The TinCaps started their series against the Lansing Lugnuts on Tuesday night with their best offensive performance of the season, pushing across 13 r .
TinCaps beat Lansing, 6-3, for second straight win
DYLAN SINN | The Journal Gazette
The TinCaps scratched and clawed for all of their runs and right-hander Gabe Mosser turned in a clutch long relief performance after an injury to help the TinCaps beat the Lansing Lugnuts for the second straight night at Parkview Field, 6-3.
How it Happened
The key inning was Fort Wayne s half of the sixth, in which the TinCaps scored three times without a single hard-hit ball after entering the frame trailing 3-2. Tirso Ornelas started the uprising with a fought-off blooper down the left-field line that landed barely fair and turned into a double. It was a long time coming for Ornelas, who came into the game with an unlucky .207 batting average on balls in play.
TinCaps break out with bats, crush Lansing
DYLAN SINN | The Journal Gazette
That s more like it.
The TinCaps offense, which was stifled during its six-game road trip to Lake County – shut out twice and held to three runs or fewer five times – exploded for 13 runs and 23 combined walks and hits in a 13-1 victory over the Lansing Lugnuts, who came in with the best ERA in High-A Central at 2.38.
It turns out, all the TinCaps might have needed was a little home cooking. After the victory tonight, Fort Wayne is 4-2 at home and 1-5 on the road. Good news on that front: the TinCaps next five are at home against the Lugnuts and their offense is back to firing on all cylinders. Eight of FW s nine starting position players reached base twice tonight.
The TinCaps are finally back home. It was a difficult road trip for Fort Wayne, which has not played at Parkview Field in 10 days. Since falling to We .
TinCaps beat Lansing, 13-1, to open series
DYLAN SINN | The Journal Gazette
Agustin Ruiz parked a pair of home runs, including his second grand slam of the season, and the TinCaps offense got untracked with a 13-1 win over Lansing in the opener of a six-game series at Parkview Field tonight.
How it Happened
The TinCaps got their groove back with patience, opportunism and plenty of power. Fort Wayne walked 11 times in its first game of the season, but since then had averaged just 3.4 bases on balls per contest, slipping to 10th in High-A Central overall. That trend reversed tonight as the TinCaps drew 10 walks, including several in opportune moments.