MIDWEST LEAGUE
FORT WAYNE TINCAPS AT LANSING LUGNUTS
05/25/2026
 
MIDWEST LEAGUE
FORT WAYNE TINCAPS AT LANSING LUGNUTS
GAME ID: 9400 - MONDAY, MAY 25TH , 2026 - GAME LOG
  1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
Fort Wayne TinCaps (9-35) 2 0 0 2 0 0 1 0 0 5 9 2
Lansing Lugnuts (23-21) 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 5 6 11 0
Lugnuts Come Back Late to Top TinCaps, 6-5
The Fort Wayne TinCaps could not turn a fine performance from shortstop Daniel Vega into a win. Instead, the Lansing Lugnuts prevailed, 6-5. Vega went 3 for 5 with a home run and a double. He scored 2 runs and drove in 2. Lansing now has a record of 23-21 with the win.

With the bases loaded in the bottom of the ninth, Ed Boatman delivered the knockout blow when he hit a run-scoring single to win it for Lansing. In the contest, Boatman went 1-5.

"You need to show up when your number's called," said Boatman.
FORT WAYNE BATTING LINESCORE LANSING BATTING LINESCORE
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
C. Chitty RF 5 0 0 0 0 3 4 .239 4 11
C. Peña 2B 4 2 2 1 1 0 0 .253 4 18
D. Vega SS 5 2 3 2 0 1 2 .394 8 34
A. Santístevan DH 3 1 1 1 1 0 1 .350 5 19
E. MacIntyre LF 4 0 1 0 0 0 2 .295 4 13
I. Green CF 3 0 0 1 0 0 1 .305 0 11
K. Harper C 4 0 1 0 0 1 1 .246 1 9
Q. Jiang 3B 3 0 0 0 1 1 1 .212 2 7
J. Díaz 1B 3 0 1 0 1 1 1 .179 1 4
Totals 34 5 9 5 4 7 13      
BATTING
Doubles: D. Vega (16, 4th Inning off J. Ríos, 0 on, 0 outs) , A. Santístevan (3, 4th Inning off J. Ríos, 1 on, 0 outs)
Home Runs: D. Vega (8, 1st Inning off J. Ríos, 1 on, 1 out) , C. Peña (4, 7th Inning off B. Thomas, 0 on, 1 out)
Total Bases: C. Peña 5 , D. Vega 7 , A. Santístevan 2 , E. MacIntyre , K. Harper , J. Díaz
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: C. Chitty
GIDP: D. Vega
Sac Fly: I. Green
Team LOB: 7

FIELDING
Errors: D. Vega 2 (7)
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
J. Marchant CF 3 1 0 0 1 1 0 .319 1 11
   a-J. Viera PH 1 0 0 0 0 1 2 .240 0 11
J. Valentín 2B 4 0 3 1 1 0 1 .258 0 8
M. Nicholas 1B 5 0 2 1 0 0 3 .248 4 15
   b-K. Mullins PR 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 .348 2 3
B. Shirley DH 5 1 1 1 0 1 5 .343 3 15
B. Benton RF 4 1 1 0 1 1 0 .258 1 6
G. Abrams 3B 4 0 2 1 1 0 1 .300 4 26
E. Boatman C 5 0 1 1 0 1 3 .378 2 13
K. Lewis SS 4 1 0 0 0 1 2 .263 2 20
A. León LF 4 1 1 0 0 0 0 .265 2 17
Totals 39 6 11 5 4 6 17      
a - J. Viera pinch hit for J. Marchant in the 9th
b - K. Mullins pinch ran for M. Nicholas in the 9th

BATTING
Doubles: G. Abrams (8, 8th Inning off J. Gine, 0 on, 2 outs)
Total Bases: J. Valentín 3 , M. Nicholas 2 , B. Shirley , B. Benton , G. Abrams 3 , E. Boatman , A. León
2-out RBI: M. Nicholas , B. Shirley , G. Abrams , E. Boatman
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: M. Nicholas , B. Shirley 2 , E. Boatman , K. Lewis
Team LOB: 11

FIELDING
Double Plays: 1 (Abrams-Valentín-Nicholas)
FORT WAYNE PITCHING LINESCORE LANSING PITCHING LINESCORE
Player IP H R ER BB K HR BF PI ERA   
R. Whelan 6.0 4 1 1 4 4 0 26 92 10.02   
J. Gine 2.0 3 2 0 0 1 0 10 41 4.09   
D. Ávila L (1-2), BS (2) 0.2 4 3 0 0 1 0 7 27 4.74   
PITCHING
Game Score: R. Whelan 60
Batters Faced: R. Whelan 26, J. Gine 10, D. Ávila 7
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: R. Whelan 6-8, J. Gine 2-3, D. Ávila 1-0
Pitches - Strikes: R. Whelan 92-58, J. Gine 41-28, D. Ávila 27-20
Inherited Runners - Scored: D. Ávila 2-2
WP: D. Ávila
Balk: J. Gine
Player IP H R ER BB K HR BF PI ERA   
J. Ríos 6.1 5 4 4 4 5 1 28 112 5.20   
B. Thomas W (2-0) 2.2 4 1 1 0 2 1 11 43 3.24   
PITCHING
Game Score: J. Ríos 48
Batters Faced: J. Ríos 28, B. Thomas 11
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: J. Ríos 5-9, B. Thomas 3-2
Pitches - Strikes: J. Ríos 112-64, B. Thomas 43-28
GAME NOTES
Player of the Game: Daniel Vega
Ballpark: Cooley Law School Stadium
Weather: Partly Cloudy (59 degrees), wind blowing in from right at 9 mph
Start Time: 1:35 PM ET
Time: 3:36
Attendance: 6601
Monday, May 25th , 2026 - OOTP Baseball 27.2 Build 60