LANSING, Mich. (Interstat) — Jackson Nove pitched 5 2/3 innings of three-hit, one-run ball, and the Lansing Lugnuts broke open Wednesday’s game with an eight-run fourth inning to beat the Fort Wayne TinCaps 10-1 at Cooley Law School Stadium.

Nove, the winning pitcher, improved to 5-5. Gerlin Rosario pitched 3 1/3 scoreless innings for his first save. Matthew Watson took the loss for Fort Wayne, dropping to 1-8. He allowed four hits and two earned runs over three innings.

Lansing took a 2-0 lead in the third on a sacrifice fly by Breyson Guedez and a run-scoring single from Dylan Fien. The Lugnuts then sent 12 batters to the plate in the fourth, with Alex Fernandes, Jake Reinisch, Myles Naylor, C.J. Pittaro, Gunner Gouldsmith and Fernandes again all driving in runs. Fernandes finished 3-for-5 with two RBIs, and Pittaro went 2-for-5 with two RBIs. Gouldsmith and Guedez each drove in a run.

Fort Wayne scored its only run in the sixth when Luke Cantwell singled home Kerrington Cross. The TinCaps had six hits and fell to 54-75. Lansing improved to 55-71. Attendance was 1,217, and the game lasted 2:36.