{"id":119851,"date":"2022-06-09T23:00:15","date_gmt":"2022-06-10T03:00:15","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/aroundfortwayne.com\/news\/?p=119851"},"modified":"2025-07-12T04:26:45","modified_gmt":"2025-07-12T08:26:45","slug":"tincaps-recap-fort-wayne-5-lake-county-4","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/aroundfortwayne.com\/news\/2022\/06\/09\/tincaps-recap-fort-wayne-5-lake-county-4\/","title":{"rendered":"TinCaps ReCap: Fort Wayne 5, Lake County 4"},"content":{"rendered":"

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The Fort Wayne TinCaps defeated the Lake County Captains, 5-4, on Thursday evening at Parkview Field.<\/p>\n

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

6th-Inning Rally Fuels Fort Wayne\u2019s Win<\/strong>
\nBy Ben Shulman<\/em><\/p>\n

Fort Wayne, Indiana (June 9, 2022) \u2013 The Fort Wayne TinCaps defeated the Lake County Captains, 5-4, (Cleveland Guardians affiliate) on Thursday evening at Parkview Field. A two-run bottom of the sixth inning earned Fort Wayne a lead it wouldn’t relinquish.<\/p>\n

The TinCaps trailed 4-3 heading to the bottom of the sixth inning after Christian Cairo scored on a wild pitch in the top half. Lucas Dunn led off the bottom with a walk before he was replaced on first by fielder\u2019s choice from Brandon Valenzuela. Jack Stronach stepped up to plate next and smashed a 1-1 fastball down the right-field line for his sixth double in the last thirteen games. Stronach\u2019s extra-base hit scored Valenzuela to tie the game. Olivier Basabe then came up and hit a seeing-eye popup to shallow center field. It glanced off a glove and dropped to score Stronach and give the TinCaps a 5-4 lead they preserved. Gabe Morales supported the win with 3 1\/3 innings of one-run relief. Dwayne Matos came in after him with two scoreless and his first save with Fort Wayne. The TinCaps’ offense began with a bang in the first. Valenzuela hammered an 0-2 fastball over the right-field wall to give Fort Wayne an early 2-0 advantage. The TinCaps trailed 3-2 going into the fifth, but their home run leader from 2021 responded. Agust\u00edn Ruiz golfed a low and inside fastball, 388 feet, to deep right field for his second home run with Fort Wayne this year. At the time, it tied the game at 3-3, setting up the sixth inning offense later on.<\/p>\n

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

Next Game<\/strong>: Friday, June 10 vs. Lake County Captains (7:05 p.m.)<\/p>\n