TinCaps Falter in Finale With Captains

FORT WAYNE, Ind. - The TinCaps remained quiet offensively and dropped the series finale with the Lake County Captains (Cleveland Indians), 6-1, on Sunday afternoon at Parkview Field.

The Captains (26-29 second half, 66-59 overall) plated two runs in the first, two more in the second and another couple in the fifth to take the rubber game from the TinCaps (21-35, 57-69).

Fort Wayne notched just seven hits, including three infield singles, and has only scored eight combined runs in the last nine games.

In a battle of highly-touted teenage pitching prospects, Captains starter Triston McKenzie (W, 1-1) outdueled TinCaps righty Anderson Espinoza (L, 0-3). McKenzie fanned eight over 5.2 shutout stanzas, while Espinoza allowed six hits and four runs and didn't make it out of the second.

The TinCaps pushed across a run in the bottom of the seventh inning when first baseman Brad Zunica reached on a popup that dropped on the infield and later scored on a wild pitch.

TinCaps right-hander Blake Rogers provided 4.1 innings of two-run ball out of the bullpen, and fellow righty Aaron Cressley punched out five over three scoreless innings.

 

Next Game

Monday, August 22 at Great Lakes Loons at Dow Diamond (7:05)

• TinCaps Probable Starter: RHP Emmanuel Ramirez
• Loons Probable Starter: TBD

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