{"id":119882,"date":"2022-06-21T23:59:19","date_gmt":"2022-06-22T03:59:19","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/aroundfortwayne.com\/news\/?p=119882"},"modified":"2025-07-12T05:49:46","modified_gmt":"2025-07-12T09:49:46","slug":"tincaps-recap-great-lakes-4-fort-wayne-3","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/aroundfortwayne.com\/news\/2022\/06\/21\/tincaps-recap-great-lakes-4-fort-wayne-3\/","title":{"rendered":"TinCaps ReCap: Great Lakes 4, Fort Wayne 3"},"content":{"rendered":"

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Fort Wayne fell to the Great Lakes Loons, 4-3, on Tuesday.<\/p>\n

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

No Fairytale Ending for TinCaps on Princess Night<\/strong><\/p>\n

Fort Wayne, Indiana (June 21, 2022) – There was no fairytale ending for the TinCaps on Princess Night at Parkview Field, as Fort Wayne fell to the Great Lakes Loons (Los Angeles Dodgers affiliate), 4-3, on Tuesday. The visitors from Midland, Mich., played the role of villains in front of 4,503 fans on a 90-plus-degree night.<\/p>\n

Fort Wayne (26-38) had the tying run on base in the bottom of the ninth, but came up short. The ‘Caps, who were coming off a franchise-record-tying 22-hit game Sunday at Lansing in a 14-0 win, went 3-for-13 with runners in scoring position and left 12 on base while also hitting into a double play.<\/p>\n

Meanwhile, Great Lakes (39-25) won its sixth consecutive game to move ahead of Dayton for first place in the Midwest League’s East Division first-half race by a half-game with only two nights remaining.<\/p>\n

TinCaps third baseman Lucas Dunn went 3-for-4 with a walk. Right fielder Agustin Ruiz was 2-for-4, including a double, his team’s lone extra-base hit.<\/p>\n

However, the Loons took a 3-0 lead in the top of the fourth inning. ‘Caps starter Dwayne Matos had retired 10 consecutive batters but a two-out walk and a hit brought up Jonny DeLuca, who launched a three-run homer.<\/p>\n

Fort Wayne got a run back in the sixth, only to allow another two out run in the top of the seventh — this time unearned.<\/p>\n

The TinCaps pulled closer with an RBI hit by designtated hitter Brandon Valenzuela in the seventh, and a run-scoring bunt hit by catcher Anthony Vilar in the eighth.<\/p>\n

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

Next Game<\/strong>: Wednesday, June 22 vs. Great Lakes (7:05 p.m.)<\/p>\n