Gore, TinCaps Win
FORT WAYNE, Ind. -- Left fielder Jack Suwinski homered for a second consecutive night and his fourth time in his last 14 games as the TinCaps defeated the West Michigan Whitecaps (Detroit Tigers), 5-1, in the series finale on Tuesday night at Parkview Field. With the win, the TinCaps won
FORT WAYNE, Ind. -- Left fielder
TinCaps starter
Fort Wayne (24-26, 56-63) helped Gore offensively in the bottom of the first. With two outs in the inning, first baseman
West Michigan (24-26, 60-60) responded with a run in the top of the third. Kody Clemens hit a ground ball up the middle to score Luke Sherley and tie the game at 1-1.
But the TinCaps reclaimed the lead in the bottom of the third when Suwinski hit a sacrifice fly to deep right to score third baseman
In the home half of the sixth, Suwinski belted a solo shot 395 feet to right-center field for his second blast in as many days to give the TinCaps a 3-1 edge. In his last 14 games, Suwinski is slashing .380/.441/.720 with five doubles, four home runs, and 13 RBIs.
Fort Wayne added two more runs in the seventh and eighth to pull away for the 5-1 victory.
In the win, Suwinski, Miller and designated hitter
Meanwhile, the TinCaps will welcome their 4 millionth fan to Parkview Field on Wednesday night when they open a three-game series against the South Bend Cubs. Anyone present on Wednesday, with a valid TinCaps ticket, will be eligible to be selected as the 4,000,000th fan. One fan will receive $4,000 in TinCaps hospitality, season tickets, merchandise, and prizes, as well as the designation as the TinCaps 4,000,000th fan. Ten other fans will receive $400 gift cards and 20 fans will receive $100 gift cards for a grand total of $10,000 to be given away.
Next Game
Wednesday, August 15 vs. South Bend Cubs (7:05 p.m.)
- TinCaps Probable Starter: LHP
- Cubs Probable Starter: RHP
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