TinCaps Walk Off Winners on a Steamy Sunday
FORT WAYNE, Ind. - Fort Wayne won another game on its six-game homestand in dramatic fashion, walking off in the bottom of the ninth inning as 8-7 winners over the Cedar Rapids Kernels (Minnesota Twins) on steamy summer day in the Summit City. The temperature felt like 100 degrees throughout
FORT WAYNE, Ind. - Fort Wayne won another game on its six-game homestand in dramatic fashion, walking off in the bottom of the ninth inning as 8-7 winners over the Cedar Rapids Kernels (Minnesota Twins) on steamy summer day in the Summit City. The temperature felt like 100 degrees throughout the 3:48 game, exactly one minute short of tying the longest game for the 'Caps this season.
Cedar Rapids (17-12, 56-43) scored the game's first three runs, including an RBI single by
The TinCaps (10-19, 43-54) crept closer with a run in the bottom of the third inning, as
Fort Wayne stormed ahead in the bottom of the fourth, taking the lead with six runs on five hits. A two-run Harris double and a two-run
The TinCaps lead was short-lived, as the Kernels scored two runs in the sixth to knot the game back up, 7-7. Celestino contributed another RBI in the inning - the top-20 Twins prospect is 5-10 in the series with two doubles, a HR and 3 RBIs.
The game remained tied all the way to the bottom of the ninth, where Fort Wayne sent the crowd of 5,063 fans home happy. First, the 'Caps loaded the bases via a
Harris finished the game with two hits, two RBIs and two runs scored. Since July 15 (six games), the outfielder is slashing .409/.480/.727 (OPS of 1.207) with seven RBIs and six runs scored.
Next Game
Monday, July 22 vs. Cedar Rapids (7:05 p.m.)
- TinCaps Probable Starter: LHP
- Kernels Probable Starter: RHP
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