{"id":62810,"date":"2016-06-16T06:00:48","date_gmt":"2016-06-16T10:00:48","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.aroundfortwayne.com\/news\/?p=62810"},"modified":"2021-01-03T18:17:15","modified_gmt":"2021-01-03T23:17:15","slug":"early-offense-powers-tincaps-to-5-0-win","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/aroundfortwayne.com\/news\/2016\/06\/16\/early-offense-powers-tincaps-to-5-0-win\/","title":{"rendered":"Early offense powers TinCaps to 5-0 win"},"content":{"rendered":"

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Last night’s game recap from the TinCaps:<\/p>\n

Early Offense Powers TinCaps to 5-0 Win<\/strong>
\nFort Wayne salvages series finale against West Michigan
\nBy Mike Monaco<\/em><\/p>\n

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(June 16, 2016) \u00e2\u20ac\u201d After sticking out a 2 hour, 17-minute rain delay before the first pitch, the TinCaps offense exploded early, as Fort Wayne rolled to a 5-0 win over the West Michigan Whitecaps (Detroit Tigers) on Wednesday night at Parkview Field.<\/p>\n

The TinCaps (36-30) scored three runs in the second and two in the third to salvage the series finale against the Whitecaps (37-26) and keep their playoff hopes afloat.<\/p>\n

TinCaps right-handed starter Jake Nix (W, 1-3), who fired in the first pitch of the ballgame at 9:22 p.m. after the lengthy delay, earned his first professional win by tossing five shutout frames with no walks and four strikeouts.<\/p>\n

Fort Wayne catcher A.J. Kennedy smacked a two-run double in the second to score first baseman Ty France and right fielder Jhonatan Pe\u00c3\u00b1a and stake the TinCaps to an early 2-0 advantage. Kennedy then scored on an RBI single by left fielder Tyler Moore.<\/p>\n

In the third, TinCaps third baseman Carlos Belen socked an RBI single to left, and France’s RBI ground ball scored center fielder Michael Gettys to make it 5-0.<\/p>\n

TinCaps relievers Lou Distasio and Gerardo Reyes each followed Nix with two shutout stanzas to complete the shutout.<\/p>\n

West Michigan starter Beau Burrows (L, 5-4) allowed five runs on six hits and two walks in 2.1 innings.<\/p>\n

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