{"id":123523,"date":"2019-04-16T23:13:37","date_gmt":"2019-04-17T03:13:37","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/aroundfortwayne.com\/news\/?p=123523"},"modified":"2025-10-11T17:34:54","modified_gmt":"2025-10-11T21:34:54","slug":"tincaps-recap-fort-wayne-8-dayton-4-2","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/aroundfortwayne.com\/news\/2019\/04\/16\/tincaps-recap-fort-wayne-8-dayton-4-2\/","title":{"rendered":"TinCaps ReCap: Fort Wayne 8, Dayton 4"},"content":{"rendered":"

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Fort Wayne\u2019s offense banged out five extra-base hits in an 8-4 victory over the Dayton Dragons on a pleasant Tuesday night at Fifth Third Field.<\/p>\n

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

Weathers\u2019 Pitching, Plus Power Leads TinCaps to Win<\/strong><\/p>\n

Dayton, Ohio (April 16, 2019) \u2013 Ryan Weathers threw 5 2\/3 innings of two-run ball, while Fort Wayne\u2019s offense banged out five extra-base hits in an 8-4 victory over the Dayton Dragons on a pleasant Tuesday night at Fifth Third Field.<\/p>\n

With the first pitch temperature at 75 degrees on a sunny evening, the ball carried to the tune of four combined homers on the night.<\/p>\n

It was the Dragons (4-8) who went deep first, with their center fielder Mariel Bautista leading off the home first inning with a solo fly to left-center. But the TinCaps (8-5) responded in a big way in the top of the third. \u2018Caps center fielder Jawuan Harris, who was on base via a walk, scored from third base on a wild pitch issued by Dayton starter Jhon De Jesus with two outs. Left fielder Grant Little added an RBI single that gave Fort Wayne a lead it wouldn\u2019t relinquish. Catcher Blake Hunt followed with a no-doubt two-run homer to left-center field that made it 4-1. That was his first homer as a TinCap.<\/p>\n

In the top of the fourth, third baseman Luis Almanzar led off with a solo home run \u2013 his third in 11 games this season (he hit two in 63 Midwest League games last year) \u2013 to increase the advantage to 5-1. <\/p>\n

Weathers allowed a solo shot to Bren Spillane in the home fourth that brought the Dragons back to within three runs. However, that was as close as they\u2019d get against the 19-year-old left-hander. The top-10 Padres prospect used his fastball-changeup-slider combination to strike out five over his 80 pitches.<\/p>\n

Little, who finished with a team-high three hits, provided an RBI double in the fifth, boosting the lead back to four at 6-2.<\/p>\n

In the seventh, Hunt picked up his third RBI of the night with a fielder\u2019s choice groundout. An inning later, Harris collected an RBI in the same fashion.<\/p>\n

Dayton scored two runs for naught in the bottom of the ninth.<\/p>\n

Tom Colletti followed Weathers with 1 1\/3 scoreless innings of relief. Prior to some hiccups in the ninth, Carlos Belen had a 1-2-3 eighth that included a pair of strikeouts with his slider that complements a mid-90s fastball.<\/p>\n

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

Next Game<\/strong>
\nWednesday, April 17 @ Dayton (7 p.m.)<\/p>\n