MIDWEST LEAGUE
FORT WAYNE TINCAPS AT DAYTON DRAGONS
08/08/2026
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MIDWEST LEAGUE
FORT WAYNE TINCAPS AT DAYTON DRAGONS
GAME ID: 9937 - SATURDAY, AUGUST 8TH , 2026 - GAME LOG
  1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
Fort Wayne TinCaps (25-86) 1 0 0 0 6 0 0 0 0 7 13 0
Dayton Dragons (54-57) 0 0 4 0 0 2 4 0 X 10 19 0
TinCaps Continue Skid, Thanks to Smith, Dragons
Steve Smith knocked in 4 runs to help Dayton beat Fort Wayne, 10-7. The Aurora, Colorado native tallied 2 singles and 1 home run. Dayton reliever R.J. White picked up the win, while Raúl Román took the loss for Fort Wayne. The TinCaps, now 25-86, have lost 4 in a row.

With the game tied, 7-7, in the bottom of the seventh, Smith had a key at-bat for Dayton. With the bases loaded, Smith hit a run-scoring single off Raúl Román, making the score 8-7, Dragons.

"I'm trying to see the ball big, see the ball up in the zone and put the barrel on it," Smith told the Dayton Observer.
FORT WAYNE BATTING LINESCORE DAYTON BATTING LINESCORE
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
J. Pérez SS 4 2 2 1 1 2 0 .179 0 6
A. Santístevan RF 4 0 2 2 0 1 2 .294 8 35
E. Galló 1B 5 0 1 0 0 0 4 .294 1 17
T. Hopkins LF 4 0 1 1 0 1 5 .307 4 16
N. Cuervo DH 5 1 2 1 0 1 1 .292 3 15
D. Vega C 4 1 2 0 1 0 1 .323 11 45
O. Ovalle 2B 4 1 1 1 0 2 4 .275 1 13
   a-K. Harper PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 .242 1 9
R. Herrera CF 4 1 1 0 0 0 1 .264 6 30
C. Peña 3B 3 1 1 1 1 1 0 .242 9 34
Totals 38 7 13 7 3 8 19      
a - K. Harper pinch hit for O. Ovalle in the 9th

BATTING
Doubles: J. Pérez (7, 1st Inning off J. Johnson, 0 on, 0 outs) , N. Cuervo (6, 5th Inning off J. Johnson, 0 on, 0 outs)
Total Bases: J. Pérez 3 , A. Santístevan 2 , E. Galló , T. Hopkins , N. Cuervo 3 , D. Vega 2 , O. Ovalle , R. Herrera , C. Peña
2-out RBI: N. Cuervo
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: T. Hopkins , O. Ovalle
Sac Fly: A. Santístevan , T. Hopkins
Team LOB: 9

FIELDING
Double Plays: 1 (Ovalle-Pérez)
PB: D. Vega
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
J. Duarte LF 2 1 0 0 2 1 2 .309 5 23
   a-L. Sweeney PH 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 .282 0 19
   c-N. Simms LF 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 .295 1 24
B. Reid 2B 3 1 1 0 1 0 2 .286 3 27
   b-K. Conley PH 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 .345 2 21
   d-B. Kent 2B 1 0 0 0 0 1 1 .318 3 21
S. Castillo SS 4 2 3 2 1 0 1 .331 9 46
S. Smith 1B 5 2 3 4 0 0 4 .260 10 48
D. O'Toole RF 4 0 2 3 1 0 3 .285 4 31
A. Téllez DH 5 0 3 0 0 1 3 .308 3 26
J. Amalia 3B 5 0 0 0 0 2 8 .238 2 20
M. Davis C 5 1 3 1 0 0 1 .287 0 24
K. Danford CF 5 1 1 0 0 3 6 .264 3 30
Totals 42 10 19 10 5 8 31      
a - L. Sweeney pinch hit for J. Duarte in the 7th
b - K. Conley pinch hit for B. Reid in the 7th
c - N. Simms substituted for L. Sweeney in the 8th
d - B. Kent substituted for K. Conley in the 8th

BATTING
Doubles: K. Danford (13, 3rd Inning off L. Jarvis, 0 on, 0 outs) , S. Castillo (22, 3rd Inning off L. Jarvis, 2 on, 1 out) , D. O'Toole (12, 7th Inning off R. Román, 3 on, 1 out) , N. Simms (16, 8th Inning off R. Nelson, 0 on, 2 outs)
Home Runs: S. Smith (10, 6th Inning off T. Stover, 1 on, 1 out)
Total Bases: L. Sweeney , N. Simms 2 , B. Reid , K. Conley , S. Castillo 4 , S. Smith 6 , D. O'Toole 3 , A. Téllez 3 , M. Davis 3 , K. Danford 2
2-out RBI: M. Davis
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: J. Duarte , B. Kent , S. Smith , J. Amalia , K. Danford
Team LOB: 13
FORT WAYNE PITCHING LINESCORE DAYTON PITCHING LINESCORE
Player IP H R ER BB K HR BF PI ERA   
L. Jarvis 3.0 7 4 4 3 3 0 19 84 7.85   
T. Stover 3.0 6 3 3 2 3 1 16 57 4.54   
R. Román L (2-3), BS (2) 1.0 5 3 3 0 1 0 8 34 7.69   
R. Nelson 1.0 1 0 0 0 1 0 4 12 5.65   
PITCHING
Game Score: L. Jarvis 27
Batters Faced: L. Jarvis 19, T. Stover 16, R. Román 8, R. Nelson 4
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: L. Jarvis 1-5, T. Stover 2-3, R. Román 2-0, R. Nelson 2-0
Pitches - Strikes: L. Jarvis 84-49, T. Stover 57-31, R. Román 34-22, R. Nelson 12-9
Inherited Runners - Scored: T. Stover 1-0 , R. Román 1-1
WP: R. Nelson
Player IP H R ER BB K HR BF PI ERA   
J. Johnson 4.0 6 7 7 2 3 0 20 79 5.68   
R. Carter 2.0 4 0 0 1 2 0 11 52 5.79   
R. White W (2-4) 2.0 2 0 0 0 3 0 8 29 3.83   
J. Sánchez SV (31) 1.0 1 0 0 0 0 0 4 11 4.41   
PITCHING
Game Score: J. Johnson 23
Batters Faced: J. Johnson 20, R. Carter 11, R. White 8, J. Sánchez 4
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: J. Johnson 4-5, R. Carter 1-3, R. White 0-3, J. Sánchez 1-2
Pitches - Strikes: J. Johnson 79-47, R. Carter 52-31, R. White 29-23, J. Sánchez 11-8
Inherited Runners - Scored: R. Carter 3-2
WP: J. Johnson , R. Carter
GAME NOTES
Player of the Game: Steve Smith
Ballpark: Fifth Third Field
Weather: Partly Cloudy (74 degrees), wind blowing right to left at 11 mph
Start Time: 7:05 PM ET
Time: 3:56
Attendance: 7201
Saturday, August 8th , 2026 - OOTP Baseball 27.4 Build 76