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

TinCaps Come Back to Sweep Whitecaps<\/strong><\/p>\n

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(July 30, 2016) – The TinCaps overcame a four-run deficit in an 8-7 win over the West Michigan Whitecaps (Detroit Tigers) on Friday night, into Saturday morning, at Parkview Field. With the victory, Fort Wayne swept the three-game series.<\/p>\n

The TinCaps (13-21, 49-55) broke a 7-7 tie in the bottom of the eighth inning as designated hitter Austin Allen drew a two-out bases loaded walk. Fort Wayne had no one on with two outs against Adenson Verastegui (L, 0-4) before the number nine hitter, center fielder Tyler Moore, drew a walk. Second baseman Nick Vilter then singled prior to a walk drawn by shortstop Ruddy Giron.<\/p>\n

The Whitecaps (14-17, 53-45) led 7-3 in the bottom of the sixth inning. But that’s when the TinCaps started to rally — also with two outs. Right fielder Jhonatan Pe\u00c3\u00b1a and Moore singled with two outs to bring up Vilter, who on the ninth pitch of his at-bat hit his first home run of the season over the fence in left field to make a one-run game, 7-6.<\/p>\n

Fort Wayne then tied it, 7-7, in the seventh on an RBI single from first baseman Brad Zunica, who was up after singles from Allen and third baseman Carlos Belen.<\/p>\n

The scoring initially started in the first inning as Allen had an RBI single to score second baseman Peter Van Gansen, who was hit by a pitch. (Van Gansen was replaced by Vilter in the second.)<\/p>\n

However, after Allen’s hit, the tarp came out, and stayed out as a result of rain for 1 hour and 52 minutes. The game itself — not including the delay — went 3 hours and 28 minutes, meaning it didn’t wrap up until almost 12:30 a.m.<\/p>\n

Following the rain delay, catcher Marcus Greene Jr. gave the TinCaps a 2-0 lead with an RBI double. A Vilter RBI double in the second made it 3-1, before the visitors reeled off six unanswered.<\/p>\n

Left-hander Elvin Liriano (W, 1-0) was the fourth and final pitcher for Fort Wayne, as he worked the final three innings and stranded a runner at third in both the eighth and ninth. West Michigan went 1-for-17 with runners in scoring position.<\/p>\n

The four hurlers did not walk a batter all night. Meanwhile, the TinCaps had 13 hits, coming from nine different contributors.<\/p>\n

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