MWL1 Fort Wayne TinCaps

TinCaps upended by Whitecaps, 5-4

Published on September 5, 2010 under Midwest League (MWL1)
Fort Wayne TinCaps News Release


FORT WAYNE, Ind. - The TinCaps couldn't hold on to a pair of leads in a 5-4 loss to the West Michigan Whitecaps, Sunday at Parkview Field. Nate Freiman smacked a two-run double.

The TinCaps went just 1-for-10 with runners in scoring position. They have lost nine of their last 13 games.

In the bottom of the first, Freiman scorched a double to right-center field, chasing Jeudy Valdez and Jason Hagerty home to give the TinCaps a 2-0 lead.

West Michigan scored a run in the fourth on a Clay Jones single and tied it in the fifth when Corey Jones singled home a run.

Fort Wayne recovered the lead in the fifth. With two on and two outs, Valdez lifted a fly ball to right field which fell for an error. Both runners scored to make it 4-2, Fort Wayne.

The Whitecaps continued their steady progress, scoring single runs in the sixth and seventh to tie it at 4-4. In the eighth, Michael Rockett reached on an infield single and later scored on Tony Plagman's sacrifice fly, giving West Michigan its first lead of the game at 5-4.

Valdez ripped a leadoff double in the eighth, but never moved from second base as the TinCaps didn't score for the rest of the night.

Fort Wayne LHP Josh Spence (2-2) took the loss. West Michigan RHP Zach Samuels (2-2) was the winning pitcher after a perfect inning of work. LHP Kenny Faulk picked up his 12th save.

Fort Wayne dipped to 40-29 in the half, 76-63 for the season. The Whitecaps improved to 36-33 in the second half, 62-76 for the year.

The TinCaps and Whitecaps (Class-A Detroit Tigers) finish the regular season Monday in a 3:05 p.m. start. Fort Wayne LHP Mike Watt (5-6) gets the starting nod; West Michigan's probable starter is RHP Victor Larez (8-11).

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