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Fort Wayne continued a season-worst losing streak with a 5-3 loss to Bowling Green on Saturday at Bowling Green Ballpark in Kentucky.Saturday

Video: TinCaps manager Jose Valentin

Fort Wayne manager Jose Valentin reflects on a four-game losing streak and his TinCaps' first four-game sweep at home since 2006. The team lost to division-leading South Bend 7-3 on Friday.Saturday

Notebook: South Bend 7, TinCaps 3

Fort Wayne dropped its fourth-straight game, a season high streak, against South Bend on Friday. The 7-3 loss by the TinCaps moved them 4 1/2 games out of first place in the Midwest League Eastern Division standings.Friday

Ender Inciarte knocked in Marc Bourgeois with a single in the ninth inning to lead South Bend to a 3-2 victory against the TinCaps in front of 5,066 fans Thursday at Parkview Field.

Shortstop Jace Peterson suffered a neck injury according to team officials after colliding with pitcher Colin Rea while both were going after a pop-up. Peterson dove to try to catch the ball and collided with Rea. Peterson was taken to Parkview Regional Medical Center for further evaluation.

Pitcher Joe Ross was a late scratch after having tightness in his shoulder.

Filling in: Rea pitched well as the emergency starter. He gave up one run on two hits in four innings. Robert Eisenbach also had a strong outing in the middle innings, giving up two runs on two hits in 4 2/3 innings. Clark Murphy had two hits after replacing Peterson in the lineup.