field to conclude the regular season home schedule.<\/p>\n

The TinCaps now lead the West Michigan Whitecaps (Detroit Tigers affiliate) by a half-game for the final Midwest League East Division playoff spot with six contests remaining in the regular season. After a day off Monday, Fort Wayne plays at Dayton Tuesday-Sunday.<\/p>\n

The TinCaps return to first place in the second-half divisional standings for the first time since Aug. 10.<\/p>\n

Fort Wayne (34-26 second half, 66-60 overall) won the final five games of the series, marking the first time the club has won five straight home games since Aug. 12-17, 2018. The TinCaps also clinched a winning half for the first time since 2017, and a .500-plus record overall for the first time since 2015.<\/p>\n

Lizarraga didn’t walk a batter and allowed just three hits across six shutout frames.<\/p>\n

After Robertson\u2019s homer in the fourth, the TinCaps added an insurance run in the last of the seventh when first baseman Carlos Luis smacked an RBI double into the right-center gap with two outs, scoring second baseman Lucas Dunn from first. He was on via a two-out walk.<\/p>\n

South Bend (22-37, 52-72) closes the regular season with six games at home against Quad Cities (KC) next week.<\/p>\n

If Fort Wayne makes the playoffs, the team would battle the Great Lakes Loons (Los Angeles Dodgers affiliate) in a three-game East Division Finals. The Loons qualified based off their first-half record.<\/p>\n

Including Sunday, Parkview Field hosted 16 sellout crowds this season. The TinCaps rank third out of 60 Single-A and High-A clubs in average attendance (5,313 fans per home game), and are outdrawing 23 Double-A teams and nine in Triple-A.<\/p>\n

This was the team’s eighth shutout victor of the year. The ‘Caps finished 35-31 at Parkview Field.<\/p>\n

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

Next Game<\/strong>: Tuesday, Sept. 5 @ Dayton (7:05 p.m.)<\/p>\n