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Ruben Mejia and Bryan Rodriguez did well on the mound for the TinCaps, but it was squandered in a 3-2 loss to the Lake County Captains in Eastlake, Ohio, on Saturday.Saturday

TinCaps win at Lake County

The TinCaps opened a four-game series at the Lake County Captains with a 4-3 win at Classic Park in Eastlake, Ohio.Friday

Hot Rods flip the script in final 3 innings

TinCaps manager Jose Valentin had little emotion after his team gave up a six-run lead and six innings of shutout ball against Bowling Green on Thursday.It was, he said, just one of those days.Thursday

Rain cut short a late Fort Wayne rally as the TinCaps lost to West Michigan 5-3 in a game called in the seventh inning.

Fort Wayne had runners on the corners with two outs in the seventh when the game was first delayed and eventually called.

Here are the highlights.

Key hit(s): Aaron Westlake tied the game at 2 with a triple in the fourth inning. He then scored the go-ahead run on a single by Jeff McVaney.

Roster move: The TinCaps announced a roster move, activating pitcher Dennis O'Grady from the disabled list and placing pitcher Cody Hebner on the suspended list.

"He broke some rules, organization rules," Fort Wayne manager Jose Valentin said. "The rules are the rules, they know about it."

Streak over: Travis Jankowski went 0 for 4, snapping a 10-game hitting streak. Jankowski hit a line drive to third in the seventh inning. Jason King made a diving catch to rob Jankowski of a hit.

Quotable:

"You've got no control of the weather."

- Valentin