TinCaps Fry the Cubs on a Steamy Night

FORT WAYNE, Ind. - Ryan Weathers kept the South Bend Cubs (Chicago Cubs affiliate) at bay early and the Fort Wayne offense backed him up, pounding out 12 hits in a 5-2 win in front of 7,618 fans on a 91-degree night at Parkview Field.

The TinCaps (3-4, 36-39) gave Weathers some early support, scoring a single run in the first and third innings. Xavier Edwards singled leading off the first and later came around to score, and Tucupita Marcano duplicated the feat in the third.
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Weathers shined with the run support, tossing four scoreless innings in his start while allowing just three hits and striking out four. It was the longest start for the 7^th overall pick in the 2018 Draft since he returned from the Injured List on May 20.
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Fort Wayne showed off its power while adding runs in the fourth and fifth. In the fourth, Edwards slugged the home run of his two-year professional career, while back-to-back extra base hits by Agustin Ruiz (triple) and Blake Hunt (double) scored a run in the fifth.
 
South Bend (3-4, 40-35) crawled a little closer in the sixth via a two-run home run by Tyler Durna. It was Durna's fourth home run of the season - he entered the night with 21 doubles (second in the Midwest League).
 
The TinCaps answered back with a two-out run in the bottom of the sixth, when Edwards singled with two outs, moved all the way to third on a poor pickoff attempt, and scored on a Marcano RBI single. Edwards and Marcano both finished the night with three hits - Edwards leads the team with 25 multi-hit games this season, while Marcano is second with 19 multi-hit games.
 
From there, the bullpen shut the door, as Carlos Belen , Cody Tyler , and Henry Henry combined to allow just two hits in the final three innings with three strikeouts (one apiece).
 
Next Game
Friday, June 28 vs. South Bend (7:05 p.m.)
- TinCaps Probable Starter: RHP Sam Keating
- Cubs Probable Starter: RHP Payton Remy
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