MIDWEST LEAGUE
FORT WAYNE TINCAPS AT LANSING LUGNUTS
07/09/2026
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MIDWEST LEAGUE
FORT WAYNE TINCAPS AT LANSING LUGNUTS
GAME ID: 9728 - THURSDAY, JULY 9TH , 2026 - GAME LOG
  1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
Fort Wayne TinCaps (17-68) 0 2 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 4 14 0
Lansing Lugnuts (50-35) 3 0 0 0 4 1 6 0 X 14 21 0
Lugnuts Overwhelm TinCaps, 14-4
Conditions were not ideal but Lansing and Fort Wayne were able to put their game in the books.

The Lansing Lugnuts defeated the Fort Wayne TinCaps, 14-4. Doing his part was designated hitter Jerry Vance, who went 4-5 with a home run, a double, and 2 singles. He scored 2 runs and drove in 6. The winning pitcher was Jesús Ríos. He tossed 110 pitches over 5 innings, allowing 4 runs on 9 hits.

In the bottom of the fifth, Lansing first baseman Mike Nicholas had a productive at-bat. With runners on 1st and 3rd and one out, Nicholas stroked a run-scoring single to right. It made the score 4-3, Lansing. For the game, he was 3 for 5 with 3 singles and a walk, while scoring 2 times and driving in 2.

"Every manager loves to see an offensive outburst from his team," said Lansing skipper Corey Ragsdale.

The second-place Lugnuts have won 4 straight.
FORT WAYNE BATTING LINESCORE LANSING BATTING LINESCORE
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
J. Pérez SS 4 0 0 0 1 1 4 .178 0 3
C. Peña RF 5 0 1 1 0 2 5 .222 5 25
E. Galló CF 4 0 2 1 1 1 5 .300 1 14
D. Vega 1B 4 0 2 0 1 1 3 .351 10 42
N. Cuervo LF 5 1 1 1 0 2 8 .250 1 5
O. Ovalle 2B 5 1 1 0 0 0 1 .239 1 4
R. Herrera C 5 0 1 0 0 2 2 .259 4 17
A. Orozco 3B 3 1 2 0 2 0 1 .289 2 10
R. Johnson DH 5 1 4 1 0 0 1 .233 0 8
Totals 40 4 14 4 5 9 30      
BATTING
Doubles: D. Vega (23, 1st Inning off J. Ríos, 1 on, 2 outs) , R. Johnson (3, 6th Inning off D. Thompson, 1 on, 0 outs)
Home Runs: N. Cuervo (1, 3rd Inning off J. Ríos, 0 on, 1 out)
Total Bases: C. Peña , E. Galló 2 , D. Vega 3 , N. Cuervo 4 , O. Ovalle , R. Herrera , A. Orozco 2 , R. Johnson 5
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: J. Pérez , E. Galló , N. Cuervo 3
GIDP: E. Galló
Hit by Pitch: J. Pérez
Team LOB: 15

FIELDING
Double Plays: 1 (Vega-Herrera-Vega)
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
J. Marchant CF 6 1 3 1 0 0 2 .338 5 41
J. Viera SS 3 0 1 0 0 1 1 .301 3 40
   a-G. Abrams PR, 3B 1 2 1 1 2 0 0 .314 5 44
M. Nicholas 1B 5 2 3 2 1 0 5 .304 11 42
J. Vance DH 5 2 4 6 0 1 1 .316 4 30
B. Benton RF 5 1 2 3 0 2 5 .264 4 19
J. Valentín 2B 4 1 2 0 1 0 1 .241 1 18
E. Boatman C 5 1 1 0 0 1 5 .327 5 23
K. Lewis 3B, SS 5 2 2 1 0 1 1 .255 2 31
A. León LF 4 2 2 0 1 0 1 .290 2 25
Totals 43 14 21 14 5 6 22      
a - G. Abrams pinch ran for J. Viera in the 5th

BATTING
Doubles: A. León (17, 5th Inning off R. Nelson, 0 on, 0 outs) , J. Vance (15, 7th Inning off A. Santístevan, 3 on, 0 outs) , J. Valentín (14, 7th Inning off R. Anderson, 0 on, 0 outs) , K. Lewis (14, 7th Inning off R. Anderson, 2 on, 0 outs)
Home Runs: B. Benton (4, 1st Inning off R. Nelson, 2 on, 2 outs) , J. Vance (4, 5th Inning off R. Nelson, 2 on, 1 out)
Total Bases: J. Marchant 3 , J. Viera , G. Abrams , M. Nicholas 3 , J. Vance 8 , B. Benton 5 , J. Valentín 3 , E. Boatman , K. Lewis 3 , A. León 3
2-out RBI: J. Vance , B. Benton
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: M. Nicholas , B. Benton , E. Boatman
GIDP: E. Boatman
Team LOB: 10

BASERUNNING
CS: J. Marchant (3)

FIELDING
Double Plays: 1 (Viera-Valentín-Nicholas)
PB: E. Boatman
FORT WAYNE PITCHING LINESCORE LANSING PITCHING LINESCORE
Player IP H R ER BB K HR BF PI ERA   
R. Nelson L (0-7) 4.1 9 7 7 1 3 2 22 76 6.28   
R. Anderson 1.2 7 5 5 2 2 0 14 55 11.05   
A. Santístevan 2.0 5 2 2 2 1 0 12 36 7.46   
PITCHING
Game Score: R. Nelson 19
Batters Faced: R. Nelson 22, R. Anderson 14, A. Santístevan 12
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: R. Nelson 4-5, R. Anderson 1-2, A. Santístevan 3-1
Pitches - Strikes: R. Nelson 76-50, R. Anderson 55-30, A. Santístevan 36-20
Inherited Runners - Scored: A. Santístevan 3-3
WP: R. Anderson 2
Player IP H R ER BB K HR BF PI ERA   
J. Ríos W (6-6) 5.0 9 4 4 2 5 1 26 110 4.12   
D. Thompson 3.1 4 0 0 2 3 0 16 75 1.23   
K. Franklin 0.2 1 0 0 1 1 0 4 23 7.52   
PITCHING
Game Score: J. Ríos 36
Batters Faced: J. Ríos 26, D. Thompson 16, K. Franklin 4
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: J. Ríos 4-5, D. Thompson 4-3, K. Franklin 1-0
Pitches - Strikes: J. Ríos 110-65, D. Thompson 75-47, K. Franklin 23-12
Inherited Runners - Scored: D. Thompson 1-1
Hit Batsmen: J. Ríos
GAME NOTES
Player of the Game: Jerry Vance
Ballpark: Cooley Law School Stadium
Weather: Cloudy (75 degrees), wind blowing right to left at 12 mph
Start Time: 7:05 PM ET
Time: 4:53
Attendance: 6747
Special Notes: Rain delay of 46 minutes in the 3rd inning. SS José Viera was injured while running the bases.
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