LANSING, Mich. (Interstat) — Kerrington Cross hit a three-run homer in the first inning and Robbie Lavey doubled in two runs in the 11th as the Fort Wayne TinCaps beat the Lansing Lugnuts 6-4 on Tuesday, Sept. 1, 2026, at Cooley Law School Stadium.

Cross’s homer to left-center scored Ryan Gerety and Rosman Verdugo for a 3-0 lead. Fort Wayne added a run in the second. Lansing answered in the third on Gunner Gouldsmith’s RBI single. Bryan Arendt homered in the fifth and Breyson Guedez added an RBI single, trimming the lead to 4-3. Jake Reinisch tied it with a solo homer in the eighth. Lavey’s double in the 11th scored Kasen Wells and Verdugo.

Fort Wayne finished with 10 hits to Lansing’s seven. Will Varmette pitched two scoreless innings of relief to earn the win, improving to 5-2. Griffin Kirn took the loss, dropping to 3-3. Carson Montgomery allowed one earned run over four innings with three strikeouts. Javier Chacon struck out two over 2 1/3 scoreless innings. Attendance was 1,734 and the game lasted 3:10. Fort Wayne improved to 54-74; Lansing fell to 54-71.