MWL1 Fort Wayne TinCaps

TinCaps Outslug Loons, 10-5

August 11, 2009 - Midwest League (MWL1)
Fort Wayne TinCaps News Release


Midland, MI - The Fort Wayne TinCaps and Great Lakes Loons went toe-to-toe in the early innings, trading runs Tuesday at Dow Diamond. The TinCaps left the Loons in the dust in the middle innings, scoring eight runs on their way to a 10-5 win. Adam Zornes ripped a three-run double and Jaff Decker drilled a three-run homer. Three relievers combined on four hitless innings.

The TinCaps combined for nine runs against two of the Dodgers' top prospects, RHPs Ethan Martin and Nathan Eovaldi.

Trailing 4-2 going to the 4th inning, the TinCaps loaded the bases with nobody out. Zornes turned on an inside pitch and hit a bases-clearing double to the wall in left, giving Fort Wayne a 5-4 lead.

In the bottom of the 4th , Kyle Russell flared a two-out RBI single to left to tie the game at 5-5.

Fort Wayne took the lead for good in the 5th on Allan Dykstra's sacrifice fly to right, making it 6-5. In the 6th , Decker hammered his three-run homer to right-center off Eovaldi, who allowed seven runs in 2.1 innings. Later in the inning, Kevin Hansen slapped a two-out RBI double down the right-field line to finish the scoring at 10-5.

The TinCaps' bullpen controlled the Loons in the game's latter stages. LHPs Rob Musgrave and Zach Herr and RHP Alexis Lara combined on four hitless innings.

LHP Mike Watt (7-2) labored through five innings, allowing five runs, but still managed to pick up the win. Eovaldi (2-5) took the loss.

Fort Wayne upped its record to 78-37, 33-12 in the second half. The Loons fell to 65-50, 25-20 in the half.

The TinCaps and Loons (Class-A Los Angeles Dodgers) continue the four-game series Wednesday at 7:05pm at Dow Diamond. RHP Stiven Osuna (8-7) gets the start against Great Lakes LHP Aaron Miller (1-0).

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