TinCaps drop another close game
DYLAN SINN | The Journal Gazette
The TinCaps don't have a lot of answers right now.
One night after finally snapping a seven-game losing streak, a milestone that made it seem as though they could start to build some positive momentum, Fort Wayne struck out 14 times, went 0 for 4 with runners in scoring position and saw its final six hitters retired in order in a 3-1 loss to the Lake County Captains at Parkview Field that was its eighth defeat in nine games.
It was the continuation of a trend that has lasted all homestand: the TinCaps are 2-5 in the last two weeks in games decided by two or fewer runs. Manager Anthony Contreras couldn't pinpoint a reason for the string of close defeats and pitcher Matt Waldron, who took a hard-luck loss after an outstanding start tonight, was unable to provide much insight, either.