{"id":63367,"date":"2016-08-12T23:30:34","date_gmt":"2016-08-13T03:30:34","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.aroundfortwayne.com\/news\/?p=63367"},"modified":"2021-01-03T18:17:16","modified_gmt":"2021-01-03T23:17:16","slug":"tincaps-allen-sets-record-tincaps-win-big","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/aroundfortwayne.com\/news\/2016\/08\/12\/tincaps-allen-sets-record-tincaps-win-big\/","title":{"rendered":"TinCaps: Allen sets record, TinCaps win BIG"},"content":{"rendered":"

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Game recap from last night’s TinCaps game:<\/p>\n

Allen Sets Record, TinCaps Win Big<\/strong><\/p>\n

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(August 12, 2016) – TinCaps catcher Austin Allen set a new franchise record with a hit in his 24th consecutive game, as Fort Wayne throttled the Bowling Green Hot Rods (Tampa Bay Rays), 13-5, on Friday night at Parkview Field.<\/p>\n

Allen ripped a leadoff double to left field in the fourth inning to move into sole possession of the longest hitting streak in franchise history, passing the 23-game stretch of former big leaguer Sean Burroughs in 1999.<\/p>\n

The TinCaps (19-28 second half, 55-62 overall), meanwhile, joined Allen to combine on the team’s largest offensive outburst since a pair of 14-run showings in April, as Fort Wayne leveled the four-game series with the Hot Rods (31-15, 68-47).<\/p>\n

A two-run single from first baseman Brad Zunica with the bases loaded gave the TinCaps a quick 2-0 lead just five batters into the game against Tyler Brashears (L, 6-1). The lead grew to 5-0 in the first with another two-run single courtesy of second baseman Peter Van Gansen and a wild pitch with a runner at third.<\/p>\n

Third baseman Carlos Belen hit his 10th home run of the season in the second to balloon the lead to 7-0.<\/p>\n

Bowling Green didn’t go down without a fight, though. The Hot Rods plated a run in the third, two in the fifth, and two more in the sixth to make it 7-5. Bowling Green threatened with the tying runs in scoring position in the seventh, but left-hander Elvin Liriano (S, 4) entered in relief with 2 2\/3 scoreless innings as he struck out four.<\/p>\n

Emmanuel Ramirez (W, 2-0) went the first five innings on the hill for Fort Wayne followed by Will Stillman.<\/p>\n

The TinCaps grew their lead back and expanded it with a six-run home seventh. Left fielder Tyler Moore drove a two-run bases loaded double the opposite way to the wall in right. Allen added a sacrifice fly, while Belen provided an RBI single and right fielder Jose Carlos Ure\u00c3\u00b1a brought in two with a single.<\/p>\n

All 10 Fort Wayne batters who appeared in Friday’s game reached base.<\/p>\n

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