MIDWEST LEAGUE
FORT WAYNE TINCAPS AT LANSING LUGNUTS
08/21/2026
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MIDWEST LEAGUE
FORT WAYNE TINCAPS AT LANSING LUGNUTS
GAME ID: 10032 - FRIDAY, AUGUST 21ST , 2026 - GAME LOG
  1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 R H E
Fort Wayne TinCaps (28-95) 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 2 0 0 0 0 4 8 0
Lansing Lugnuts (64-59) 0 0 0 0 3 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 5 16 0
Lugnuts Pull Out Late Win, 5-4
Lansing Lugnuts starter Jesús Ríos pitched a strong game against the Fort Wayne TinCaps at Cooley Law School Stadium, leading the Lugnuts to victory, 5-4. With the win, the Lugnuts hiked their record to 64-59.

The Lugnuts got a clutch hit from center fielder Greg Abrams. In the bottom of the 12th, he delivered a run-scoring single to win the game for the Lugnuts.

"The ending was a real humdinger," Ríos told reporters after the game.
FORT WAYNE BATTING LINESCORE LANSING BATTING LINESCORE
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
E. MacIntyre DH 5 2 2 0 1 1 2 .278 7 29
C. Peña 2B 5 0 1 0 1 3 3 .242 9 35
E. Galló 1B 5 1 1 0 1 1 3 .291 4 24
A. Santístevan RF 3 0 0 1 3 0 2 .285 8 37
K. Harper C 5 0 0 1 0 1 7 .233 1 10
N. Cuervo LF 4 1 1 2 1 1 5 .288 5 18
R. Herrera CF 5 0 2 0 0 1 1 .273 6 34
R. Johnson SS 2 0 0 0 0 0 1 .201 1 15
   a-T. Hopkins PH 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 .323 6 22
   b-D. Vega SS 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 .311 11 45
A. Orozco 3B 5 0 0 0 0 1 5 .288 3 18
Totals 41 4 8 4 8 9 29      
a - T. Hopkins pinch hit for R. Johnson in the 7th
b - D. Vega substituted for T. Hopkins in the 7th

BATTING
Doubles: E. Galló (17, 8th Inning off B. Paige, 0 on, 0 outs)
Home Runs: N. Cuervo (5, 8th Inning off B. Paige, 1 on, 2 outs)
Total Bases: E. MacIntyre 2 , C. Peña , E. Galló 2 , N. Cuervo 4 , R. Herrera 2 , T. Hopkins
2-out RBI: N. Cuervo
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: C. Peña , N. Cuervo
GIDP: N. Cuervo , A. Orozco 2
Team LOB: 9

FIELDING
Double Plays: 1 (Peña-Harper-Galló)
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
G. Abrams CF 6 1 3 1 1 1 2 .294 5 52
B. Shirley 3B 5 1 1 1 0 1 2 .296 4 49
J. Vance 1B 4 0 0 0 2 0 3 .296 5 41
J. Valentín RF 5 0 2 0 1 2 2 .271 2 32
B. Mercer 2B 6 0 2 1 0 1 1 .400 0 4
K. Lewis SS 5 1 2 0 1 1 5 .266 6 45
G. Wright C 6 1 2 2 0 1 6 .291 4 28
A. León LF 2 0 0 0 1 0 2 .287 3 33
   a-J. Viera PH 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 .305 3 53
   b-D. Baldwin LF 2 1 1 0 0 0 0 .313 4 23
K. Mullins DH 4 0 0 0 0 2 4 .352 2 9
   c-L. Allen DH 2 0 2 0 0 0 0 .306 6 36
Totals 48 5 16 5 6 9 27      
a - J. Viera pinch hit for A. León in the 8th
b - D. Baldwin substituted for J. Viera in the 9th
c - L. Allen inserted as DH in the 10th

BATTING
Doubles: B. Shirley (21, 5th Inning off R. Whelan, 1 on, 2 outs) , G. Abrams (15, 5th Inning off R. Whelan, 0 on, 2 outs) , G. Wright (13, 6th Inning off R. Anderson, 1 on, 1 out) , D. Baldwin (10, 12th Inning off A. bin Sadaqat, 0 on, 0 outs)
Home Runs: G. Wright (4, 5th Inning off R. Whelan, 1 on, 0 outs)
Total Bases: G. Abrams 4 , B. Shirley 2 , J. Valentín 2 , B. Mercer 2 , K. Lewis 2 , G. Wright 6 , J. Viera , D. Baldwin 2 , L. Allen 2
2-out RBI: B. Shirley
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: G. Abrams , J. Valentín , G. Wright 2 , K. Mullins
GIDP: J. Vance
Hit by Pitch: B. Shirley
Team LOB: 16

FIELDING
Double Plays: 3 (Wright-Lewis-Vance, Shirley-Wright-Vance, McLeod-Mercer-Vance)
FORT WAYNE PITCHING LINESCORE LANSING PITCHING LINESCORE
Player IP H R ER BB K HR BF PI ERA   
R. Whelan 4.2 4 3 3 3 6 1 21 88 6.77   
R. Anderson 1.2 2 1 1 3 1 0 10 41 8.44   
J. Martin 2.0 4 0 0 0 0 0 10 46 2.94   
R. Nelson 0.2 0 0 0 0 1 0 2 8 5.50   
A. bin Sadaqat L (1-5) 2.0 6 1 1 0 1 0 12 46 4.45   
PITCHING
Game Score: R. Whelan 47
Batters Faced: R. Whelan 21, R. Anderson 10, J. Martin 10, R. Nelson 2, A. bin Sadaqat 12
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: R. Whelan 4-4, R. Anderson 2-2, J. Martin 1-5, R. Nelson 0-1, A. bin Sadaqat 3-1
Pitches - Strikes: R. Whelan 88-48, R. Anderson 41-23, J. Martin 46-25, R. Nelson 8-4, A. bin Sadaqat 46-29
Inherited Runners - Scored: R. Anderson 2-0 , J. Martin 3-1 , R. Nelson 2-0
WP: R. Whelan
Hit Batsmen: A. bin Sadaqat
Player IP H R ER BB K HR BF PI ERA   
J. Ríos 7.0 5 2 2 5 6 0 29 109 4.19   
B. Paige BS (9) 2.0 2 2 2 0 0 1 8 28 5.85   
E. Howe 1.1 0 0 0 3 1 0 7 37 7.53   
D. McLeod W (2-4) 1.2 1 0 0 0 2 0 5 14 4.75   
PITCHING
Game Score: J. Ríos 60
Batters Faced: J. Ríos 29, B. Paige 8, E. Howe 7, D. McLeod 5
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: J. Ríos 8-5, B. Paige 3-3, E. Howe 0-3, D. McLeod 1-1
Pitches - Strikes: J. Ríos 109-61, B. Paige 28-21, E. Howe 37-17, D. McLeod 14-10
Inherited Runners - Scored: D. McLeod 2-0
WP: J. Ríos 2
GAME NOTES
Player of the Game: Jesús Ríos
Ballpark: Cooley Law School Stadium
Weather: Clear skies (62 degrees), wind blowing in from right at 9 mph
Start Time: 7:35 PM ET
Time: 4:48
Attendance: 7718
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