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All-Star Video: TinCaps catcher Dane Phillips

TinCaps catcher Dane Phillips talks about his experience at the Midwest League All-Star Game on June 18 in Dayton, Ohio. Phillips was one of 18 position players selected to represent the Eastern Division. The East beat the West 6-5.Tuesday

Eastern Division wins Midwest League All-Star Game

DAYTON, Ohio – The Midwest League Eastern Division broke a tie game in the bottom of the ninth to beat the Western Division 6-5 in the Midwest League All-Star game Tuesday at Fifth Third Field.Tuesday

Some Midwest League All-Star Game content

We've got more to come, but we had quite a bit of content in the paper leading up to the Midwest League All-Star game at 7 p.m. today in Dayton, Ohio.Tuesday

Adys Portillo had a rare off night in Fort Wayne's 6-2 loss to Beloit in front of 7,579 fans Thursday at Parkview Field.

Portillo gave up three runs on four hits in four innings. He walked three and struck out two.

Here are the highlights.

Key hit: Jhon Goncalves hit a two-run single off of reliever Daniel Cropper in the sixth inning to give the Snappers a 5-2 lead. Beloit got in position for the runs when Luis De La Cruz walked the bases loaded.

Still leading: Portillo's ERA went from 1.65 to 1.89. He still leads the Midwest League in the department.

A little wild: Fort Wayne walked nine batters, a season-high.

Quotable:

"You never think Portillo is going to have the outing like the one he had. He looked like he wasn't comfortable. He was battling, trying to throw strikes. But he wasn't able to do it."

- TinCaps manager Jose Valentin