MIDWEST LEAGUE
FORT WAYNE TINCAPS AT WEST MICHIGAN WHITECAPS
08/06/2108
 
MIDWEST LEAGUE
FORT WAYNE TINCAPS AT WEST MICHIGAN WHITECAPS
GAME ID: 9941 - MONDAY, AUGUST 6TH , 2108 - GAME LOG
  1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
Fort Wayne TinCaps (52-61) 3 0 0 2 0 0 1 0 0 6 9 0
West Michigan Whitecaps (55-58) 0 0 1 2 0 0 0 0 0 3 8 0
Fort Wayne Hands West Michigan 6-3 Defeat
Fort Wayne pitcher Matt Cant had a large part in his team beating the West Michigan Whitecaps, 6-3. The right-hander kept opposing batters in check throughout the game. Cant picked up the win for Fort Wayne, going 5.1 innings. He gave up 3 runs on 7 hits. He now sports a record of 13-7. The 7th-place TinCaps bumped their record to 52-61.

Fort Wayne won the game in part because of Eddie Serio. The second baseman ripped a 2-run home run in the top of the first inning to put the TinCaps ahead, 3-0. For the game, Serio had 1 double and 1 home run in 5 at-bats.

TinCaps manager Michael Chiquito raved about Cant after the game. "I thought Matt was 'lights out.'"
FORT WAYNE BATTING LINESCORE WEST MICHIGAN BATTING LINESCORE
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
A. Romo LF 3 1 0 0 2 2 2 .253 4 25
J. Turner RF 5 1 1 0 0 2 2 .267 3 24
A. Thomas 1B 4 1 2 2 0 1 0 .316 5 28
   a-G. Koval 1B 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 .206 5 26
E. Serio 2B 5 1 2 2 0 2 2 .261 6 21
J. Grillot DH 3 1 0 0 1 2 2 .252 6 26
J. Long C 4 1 1 0 0 0 0 .311 5 28
C. Lanham 3B 4 0 1 1 0 2 0 .178 1 20
A. McKinney SS 3 0 2 1 1 1 0 .194 1 15
J. Ruiz CF 4 0 0 0 0 1 4 .188 1 14
Totals 36 6 9 6 4 13 13      
a - G. Koval substituted for A. Thomas in the 7th

BATTING
Doubles: A. Thomas (12, 1st Inning off J. Brennan, 1 on, 1 out) , E. Serio (6, 5th Inning off V. Redmond, 0 on, 2 outs) , A. McKinney (11, 6th Inning off V. Redmond, 0 on, 2 outs)
Triples: J. Turner (3, 7th Inning off V. Redmond, 0 on, 1 out)
Home Runs: E. Serio (6, 1st Inning off J. Brennan, 1 on, 1 out)
Total Bases: J. Turner 3 , A. Thomas 3 , E. Serio 6 , J. Long , C. Lanham , A. McKinney 3
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: A. Romo , E. Serio , J. Grillot , J. Ruiz
Team LOB: 7

FIELDING
Double Plays: 4 (Thomas-McKinney, Serio-McKinney-Thomas, McKinney, Lanham-Serio-Thomas)
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
S. Schurman 2B 4 0 1 0 0 0 1 .299 7 39
G. Paul 3B 4 0 1 0 0 2 1 .335 4 17
M. Rubio RF 4 1 2 0 0 1 1 .323 3 26
C. Dean SS 4 0 0 0 0 1 3 .275 4 38
M. Grado LF 3 1 1 0 0 0 0 .324 3 41
J. Cruz DH 3 0 1 2 0 0 0 .258 2 12
I. Marin CF 3 1 1 0 0 1 1 .200 0 3
I. Riddle 1B 3 0 0 0 0 1 1 .254 2 7
J. Galkin C 3 0 1 1 0 1 0 .239 1 13
Totals 31 3 8 3 0 7 8      
BATTING
Doubles: I. Marin (4, 3rd Inning off M. Cant, 0 on, 0 outs) , J. Cruz (2, 4th Inning off M. Cant, 2 on, 2 outs)
Total Bases: S. Schurman , G. Paul , M. Rubio 2 , M. Grado , J. Cruz 2 , I. Marin 2 , J. Galkin
2-out RBI: J. Cruz
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: I. Marin
GIDP: S. Schurman , M. Rubio , C. Dean
Team LOB: 1
FORT WAYNE PITCHING LINESCORE WEST MICHIGAN PITCHING LINESCORE
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
M. Cant W (13-7) 5.1 7 3 3 0 3 0 66 3.35   
J. Thomas H (4) 3.1 1 0 0 0 3 0 40 1.27   
B. Boon 0.1 0 0 0 0 1 0 6 1.53   
PITCHING
Game Score: M. Cant 45
Batters Faced: M. Cant 20, J. Thomas 10, B. Boon 1
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: M. Cant 7-3, J. Thomas 5-1, B. Boon 0-0
Pitches - Strikes: M. Cant 66-48, J. Thomas 40-27, B. Boon 6-3
Balk: M. Cant
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
J. Brennan L (6-8) 3.1 5 5 5 2 6 1 72 5.19   
V. Redmond 4.1 4 1 1 1 6 0 68 4.98   
M. Diaz 1.1 0 0 0 1 1 0 15 4.19   
PITCHING
Game Score: J. Brennan 32
Batters Faced: J. Brennan 17, V. Redmond 18, M. Diaz 5
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: J. Brennan 1-3, V. Redmond 3-4, M. Diaz 0-3
Pitches - Strikes: J. Brennan 72-45, V. Redmond 68-40, M. Diaz 15-7
Inherited Runners - Scored: V. Redmond 2-0 , M. Diaz 1-0
WP: J. Brennan , M. Diaz
GAME NOTES
Player of the Game: Matt Cant
Ballpark: Fifth Third Ballpark
Weather: Partly Cloudy (65 degrees), wind blowing out to left at 9 mph
Start Time: 7:35 PM CT
Time: 3:11
Attendance: 6563
Special Notes: RP Jim Thomas was injured while pitching.
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