{"id":63012,"date":"2016-06-25T23:58:04","date_gmt":"2016-06-26T03:58:04","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.aroundfortwayne.com\/news\/?p=63012"},"modified":"2021-01-03T18:17:15","modified_gmt":"2021-01-03T23:17:15","slug":"tincaps-muscle-by-bowling-green","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/aroundfortwayne.com\/news\/2016\/06\/25\/tincaps-muscle-by-bowling-green\/","title":{"rendered":"TinCaps muscle by Bowling Green"},"content":{"rendered":"

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

TinCaps Muscle by Bowling Green<\/strong>
\nFort Wayne Hits Four Homers in 9-2 Route<\/em><\/p>\n

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BOWLING GREEN, Ky. (June 25, 2016) – With four home runs \u00e2\u20ac\u201d their most in a game since 2014 \u00e2\u20ac\u201d the TinCaps beat the Bowling Green Hot Rods (Tampa Bay Rays), 9-2, on Saturday night at Bowling Green Ballpark.<\/p>\n

Center fielder Jhonatan Pe\u00c3\u00b1a gave Fort Wayne (3-0, 39-34) a 3-0 lead in the top of the second inning with a three-run homer \u00e2\u20ac\u201d his third consecutive game with a long ball. Pe\u00c3\u00b1a plated first baseman Ty France and right fielder Alan Garcia, who had doubled and singled in front of him off Bowling Green (0-3, 37-35) starter Blake Bivens (L, 3-2).<\/p>\n

The TinCaps added an unearned run in the fourth to expand their lead to 4-0. Fort Wayne starter Austin Smith yielded only a run with two outs in the fourth.<\/p>\n

After the Hot Rods cut it to 4-2 with another run in the fifth, the TinCaps stretched the lead back to three runs at 5-2 in the top of the seventh on a solo home run by third baseman Kodie Tidwell.<\/p>\n

The visitors poured it on in the ninth with four more runs as designated hitter Marcus Greene, Jr. belted a solo shot, second baseman Peter Van Gansen ripped an RBI triple, and catcher Austin Allen catapulted a two-run homer.<\/p>\n

Elliot Morris (W, 1-0) followed Smith with three innings of relief. Gerardo Reyes (S, 5) pitched a scoreless eighth and ninth.<\/p>\n

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Of Note<\/strong><\/p>\n