{"id":119790,"date":"2022-05-24T22:00:33","date_gmt":"2022-05-25T02:00:33","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/aroundfortwayne.com\/news\/?p=119790"},"modified":"2025-07-11T01:31:51","modified_gmt":"2025-07-11T05:31:51","slug":"tincaps-recap-quad-cities-3-fort-wayne-1","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/aroundfortwayne.com\/news\/2022\/05\/24\/tincaps-recap-quad-cities-3-fort-wayne-1\/","title":{"rendered":"TinCaps ReCap: Quad Cities 3, Fort Wayne 1"},"content":{"rendered":"

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The Fort Wayne TinCaps were downed by the Quad Cities River Bandits, 3-1, on Tuesday night at Parkview Field.<\/p>\n

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

Valenzuela, Komar Star in Series Opener<\/strong>
\nBy Ben Shulman<\/em><\/p>\n

Fort Wayne, Indiana (May 24, 2022) \u2013 The Fort Wayne TinCaps were downed by the Quad Cities River Bandits (Kansas City Royals affiliate), 3-1, on Tuesday night at Parkview Field. TinCaps catcher Brandon Valenzuela picked up two hits in the effort, his third multi-hit performance in the last seven games. Reliever Brandon Komar shined on the mound, striking out seven in 3 and 1\/3 no-hit innings.<\/p>\n

The catcher\u2019s first knock came in the first inning. Jarryd Dale, batting in the leadoff spot for the first time this season, started the frame with a walk. Three batters later, Dale got a running start with two outs on a 3-2 pitch to Valenzuela. As Dale raced second base, Valenzuela lined a ball over the runner\u2019s head and into right-center field. Dale raced all the way home from first on the single to make it 2-1 Quad Cities at the end of the first.<\/p>\n

Valenzuela\u2019s second hit came in the latter stages of the game. The backstop from Mexico smacked a ball over the head of River Bandits shortstop Tyler Tolbert and into left-center field to lead off the seventh. Matthew Acosta replaced him on the bases and made it to third before being stranded. The TinCaps trailed 3-1 after seven.<\/p>\n

Fort Wayne starter Jackson Wolf was solid, tossing 5 and 2\/3 innings and allowing three runs. Wolf struck out a professional career-high eight batters, with his curveball being the most frequent put-away pitch.<\/p>\n

The second, reliever Brandon Komar, nearly matched Wolf\u2019s strikeouts. Komar diced up the River Bandits lineup with his changeup, fanning four batters in a row at one point and facing just one over the minimum. The Wisconsinite hasn’t allowed a run over his last 7 and 2\/3 innings pitched. Komar repeatedly started Quad Cities batters with first pitch strikes, helping the game move at a torrid pace. The contest took only 2 hours and 10 minutes.<\/p>\n

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

Next Game<\/strong>: Wednesday, May 25 vs. Quad Cities (6:35 p.m.)<\/p>\n