The atmosphere at Parkview Field tonight was one of the best of the season and those 7,333 fans that packed the downtown stadium were treated to a doo .
One night after they were no-hit by the South Bend Cubs, the TinCaps broke out of their mighty offensive slump, jumping on Cubs pitching early on the .
The TinCaps didn t talk much about the no-hitter South Bend pitched against them Thursday. Manager Anthony Contreras didn t see much use in harping on .
TinCaps fall to Dayton, 4-2, in rain-delayed game
The TinCaps three-game winning streak came to an end in a 4-3 loss to the Dayton Dragons that featured a rain delay in a key moment in the eighth inning at Parkview Field.
How it Happened
The game-turning play happened on the first pitch of the seventh inning. With Felix Minjarez on the mound and the game even at 1, Dayton s Quin Cotton swung at the first pitch and flew deep to center. TinCaps center-fielder Reinaldo Ilarraza seemed to lose the ball in the lights, looking up at the sky with his palms upraised trying to find it. The ball eventually landed 25 feet behind his head, bouncing on the warning track. Cotton raced all the way around to third for a lead-off triple.
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