A night after the Bowling Green Hot Rods rallied late to beat Fort Wayne (Ind.), the TinCaps returned the favor with an 8-7 victory on Friday at Parkview Field in Fort Wayne.

Bowling Green (60-54 overall, 29-18 second half) led 5-0 and 7-3 going into the seventh inning, but Fort Wayne used a five-run rally in the bottom of the seventh to surge ahead and even the series.

Bobby Melley had two hits, including his third homer of the season, while Garrett Whitley added his 11th home run of the season.

Chris Pike took the loss, allowing eight runs in 6 1/3 innings.

The series continues at 6:05 p.m. CDT on Saturday.