{"id":122536,"date":"2025-08-30T22:23:06","date_gmt":"2025-08-31T02:23:06","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/aroundfortwayne.com\/news\/?p=122536"},"modified":"2025-09-01T22:33:08","modified_gmt":"2025-09-02T02:33:08","slug":"tincaps-recap-dayton-5-fort-wayne-2-4","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/aroundfortwayne.com\/news\/2025\/08\/30\/tincaps-recap-dayton-5-fort-wayne-2-4\/","title":{"rendered":"TinCaps ReCap: Dayton 5, Fort Wayne 2"},"content":{"rendered":"

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For the third straight night, Parkview Field led Midwest League attendance with 7,021 fans as the Fort Wayne TinCaps lost 5-2 to the Dayton Dragons Saturday evening.<\/p>\n

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

TinCaps Celebrate Season with 14th Sellout<\/strong><\/p>\n

Fort Wayne, Indiana (August 30, 2025) \u2013 For the third straight night, Parkview Field led Midwest League attendance with 7,021 fans as the Fort Wayne TinCaps lost 5-2 to the Dayton Dragons (Reds affiliate) Saturday evening.<\/p>\n

Fort Wayne (24-35, 55-69) is in the top 10 in Minor League Baseball with 19,677 fans attending the last three games following the 14th sellout of the season.<\/p>\n

For the fourth straight night, Dayton (46-75, 25-31) struck first in the opening frame. After the first two batters reached, an error brought home the game’s first run. An RBI fielder’s choice set up a two-run double by John Michael Faile to put the Dragons up 4-0. Through the first five games, Dayton scored 10 runs in the first inning.<\/p>\n

Despite the first frame, TinCaps starter Luis Gutierrez tossed seven innings, his longest outing at the High-A level. The southpaw allowed two earned runs, striking out seven.<\/p>\n

Fort Wayne first baseman Jack Costello extended his hitting streak to six games with a 2-for-4 showing, also scoring a run after being hit by a pitch. Costello is hitting .364 (8-for-22) across the stretch.<\/p>\n

Third baseman Zach Evans drove in one of the TinCaps’ two runs in the fourth inning with an RBI single. Despite multiple chances, Dayton’s pitching held Fort Wayne to 2-for-11 with runners in scoring position, leaving 13 runners on base.<\/p>\n

The Dragons’ winning streak extends to 12 games with the win, one shy of the longest winning streak in the franchise’s 25-year history.<\/p>\n

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

Next Game<\/strong>: Sunday, August 31 vs. Dayton (6:05 p.m.) <\/p>\n