LANSING, Mich. (Interstat) — Carlos Rodriguez homered and drove in three runs, and the Fort Wayne TinCaps held off the Lansing Lugnuts for an 8-6 win Friday at Cooley Law School Stadium.

The TinCaps scored two runs in the second, one in the third, three in the fourth and two in the fifth to build an 8-2 lead. Rodriguez hit a two-run homer in the second and added an RBI single in the fourth. Luke Cantwell scored three times and went 2-for-3. Kasen Wells reached on a throwing error that scored two runs. Fort Wayne finished with 10 hits.

Lansing collected 13 hits. It scored single runs in the first and third, two in the fifth and two in the eighth. Breyson Guedez drove in three runs, Jared Davis went 3-for-5 and Jake Reinisch had two RBIs. Griffin Kirn pitched two and two-thirds scoreless innings with three strikeouts for Lansing.

Isaiah Lowe (3-7) earned the win. Jose Dicochea (1-3) took the loss. Miguel Alvarez allowed two runs over three relief innings but recorded his first save. Attendance was 2,721, and the game lasted 3:04.