{"id":119999,"date":"2022-08-19T22:30:04","date_gmt":"2022-08-20T02:30:04","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/aroundfortwayne.com\/news\/?p=119999"},"modified":"2025-07-12T11:18:31","modified_gmt":"2025-07-12T15:18:31","slug":"tincaps-recap-dayton-4-fort-wayne-2-2","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/aroundfortwayne.com\/news\/2022\/08\/19\/tincaps-recap-dayton-4-fort-wayne-2-2\/","title":{"rendered":"TinCaps ReCap: Dayton 4, Fort Wayne 2"},"content":{"rendered":"

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The Fort Wayne TinCaps were defeated, 4-2, by the Dayton Dragons on Friday Night at Parkview Field.<\/p>\n

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

Force Not With TinCaps on Star Wars Night<\/strong>
\nBy Ben Shulman<\/em><\/p>\n

Fort Wayne, Indiana (August 19, 2022) \u2013 The Fort Wayne TinCaps were defeated, 4-2, by the Dayton Dragons (Cincinnati Reds affiliate) on Friday Night at Parkview Field. It was Fort Wayne\u2019s Star Wars Night. The TinCaps wore Baby Yoda-themed jerseys in front of a crowd of 7,590 \u2013 the ninth sellout of the season.<\/p>\n

The Dark Side, Dayton (15-29, 54-56), triumphed by limiting Fort Wayne (18-28, 45-67) to only four hits in the game. The TinCaps trailed early due to the Dragons\u2019 first hit, a Noelvi Marte home run sent to a galaxy 410-feet away to make it 1-0 Dayton after two.<\/p>\n

The Dragons added on three more in the sixth — all with two outs — led by a Garrett Wolforth two-run double. In the bottom half, Fort Wayne recorded its first hit of the game, a double from Jarryd Dale. It was 4-0 Dayton after six.<\/p>\n

The TinCaps’ runs both came in the ninth. Anthony Vilar led off the inning with a double off the left-field wall, his third hit in the last two games. Carlos Luis then singled him in, and it was 4-1. Luis has reached base in all 12 of his games as a TinCap. After advancing to third, Luis was knocked in by Lucas Dunn. Dunn finished with a hit, a hit-by-pitch, an RBI, and made multiple strong defensive plays. His groundball made the score 4-2, but the Dragons closed the door from there.<\/p>\n

The TinCaps’ Baby Yoda jerseys are available for auction at TinCapsJersey.com with proceeds going to the Make-A-Wish Foundation.<\/p>\n

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

Next Game<\/strong>: Saturday, Aug. 20 vs. Dayton (6:35 p.m.)<\/p>\n