{"id":123379,"date":"2019-04-06T22:46:25","date_gmt":"2019-04-07T02:46:25","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/aroundfortwayne.com\/news\/?p=123379"},"modified":"2025-10-09T10:33:15","modified_gmt":"2025-10-09T14:33:15","slug":"tincaps-recap-fort-wayne-8-lansing-4-2","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/aroundfortwayne.com\/news\/2019\/04\/06\/tincaps-recap-fort-wayne-8-lansing-4-2\/","title":{"rendered":"TinCaps ReCap: Fort Wayne 8, Lansing 4"},"content":{"rendered":"

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Powered by their first two home runs of the season, the TinCaps spoiled the Lansing Lugnuts\u2019 home opener with an 8-4 win on a 65-degree Saturday evening at Cooley Law School Stadium.<\/p>\n

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

TinCaps Win Road Opener<\/strong><\/p>\n

Lansing, Michigan (April 6, 2019) \u2013 Powered by their first two home runs of the season, the TinCaps spoiled the Lansing Lugnuts\u2019 home opener with an 8-4 win on a 65-degree Saturday evening at Cooley Law School Stadium.<\/p>\n

Fort Wayne (2-1) outfielder Dwanya Williams-Sutton obliterated a 420-foot solo homer to left-center field that landed on the ballpark\u2019s concourse to start the scoring in the road second. That was the first home run of the season for the \u2018Caps. <\/p>\n

The TinCaps increased their lead to 3-0 in the third as catcher Blake Hunt delivered a two-run double against Lansing (1-2) starter Juan De Paula, a top-30 Blue Jays prospect. That was the first of two doubles on the night for Hunt, a top-30 Padres prospect.<\/p>\n

Meanwhile, Fort Wayne starter Joey Cantillo, a 19-year-old from Hawaii, didn\u2019t allowed a hit or a walk through the first three innings as he struck out seven batters the first trip through the order. <\/p>\n

Though Lansing did get on the board with a run in the fourth, the \u2018Caps retaliated in the fifth when third baseman Luis Almanzar clubbed a three-run homer down the left-field line to make it 6-2. <\/p>\n

In the sixth, shortstop Xavier Edwards and designated hitter Agustin Ruiz added RBI singles. Ruiz also doubled. Fort Wayne finished with five extra-base hits after having one in their first two games. Ruiz has had two hits in each of the first three contests this season. <\/p>\n

The Lugnuts could only muster single runs in the fifth, sixth, and ninth. <\/p>\n

Cantillo threw 80 pitches (53 strikes) over 4 1\/3 innings. He finished with eight strikeouts to one walk, scattering three singles. <\/p>\n

Jose Quezada (1 2\/3 innings), Henry Henry (2), and Hazahel Quijada (1) followed Cantillo in relief. Henry didn\u2019t allow a hit over two scoreless frames. <\/p>\n

Next Game<\/strong>
\nSunday, April 7 @ Lansing (1:05 p.m.)<\/p>\n