LANSING, Mich. - Tyler Selesky's two-run double in the 11th inning lifted the Fort Wayne TinCaps (39-23, 65-67) to a 7-6 victory over the Lansing Lugnuts (22-40, 59-69) on Saturday night at Cooley Law School Stadium.The result offset two eye-catching performances from Lugnuts, with third baseman Nash Knight going 5-for-6
LANSING, Mich. - Tyler Selesky's two-run double in the 11th inning lifted the Fort Wayne TinCaps (39-23, 65-67) to a 7-6 victory over the Lansing Lugnuts (22-40, 59-69) on Saturday night at Cooley Law School Stadium.
The result offset two eye-catching performances from Lugnuts, with third baseman Nash Knight going 5-for-6 to become the first Lugnut in 2017 to notch a five-hit game, and reliever Jake Fishman striking out seven total batters in the eighth and ninth innings, aided by a dropped third strike in the eighth).
Knight's fielding error, however, put Fort Wayne's Jack Suwinski on first base against reliever Jared Carkuff (Loss, 1-2) to lead off the 11th inning. Gabriel Arias followed with a single to right, and Selesky hooked a line drive that landed on the chalked right-field line, scoring both Suwinski and Arias.
In the home half, Rodrigo Orozco walked and Knight and David Jacob singled, loading the bases against Hansel Rodriguez (Win, 7-9) with no outs. Mitch Nay brought the Lugnuts within a run with a sacrifice fly, only to see Rodriguez strike out both J.B. Woodman and Javier Hernandez to end the game.
20-year-old Lugnuts starter Yennsy Diaz pitched a career high seven innings in a no-decision, tying a career high with nine strikeouts. Fort Wayne starter Pedro Avila countered with six innings and six strikeouts.
Both Fort Wayne's Nate Easley and Lansing's Hernandez finished with five strikeouts.
Sunday is Delta Dental Kids Day - LEGO-PALOOZA presented by Impression 5 Science Center, with a postgame Family Faith Concert presented by 88.1 Smile FM. Lugnuts left-hander Juliandry Higuera (3-0, 5.79) faces TinCaps right-hander Osvaldo Hernandez (0-1, 6.75) at 2:05 p.m. Tickets may be purchased at the Cooley Law School Stadium box office, by calling (517) 485-4500 or via lansinglugnuts.com.
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