Captains lose second straight one-run game
(Fort Wayne, IN) - The Lake County Captains (34-24) fell by one run to the Fort Wayne TinCaps (28-29) for the second night in a row. Fort Wayne defeated the Captains on Wednesday night at Parkview Field, 3-2.
(Fort Wayne, IN) - The Lake County Captains (34-24) fell by one run to the Fort Wayne TinCaps (28-29) for the second night in a row. Fort Wayne defeated the Captains on Wednesday night at Parkview Field, 3-2.
Lake County had a chance to take the lead in the top of the first, but a leaping catch by left fielder
Burgos then helped the TinCaps grab the lead in the bottom of the first. He doubled off the left field wall with one out against Captains starter
The TinCaps scored two more in the second to expand their lead to 3-0.
Both pitching staffs held serve from there and the game remained at 3-1 until the ninth inning, when the Captains got a break and nearly turned it into a comeback. Benson began the inning by popping up Henry Henry's offering into shallow centerfield. Edwards, the TinCaps' second baseman, and shortstop
Henry earned his fifth save and Cantillo (3-2) took home the win. The lefty starter pitched six innings and held the Captains to one run on three hits with six strikeouts and one walk. Henry pitched one inning, the ninth, and allowed one run on two hits with no strikeouts and no walks.
Morris (3-2) suffered the loss. He allowed three runs, two earned, over five innings. The Captains' starter gave up five hits, struck out seven and walked one.
The Captains have lost three games in a row for the first time since the beginning of May and will try to avoid a sweep at the hands of the TinCaps on Thursday night. First pitch at Parkview Field is scheduled for 7:05 p.m.
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