TinCaps top Silver Hawks, 6-1
Published on July 29, 2010 under Midwest League (MWL1)
Fort Wayne TinCaps News Release
FORT WAYNE, Ind. - RHP Matt Jackson fired five scoreless innings in his first start of the year as the TinCaps rolled, 6-1, over the South Bend Silver Hawks, Thursday at Parkview Field. Nate Freiman had two hits and two RBIs.
Freiman got the scoring started in the bottom of the first. With runners at the corners, he lined a single to center, plating Danny Payne. Jedd Gyorko followed with another run-scoring base hit to right to make it 2-0.
Fort Wayne got to the Silver Hawks again in the sixth; Danny Payne reached on a one-out single and stole second and third bases on consecutive pitches. Jeudy Valdez yanked an RBI single to left. Later in the inning, Edinson Rincon drew a bases-loaded walk to push the Fort Wayne lead to 4-0.
In the seventh, Jason Hagerty lifted a sacrifice fly to center and Freiman followed with a run- scoring single, making it a 6-0 game.
The Silver Hawks finally got on the board in the eighth against RHP Jackson Quezada, who made his first appearance in Fort Wayne since leading the league in saves in 2008. Quezada missed all of 2009 after undergoing shoulder surgery. Bobby Borchering singled home Ender Inciarte for the only Silver Hawks run of the night.
Jackson (2-1) was the winning pitcher, allowing three hits and a walk with one strikeout in five shutout innings. South Bend RHP Scottie Allen (3-4) was the losing pitcher as the TinCaps chased him after three innings.
Fort Wayne improved to 18-14 in the half, 54-48 for the season. The Silver Hawks dipped to 12-19 in the second half, 42-57 for the year.
The TinCaps and Silver Hawks (Class-A Arizona Diamondbacks) finish the three-game series Friday at Parkview Field at 7:05 p.m. Fort Wayne LHP Jose De Paula (5-3) gets the starting nod against South Bend RHP Adam Worthington (3-2).
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