{"id":119837,"date":"2022-06-04T23:00:30","date_gmt":"2022-06-05T03:00:30","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/aroundfortwayne.com\/news\/?p=119837"},"modified":"2025-07-12T03:49:03","modified_gmt":"2025-07-12T07:49:03","slug":"tincaps-recap-fort-wayne-8-great-lakes-7-3","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/aroundfortwayne.com\/news\/2022\/06\/04\/tincaps-recap-fort-wayne-8-great-lakes-7-3\/","title":{"rendered":"TinCaps ReCap: Fort Wayne 8, Great Lakes 7"},"content":{"rendered":"

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With three home runs, the Fort Wayne TinCaps defeated the Great Lakes Loons, 8-7, on Saturday night at Dow Diamond.<\/p>\n

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

Homers Power TinCaps to Win<\/strong><\/p>\n

Midland, Michigan (June 4, 2022) – With three home runs, the Fort Wayne TinCaps defeated the Great Lakes Loons (Los Angeles Dodgers), 8-7, on Saturday night at Dow Diamond. The ‘Caps have won consecutive games, and four of their last six.<\/p>\n

Fort Wayne (20-30) jumped out to a 6-0 lead, as third baseman Lucas Dunn hit a first-inning grand slam, and in the second, designated hitter Jarryd Dale added a sacrifice fly and catcher Brandon Valenzuela produced an RBI single.<\/p>\n

Great Lakes (27-23) cut its deficit in half with three runs in the bottom of the third, including a two-run homer by top-rated Dodgers prospect Diego Cartaya, a 20-year-old catcher.<\/p>\n

Each side swatted a solo home run in the fourth. Left fielder Olivier Basabe went deep for the TinCaps, while Jose Ramos hit the first of his two homers for the Loons.<\/p>\n

With the ‘Caps up, 7-4, in the fifth, Ramos ripped a two-run homer that made it a one-run game.<\/p>\n

Center fielder Matthew Acosta provided needed insurance for Fort Wayne with a solo homer of his own in the seventh that increased the visitors’ lead to 8-6.<\/p>\n

An unearned run for Great Lakes in the last of the ninth made it a one-run game again. But with the tying run at third and winning run at first with one out, Gabe Morales saved it.<\/p>\n

After Jackson Wolf started for the TinCaps, Nick Thwaits was outstanding in relief with 3 1\/3 scoreless innings to bridge the gap to Morales in the ninth.<\/p>\n

Box Score<\/a>
\nNext Game<\/strong>: Sunday, June 5 @ Great Lakes (1:05 p.m.) in Midland, Mich.<\/p>\n