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MWL1 Fort Wayne TinCaps

Big Crowd Packs Park, but TinCaps Fall Short

June 6, 2019 - Midwest League (MWL1)
Fort Wayne TinCaps News Release


FORT WAYNE, Ind. - The Lake County Captains (Cleveland Indians affiliate) salvaged the final game of a three-game series with a 10-2 win over the TinCaps on Thursday night in front of 6,856 fans at Parkview Field.

After a scoreless first three innings, the Captains exploded for five runs in the fourth inning. The big blow of the inning was a two-out, three-run home run by Quentin Holmes to balloon the lead from 2-0 to 5-0.

Lake County (35-24) tacked on five more runs via five hits in the fifth inning, including a two-run triple by Holmes. The 19-year-old from Queens, N.Y., came into the game with 8 RBIs on the season. Every single run scored by the Captains in the game came with two outs.

Fort Wayne (28-30) scored its only two runs of the game in the fifth. Justin Lopez brought home one of the runs with an RBI single. The 19-year-old now has 20 RBIs on the season - 18 of which have come since his birthday on May 9. During that time, Lopez has 11 extra-base hits (four doubles, two triples, five home runs).

Angel Acevedo had an outstanding relief outing for the TinCaps, tossing 3.1 scoreless innings with three strikeouts.

Next Game

Friday, June 6 @ Dayton (7:00 p.m.)

- TinCaps Probable Starter: LHP Ramon Perez

- Dragons Probable Starter: RHP Lyon Richardson

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