{"id":125083,"date":"2019-08-31T22:23:30","date_gmt":"2019-09-01T02:23:30","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/aroundfortwayne.com\/news\/?p=125083"},"modified":"2025-10-18T23:24:58","modified_gmt":"2025-10-19T03:24:58","slug":"tincaps-recap-fort-wayne-9-lansing-2","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/aroundfortwayne.com\/news\/2019\/08\/31\/tincaps-recap-fort-wayne-9-lansing-2\/","title":{"rendered":"TinCaps ReCap: Fort Wayne 9, Lansing 2"},"content":{"rendered":"

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An eight-run second inning powered the TinCaps to a 9-2 win over the Lansing Lugnuts in front of 6,035 fans at Parkview Field.<\/p>\n

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

Williams-Sutton\u2019s Grand Slam Highlights Resounding TinCaps Win<\/strong>
\nBy Evan Stockton<\/em><\/p>\n

Fort Wayne, Indiana (August 31, 2019) \u2013 An eight-run second inning powered the TinCaps to a 9-2 win over the Lansing Lugnuts (Toronto Blue Jays) in front of 6,035 fans at Parkview Field. Fort Wayne has had a crowd of over 6,000 fans at 23 home games so far this season.<\/p>\n

A walk to Dwanya Williams-Sutton started the top of the second inning innocently enough. Then, the fun began. The next batter, Justin Lopez smacked a two-run home run, his team-leading 13th of the season. Later in the inning, Jose Lezama lined a two-run double down the left-field line, his first extra-base hit in five games with the TinCaps. Williams-Sutton capped off the second-inning scoring barrage with a grand slam, his third home run in as many games and his fourth dinger in his last eight games. The \u2019Caps sent 11 men to the plate in the eight-run second inning.<\/p>\n

Carlos Guarate impressed in his one and only start with the TinCaps (29-39, 62-74) in 2019, as the 18-year-old allowed just one run in four innings of work with five strikeout. Guarate had posted a 2.22 ERA in 11 appearances (nine starts) in the Arizona League prior to his inaugural start with the TinCaps on Saturday evening.<\/p>\n

Another notable from Saturday night\u2019s win: the TinCaps drew eight walks off of the Lugnuts (34-34, 66-71), one short of tying their season high for walks drawn in one game.<\/p>\n

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

Next Game<\/strong>: Sunday, Sept. 1 vs. Lansing (6:05 p.m.)<\/p>\n