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game information indianapolis indians _______________________________________ [ Indianapolis Indians501 // CommunicationsWest Maryland Department Street ] - Indianapolis, IN 46225 ♦ (317) 269-3542 ♦ @IndyIndians ♦ IndyIndians.com/MediaKit[ IndyIndians.com // (317) 269-3524 ] Indianapolis Indians Thursday, August 1, 2019 7:05 p.m. ET Toledo Mud Hens 55-53 (2nd, -6.0 GB, IL West) Fifth Third Field ♦ Toledo, OH 48-61 (3rd, -13.5 GB, IL West) LHP Steven Brault (MLB rehab) Game #109 // Road #56 LHP Ryan Carpenter (5-6, 4.88) Radio/TV: FoxSportsIndy.com / Fox Sports 1260 AM / iHeart app / MiLB TV UPCOMING MATCHUPS DAY DATE OPPONENT PROBABLES TIME (ET) RADIO/TV Friday August 2 vs. Columbus RHP Mitch Keller (7-4, 3.41) vs. RHP Michael Peoples (7-5, 4.67) 7:15 p.m. FoxSportsIndy.com / AM 1260 / iHeart app / MiLB TV / Comcast 90 Saturday August 3 vs. Columbus LHP Brandon Waddell (1-3, 8.50) vs. RHP Shao-Ching Chiang (6-7, 5.67) 7:05 p.m. FoxSportsIndy.com / AM 1260 / iHeart app / MiLB TV / Comcast 90 Sunday August 4 vs. Columbus RHP Alex McRae (6-6, 4.96) vs. RHP Aaron Civale (3-1, 2.13) 1:35 p.m. FoxSportsIndy.com / AM 1260 / iHeart app / MiLB TV / Comcast 90 Monday OFF DAY 2019 indy bits Tribe Tips 2019 AT A GLANCE Day Games: 16-15 Overall 55-53 Night Games: 39-38 LAST NIGHT: Eight of Indy's nine starters tallied at least one hit as the Tribe knocked off Toledo last night in the opener of a two-game set, 6-4. Cam Vieaux Home 26-27 (W, 4-2) earned the win (5.0ip, 6h, 3r, 3er, 1bb, 7k). Jake Elmore put the Indians in front in the second with an RBI single, and two innings later, Indy tacked Road 29-26 Before All-Star Break: 44-44 on three runs to go up 4-0. Pablo Reyes scorched a two-run double to plate Will Craig and Kevin Kramer, and Elmore brought in Reyes with a double of After All-Star Break: 11-9 Place 2nd April: 13-11 his own. Toledo's Mikie Mahtook hit a two-run homer in the bottom of the fourth, but Indy pushed the lead to 5-2 on a Kramer solo shot in the fifth. Jacob GA/GB -6.0 GB May: 18-9 Robson made it a 5-3 game with an RBI double in the fifth and Ronny Rodriguez homered off Sean Keselica in the sixth to cut the Mud Hens' deficit to one. Streak W2 June: 10-19 Home Streak W1 July: 14-14 Indy had the bases loaded in its final three innings but only came away with one run on a Jason Martin double play in the seventh. Jake Brentz (S, 8) worked August: 0-0 around a walk in the ninth for the save. Road Streak W1 September: 0-0 Longest Winning Streak 6 (4/7-13) Longest Losing Streak 5 (6/26-30) Monday: 6-2 MEANT TO BE BROKEN: Indy's pitching staff has racked up 969 strikeouts through 108 games (8.97 K/game) and just finished the month of July with 274 Last 5 3-2 Tuesday: 8-8 strikeouts in 28 games (9.79 K/game), the most K's for the month among all IL teams. The 274 strikeouts in July was also the highest monthly total for the Wednesday: 8-8 Last 10 6-4 Thursday: 8-8 Indians dating back to 2005 (previous high: 260 K's in August 2012). The Indians are on pace for 1,256 strikeouts which would easily exceed the current Home Openings/Lost 51/2 Friday: 9-9 franchise record of 1,153 set in 2013. Home Attendance 416,334 Saturday: 7-10 Avg. Home Attendance 8,163 Sunday: 9-8 ANOTHER ONE: Kevin Kramer hit his ninth home run of the season last night and fourth in July after going homerless in June. His solo shot in the fifth League Rank (Total/Avg) (4th/4th) Scoring First: 38-10 inning off Caleb Thielbar was his first off a left-handed pitcher this season and just the fifth off a lefty in 34 career blasts. It also gave him home runs in Opponent Scores First: 17-43 consecutive games for the first time in his career. Kramer hit .244 (20-for-82) with four homers, five doubles and 16 RBI in July but excelled on the road, SERIES HISTORY Comeback Wins: 25 Opponent Comeback Wins: 20 batting .302 (13-for-43) with three dingers, three doubles and eight ribbies. At Victory Field in July, he hit just .179 (7-for-39). 2019 at Home: 5-3 Extra Innings: 4-6 2019 @ Toledo: 5-3 Shutout Record: 4-6 Doubleheaders: 3-3 OWEN STREAKING: Hunter Owen enters tonight's contest riding a seven-game hitting streak dating back to July 18, his longest in Triple-A and the longest All-Time at Home: 134-89 (.601) Commit An Error: 24-26 active streak for the Indians. During the stretch, the 25-year-old has hit .375 (9-for-24) with two homers, four RBI and four runs scored. All-Time @ Toledo: 108-108 (.500) Commit No Errors: 31-27 Walk-Off Wins: 3 All-Time Totals: 242-197 (.551) Walk-Off Losses: 3 CRAIG CRUISING: Will Craig has hit safely in six straight and eight of his last nine games overall. During his six-game streak, he's hit .296 (8-for-27) with one homer, one double and two RBI. He homered four times in July after hitting just one long ball in the month of June. 2019 league leaders vs. IL West: 30-23 vs. IL North: 13-17 Category Player No. Rank vs. IL South: 12-13 COLE TRAIN: Like his roommate/teammate Will Craig, Cole Tucker is on a six-game hitting streak entering tonight's series finale. Tucker has hit .292 (7-for- 2B Hayes/Kramer 25 T-10th 24) with six walks and only two strikeouts during the streak that dates back to July 25. The 23-year-old has hit safely in nine of his last 10 overall and has 3B Robinson 4 T-7th Scoring 4+ Runs: 46-22 W Keller 7 T-5th Scoring 3 Or Fewer Runs: 9-31 walked 12 times since the All-Star break, 10th most in the IL. Outhit Opponent: 41-12 L Vera 9 T-2nd Outhit By Opponent: 10-35 Pablo Reyes went 2-for-3 with a double, two RBI, two runs scored, a walk and stolen base in last night's triumph. The utilityman has hit ERA Keller 3.41 1st Teams Tie in Hits: 4-6 REYES ON A ROLL: McRae 4.96 9th Indy Hits HR: 41-30 .367 (22-for-60) with five homers, four doubles, 13 RBI and a 1.116 OPS in 17 games since the All-Star break, hitting safely in 15 of those contests. Since WHIP Keller 1.25 2nd Indy no HR: 14-23 the break, he ranks among IL leaders in average (7th), OPS (7th) and slugging percentage (8th, .683). During his current four-game hitting streak, Reyes McRae 1.38 6th Opp. Hits HR: 35-38 Opp. no HR: 20-15 has hit .538 (7-for-13) with one homer, three doubles, four RBI and five runs scored. GS Vera 21 T-2nd Lead After 6: 40-3 Keller 18 T-7th Trail After 6: 4-40 DOUBLES MACHINE: Ke'Bryan Hayes recorded his 25th double of the season last night, moving him into a tie for 10th in the league with teammate Kevin CG Marvel 1 T-2nd Tied After 6: 11-10 AVG vs. Keller .242 2nd Lead After 7: 47-2 Kramer. Last year he had 31 doubles for Double-A Altoona, fourth most in the Eastern League. Over his last five games, Hayes is just 2-for-20 (.100) with Trail After 7: 5-46 one double. In his first 17 games since a return from the injured list on July 4, he hit .310 (22-for-71) with three homers and four doubles. McRae .278 T-8th Tied After 7: 3-5 IP Vera 112.2 2nd Lead After 8: 45-1 Keller 97.2 9th Trail After 8: 3-43 ELMORE NEEDS 95 MORE: Jake Elmore is hitting .352 (88-for-250) with four homers, 23 doubles and 26 RBI after going 2-for-4 with a double last night. SO Keller 111 1st Tied After 8: 4-5 He does not have enough plate appearances to qualify among league leaders yet and needs 95 more by the end of the season to qualify (currently at 283 GIDP McRae 11 T-4th Vs. LH Starter: 11-12 PAs, need 378 PAs for 140-game schedule). Indy's last batting champion was Junior Noboa (.340) in 1989 and they have had just four batting titles since SV Brentz/DuRapau 8 T-4th Vs. RH Starter: 44-41 1969 (also: Bernie Carbo in 1969, Gene Locklear in 1972, Dallas Williams in 1987). Neverauskas 7 T-9th Series (W-L-S): 16-16-2 2019 TEAM COMPARISON Sweeps: 5-4 BRAULT IS BACK: Steven Brault will become the 16th different Pirates player to appear for the Tribe on a rehab assignment this season. Indy had a total of 11 different players rehab for them in the 2017 and '18 seasons combined. Brault made five appearances in relief for Indy last year but took home the In- Indians Mud Hens 2019 IL STANDINGS ternational League's Most Valuable Pitcher Award in 2017 after going 10-5 with a 1.94 ERA in 21 games (20 starts).