MWL1 Fort Wayne TinCaps

TinCaps fade late in 7-2 loss

Published on June 17, 2011 under Midwest League (MWL1)
Fort Wayne TinCaps News Release


MIDLAND, Mich. - The TinCaps never led in a 7-2 defeat against the Great Lakes Loons, Friday at Dow Diamond. Jake Blackwood had a pair of hits including a double.

Fort Wayne went 1-for-10 with runners in scoring position.

In the second, the Loons received a leadoff infield hit from Joe Becker. After a walk to Christian Lara, Jon Garcia roped an RBI single to center to make it 1-0. Two batters later, Preston Mattingly singled to make it 2-0. An RBI groundout extended the deficit to 3-0.

The TinCaps got on the board in the top of the third. B.J. Guinn led off with a drag bunt for a base hit. Chris Bisson followed with a bunt that was fielded quickly, but a throw to second was wild and went into center field allowing Guinn to sprint to third base. Oscar Garcia then grounded into a double play to bring home a run and make it 3-1.

In the fifth, Bisson smacked a triple to right-center and scored when Garcia stroked the next pitch into right for an RBI single, cutting the margin to 3-2.

The Loons blew it back open in the sixth. Becker led off with an infield hit; three batters later, Steve Domecus hit a shot to right which bounced off the glove of the right fielder and was scored an RBI triple. Mattingly followed by hitting a two-run homer over the right-field wall to make it 6-2.

Jon Garcia unloaded in the bottom of the eighth, hitting a tape-measure home run to finish the scoring at 7-2.

Fort Wayne LHP Andrew Werner (2-6) absorbed the loss; Great Lakes RHP Garett Gould (7-2) was the winning pitcher and RHP Bret Montgomery nabbed a save by delivering three scoreless innings in relief.

The TinCaps fell to 29-38; Great Lakes improved to 38-29.

The TinCaps and Loons (Class-A Los Angeles Dodgers) continue the three-game series Saturday at 7:05 p.m. Fort Wayne LHP Mark Hardy (3-5) goes to the mound against Loons RHP Red Patterson (4-4).

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