TinCaps Break Late Deadlock
MIDLAND, Mich. - It was a tightly-contested game throughout between the Great Lakes Loons and Fort Wayne TinCaps on a beautiful 66-degree Monday night at Dow Diamond. But a timely one-out single from Luis Campusano in the eighth inning ultimately gave the visitors a 3-1 win.The Loons (3-12) had their
MIDLAND, Mich. - It was a tightly-contested game throughout between the Great Lakes Loons and Fort Wayne TinCaps on a beautiful 66-degree Monday night at Dow Diamond. But a timely one-out single from
The Loons (3-12) had their chances throughout the game, but left 10 runners on base and went 1-for-7 with runners in scoring position. It hasn't been for a lack of offense this season as the team had a .252 batting average entering play Monday. However, this season Great Lakes is batting .206 in RISP situations and just .136 with runners in scoring position and two outs (8-for-59).
Campusano led the way for Fort Wayne (7-11) with the lone multi-hit game going 2-for-4 with a double and the two-run single in the eighth.
In his third start for the Loons this season,
Both teams return to the field on Tuesday night in Midland for the second game of a four-game set.
The Great Lakes Loons have been the Single-A partner of the Los Angeles Dodgers since the team's inception in 2007. Dow Diamond serves as the team's home and also houses the Michigan Baseball Foundation, a 501(c)(3) non-profit public charity, and ESPN 100.9-FM. For tickets or information about the Loons, call 989-837-BALL or visit Loons.com.