{"id":119978,"date":"2022-08-09T22:00:30","date_gmt":"2022-08-10T02:00:30","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/aroundfortwayne.com\/news\/?p=119978"},"modified":"2025-07-12T10:15:01","modified_gmt":"2025-07-12T14:15:01","slug":"tincaps-recap-lake-county-3-fort-wayne-1","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/aroundfortwayne.com\/news\/2022\/08\/09\/tincaps-recap-lake-county-3-fort-wayne-1\/","title":{"rendered":"TinCaps ReCap: Lake County 3, Fort Wayne 1"},"content":{"rendered":"

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

Mears Homers and Doubles in Road Trip Opener<\/strong>
\nBy Ben Shulman<\/em><\/p>\n

Eastlake, Ohio (August 9, 2022) \u2013 Starter Efra\u00edn Contreras posted three scoreless innings in the Fort Wayne TinCaps’ 3-1 loss to the Lake County Captains (Cleveland Guardians affiliate) on Tuesday evening.<\/p>\n

Contreras faced one batter over the minimum in his outing. The right-hander struck out four, walked only one and didn’t allow a hit. Tuesday\u2019s start marked the first time Contreras has pitched consecutive scoreless appearances. The 22-year-old threw two scoreless innings at home versus South Bend on Aug. 4.<\/p>\n

Contreras’ start paved the way for Fort Wayne to take an early lead. In the second, Joshua Mears hit his team-best 12th home run of the season. Fort Wayne led 1-0 after two. Since returning to Fort Wayne in mid-July, Mears is batting .300 with four home runs, 11 RBIs, and a .907 OPS in 13 games. The outfielder would also double to center field in the 7th inning.<\/p>\n

The rest of Fort Wayne\u2019s (17-20, 44-59) offense was stifled, though, picking up just four hits total. Lake County was opportunistic (21-14, 56-45), scoring three runs on only five hits. The Captains tied the game in the fifth on a dropped-third-strike, and took the lead on a Jonathan Rodriguez sacrifice fly in the 6th and led 2-1. Petey Halpin bolstered the advantage with a solo home run in the 7th to make it 3-1.<\/p>\n

The matchup was one of the quickest Fort Wayne has played in this season: 2 hours and 7 minutes.<\/p>\n

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

Next Game<\/strong>: Wednesday, Aug. 10 @ Lake County Captains – Cleveland Guardians affiliate (6:35 p.m.)<\/p>\n