{"id":122115,"date":"2025-08-22T23:09:29","date_gmt":"2025-08-23T03:09:29","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/aroundfortwayne.com\/news\/?p=122115"},"modified":"2025-08-24T00:38:29","modified_gmt":"2025-08-24T04:38:29","slug":"tincaps-recap-lake-county-5-fort-wayne-3-3","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/aroundfortwayne.com\/news\/2025\/08\/22\/tincaps-recap-lake-county-5-fort-wayne-3-3\/","title":{"rendered":"TinCaps ReCap: Lake County 5, Fort Wayne 3"},"content":{"rendered":"

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The Fort Wayne TinCaps dropped Friday night\u2019s game 5-3 against the Lake County Captains.<\/p>\n

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

TinCaps Strike First in Friday Night Loss<\/strong>
\nStory by Andy Jachim<\/em><\/p>\n

Eastlake, Ohio (August 22, 2025) \u2013 The Fort Wayne TinCaps dropped Friday night\u2019s game 5-3 against the Lake County Captains (Guardians affiliate).<\/p>\n

Fort Wayne (53-64, 22-30) plated all three of their runs in the second inning. Jonathan Vastine picked up an RBI single in the frame and went 3-for-4 in the contest, his first three-hit game at the pro level.<\/p>\n

Relievers Bodi Rascon and C.J. Widger tossed four scoreless innings for the TinCaps. Rascon allowed three hits and did not walk a batter, while Widger struck out three in his lone inning of work.<\/p>\n

Lake County (68-50, 33-19) put all of its runs on the board in the third frame. Jeffrey Merecedes launched a three-run homer, his first at the High-A level, to cap off the scoring. Caden Favors got the win for the Captains, going five innings and allowing two earned runs on four hits.<\/p>\n

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

Next Game<\/strong>: Saturday, August 22 vs. Lake County (7:00 p.m.) <\/p>\n