Rea Leads TinCaps to 5-0 Win
Published on June 8, 2012 under Midwest League (MWL1)
Fort Wayne TinCaps News Release
COMSTOCK PARK, Mich. - Colin Rea's six shutout innings directed the Fort Wayne TinCaps to a 5-0 win over the West Michigan Whitecaps on Friday night. With the win, Fort Wayne snapped a four-game losing streak and avoided being swept for the first time this season. Five different TinCaps hitters knocked in a run in the victory.
Fort Wayne (28-33) scored one run in each of the first two innings against West Michigan (30-31) starter Wilsen Palacios(6-4). The right hander surrendered an RBI single to Travis Whitmore in the first and allowed the second run on a fielder's choice that gave Jace Peterson a run batted in.
Palacios went seven innings, allowing three runs, two earned, and walked two while striking out six. He took the loss, just his second in his last eight starts. His only other loss in that span also came against Fort Wayne, back on May 12th at Parkview Field.
Colin Rea (1-3) dazzled, making his sixth start of the year. In the right hander's six innings, he scattered four hits, didn't walk a batter and struck out four. As a starting pitcher this year, Rea is now 1-0 with a 1.53 ERA. He lowered his season ERA to 2.76 with Friday's victorious effort.
The TinCaps got two more runs in the seventh against West Michigan reliever Warwick Saupold. The Australian hit Donavan Tate with the bases loaded, and then Duanel Jones lifted a sacrifice fly to the outfield to score Fort Wayne's fifth and final run.
While ending a four-game skid of their own, the TinCaps also ended a five game winning streak for West Michigan, shutting out the Whitecaps for the first time since May 14, which was also a game against Fort Wayne.
The TinCaps return home to Parkview Field to open a six-game homestand. The action begins with the first of a three-game set against South Bend on Saturday night. The scheduled starters are Matt Wisler for Fort Wayne and J.R. Bradley for the Silver Hawks. First pitch is scheduled for 7:05 PM.
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