Quintero, Morales and Munoz All Hit Their Second Home Run of the Series in 6-2 Loons Win

FORT WAYNE, Ind. – The Great Lakes Loons (45-30) (9-2) offense hit three homers and their pitching shutout the Fort Wayne TinCaps (32-46) (5-7) for the first eight innings, in a 6-2 Loons win on a 90-degree hot and sunny Thursday night at Parkview Field.

- The Loons totaled three home runs; Samuel Munoz, Eduardo Quintero and Emil Morales all notched their second of the series. Munoz started the home run barrage, with a 458-foot solo shot in the second inning. The longball was the second furthest homer hit by a Great Lakes batter in 2026.

- Eduardo Quintero drove a ball the opposite way, a two-run blast in the fourth inning. It gave the Loons a 4-0 lead, the exit velocity was 104 mph. Quintero drove in Chuck Davalan who worked a walk. In the seventh, Davalan delivered his first triple of the season against Braian Salazar. Quintero singled him home to extend the lead to 5-0.

- Emil Morales has a homer in each of his last three games. In the eighth, he hit a solo shot described my MLB Pipeline on X as a ”skyscraping” home run. The deep fly was launched 384 feet.

- Loons’ pitching utilized six hurlers, two left-handers and four right-handers. Robby Porco earned the win with 2.2 scoreless innings. Justin Chambers earned seven outs versus his nine batters faced. For the third straight game in Fort Wayne, Great Lakes pitching punched out double-digits. Tonight, the collective combined for 11.

- Logan Wagner accounted for the Loons second run of the night. He smacked an RBI double in the second inning, the exit velo was 106 mph.

Rounding Things Out

The Loons have hit at least one home run in eight consecutive contests.

Up Next

Great Lakes are winners in eight of their last nine played on this road trip. Three games remain in Fort Wayne. Tomorrow Friday, July 3rd, has a first pitch time of 7:05 p.m. ET.

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