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[ Indianapolis Indians501 //West Communications Maryland Department Street ] - Indianapolis, ______IN 46225 ♦ (317) 269-3542 ♦ @IndyIndians ♦ IndyIndians.com/MediaKit Indianapolis Indians Friday, May 28, 2021 8:05 PM ET Omaha Storm Chasers 11-9 (2nd, 2.0 GB, AAA-E MW) Werner Park ♦ Papillion, NE 13-7 (1st, 2.0 GA, AAA-E MW) RHP Steven Wright (1-0, 1.00) Game #21 / Road #15 RHP Jackson Kowar (4-0, 1.25) Radio/TV: FoxSportsIndy.com / AM 1260 / iHeart app / MiLB TV 2021 at a glance indy bits series history Overall 11-9 2021 @ IND: 0-0 Home 5-1 LAST NIGHT: Facing a 5-1 deficit following the third inning, the Indians attempted a comeback but lost on a walk-off single by Kyle Isbel in the Road 6-8 2021 @ OMA: 0-3 Place 2nd bottom of the ninth. Bligh Madris began the scoring with his first Triple-A home run in the second inning, a solo shot to right field. The Storm Chasers Since 1988 @ IND: 55-23 (.705) GA/GB 2.0 GB immediately retaliated with two home runs over the next two innings to take a 5-1 lead. The Indians mounted their comeback in the seventh inning Since 1988 @ OMA: 32-49 (.395) Streak L4 Since 1988 Totals: 87-72 (.547) Home Streak W3 with a two-run single by Kevin Kramer sparking a four-run frame. The Storm Chasers ended the game with one out and two runners on base in the Road Streak L4 Longest Winning Streak 4 ninth following a leadoff single by Sebastian Rivero. 2021 TEAM COMPARISON Longest Losing Streak 4 Indians Omaha Last 5 1-4 Last 10 5-5 KRAMER CONNECTING: Kevin Kramer’s two-run single in the seventh inning scored the first runs in the Indians seventh-inning comeback. The short- .235 BA .264 Home Openings/Lost 6/0 stop went 1-for-5 with two RBI and a run scored last night at Omaha. He has dominated at the plate of late, hitting .351 (13-for-37) with five runs 89 R 106 Home Attendance 16,188 158 H 179 Avg. Home Attendance 2,686 scored, nine RBI and seven walks to only five strikeouts. Kramer, who is in his third season with the Indians, has hit safely in 11 of his last 13 games 34 2B 33 League Rank (Total/Avg) 20th/12th 5 3B 4 with four multi-hit performances in that span. 23 HR 31 Day Games 2-2 82 RBI 99 Night Games 9-7 271 TB 313 Before All-Star Break 11-9 SHARPE SHOOTING: With a leadoff double in the seventh inning to jumpstart the Indians four-run comeback, Chris Sharpe has retaken sole 81 BB 69 After All-Star Break 0-0 possession of the league lead with eight doubles. The Indians leadoff hitting center fielder has reached base safely in 13 consecutive games dating 215 K 184 May 11-9 11 SB 27 June 0-0 back to May 12, with a team-leading eight-game hitting streak from May 14-22. Since May 12, he has hit .256 (11-for-43) with 12 runs scored, six 6 CS 5 July 0-0 doubles, a home run, two RBI and 10 walks. Sharpe split the 2019 season between High-A Bradenton and Double-A Altoona and hit a combined .254 .326 OBP .342 August 0-0 .404 SLG .462 September 0-0 (116-for-457) with 31 doubles, three triples, 16 home runs and 17 stolen bases. His 31 doubles between the two levels was tied for second among Tuesday 3-1 Pirates farmhands. 175.2 IP 175.0 Wednesday 1-2 3.43 ERA 4.73 Thursday 2-3 1.27 WHIP 1.42 Friday 2-1 BLIGH GUY: Bligh Madris launched his first Triple-A home run and went 2-for-4 with two RBI last night at Omaha. It was his second consecutive 5 SV 5 Saturday 2-0 156 H 165 Sunday 1-2 multi-hit and multi-RBI game after he drove in three runs for his first Triple-A RBI on Wednesday. Since being promoted from Double-A Altoona and 79 R 102 Scoring First 8-4 making his Triple-A debut on May 20, Madris is hitting .391 (9-for-23) with four multi-hit games. In 132 games with Altoona in 2019, he hit .260 (119- 67 ER 92 Opponent Scores First 3-5 for-457), with his hits total ranking sixth among Pirates farmhands and seventh among Eastern League leaders. His 26 doubles that season ranked 22 HR 27 Comeback Wins 4 7 HB 14 Opponent Comeback Wins 5 tied for eighth among Pirates farmhands and ninth in the EL. 67 BB 84 Extra Innings 1-1 193 K 202 Shutout Record 1-1 Doubleheaders 0-0 TONIGHT: The Indians will look to break a four-game losing streak and win their first game of the series tonight at Omaha. With an Indy loss, Omaha INDIANS VS. THE AAA-E Commit An Error 4-7 Commit No Errors 7-2 could take a 3.0 game lead over the Indians in the Triple-A East Midwest division and clinch the series win with two games still remaining between vs. AAA-E Midwest: 11-9 Walk-Off Wins 1 the two teams this weekend. RHP Steven Wright will make his second start with the Indians tonight facing off against a top Royals prospect, RHP vs. AAA-E Southeast: 0-0 Walk-Off Losses 3 Jackson Kowar. vs. AAA-E Northeast: no games Scoring 4+ Runs 10-4 Series (W-L-S): 2-1-0 Scoring 3 Or Fewer Runs 1-5 Sweeps: 0-0 Outhit Opponent 6-4 WRIGHT RETURNS: Steven Wright returns to the Indians starting rotation tonight after making his last appearance on May 22 at St. Paul out of the Outhit By Opponent 4-5 Teams Tie in Hits 1-0 bullpen. In that outing, he tossed 2.0 hitless innings and stranded two runners on base with a key called third strike on a knuckleball high-and-out- 2021 AAA-E STANDINGS Indy Hits HR 9-5 side to his final batter faced. Wright’s only start of the 2021 season came at Victory Field on 5/15 vs. Toledo, and he earned the win after going 5.0 Indy no HR 2-4 MIDWEST Opp. Hits HR 6-7 innings with one run allowed on three hits, two walks and four strikeouts. In three total appearances this season, he has a 1.00 ERA (1er/9.0ip) and Opp. no HR 5-2 10 strikeouts. Team W-L GB Lead After 6 9-1 OMA 13-7 - Trail After 6 2-7 IND 11-9 2.0 Tied After 6 0-1 Lead After 7 9-1 SCOUTING THE STORM CHASERS: The Royals’ preseason No. 4 prospect and No. 93 overall by Baseball America, Jackson Kowar, takes the mound STP 10-11 3.5 Trail After 7 1-6 against the Indians tonight. Kowar leads the Triple-A East with four wins this season in four starts and ranks fifth with a 1.25 ERA (3er/21.2ip). He IOW 9-10 3.5 Tied After 7 1-2 TOL 9-11 4.0 Lead After 8 9-0 has not allowed more than one run in any of his appearances, and he’s coming off his only quality start of the season on May 22 at Iowa (6.0ip, 4h, 1r, COL 8-12 5.0 Trail After 8 0-6 1er, 1bb, 10k). Kowar isn’t the first top prospect the Indians had on the schedule to face this week, with preseason No. 2/25 (Baseball America) Daniel LOU 6-14 7.0 Tied After 8 2-3 Lynch earning the win in the first game of the series. Vs. LH Starter 2-2 NORTHEAST Vs. RH Starter 9-7 AMERICAN ASSOCIATION RIVALRY, RENEWED: The Indians and then-Omaha Royals played each other as part of the American Association from Team W-L GB 1969-97. According to Omaha’s records from that time frame, Indianapolis leads the all-time series, 280-268 (.511). Since 1988 (Indianapolis’ re- SWB 15-6 - league leaders LHV 13-8 2.0 cords), the Indians are leading Omaha 87-72 (.547) overall, but the Storm Chasers hold the advantage in Nebraska, 32-49 (.395). The two teams met BUF 12-9 3.0 Category Player No. Rank in the American Association Championship series four times, with the Indians taking the 1982, ‘88 and ‘89 series. Per Omaha’s records, the Indians WOR 12-9 3.0 2B Sharpe 8 1st lead, 11-9, in the postseason. ROC 6-15 9.0 3B Tucker 2 T-3rd SYR 5-16 10.0 SO De Jong 28 T-5th SV Gustave 3 T-5th SOUTHEAST Current Road Trip BY THE NUMBERS Team W-L GB Games 9 ERA 3.81 (33er/78.0ip) NAS 15-5 - Record 4-5 Starter W-L 3-1 DUR 15-6 0.5 Average .277 (88-for-318) Starter ERA 3.70 (17er/41.1ip) 7 games, 1991 JAX 13-8 2.5 Runs (Avg/Gm) 44 (4.9) Reliever W-L 1-4 GWN 12-9 3.5 XBH (Avg/Gm) 31 (3.4) Reliever ERA 3.93 (16er/36.2ip) Dating back to 1988, Omaha’s longest winning streak against the Indians was seven MEM 8-13 7.5 Home Runs 6 Walks 28 games long from May 17 (2)-July 21, spanning three series between the two teams. CLT 7-14 8.5 Stolen Bases 0 Strikeouts 81 Omaha won that season series, 3-9, winning five of six games in Nebraska. NOR 7-14 8.5 RISP .284 (25-for-88) Save/Opps 0/1
[ Indianapolis Indians // Communications Department ] ______upcoming pitching matchups DAY DATE OPPONENT PROBABLES TIME (ET) RADIO/TV Saturday May 29 at Omaha RHP Beau Sulser (2-1, 3.78) vs. RHP Carlos Hernández (1-1, 5.59) 8:05 PM FoxSportsIndy.com / AM 1260 / iHeart app / MiLB TV Sunday May 30 at Omaha RHP Cody Ponce (0-0, 5.40) vs. TBA 2:05 PM FoxSportsIndy.com / AM 1260 / iHeart app / MiLB TV Monday May 31 OFF Tuesday June 1 vs. Columbus TBA vs. TBA 7:05 PM FoxSportsIndy.com / AM 1260 / iHeart app / MiLB TV Steven Wright Personal Info Career Stats Year Team W/L ERA G/GS IP H R ER HR HB BB SO WHIP AVG HT/WT: 6'2”/215 2007 Lake County 4-7 4.61 14-14 66.1 61 37 34 9 5 15 75 1.15 .243 B/T: R/R 2007 Kinston 3-2 7.13 13-13 48.0 64 47 38 3 3 22 39 1.79 .320 BORN: Aug. 30, 1984 (36) 2008 Kinston 2-4 2.99 14-14 72.1 59 30 24 6 6 17 61 1.05 .225 2008 Akron 4-3 4.30 14-14 75.1 80 38 36 14 8 17 58 1.29 .268 BIRTHPLACE: Torrance, Calif. 2009 Akron 10-0 2.32 36-5 81.1 72 24 21 1 2 20 64 1.13 .235 OBTAINED: MiLB FA, 3/21/21 2009 Columbus 0-0 4.76 2-1 5.2 5 3 3 0 1 0 4 0.88 .217 2010 Columbus 0-1 7.59 9-0 10.2 13 9 9 2 0 5 10 1.69 .295 2010 Akron 2-2 4.31 39-2 64.2 73 33 31 4 3 21 48 1.45 .286 2011 Lake County 1-2 3.13 9-9 46.0 48 30 16 3 3 24 33 1.57 .273 2011 Columbus 0-0 6.75 1-0 2.2 5 2 2 0 0 0 2 1.88 .417 2011 Akron 2-4 5.98 8-7 46.2 47 32 31 8 5 28 35 1.61 .269 2011 Kinston 1-2 4.46 7-4 38.1 47 28 19 7 1 16 27 1.64 .305 2012 Akron 9-6 2.49 20-20 115.2 86 44 32 8 5 62 101 1.28 .207 2012 Portland 1-0 1.50 1-1 6.0 5 1 1 0 1 2 2 1.17 .238 2012 Pawtucket 0-1 3.15 4-4 20.0 19 10 7 1 2 5 16 1.20 .238 2013 Pawtucket 8-7 3.46 24-24 135.1 130 64 52 10 4 65 99 1.44 .254 2013 BOSTON 2-0 5.40 4-1 13.1 12 8 8 0 1 9 10 1.58 .245 2014 Portland 1-0 3.60 1-1 5.0 5 3 2 1 0 1 4 1.20 .278 2014 Pawtucket 5-5 3.41 15-15 95.0 86 43 36 9 1 22 68 1.14 .240 2014 BOSTON 0-1 2.57 6-1 21.0 21 8 6 2 0 4 22 1.19 .256 2015 BOSTON 5-4 4.09 16-9 72.2 67 38 33 12 1 27 52 1.29 .239 2015 Pawtucket 2-5 3.81 8-8 52.0 55 31 22 2 2 15 42 1.35 .274 2016 BOSTON 13-6 3.33 24-24 156.2 138 74 58 12 8 57 127 1.24 .235 2017 BOSTON 1-3 8.25 5-5 24.0 40 24 22 9 2 5 13 1.88 .377 2018 Pawtucket 0-0 3.78 5-3 16.2 20 9 7 0 2 4 9 1.44 .294 2018 BOSTON 3-1 2.68 20-4 53.2 41 17 16 5 2 26 42 1.25 .210 2019 Pawtucket 1-0 1.86 5-1 9.2 6 2 2 1 0 3 4 0.93 .176 2019 BOSTON 0-1 8.53 6-0 6.1 11 6 6 3 1 4 5 2.37 .407 2020 DID NOT PLAY 2021 Indianapolis 1-0 1.00 3-1 9.0 4 2 1 0 0 6 10 1.11 .129 MLB Totals 24-16 3.86 81-44 347.2 330 175 149 43 15 132 271 1.33 .249 Triple-A Totals 17-19 3.56 76-57 356.2 343 175 141 25 12 125 264 1.31 .252 MiLB Totals 57-51 3.75 252-161 1022.1 990 522 426 89 54 370 811 1.33 .254
tonight’s starter 2019 day-by-day Steven Wright: Right-hander Steven Wright makes his sec- BOSTON ond start with the Indians this season tonight at Omaha. Date/Opponent W/L ERA G/GS IP H R ER BB SO Run Support Pitches Score Opp. SP He was signed by Pittsburgh in March as a minor league 6/26/19 vs. CWS ND 0.00 1/0 1.0 1 0 0 0 1 7 18 - 10 L, 8-7 Lopez, R. 6/29/19 vs. NYY L 6.00 1/0 2.0 5 2 2 1 2 13 40 - 23 L, 17-13 Tanaka free agent after not playing in 2020. 6/30/19 vs. NYY ND 4.50 1/0 1.0 0 0 0 0 1 8 15 - 11 L, 12-8 Tarpley 7/3/19 @ TOR ND 5.40 1/0 1.0 1 1 1 2 1 8 21 - 12 L, 11-8 Phelps 7/6/19 @ DET ND 4.50 1/0 1.0 1 0 0 1 0 10 21 - 12 W, 10-6 Zimmermann Last Outing: Wright pitched two scoreless relief innings at 7/13/19 vs. LAD ND 8.53 1/0 0.1 3 3 3 0 0 2 17 - 10 L, 11-2 Stripling St. Paul on 5/22 and struck out two batters with no hits Totals 0-1 8.53 6/0 6.1 11 6 6 4 5 ------and two walks. TRIPLE-A PAWTUCKET Date/Opponent W/L ERA G/GS IP H R ER BB SO Run Support Pitches Score Opp. SP Against the Storm Chasers: Wright has never faced 6/9/19 vs. ROC ND 5.40 1/0 1.2 1 1 1 0 2 3 26 - 19 L, 5-3 De Jong Omaha. 6/12/19 @ LOU ND 1.93 1/0 3.0 2 0 0 0 1 8 34 - 20 L, 10-8 Gutierrez 6/16/19 @ IND ND 2.70 1/1 2.0 2 1 1 2 1 3 28 - 15 L, 5-3 McRae 6/19/19 vs. DUR ND 2.35 1/0 1.0 0 0 0 1 0 2 14 - 6 L, 3-2 Reyes Miscellaneous: Signed by PIT as a minor league free agent 6/22/19 vs. IND W 1.86 1/0 2.0 1 0 0 0 0 3 22 - 13 W, 3-0 McRae on 3/21/21 ... Named Red Sox Good Guy Award in 2016 ... Totals 1-0 1.86 5/1 9.2 6 2 2 3 4 ------Earned American League All-Star honors in 2016 ... Had 2021 day-by-day his contract selected by BOS on 9/20/12 ... Traded to BOS from CLE on 7/31/12 in exchange for INF Lars Anderson ... INDIANAPOLIS Earned the FSL Pitcher of the Week award on 7/10/16 with Date/Opponent W/L ERA G/GS IP H R ER BB SO Run Support Pitches Score Opp. SP 5/9/21 @ IOW ND 0.00 1/0 2.0 1 1 0 2 4 0 44 - 26 L, 2-0 Miller Brevard County ... Selected by CLE in the 2nd round (56th 5/15/21 vs. TOL W 1.29 1/1 5.0 3 1 1 2 4 5 81-53 W, 5-4 Garcia overall) of the 2006 First-Year Player Draft. 5/22/21 @ STP ND 1.00 1/0 2.0 0 0 0 2 2 0 42-26 W, 5-1 Duran Totals 1-0 1.00 3/1 9.0 4 2 1 6 10 ------
Single Game/Career Highs 2021 Season Splits & ETC (INDIANAPOLIS)
Complete Games...... 11 - Last, 8/5/16 @ Los Angeles (NL) vs. Right...... 188 (3-for-16), 3 BB, 4 K Innings (Start)...... 9.0 (8x) - Last, 8/5/16 @ Los Angeles (NL) vs. Left...... 067 (1-for-15), 3 BB, 6 K Innings (Relief)...... 8.0 - 7/3/11 vs. Frederick (A+) Home...... 1-0, 1.80 ERA in 5.0 IP (1 game/1 start) Most Hits...... 12 (3x) - Last, 8/27/14 @ Lehigh Valley (AAA) Road...... 0-0, 0.00 ERA in 4.0 IP (2 games) Most ER...... 11 - 8/17/07 @ Frederick (A+) Day...... 0-0, 0.00 ERA in 2.0 IP (1 game) Most HR...... 4 (2x) - Last, 4/12/17 vs. Baltimore (AL) Night...... 1-0, 1.29 ERA in 7.0 IP (2 games/1 start) Most Walks...... 7 - 7/7/12 @ Bowie (AA) May...... 1-0, 1.00 ERA in 9.0 IP (3 games/1 start) Most Strikeouts...... 10 (3x) - Last, 4/22/15 vs. Buffalo (AAA) Pre All-Star...... 1-0, 1.00 ERA in 9.0 IP (3 games/1 start) 10-plus Strikeout Games...... 3 - Last, 4/22/15 vs. Buffalo (AAA) Team Record in starts...... 1-0 Winning Streak...... 10 - 4/11-8/24/09 (AA) Team Record in appearances...... 2-1 Losing Streak...... 4 (3x) - 6/26-7/12/15 (AAA) Quality starts...... 0 baTTER CAPSULES
Anthony Alford | OF | #20 2021 Single-Game Highs: Hits (3 - 5/18 at STP) HR (1 - 5/13 VS. TOL) RBI (3 (3x) - MR: 5/26 at OMA)
2021 Season Stats (16 games) 2020 Highlights .188 (9-for-48), 2 HR, 10 RBI, 5 R » Hit .214 (6-for-28) with two home runs and seven RBI in 18 games between TOR and PIT. 1 2B, 0 3B, 10 BB, 24 K, 1 SB, 2 CS » Was claimed off waivers by PIT on 8/27. » Hit .250 (3-for-12) in five games with PIT before suffering a right elbow fracture; underwent right elbow surgery on 9/8 and was sidelined for the Splits AVG OBP SLG HR RBI remainder of the season. vs. RHP .189 .348 .297 1 9 vs. LHP .182 .308 .455 1 1 2019 Highlights Home (6g) .250 .500 .438 1 4 Road (10g) .156 .229 .281 1 6 » Spent the majority of the season with Triple-A Buffalo where he hit .259 (73-for-282) with 16 doubles, seven home runs, 37 RBI and 22 stolen bases. with RISP .313 .421 .563 1 9 » Was recalled by TOR on 9/3. » Launched his first major league career home run on 9/23 vs. BAL; a walk-off shot in the 15th inning and became the third player all-time to have his first Long Hitting Streak: 2G (5/13-14) major league home run result in a walk-off win in the 15th inning or later. Current Hitting Streak: 0G » Hit .179 (5-for-28) with one home run and two stolen bases in 16 games with TOR. Last Road Trip (4g): .167 (3-for-18), 9 K, 1 2B, 3 RBI Career Highlights Series @ OMA (2g): .333 (2-for-6), 3 K, 2 BB, 1 HR, 3 RBI, 1 R » Selected by TOR in the 3rd round of the 2012 First-Year Player Draft. » Made his major league debut on May 19, 2017 with Toronto at BAL. » Attended University of Southern Miss., where he played quarterback.
Christian Bethancourt | C | #29 2021 Single-Game Highs: Hits (2 (6x) - MR: 5/23 at STP) HR (1 - 5/13 VS. TOL) RBI (1 (6x) - MR: 5/23 at STP)
2021 Season Stats (13 games) 2019 Highlights .327 (17-for-52), 1 HR, 6 RBI, 5 R » Spent the season in the KBO and hit .246 (50-for-203) with eight home runs and 29 RBI in 53 games. 5 2B, 0 3B, 6 BB, 7 K, 1 SB, 0 CS 2018 Highlights Splits AVG OBP SLG HR RBI » Spent the entire season with Triple-A Colorado Springs and hit .297 (116-for-391) with a career-high 20 home runs and 71 RBI in 104 games. vs. RHP .333 .429 .472 1 4 » Was named a PCL mid and postseason All-Star. vs. LHP .313 .353 .500 0 2 » Ranked fifth among PCL catchers with a .991 fielding percentage (five errors, 581 total chances) in 599.1 innings. Home (4g) .333 .333 .556 1 3 Road (9g) .324 .439 .441 0 3 Career Highlights with RISP .313 .500 .438 0 5 » Signed by ATL as a non-drafted free agent on 3/12/08. Long Hitting Streak: 5G (5/13-18) » Was named to the Futures Game in three consecutive seasons from 2012-14. Current Hitting Streak: 1G (5/27) » Made his MLB debut on 9/29/13 vs. PHI with ATL. » Hit his first career major league home run on 6/6/15, a walk-off solo shot in the ninth inning off PIT’s Vance Worley. Last Road Trip (6g): .360 (9-for-25), 3 RBI, 3 R, 3 2B, 4 K, 2 BB » Signed by PIT as a minor league free agent on 5/3/21. Series @ OMA (3g): .222 (2-for-9), 1 2B, 4 BB, 2 K
Jason Delay | C | #10 (Pg. 24 of Media Guide) 2021 Single-Game Highs: Hits (2 - 5/20 at STP) HR (0) RBI (0)
2021 Season Stats (3 games) 2019 Highlights .250 (3-for-12), 0 HR, 0 RBI, 3 R » Spent the season with Double-A Altoona and hit .234 (54-for-231) with a career highs in doubles (12), home runs (eight) and RBI (37). 0 2B, 0 3B, 0 BB, 5 K, 0 SB, 0 CS » Compiled a career-best .993 fielding percentage while throwing out 23.9 percent of runners in 67 games played at catcher. » Set new career highs with two home runs and five RBI on 8/21 vs. Hartford. Splits AVG OBP SLG HR RBI » Named to the Eastern League midseason All-Star team. vs. RHP .222 .222 .222 0 0 vs. LHP .333 .333 .333 0 0 2018 Highlights Home (1g) .250 .250 .250 0 0 Road (2g) .250 .250 .250 0 0 » Spent the entire season with High-A Bradenton and hit .247 (54-for-219) in 67 games. with RISP .000 .000 .000 0 0 » Hit .349 (15-for-43) with a monthly-high 11 RBI and two home runs in May. » Tied a career-high seven-game hitting streak from 5/22-6/7 and slashed .417/.517/.500 with two multi-hit contests. Long Hitting Streak: 2G (5/13-20) Current Hitting Streak: 0G Career Highlights » Selected by PIT in the 4th round (118th overall) of the 2017 First-Year Player Draft out of Vanderbilt (Nashville, Tenn.) University. Last Homestand (1g): .250 (1-for-4), 1 R, 1 K Series @ STP (2g): .250 (2-for-8), 2 R, 4 K
Dustin Fowler | OF | #13 2021 Single-Game Highs: Hits (2 (3x) - MR: 5/16 vs. TOL) HR (1 (3x) - MR: 5/16 vs. TOL) RBI (3 - 5/15 vs. TOL)
2021 Season Stats (12 games) 2020 Highlights .257 (9-for-35), 3 HR, 6 RBI, 7 R » Spent the entire season at OAK’s Alternate Training Site; was recalled for one day but did not appear in the game. 1 2B, 1 3B, 9 BB, 16 K, 2 SB, 0 CS 2019 Highlights Splits AVG OBP SLG HR RBI » Spent the entire season with Triple-A Las Vegas and hit .277 (154-for-556) with a career-high 25 home runs and career-high 89 RBI in 130 games. vs. RHP .304 .500 .783 2 5 » Drove in a career-high tying five RBI on 6/18 at Memphis with the fourth grand slam of his career. vs. LHP .167 .231 .250 0 1 Home (6g) .350 .480 .750 2 5 Career Highlights Road (6g) .133 .350 .400 1 1 » Selected by NYY in the 18th round (554th overall) of the 2013 First-Year Player Draft. with RISP .222 .300 .556 1 4 » Was traded to PIT from OAK on 2/24/21 in exchange for cash. Long Hitting Streak: 3G (2x - MR: 5/15-25) » Recorded a career-high five hits and hit for the cycle on 4/30/17 vs. Indianapolis, completing the feat with an 11th inning walk-off home run. Current Hitting Streak: 3G (5/15-25)
Last Homestand (6g): .350 (7-for-20), 9 K, 5 BB, 5 RBI, 2 HR, 1 3B, 5 R Series @ OMA (1g): .250 (1-for-4), 2 K, 1 2B baTTER CAPSULES
Ke’Bryan Hayes | 3B | #19 2021 Single-Game Highs: Hits (2 (2x) - MR: 5/26 at OMA) HR (1 - 5/23 at STP) RBI (2 - 5/23 at STP)
2021 Season Stats (4 games) 2021 Highlights .385 (5-for-13), 1 HR, 2 RBI, 5 R » Began the season as PIT’s Opening Day third baseman and launched a two-run home run in his first at-bat. 2 2B, 0 3B, 1 BB, 4 K, 0 SB, 0 CS » Exited his next game played on 4/3 at CHI after walking in his first at-bat with a left wrist injury. » Placed on the 10-day injured list on 4/5 and was transferred to the 60-day IL on 5/9. Splits AVG OBP SLG HR RBI vs. RHP .444 .500 .889 1 2 2020 Highlights vs. LHP .250 .250 .500 0 0 » Spent most of the season at PIT’s Alternate Training Site. Home (0g) .000 .000 .000 0 0 Road (4g) .385 .429 .769 1 2 » Recalled by the Pirates on 9/1 and made his major league debut that night, going 2-for-5 with a double, home run and two RBI vs. CHI. with RISP .000 .500 .000 0 0 » Doubled off Jon Lester for his first MLB hit during his debut. » Was named the National League Rookie of the Month in September after hitting .376 (32-for-85) with five home runs, seven doubles and 11 RBI in his Long Hitting Streak: 2G (5/22-23) first 24 MLB games. Current Hitting Streak: 1G (5/26) Career Highlights Last Road Trip (2g): .500 (3-for-6), 3 K, 1 HR, 1 2B, 2 RBI, 2 R » Selected by PIT in the 1st round (32nd overall) of the 2015 First-Year Player Draft from Concordia Lutheran (Tomball, Texas) High School. Series @ OMA (2g): .286 (2-for-7), 1 K, 1 BB, 3 R » Was the second minor leaguer in history to win three consecutive MiLB Rawlings Gold Glove awards, the latest in 2019 with Indianapolis at third base.
Joe Hudson | C | #24 (Pg. 32 of Media Guide) 2021 Single-Game Highs: Hits (2 (4x) - MR: 5/22 at STP) HR (1 - 5/22 at STP) RBI (1 (4x) - MR: 5/22 at STP)
2021 Season Stats (11 games) 2020 Highlights .282 (11-for-39), 1 HR, 4 RBI, 3 R » Split the season between Seattle and Seattle’s Alternate Training Site. 3 2B, 0 3B, 3 BB, 12 K, 0 SB, 0 CS » Played in nine games with Seattle where he hit .176 (3-for-17) with no extra-base hits. Splits AVG OBP SLG HR RBI 2019 Highlights vs. RHP .267 .324 .333 0 2 » Spent most of the season with Triple-A Memphis and hit .223 (44-for-197) with a career-high 10 home runs in 60 games. vs. LHP .333 .333 .778 1 2 » Went a season-high 3-for-4 with a double, home run and career-high tying four RBI on 5/2 at New Orleans. Home (2g) .286 .375 .286 0 0 Road (9g) .281 .314 .469 1 4 Career Highlights with RISP .167 .143 .167 0 2 » Selected by CIN in the 6th round (202nd overall) of the 2012 First-Year Player Draft out of the University of Notre Dame. Long Hitting Streak: 6G (5/15-25) » Made his major league debut on 9/8/18 at Chicago (AL). Current Hitting Streak: 0G » Signed by PIT as a minor league free agent on 1/25/21. Last Road Trip (4g): .462 (6-for-13), 4 K, 3 RBI, 2 R, 2 BB, 1 HR Series @ OMA (2g): .125 (1-for-8), 1 K
Kevin Kramer | INF | #7 (Pg. 37 of Media Guide) 2021 Single-Game Highs: Hits (3 - 5/21 at STP) HR (1 (2x) - MR: 5/21 at STP) RBI (4 - 5/21 at STP)
2021 Season Stats (20 games) 2021 Highlights .224 (17-for-76), 2 HR, 14 RBI, 8 R » Drove in the winning run with a two-run home run on 5/21 at STP, hit 3-for-4 with four RBI. 2 2B, 1 3B, 8 BB, 24 K, 0 SB, 1 CS 2020 Highlights Splits AVG OBP SLG HR RBI » Underwent right hip surgery and did not play. vs. RHP .245 .333 .396 2 12 » Outrighted to Indianapolis on 10/30. vs. LHP .174 .296 .261 0 2 Home (6g) .136 .208 .273 1 4 Career Highlights Road (14g) .259 .365 .389 1 10 » Selected by PIT in the 2nd round (62nd overall) of the 2015 First-Year Player Draft out of UCLA. with RISP .296 .367 .556 2 14 » Was ranked a top PIT prospect by Baseball America for five consecutive seasons from 2016-20 (No. 28, No. 21, No. 12, No. 6, No. 19). Long Hitting Streak: 3G (2x - MR: 5/25-27) Current Hitting Streak: 3G (5/25-27) Last Road Trip (6g): .333 (7-for-21), 3 K, 5 BB, 3 R, 1 HR, 6 RBI Series @ OMA (3g): .300 (9-for-30), 2 K, 1 BB, 2 R, 1 2B, 3 RBI
Bligh Madris | OF | # (Pg. 39 of the Media Guide) 2021 Single-Game Highs: Hits (2 (4x) - MR: 5/27 at OMA) HR (1 - 5/27 at OMA) RBI (3 - 5/26 at OMA)
2021 Season Stats (7 games) 2019 Highlights .391 (9-for-23), 1 HR, 5 RBI, 5 R » Spent the enitre season with Double-A Altoona where he hit .260 (119-for-457) with 55 RBI, 26 doubles and eight home runs in 132 games. 1 2B, 0 3B, 3 BB, 4 K, 0 SB, 1 CS » Started the season with a six-game hitting streak from 4/4-9, batting .346 (9-for-26) with four extra-base hits. » Scored a career-high tying three runs on 5/2 vs. Richmond. Splits AVG OBP SLG HR RBI vs. RHP .333 .421 .533 1 5 2018 Highlights vs. LHP .500 .500 .625 0 0 » Played the entire season with High-A Bradenton where he hit .238 (88-for-369) with a career-high nine home runs, 53 RBI and 12 doubles in 103 games. Home (0g) .000 .000 .000 0 0 Road (7g) .391 .444 .565 1 5 » Was a triple shy of the cycle on 5/27 where he went 3-for-3 with three RBI and on 7/10 where he hit 3-for-5 with four RBI. with RISP .333 .286 .333 0 4 Career Highlights Long Hitting Streak: 3G (5/20-22) » Selected by PIT in the 9th round (268th overall) of the 2017 First-Year Player Draft out of Colorado Mesa (Grand Junction) University. Current Hitting Streak: 2G (5/26-27) » Named as a New York-Penn league midseason All-Star in 2017.
Last Road Trip (4g): .357 (5-for-14), 4 R, 1 CS, 1 2B, 3 BB, 1 K Series @ OMA (3g): .444 (4-for-9), 3 K, 5 RBI, 2 R, 1 HR baTTER CAPSULES
Hunter Owen | UTIL | #11 (Pg. 46 of Media Guide) 2021 Single-Game Highs: Hits (2 (2x) - MR: 5/20 at STP) HR (1 - 5/22 at STP) RBI (3 - 5/18 at STP)
2021 Season Stats (10 games) 2019 Highlights .167 (7-for-42), 1 HR, 5 RBI, 2 R » Had five straight multi-hit games from 4/23-28, with at least one hit in each game going for extra bases (3 HR, 3 2B, 1 3B). 1 2B, 0 3B, 2 BB, 20 K, 0 SB, 0 CS » Led the Eastern League with 15 home runs before being promoted to Indy on 6/20; ended the season as Double-A Altoona’s home run leader. » Tied for fourth among Pirates farmhands in home runs (19) and ranked ninth in XBH (40). Splits AVG OBP SLG HR RBI vs. RHP .200 .226 .333 1 4 2018 Highlights vs. LHP .083 .154 .083 0 1 » Spent the entire season with High-A Bradenton and hit .262 (105-for-401) with 18 home runs and 60 RBI. Home (1g) .000 .000 .000 0 0 » Finished second among Pirates farmhands in homers and fourth in RBI; also ranked third in the Florida State League in slugging percentage (.464), Road (9g) .184 .225 .289 1 5 fourth in extra-base hits (42), tied for fourth in home runs and fifth in total bases (186). with RISP .176 .176 .235 0 4 Career Highlights Long Hitting Streak: 3G (5/22-25) » Selected by PIT in the 25th round (765th overall) of the 2016 First-Year Player Draft out of Indiana State University. Current Hitting Streak: 0G » Named as a 2016 New York-Penn League midseason All-Star. » Attended Mater Dei (Evansville, Ind.) High School, earning all-conference honors in baseball as a junior and senior and honorable mention all-state as a Last Road Trip (6g): .250 (6-for-24), 1 2B, 1 HR, 5 RBI, 2 R, wide reciever his senior year. 9 K, 2 BB Series @ OMA (3g): .071 (1-for-14), 8 K
Ethan Paul | INF | #2 2021 Single-Game Highs: Hits (2 - 5/19-20 at STP) HR (0) RBI (1 (2x) - MR: 5/13 vs. TOL)
2021 Season Stats (10 games) 2021 Highlights .219 (7-for-32), 0 HR, 1 RBI, 4 R » Started the season with Double-A Altoona where he played in one game on 5/7 with one RBI and two stolen bases. 1 2B, 0 3B, 3 BB, 13 K, 1 SB, 0 CS 2019 Highlights Splits AVG OBP SLG HR RBI » Played the entire season with Short-Season A West Virginia, where he hit .232 with eight doubles, one homerun and eight RBI in 33 games. vs. RHP .217 .333 .261 0 1 vs. LHP .222 .222 .222 0 0 Career Highlights Home (3g) .100 .250 .100 0 1 » Selected by PIT in the 9th round (274th overall) of the 2019 First-Year Player Draft out of Vanderbilt (Nashville, Tenn.) University. Road (7g) .273 .333 .318 0 0 » Holds the Vanderbilt school record for most doubles with 64. with RISP .125 .222 .125 0 1 Long Hitting Streak: 2G (5/19-20) Current Hitting Streak: 1G (5/23) Last Road Trip (6g): .273 (6-for-22), 1 BB, 9 K, 1 2B, 3 R Series @ OMA (1g): .000 (0-for-0)
T.J. Rivera | INF | #28 2021 Single-Game Highs: Hits (2 - 5/23 at STP) HR (0) RBI (1 (2x) - MR: 5/25 at OMA)
2021 Season Stats (8 games) 2021 Highlights .167 (5-for-30), 0 HR, 2 RBI, 1 R » Signed by Pittsburgh on 5/19. 1 2B, 0 3B, 1 BB, 13 K, 0 SB, 0 CS 2019 Highlights Splits AVG OBP SLG HR RBI » Was released by New York on 3/9 and signed with Long Island on 7/6. vs. RHP .190 .227 .238 0 0 » Had his contract selected by Washington on 8/4 and spent the rest of the season with Double-A Harrisburg. vs. LHP .111 .100 .111 0 2 » Hit .237 (9-for-38) with three doubles and four RBI. Home (0g) .000 .000 .000 0 0 Road (8g) .167 .188 .200 0 1 Career Highlights with RISP .250 .222 .250 0 2 » Signed a minor league contract with New York (NL) as a non-drafted free agent in 2011. Long Hitting Streak: 2G (5/26-27) » Made his major league debut on August 10, 2016 with New York (NL) vs. Arizona. Current Hitting Streak: 2G (5/26-27) Last Road Trip (5g): .150 (3-for-20), 1 R, 1 RBI, 1 2B, 1 BB, 9 K Series @ OMA (3g): .200 (2-for-10), 1 RBI, 4 K
Chris Sharpe | OF | #27 (Pg. 54 of Media Guide) 2021 Single-Game Highs: Hits (2 (2x) - MR: 5/21 at STP) HR (1 (2x) - MR: 5/16 at IOW) RBI (2 - 5/6 at IOW)
2021 Season Stats (19 games) 2021 Highlights .258 (16-for-62), 2 HR, 4 RBI, 15 R » Launched his first Triple-A home run in the win over Iowa on 5/6. 8 2B, 0 3B, 13 BB, 22 K, 1 SB, 0 CS 2019 Highlights Splits AVG OBP SLG HR RBI » Started the season with High-A Bradenton and hit .292 (66-for-226) with 17 doubles, five home runs and 30 RBI in 64 games. vs. RHP .289 .448 .533 2 4 » Hit his first career grand slam in the seventh inning on 5/28 vs. Lakeland. vs. LHP .176 .263 .353 0 0 » Promoted to Double-A Altoona on 6/20 where he finished the season and hit .216 (50-for-231) with 14 doubles, 11 home runs and 38 RBI in 68 games. Home (6g) .222 .417 .500 1 2 » Hit his second career grand slam on 6/30 vs. Binghamton. Road (13g) .273 .396 .477 1 2 » Earned Florida State League midseason All-Star honors. with RISP .143 .294 .214 0 1 Career Highlights Long Hitting Streak: 8G (5/14-22) » Selected by PIT in the 14th round (418th overall) of the 2017 First-Year Player Draft out of the University of Massachusetts-Lowell. Current Hitting Streak: 2G (5/26-27)
Last Road Trip (5g): .286 (6-for-21), 4 2B, 6 R, 7 K, 3 BB Series @ OMA (3g): .200 (2-for-10), 4 K, 3 BB, 3 R baTTER CAPSULES
Troy Stokes Jr. | OF | #2 (Pg. 57 of Media Guide) 2021 Single-Game Highs: Hits (2 - 5/22 at STP) HR (1 - 5/6 at IOW) RBI (1 (2x) - MR: 5/22 at STP)
2021 Season Stats (9 games) 2021 Highlights .292 (7-for-24), 1 HR, 2 RBI, 4 R » Hit his first home run and the Indians’ first team pinch-hit home run of the season on 5/6 at Iowa. 0 2B, 1 3B, 3 BB, 5 K, 1 SB, 0 CS » Had his contract selected by PIT on 5/9 and made his MLB debut that night vs. CHI. » Singled off Jeff Hoffman for his first MLB hit on 5/11 vs. CIN. Splits AVG OBP SLG HR RBI vs. RHP .316 .381 .579 1 2 2020 Highlights vs. LHP .200 .429 .200 0 0 » Sat out all of Summer Camp and the 2020 season due to a fractured right hand on 6/27; had surgery on 7/1 and was placed on the 60-day injured list on Home (0g) .000 .000 .000 0 0 Road (9g) .292 .393 .500 1 2 8/7. with RISP .333 .500 .333 0 1 Career Highlights Long Hitting Streak: 4G (5/22-26) » Selected by MIL in the 4th round (116th overall) of the 2014 First-Year Player Draft out of Calvert Hall (Towson, Md.) College High School. Current Hitting Streak: 4G (5/22-26) » Was claimed off waivers by PIT from DET on 1/12/21. Last Road Trip (2g): .429 (3-for-7), 1 3B, 1 RBI, 1 R, 1 BB Series @ OMA (3g): .250 (2-for-8), 2 R, 2 K, 1 BB
Andrew Susac | C | #16 (Pg. 59 of Media Guide) 2021 Single-Game Highs: Hits (2 (2x) - MR: 5/14 vs TOL) HR (1 (2x) - MR: 5/14 vs. TOL) RBI (2 - 5/14 vs. TOL)
2021 Season Stats (7 games) 2020 Highlights .280 (7-for-25), 2 HR, 3 RBI, 5 R » Spent majority of the season at PIT’s Alternate Training Site in Altoona. 2 2B, 0 3B, 1 BB, 9 K, 0 SB, 0 CS » Made one appearance with PIT on 9/27 at CLE and walked twice with no hits. Splits AVG OBP SLG HR RBI 2019 Highlights vs. RHP .316 .350 .579 1 2 » Spent the season with Triple-A Omaha after being traded to KC from BAL on 4/2 in exchange for cash. vs. LHP .167 .167 .667 1 1 » Hit .234 (18-for-77) with four doubles, four home runs and 15 RBI in 26 games. Home (4g) .286 .286 .714 2 3 Road (3g) .273 .333 .455 0 0 » Hit his thrid career grand slam on 5/17 at Oklahoma City. with RISP .167 .167 .167 0 1 Career Highlights Long Hitting Streak: 3G (5/14-27) » Selected by SF in the 2nd round (86th overall) of the 2011 First-Year Player Draft out of the University of Oregon (Eugene). Current Hitting Streak: 3G (5/14-27) » Joined PIT after being signed as a minor league free agent on 1/27/20. » Won a World Series rung with SF in 2014; went 1-for-4 in the postseason and 0-for-2 in the World Series win over KC. Last Homestand (4g): .286 (4-for-14), 2 HR, 4 R, 3 RBI, 5 K Series at OMA (1g): .333 (1-for-3), 1 2B,1 R, 1 K, 1 BB baTTing Breakdown INDIANS SCORE BY INNINGS 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 Extras Total average Indians 10 20 9 5 11 4 13 10 5 2 89 4.5
Opponents 13 4 11 8 9 10 5 12 6 1 79 4.0
Differential -3 +16 -2 -3 +2 -6 +8 -2 -1 +1 +10 +0.5
MARGIN OF VICTORY 1 R 2 R 3 R 4 R 5 R 6 R 7 R 8 R 9 R 10 R 11+ TOTAL Indians 4 2 1 4 11
Opponents 5 2 1 1 9
TEAM LAST AT-BAT WINS DESIGNATED HITTERS
Date Opp. Batter Game-Winner (Run) Inning Final Player G Avg AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI BB SO 5/16 vs. TOL Bethancourt 1B to CF (Swaggerty scores) 9 6-5 Alford 3 .222 9 2 2 0 0 1 3 3 4 5/21 @ STP Kramer HR to RF (Stokes scores) 10 6-4 Bethancourt 1 .333 3 0 1 1 0 0 0 1 0 Fowler 1 .500 4 2 2 0 1 1 3 0 2 Hayes 2 .500 8 5 4 2 0 1 2 1 2 Kramer 1 .667 3 0 2 0 0 0 2 2 1 Madris 1 .500 4 1 2 0 0 1 2 0 0 Rivera 3 .083 12 1 1 1 0 0 0 1 5 Sharpe 1 .250 4 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 1 Swaggerty 1 .250 4 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 0
HOME VS. ROAD SPLITS 2-out rbi Home Road Player Total 6 Games 14 Alford 4 5-1 Overall Record 6-8 Bethancourt 2 .237 Average .235 Busby 1 31 (5.2) Runs/Games 58 (4.1) Craig 2 45 (7.5) Hits/Games 113 (8.1) Fowler 4 6 Doubles 28 Hudson 1 1 Triples 4 Kramer 6 13 Home Runs 10 Madris 2 pitchers at the plate 20 (3.3) Extra-Base Hits/Games 42 (3.0) Owen 2 29 RBI 53 Rivera 1 Player G Avg AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI BB SO SAC 29 Walks 52 Sharpe 1 De Jong 1 .000 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 60 Strikeouts 155 Stokes Jr. 1 Jacques 1 .000 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 4 Stolen Bases 7 Susac 1 Ponce 1 .000 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 5 Caught Stealing 1 Swaggerty 3 Sulser 2 .000 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 Tucker 2 Weiman 1 .000 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Total 33 Marvel 1 .000 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 Yajure 1 .000 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 BATTING AROUND THE ORDER (10 TO PLATE)
Date Opp. Inning Batters Hits Runs Date Opp. Inning Batters Hits Runs 5/13 TOL B2 10 5 5
MISCELLANEOUS PINCH HITTERS
OUTFIELD ASSISTS Records Player Avg. H AB HR RBI Alford .000 0 2 0 0 Player 1st 2nd 3rd Home Total Hit GIDP Fowler .000 0 1 0 0 Swaggerty 1 1 4-4 Kramer .000 0 1 0 0 Fowler 1 1 With at least 1 SAC Bunt Madris .000 0 1 0 0 Sharpe 1 1 0-0 Marvel .000 0 1 0 0 Sharpe .000 0 1 0 0 With at least 1 SAC Fly Stokes Jr. .500 1 2 1 1 2-3 Swaggerty .000 0 1 0 0 Total .125 1 8 1 1
INDIANS EJECTIONS MONTHLY BREAKDOWN Player/Coach Date Opponent Inning Context Umpire Cole Tucker 5/7 at IOW 10 Arguing call at first base Alex Tosi Month G Hits (G) Avg. HR RBI Runs (G) BB/SO SB/CS Brian Esposito 5/16 vs. TOL 7 Arguing pitch calls Tom Hanahan May 20 158 (7.9) .235 23 82 89 (4.5) 81/215 11/6 baTTing Breakdown MULTI-HIT GAMES MULTI-RBI GAMES PLAYER 2 (Team W-L) 3 (Team W-L) 4 (Team W-L) 5+ (Team W-L) TOTAL (Team W-L) 2 (Team W-L) 3 (Team W-L) 4 (Team W-L) 5+ (Team W-L) TOTAL Alford 3 (1-2) 1 (1-0) 4 (2-2) 3 (1-2) 3 (1-2)
Bethancourt 5 (5-0) 1 (0-1) 6 (5-1)
Craig 1 (1-0) 1 (1-0) 2 (2-0) 2 (2-0) 1 (0-1) 3 (2-1)
Delay 1 (1-0) 1 (1-0)
Fowler 3 (2-1) 3 (2-1) 1 (1-0) 1 (1-0)
Hayes 2 (0-2) 2 (0-2) 1 (0-1) 1 (0-1)
Hudson 4 (4-0) 4 (4-0)
Kramer 3 (2-1) 1 (1-0) 4 (3-1) 2 (1-1) 1 (1-0) 3 (2-1)
Madris 4 (2-2) 4 (2-2) 1 (0-1) 1 (0-1) 2 (0-2)
Owen 2 (2-0) 2 (2-0) 1 (1-0) 1 (1-0)
Paul 2 (0-2) 2 (0-2)
Rivera 1 (0-1) 1 (0-1)
Sharpe 2 (2-0) 2 (2-0) 1 (1-0) 1 (1-0)
Stokes Jr. 1 (1-0) 1 (1-0)
Susac 2 (1-1) 2 (1-1) 1 (1-0) 1 (1-0)
Swaggerty 1 (1-0) 1 (1-0) 1 (1-0) 1 (1-0) 2 (2-0)
Tucker 3 (2-1) 1 (1-0) 4 (3-1) 1 (1-0) 1 (1-0)
Totals: 39 6 -- -- 45 9 9 1 -- 19 baTTing Breakdown HOME RUNS PLAYER SOLO (Team W-L) 2R (Team W-L) 3R (Team W-L) GS (Team W-L) TOTAL (Team W-L) home run variants Alford 1 (0-1) 1 (0-1) 2 (0-2) Leadoff HR: Travis Swaggerty (5/4 @ IOW, 5/11 vs. TOL) Bethancoourt 1 (0-1) 1 (0-1) Walk-Off HR: Busby
Craig 3 (2-0) 3 (2-0) Back-to-back HR: Kevin Kramer, Will Craig (5/12 vs. TOL), Anthony Alford, Christian Bethancourt (5/13 vs. TOL) Fowler 2 (1-1) 1 (1-0) 3 (2-1)
Hayes 1 (0-1) 1 (0-1) Multi-HR Games: Will Craig (5/11 vs. TOL) Hudson 1 (1-0) 1 (1-0) Extra-inning HR: Kevin Kramer (5/21 at STP) Kramer 2 (2-0) 2 (2-0)
Madris 1 (0-1) 1 (0-1) Grand Slams:
Owen 1 (1-0) 1 (1-0) Inside-the-park HR: Sharpe 2 (2-0) 2 (2-0) Pinch-hit HR: Troy Stokes Jr. (5/6 at IOW) Stokes Jr. 1 (1-0) 1 (1-0)
Susac 2 (2-0) 2 (2-0)
Swaggerty 2 (2-0) 1 (1-0) 3 (3-0) Tucker SINGLE GAME HOME RUNS
Totals: 17 3 3 -- 23 TEAM HR HIT HOME (Team W-L) AWAY (Team W-L) OVERALL (Team W-L)
0 HR 6 (2-4) 6 (2-4)
1 HR 2 (2-0) 6 (2-4) 8 (4-4)
2 HR 2 (1-1) 2 (2-0) 4 (3-1)
3 HR 1 (1-0) 1 (1-0)
4 HR 1 (1-0) 1 (1-0)
Totals: 5-1 6-8 11-9 STARTING LINEUP Starts by batting order (team record) Starts by POSITION (TEAM RECORD) PLAYER 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 C 1B 2B 3B SS LF CF RF DH Alford 1-0 3-3 3-3 1-0 6-4 0-1 2-1
Bethancourt 5-5 2-1 6-4 1-1 0-1
Busby 2-1 1-0 3-1
Craig 4-3 4-3
Delay 1-2 1-2
Fowler 1-0 2-1 3-4 0-1 0-1 5-3 1-0
Hayes 1-3 1-1 0-2
Hudson 7-4 7-4
Kaiser 0-1 0-1 1-0 1-2
Kramer 10-8 1-0 5-1 4-4 1-3 1-0
Madris 0-1 0-2 3-0 1-0 2-2 0-1
Owen 3-2 0-3 2-0 1-2 3-3 1-0
Paul 6-3 5-3 1-0
Rivera 3-1 0-1 0-3 0-3 1-1 2-1
Sharpe 3-5 4-1 3-0 1-0 3-2 4-4 3-0 1-0
Stokes Jr. 0-1 0-1 0-3 0-2 0-3
Susac 0-1 3-2 3-3
Swaggerty 8-3 7-3 1-0
Tucker 9-5 9-5
PITCHER 2-3
TOTALS 11-9 11-9 11-9 11-9 11-9 11-9 11-9 11-9 11-9 11-9 11-9 11-9 11-9 11-9 11-9 11-9 11-9 9-6 PITCHING Breakdown STARTERS W/L Quality ip h r er hr bb k era 6-2 4 92.0 89 44 37 11 31 98 3.62
RELIEVERS W/L SV/SVO IP h r er hr bb k era 5-7 5/9 83.2 67 35 30 11 36 95 3.23
STARTING PITCHER RUN SUPPORT Pitcher Starts Runs R/Start High Low Team Record QS HOME VS. ROAD SPLITS De Jong 4 18 4.5 6 3 4-0 2 Kuhl 2 3 1.5 2 1 0-2 0 Home Road Marvel 4 20 5.0 6 3 2-2 0 6 Games 14 Ponce 2 10 5.0 5 5 1-1 0 5-1 Overall Record 6-8 Sulser 4 19 4.8 7 3 2-2 0 3.00 ERA 3.62 Wright 1 5 5.0 5 5 1-0 0 3 Saves 2 Yajure 3 14 4.7 7 0 1-2 2 23 (3.8) Runs/Game 56 (4.0) 58 (9.7) Hits/Game 101 (7.2) 4 Home Runs Allowed 18 5 Hit Batsmen 2 17 Walks 50 53 Strikeouts 140 5 Wild Pitches 5 .233 Opponent Average .225
monthly breakdown Month G W-L ERA SV/SVO IP H R/ER HR HB BB/SO WP GIDP WHIP AVG May 20 11-9 3.43 5/9 175.2 156 79/67 22 7 67/193 10 9 1.27 .235
Starters monthly breakdown Month G W-L ERA IP H R/ER HR HB BB/SO WP GIDP WHIP May 20 6-2 3.62 92.0 89 44/37 11 3 31/98 5 5 1.30
RELIEVERs monthly breakdown Month G W-L ERA SV/SVO IP H R/ER HR HB BB/SO WP GIDP WHIP May 20 5-7 3.23 5/9 83.2 67 35/30 11 4 36/95 5 4 1.23 PITCHER CAPSULES
Tyler Bashlor | RHP | #4 2021 Single-Game Highs: IP (1.2 - 5/7 at IOW) BB (1 (5x) - MR: 5/18 at STP) SO (2 (3x) - MR: 5/15 vs. TOL)
2021 Season Stats (with Indianapolis) 2020 Highlights 0-1, 0.00 ERA (0er/7.0ip), 7 games (0 starts) » Was traded to PIT from NYM on 8/2 in exchange for cash. 1 H, 0 HR, 5 BB, 8 K » Appeared in eight games for PIT through the end of the season with an 8.64 ERA (8er/8.1ip) and six strikeouts. Splits 2019 Highlights vs. RHB: .091 (1-for-11), 1 BB, 4 K » Began the season with Triple-A Syracuse before being called up to NYM on 5/5 where he pitched 7.1 consecutive scoreless innings over seven games. vs. LHB: .000 (0-for-10), 4 BB, 4 K » During his time with NYM he went 0-3 with a 6.95 ERA (17er/22.0ip) and 20 strikeouts in 24 games. Home (2g/0s): 0-0, 0.00 ERA (0er/1.2ip), 0 K, 2 BB Road (5g/0s): 0-1, 0.00 ERA (0er/5.1ip), 3 BB, 6 K, 1 H, 1 R » Optioned back to Syracuse on 8/4 and finished the Triple-A campaign with a 3.41 ERA (14er/37.0ip) and 37 strikeouts in 33 games. SV/SVO: 1/1 Career Highlights K/9 IP: 10.29 » Selected by NYM in the 11th round (326th overall) of the 2013 First-Year Player Draft out of South Georgia State College (Douglas).
Austin Davis | LHP | 2021 Single-Game Highs: IP (1.0 (3x) - MR: 5/25 at OMA) BB (0) SO (3 - 5/19-20 at STP)
2021 Season Stats (with Indianapolis) 2021 Highlights 0-0, 0.00 ERA (0er/3.0ip), 3 games (0 starts) » Placed on 60-day injured list with left elbow strain on 2/24. 0 H, 0 HR, 0 BB, 6 K » Sent to Bradenton for a rehab assingment on 5/9 where he pitched in two games with a 3.00 ERA (1er/3.0ip). Splits 2020 Highlights vs. RHB: .000 (0-for-5), 3 K » Began the season Philadelphia where he played in four games with a 21.00 ERA (7er/3.0ip). vs. LHB: .000 (0-for-4), 3 K » Traded to Pittsburgh from Philadelphia on 8/26 in exchange for Player to Be Named Later and cash. Home (0g/0s): 0-0, 0.00 ERA (0er/0ip) Road (3g/0s): 0-0, 0.00 ERA (0er/3.0ip), 6 K » Finished the season with a 2.45 ERA (1er/3.2ip) in five games with Pittsburgh. SV/SVO: 0/0 Career Highlights K/9 IP: 18.00 » Selected by PHI in the 12th round (352nd overall) of the 2014 First-Year Player Draft out of Cal State Bakersfield.
Chase De Jong | RHP | #38 (Pg. 22 of Media Guide) 2021 Single-Game Highs: IP (6.0 (2x) - MR: 5/22 at STP) BB (3 - 5/11 vs. TOL) SO (10 - 5/4 at IOW)
2021 Season Stats (with Indianapolis) 2021 Highlights 2-0, 3.60 ERA (8er/20.0ip), 4 games (4 starts) » Recorded a career-high tying 10 strikeouts on 5/4 at Iowa and allowed only two hits in 6.0 innings. 16 H, 3 HR, 8 BB, 28 K 2020 Highlights Splits » Went 0-1 in three appearances (two starts) with HOU and had a 14.73 ERA (12er/7.1ip). vs. RHB: .243 (9-for-37), 17 K, 3 R, 1 BB, 2 HR » Recorded a major league career-high six strikeouts on 9/27 at TEX. vs. LHB: .189 (7-for-37), 11 K, 5 R, 7 BB, 1 HR Home (2g/2s): 0-0, 7.88 ERA (7er/8.0ip), 12 K, 5 BB, 10 H Career Highlights Road (2g/2s): 2-0, 0.75 ERA (1er/12.0ip), 16 K, 3 BB, 6 H » Selected by TOR in the 2nd round (81st overall) of the 2012 First-Year Player Draft out of Woodrow Wilson (Long Beach, Calif.) High School. SV/SVO: 0/0 » Made his major league debut on 4/5/17 with SEA at HOU. K/9 IP: 12.60 » Signed by PIT as a minor league free agent on 12/15/20.
Matt Eckelman | RHP | #30 (Pg. 25 of Media Guide) 2021 Single-Game Highs: IP (2.2 - 5/25 at OMA) BB (1 - 5/5 at IOW) SO (2 - 5/16 vs. TOL)
2021 Season Stats (with Indianapolis) 2019 Highlights 0-2, 3.86 ERA (4er/9.1ip), 5 games (0 starts) » Began the season with Double-A Altoona and had a 3.00 ERA (4er/12.0ip) before being promoted to Indianapolis on 5/9. 12 H, 2 HR, 1 BB, 3 K » Made his Triple-A debut on 5/10 with Indianapolis, then was sent back to Altoona on 5/15. » Promoted back to Indy on 8/29 and finished the season with a 15.43 ERA (4er/2.1ip) and two strikeouts in three Triple-A appearances. Splits vs. RHB: .318 (7-for-22), 2 K, 1 HR 2018 Highlights vs. LHB: .357 (5-for-14), 1 BB, 1 K, 1 HR » Began the season with High-A Bradenton and went 2-0 with a 1.69 ERA (2er/10.2ip) and two saves in April. Home (2g/0s): 0-1, 2.25 ERA, (1er/4.0ip), 6 H, 2 K Road (3g/0s): 0-1, 5.06 ERA (3er/5.1ip), 6 H, 1 BB, 1 K, 2 HR » Promoted to Altoona on 6/29 and went 1-1 with 11 saves and a 1.82 ERA (5er/24.2ip) in 23 appearances. SV/SVO: 0/1 Career Highlights K/9 IP: 2.89 » Selected by PIT in the 21st round (645th overall) of the 2016 First-Year Player Draft out of St. Louis (Mo.) University.
Jandel Gustave | RHP | #41 (Pg. 29 of Media Guide) 2021 Single-Game Highs: IP (1.1 - 5/21 at STP) BB (1 (2x) - MR: 5/14 vs. TOL) SO (3 - 5/14 vs. TOL)
2021 Season Stats (with Indianapolis) 2019 Highlights 0-0, 3.68 ERA (2er/7.1ip), 7 games (0 starts) » Appeared in 29 games (one start) with Triple-A Sacramento, where he went 2-2 with a 6.15 ERA (18er/26.1ip) and collected seven saves. 7 H, 0 HR, 2 BB, 10 K » Recalled to SF on 7/31, where he finished the season with a 2.96 ERA (8er/24.1ip) and 14 strikeouts with one save. Splits 2018 Highlights vs. RHB: .267 (4-for-15), 1 BB, 6 K, 1 R » Missed the season due to Tommy John surgery. vs. LHB: .231 (3-for-13), 1 BB, 4 K, 2 R Home (2g/0s): 0-0, 0.00 ERA (0er/2.0ip), 1 BB, 3 K, 1 H Career Highlights Road (5g/0s): 0-0, 5.06 ERA (3er/5.1ip), 1 BB, 7 K, 6 H, 3 R » Signed with HOU as a non-drafted free agent in 2010. SV/SVO: 3/3 » Made his major league debut on 8/11/16 (1) with HOU at MIN. K/9 IP: 12.27 » Came to PIT after signing as a minor league free agent on 9/5/20. PITCHER CAPSULES
Geoff Hartlieb | RHP | #37 (Pg. 30 of Media Guide) 2021 Single-Game Highs: IP (1.1 - 5/23 at STP) BB (3 - 5/20 at STP) SO (2 (2x) - MR: 5/23 at STP)
2021 Season Stats (with Indianapolis) 2020 Highlights 0-1, 3.38 ERA (2er/5.1ip), 5 games (0 starts) » Went 1-0 with a 3.63 ERA (9er/22.1ip) in 21 appearances for PIT. 3 H, 1 HR, 3 BB, 7 K » Recorded a hitless inning with three strikeouts on 8/30 at MIL. Splits 2019 Highlights vs. RHB: .222 (2-for-9), 3 K, 3 BB, 1 HR » Made his Triple-A debut on 4/5 at Columbus (1.2ip, 0h, 0r, 1bb, 2k). vs. LHB: .111 (1-for-9), 4 K » Recorded his first Triple-A save on 5/9 at Scranton/WB (2.1ip, 4h, 2r, 2er, 1bb, 4k). Home (0g/0s): 0-0, 0.00 ERA (0er/0ip), 0 K Road (5g/0s): 0-1, 3.38 ERA (2er/5.1ip), 7 K, 3 BB, 1 HR » Made his major league debut on 5/18 at SD and recorded his first strikeout in one inning of work. » Threw two hitless innings on 6/1 vs. MIL and set an MLB career high with four strikeouts. SV/SVO: 0/0 K/9 IP: 11.81 Career Highlights » Selected by PIT in the 29th round (885th overall) of the 2016 First-Year Player Draft out of Lindenwood (Mo.) University. » Tied for fifth among Pirates minor leaguers in saves in 2017.
Joe Jacques | LHP | #43 (Pg. 33 of Media Guide) 2021 Single-Game Highs: IP (2.0 (2x) - MR: 5/27 at OMA) BB (1 - 5/6 at IOW) SO (4 - 5/27 at OMA)
2021 Season Stats (with Indianapolis) 2019 Highlights 1-0, 4.50 ERA (4er/8.0ip), 5 games (0 starts) » Split the season between Single-A Greensboro, High-A Bradenton and Double-A Altoona with a combined 4-4 record and 2.58 ERA (19er/66.1ip) in 35 games 9 H, 1 HR, 2 BB, 7 K (two starts). » Struck out a career-high 59 batters during the season. Splits vs. RHB: .261 (6-for-23), 2 BB, 4 K, 1 HR 2018 Highlights vs. LHB: .300 (3-for-10), 3 K » Played the majority of the season with Rookie-Advanced Bristol where he went 0-2 with a 6.33 ERA (15er/21.1ip) with 19 strikeouts in 17 appearances. Home (2g/0s): 0-0, 3.00 ERA (1er/3.0ip), 1 BB, 1 K Road (3g/0s): 1-0, 5.40 ERA (3er/5.0ip), 1 BB, 6 K Career Highlights SV/SVO: 0/1 » Selected by PIT in the 33rd round (984th overall) of the 2018 First-Year Player Draft out of Manhattan (Bronx, N.Y.) College. K/9 IP: 7.88
James Marvel | RHP | #12 (Pg. 41 of Media Guide) 2021 Single-Game Highs: IP (5.1 (2x) - MR: 5/21 at STP) BB (3 (2x) - MR: 5/21 at STP) SO (6 - 5/14 vs. TOL)
2021 Season Stats (with Indianapolis) 2019 Highlights 0-0, 3.72 ERA (8er/19.1ip), 4 games (4 starts) » Threw the fourth complete game and first shutout of his career on 4/20 (1) at Richmond (7.0ip, 1h, 1bb, 2k). 21 H, 3 HR, 8 BB, 17 K » Recorded a five-game winning streak from 6/8-30 before being promoted to Indy on 7/1 (activated 7/3). » Threw a complete game shutout in his Triple-A debut on 7/5 (2) vs. TOL (7.0ip, 3h, 0r, 0bb, 6k). Splits » Made his MLB debut with PIT on 9/8 vs. STL (L, 5.0ip, 4h, 2r, 2er, 2bb, 2k). vs. RHB: .341 (14-for-41), 2 HR, 5 BB, 10 K » Named PIT’s MiLB Pitcher of the Year. vs. LHB: .212 (7-for-33), 1 HR, 3 BB, 7 K Home (1g/1s): 0-0, 3.38 ERA (2er/5.1ip), 6 K 2018 Highlights Road (3g/3s): 0-0, 3.86 ERA (6er/14.0ip), 8 BB, 11 K » Set a career high with nine strikeouts on 7/7 vs. Fort Myers. » Went a career-high 8.0 innings on 8/5 vs. Clearwater with High-A Bradenton (4h, 1er, 2bb, 4k). SV/SVO: 0/0 K/9 IP: 7.91 Career Highlights » Selected by PIT in the 36th round (1,087th overall) of the 2015 First-Year Player Draft out of Duke University. » Missed the 2015 season after having Tommy John surgery.
Nick Mears | RHP | #49 (Pg. 42 of Media Guide) 2021 Single-Game Highs: IP (1.1 - 5/15 vs. TOL) BB (3 - 5/5 at IOW) SO (3 - 5/15 vs. TOL)
2021 Season Stats (with Indianapolis) 2020 Highlights 0-1, 14.73 ERA (5er/3.2ip), 4 games (0 starts) » Made his major league debut on 8/8 vs. DET, where he recorded his first strikeout. 7 H, 1 HR, 4 BB, 7 K » Played in a total of four games for PIT, where he had a 5.40 ERA (3er/5.0ip) and seven strikeouts. Splits 2019 Highlights vs. RHB: .400 (4-for-10), 1 HR, 1 BB, 5 K » Started the season with Single-A Greensboro, where he went 1-1 with a 3.09 ERA (4er/11.2ip) and 19 strikeouts in seven games. vs. LHB: .429 (3-for-7), 3 BB, 2 K » Promoted to High-A Bradenton on 5/4, where he spent the majority of the season and went 4-2 with a 3.60 ERA (12er/30.0ip) and 43 strikeouts in 23 games. Home (2g/0s): 0-0, 3.86 ERA (1er/3.1ip), 1 BB, 5 K Road (2g/0s): 0-1, 33.75 ERA (5er/1.1ip), 1 HR, 3 BB, 2 K » Recorded a career-high five strikeouts in two innings on 6/26 at Jupiter and only gave up one hit. » Moved to Double-A Altoona on 8/20, where he appeared in four games and had a 1.80 ERA (1er/5.0ip). SV/SVO: 0/0 K/9 IP: 17.18 Career Highlights » Signed by PIT as a non-drafted free agent on 8/22/18 out of Sacramento (Calif.) Community College.
Braeden Ogle | LHP | #17 (Pg. 44 of Media Guide) 2021 Single-Game Highs: IP (2.0 - 5/18 at STP) BB (2 - 5/23 at STP) SO (4 (2x) - MR: 5/23 at STP)
2021 Season Stats (with Indianapolis) 2019 Highlights 0-1, 1.80 ERA (2er/10.0ip), 7 games (0 starts) » Started the season with Single-A Greensboro and went 1-2 with a 3.69 ERA (13er/31.2ip) and 34 strikeouts in 20 games (two starts). 8 H, 0 HR, 7 BB, 13 K » Promoted to High-A Bradenton on 6/22 and went 2-1 with a 3.18 ERA (4er/11.1ip) and 10 strikeouts in seven appearances. Splits 2018 Highlights vs. RHB: .130 (3-for-23), 5 BB, 9 K » Ranked as Pittsburgh’s No. 20 prospect by Baseball America. vs. LHB: .333 (5-for-15), 2 BB, 3 K, 1 HR » Made four starts with Single-A West Virginia where he went 2-0 with a 2.65 ERA (5er/17.0ip) and 21 strikeouts. Home (2g/0s): 0-0, 3.38 ERA (1er/2.2ip), 2 BB, 2 K Road (5g/0s): 0-1, 1.23 ERA (1er/7.1ip), 5 BB, 11 K Career Highlights SV/SVO: 1/1 » Selected by PIT in the 4th round (135th overall) of the 2016 First-Year Player Draft out of Jensen Beach (Fla.) High School. K/9 IP: 11.70 PITCHER CAPSULES
Cody Ponce | RHP | #44 (Pg. 51 of Media Guide) 2021 Single-Game Highs: IP (5.0 - 5/13 vs. TOL) BB (2 (2x) - MR: 5/19-20 at STP) SO (5 - 5/19-20 at STP)
2021 Season Stats (with Indianapolis) 2020 Highlights 0-0, 5.40 ERA (7er/11.2ip), 3 games (2 starts) » Spent the majority of the season at Pittsburgh’s Alternate Training Site before he was called up on 8/2 and allowed one unearned run in his major league 14 H, 2 HR, 4 BB, 11 K debut that day at CHI. » Earned the win in his first major league start on 8/27 (2) at STL where he threw 5.2 scoreless innings with two strikeouts. Splits vs. RHB: .207 (6-for-29), 2 BB, 9 K 2019 Highlights vs. LHB: .421 (8-for-19), 2 BB, 2 K, 2 HR » Ranked as Milwaukee’s No. 26 prospect by Baseball America. Home (1g/1s): 0-0, 5.40 ERA (3er/5.0ip), 4 K, 1 HR Road (2g/1s): 0-0, 5.40 ERA (4er/6.2ip), 7 K, 4 BB » Split the season between three teams and two organizations, ending the season with a combined 4.14 ERA (29er/63.0ip) and 70 strikeouts. » Traded to PIT from MIL on 7/29/19 in exchange for RHP Jordan Lyles. SV/SVO: 0/0 » Earned the win in his second start with Indianapolis on 8/21 (2) at Toledo with 5.0 two-hit innings and eight strikeouts. K/9 IP: 8.49 Career Highlights » Selected by MIL in the 2nd round (55th overall) of the 2015 First-Year Player Draft out of Cal Poly Pomona.
Shea Spitzbarth | RHP | #18 (Pg. 56 of Media Guide) 2021 Single-Game Highs: IP (2.0 - 5/16 vs. TOL) BB (2 - 5/20 at STP) SO (2 (2x) - MR: 5/16 vs. TOL)
2021 Season Stats (with Indianapolis) 2019 Highlights 2-1, 2.35 ERA (2er/7.2ip), 7 games (0 starts) » Split the season between Double-A Tulsa and Triple-A Oklahoma City where he threw a combined 4.09 ERA (30er/66.0ip) with a 4-3 record and a career-high 7 H, 1 HR, 3 BB, 5 K 89 strikeouts in 52 appearances. » Earned Texas League midseason All-Star honors. Splits vs. RHB: .333 (5-for-15), 1 HR, 3 K, 3 BB 2018 Highlights vs. LHB: .143 (2-for-14), 2 K » Played the majority of the season with Tulsa and went 3-4 with a 4.10 ERA (29er/63.2ip) and 84 strikeouts in 38 appearances. Home (3g/0s): 2-0, 0.00 ERA (0er/4.0ip), 4 K Road (4g/0s): 0-1, 4.91 ERA (2er/3.2ip), 1 HR, 3 BB, 1 K » Appeared in two games with Oklahoma City and allowed three runs on five hits in 3.0 innings. SV/SVO: 0/1 Career Highlights K/9 IP: 5.87 » Signed with LAD as a non-drafted free agent on 7/10/15. » Was selected by PIT from LAD in the Triple-A phase of Rule 5 Draft on 12/10/20.
Beau Sulser | RHP | #26 (Pg. 58 of Media Guide) 2021 Single-Game Highs: IP (5.0 (2x) - MR: 5/18 at STP) BB (1 (3x) - MR: 5/23 at STP) SO (6 - 5/18 at STP)
2021 Season Stats (with Indianapolis) 2019 Highlights 2-1, 3.78 ERA (7er/16.2ip), 4 games (4 starts) » Played the entire season with Double-A Altoona and went 8-3 with a 2.72 ERA (29er/96.0ip) and 63 strikeouts in 33 appearances (six starts). 23 H, 2 HR, 3 BB, 17 K » Earned Eastern League midseason All-Star honors after ranking among the top 10 league leaders (at least 50.0ip) with a 1.33 ERA (8er/54.1ip) in the first half. Splits » Named Altoona co-Pitcher of the Year. vs. RHB: .216 (8-for-37), 7 K, 1 BB vs. LHB: .417 (15-for-36), 10 K, 2 BB, 2 HR 2018 Highlights Home (1g/1s): 1-0, 0.00 ERA (0er/5.0ip), 4 K, 1 BB Road (3g/3s): 1-1, 5.40 ERA (7er/11.2ip), 13 K, 2 BB, 2 HR » Spent the entire season with Single-A West Virginia where he threw a career-best 2.35 ERA (15er/57.1ip) with 63 strikeouts and eight saves in 36 appearances. » Struck out a career-high seven batters on 7/31 at Columbia (3.2ip). SV/SVO: 0/0 K/9 IP: 9.18 Career Highlights » Selected by PIT in the 10th round (298th overall) of the 2017 First-Year Player Draft out of Dartmouth (Hanover, N.H.) College. » Named the Ivy League Pitcher of the Year in 2017.
Blake Weiman | LHP | #34 (Pg. 63 of Media Guide) 2021 Single-Game Highs: IP (2.1 - 5/5 at IOW) BB (0) SO (5 - 5/5 at IOW)
2021 Season Stats (with Indianapolis) 2019 Highlights 0-0, 4.26 ERA (3er/4.1ip), 4 games (0 starts) » Went 1-2 with a 1.86 ERA (4er/19.1ip) and 24 strikeouts in 16 games with Double-A Altoona. 4 H, 2 HR, 0 BB, 6 K » Transferred from Altoona to Indy on 6/18. » Made his Triple-A debut on 6/19 at Buffalo (1.0ip, 0h, 0r, 1bb, 2k). Splits vs. RHB: .313 (5-for-16), 1 HR, 3 K 2018 Highlights vs. LHB: .100 (1-for-10), 1 HR, 3 K » Went 4-1 with a 2.42 ERA (18er/67.0ip) and 77 strikeouts between Single-A West Virginia, High-A Bradenton and Altoona. Home (2g/0s): 0-0, 0.00 ERA (0er/3.0ip), 0 K Road (2g/0s): 0-0, 8.10 ERA (3er/3.1ip), 2 HR, 6 K » Was named an Arizona Fall League Rising Star after making eight appearances. SV/SVO: 0/0 Career Highlights K/9 IP: 12.46 » Selected by PIT in the 8th round (238th overall) of the 2017 First-Year Player Draft out of the University of Kansas. » 2014 graduate of Columbine (Colo.) High School, where he was selected to the 2012, 2013 and 2014 Colorado High School Futures All-Star teams.
Steven Wright | RHP | #35 2021 Single-Game Highs: IP (5.0 - 5/15 vs. TOL) BB (2 (3x) - MR: 5/22 at STP) SO (4 (2x) - MR: 5/15 vs. TOL)
2021 Season Stats (with Indianapolis) 2019 Highlights 1-0, 1.00 ERA (1er/9.0ip), 3 games (1 start) » Suspended 80 games by the office of MLB commissioner Rob Manfred on 3/6 for violating the league’s drug policies. 4 H, 0 HR, 6 BB, 10 K » Activated by BOS on 6/25 and went 0-1 with an 8.53 ERA (6er/6.1ip) and five strikeouts in six appearances. Splits 2018 Highlights vs. RHB: .188 (3-for-16), 4 K, 3 BB » Began the season on the injured list; activated and moved to the restricted list. vs. LHB: .067 (1-for-15), 6 K, 3 BB » Activated on 5/14 and went 3-1 with a 2.68 ERA (16er/53.2ip) in 20 games (four starts) for BOS. Home (1g/1s): 1-0, 1.80 ERA (1er/5.0ip), 2 BB, 4 K Road (2g/0s): 0-0, 0.00 ERA (0er/4.0ip), 6 K, 4 BB Career Highlights SV/SVO: 0/0 » Selected by CLE in the 2nd round (56th overall) of the 2006 First-Year Player Draft out of the University of Hawaii. K/9 IP: 10.00 » Made his major league debut on 4/23/13 vs. OAK. » Signed by PIT as a minor league free agent on 3/21/21. PITCHER CAPSULES
Miguel Yajure | RHP | #31 (Pg. 64 of Media Guide) 2021 Single-Game Highs: IP (6.0 (2x) - MR: 5/20 at STP) BB (3 - 5/26 at OMA) SO (6 (2x) - MR: 5/26 at OMA)
2021 Season Stats (with Indianapolis) 2020 Highlights 1-1, 3.71 ERA (7er/17.0ip), 3 games (3 starts) » Made his major league debut on 8/31 vs. TB (3.0ip, 0h, 0r, 3bb, 2k). 12 H, 2 HR, 5 BB, 17 K » Appeared in three games for NYY and had a 1.29 ERA (1er/7.0ip) with eight strikeouts. Splits 2019 Highlights vs. RHB: .219 (7-for-32), 13 K, 2 BB, 1 HR » Split the season between High-A Tampa and Double-A Trenton, where he went a combined 9-6 with a 2.14 ERA (33er/138.2ip) and 133 strikeouts. vs. LHB: .179 (5-for-28), 4 K, 3 BB, 1 HR » Named a Florida State League postseason All-Star with Tampa. Home (0g/0s): 0-0, 0.00 ERA (0er/0ip) Road (3g/3s): 1-1, 3.71 ERA (7er/17.0ip), 17 K, 5 BB, 12 H, 2 HR Career Highlights » Signed by NYY as a non-drafted free agent on 3/5/15. SV/SVO: 0/0 K/9 IP: 9.00 » Traded to PIT from NYY with RHP Roansy Contreras, INF Maikol Escotto and OF Canaan Smith-Njigba in exchange for RHP Jameson Taillon on 1/24/21. Day-by-day results DATE OPP. W/L SCORE REC HOME ROAD POS GB WIN LOSS SAVE IND H (HR) OPP H (HR) TIME ATT H. ATT 5/4 @ IOW W 3-0 1-0 -- 1-0 T-1st -- De Jong (1-0) Biagini (0-1) Gustave (1) 9 (1) 2 (0) 2:40 3,656 -- 5/5 @ IOW L 8-3 1-1 -- 1-1 T-3rd 1.0 Jewell (1-0) Mears (0-1) -- 5 (1) 11 (4) 3:09 1,359 -- 5/6 @ IOW W 5-4 2-1 -- 2-1 T-2nd 0.5 Jacques (1-0) Abbott (0-1) Gustave (2) 4 (2) 4 (1) 3:10 1,390 -- 5/7 @ IOW L 4-3 (10) 2-2 -- 2-2 T-3rd 1.0 Jewell (2-0) Bashlor (0-1) -- 7 (0) 6 (2) 3:27 4,019 -- 5/8 @ IOW Postponed due to inclement weather; Makeup 8/4 5/9 @ IOW L 2-0 2-3 -- 2-3 T-4th 2.0 Nance (1-0) Yajure (0-1) Meisinger (1) 0 (0) 5 (0) 2:28 3,318 -- 5/10 OFF 5/11 vs. TOL W 4-3 3-3 1-0 -- 4th 2.0 Poppen (1-0) Pinto (0-1) Gustave (3) 4 (4) 8 (0) 2:41 2,678 2,678 5/12 vs. TOL W 5-3 4-3 2-0 -- T-3rd 1.0 Sulser (1-0) Hutchison (0-1) Ogle (1) 7 (2) 3 (1) 2:49 2,147 4,825 5/13 vs. TOL L 6-5 4-4 2-1 -- 4th 1.5 Del Pozo (1-0) Eckelman (0-1) Krol (1) 8 (2) 12 (1) 3:11 2,261 7,086 5/14 vs. TOL W 6-2 5-4 3-1 -- T-3rd 1.0 Spitzbarth (1-0) Ross Jr. (0-2) -- 8 (1) 11 (0) 3:30 2,921 10,007 5/15 vs. TOL W 5-4 6-4 4-1 -- T-2nd 0.5 Wright (1-0) Garcia (0-1) Bashlor (1) 9 (1) 9 (0) 2:56 3,096 13,103 5/16 vs. TOL W 6-5 7-4 5-1 -- 2nd 0.5 Spitzbarth (2-0) Farmer (0-1) -- 9 (3) 10 (2) 3:10 3,015 16,118 5/17 OFF 5/18 @ STP W 7-3 8-4 -- 3-3 T-1st -- Sulser (2-0) Jax (1-1) -- 11 (0) 10 (0) 3:10 3,031 -- 5/19 @ STP Suspended due to inclement weather; Completed 5/20 5/19-20 @ STP L 3-2 8-5 -- 3-4 1st -- Vasquez (1-0) Spitzbarth (2-1) -- 7 (0) 5 (1) 2:37 (1:08) 3,094 -- 5/20 @ STP W 7-3 9-5 -- 4-4 1st -- Yajure (1-1) Albers (1-2) -- 13 (0) 8 (1) 2:47 3,113 -- 5/21 @ STP W 6-4 (10) 10-5 -- 5-4 1st -- Gustave (1-0) Whalen (0-1) -- 12 (1) 8 (0) 4:04 4,474 -- 5/22 @ STP W 5-1 11-5 -- 6-4 1st -- De Jong (2-0) Minaya (1-2) -- 10 (2) 4 (1) 2:56 5,044 -- 5/23 @ STP L 5-4 11-6 -- 6-5 1st -- Jax (2-1) Sulser (2-1) Hackimer (1) 11 (1) 7 (0) 2:42 4,052 -- 5/24 OFF 5/25 @ OMA ------5/26 @ OMA L 3-1 11-7 -- 6-6 T-1st -- Lynch (1-1) Eckelman (0-2) Swarzak (1) 7 (0) 3 (2) 2:31 2,822 -- 5/27 @ OMA L 10-7 11-8 -- 6-7 2nd 1.0 Butler (1-0) Hartlieb (0-1) Speier (4) 9 (1) 13 (3) 3:25 2,547 -- 5/28 @ OMA L 6-5 11-9 -- 6-8 2nd 2.0 Swarzak (1-0) Ogle (0-1) -- 8 (1) 12 (2) 3:24 2,427 -- 5/29 @ OMA ------5/30 @ OMA ------5/31 OFF 6/1 vs. COL ------6/2 vs. COL ------6/3 vs. COL ------6/4 vs. COL ------6/5 vs. COL ------6/6 vs. COL ------6/7 OFF 6/8 @ NAS ------6/9 @ NAS ------6/10 @ NAS ------6/11 @ NAS ------6/12 @ NAS ------6/13 @ NAS ------6/14 OFF 6/15 vs. MEM ------6/16 vs. MEM ------6/17 vs. MEM ------6/18 vs. MEM ------6/19 vs. MEM ------6/20 vs. MEM ------6/21 OFF 6/22 @ LOU ------6/23 @ LOU ------6/24 @ LOU ------6/25 @ LOU ------6/26 @ LOU ------6/27 @ LOU ------6/28 OFF 6/29 vs. IOW ------6/30 vs. IOW ------7/1 vs. IOW ------7/2 vs. IOW ------7/3 vs. IOW ------7/4 vs. IOW ------7/5 OFF 7/6 @ COL ------7/7 @ COL ------7/8 @ COL ------7/9 @ COL ------7/10 @ COL ------7/11 @ COL ------7/12 OFF 7/13 vs. OMA ------7/14 vs. OMA ------7/15 vs. OMA ------7/16 vs. OMA ------7/17 vs. OMA ------7/18 vs. OMA ------7/19 OFF 7/20 vs. TOL ------7/21 vs. TOL ------Day-by-day results DATE OPP. W/L SCORE REC HOME ROAD POS GB WIN LOSS SAVE IND H (HR) OPP H (HR) TIME ATT H. 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MAY transactionS (30) Date Action Roster Size 5/4 Opening Day Roster 32 + 1 IL 5/4 UTIL Hunter Owen has contract selected by PIT from IND/TS 31 + 1 IL 5/5 RHP Sean Poppen optioned by PIT (5/3), active in IND 32 + 1 IL 5/8 LHP Cam Vieaux transferred from IND to ALT 31 + 1 IL 5/9 OF Troy Stokes Jr. has contract selected by PIT from IND/TS 30 + 1 IL 5/9 RHP Geoff Hartlieb recalled by PIT 29 + 1 IL 5/11 C Christian Bethancourt signed as a MiLB FA by PIT (5/1), active in IND 30 + 1 IL 5/11 LHP Chasen Shreve has contract selected by PIT from IND/TS 29 + 1 IL 5/13 INF Will Craig has contract selected by PIT from IND 28 + 1 IL 5/13 RHP Sean Poppen designated for assignment 27 + 1 IL 5/13 INF Connor Kaiser assigned to Pirate City complex from IND 26 + 1 IL 5/13 INF Ethan Paul assigned to IND from ALT 27 + 1 IL 5/14 RHP Miguel Yajure recalled by PIT 26 + 1 IL 5/15 RHP Kyle Keller recalled by PIT 25 + 1 IL 5/15 INF Hunter Owen designated for assignment (5/11), active in IND 26 + 1 IL 5/18 INF Dylan Busby assigned to Pirate City complex from IND 25 + 1 IL 5/18 RHP Geoff Hartlieb optioned by PIT (5/13), active in IND 26 + 1 IL 5/18 LHP Austin Davis has MLB rehab transferred from BRD to IND 26 + 1 MLB + 1 IL 5/18 RHP Chad Kuhl begins MLB rehab in IND 26 + 2 MLB + 1 IL 5/19 INF T.J. Rivera signed as an MiLB FA by PIT, active in IND 27 + 2 MLB + 1 IL 5/19 OF Bligh Madris transferred from ALT to IND 28 + 2 MLB + 1 IL 5/19 RHP Miguel Yajure optioned by PIT (5/14), active in IND 29 + 2 MLB + 1 IL 5/21 INF Cole Tucker recalled by PIT 28 + 2 MLB + 1 IL 5/21 OF Troy Stokes Jr. designated for assignment by PIT (5/17), active in IND 29 + 2 MLB + 1 IL 5/22 INF Ke’Bryan Hayes begins MLB rehab in IND 29 + 2 MLB + 1 IL 5/25 RHP Cody Ponce recalled by PIT 28 + 3 MLB + 1 IL 5/26 RHP Nick Mears recalled by PIT 27 + 3 MLB + 1 IL 5/27 RHP Kyle Keller optioned by PIT (5/25), active in IND 28 + 3 MLB + 1 IL 5/27 RHP Cody Ponce optioned by PIT (5/26), active in IND 29 + 3 MLB + 1 IL 5/28 OF Travis Swaggerty placed on minor league 60-day IL 28 + 3 MLB + 2 IL Records & Highs/lows Indians record vs. the triple-a east 2021 Regular Season Highs/Lows MIDWEST Indians, individual hitting Indians, Team hitting Team Record Home Road COL ------Category No. Player Date Category No. Date IOW 2-3 -- 2-3 Most At Bats 6 (2x) Alford, Sharpe MR: 5/21 @ STP Most Runs / Game 7 (3x) MR: 5/26 @ OMA Most Runs 3 Hayes 5/26 @ OMA Most Hits / Game 13 5/120 @ STP LOU ------Most Hits 3 (6x) -- MR: 5/23 @ STP Fewest Runs 0 5/9 @ IOW OMA 0-3 -- 0-3 Most XBH 2 (9x) -- MR: 5/23 @ STP Fewest Hits 0 5/9 @ IOW STP 4-2 -- 4-2 Most Doubles 2 (2x) Sharpe, Bethancourt MR: 5/23 @ STP Most Runs / Inning 5 5/13 vs. TOL (B2) TOL 5-1 5-1 -- Most Triples 1 (5x) -- MR: 5/22 @ STP Most Hits / Inning 5 5/13 vs. TOL (B2) Most Home Runs 2 Craig 5/11 vs. TOL Most Doubles 5 5/21 @ STP TOTAL 11-9 5-1 6-8 Most Total Bases 8 Craig 5/11 vs. TOL Most Triples 1 (5x) MR: 5/22 @ STP SOUTHEAST Most RBI 4 Kramer 5/21 @ STP Most Home Runs 4 5/11 vs. TOL Most Walks 3 (3x) Fowler, Alford, Sharpe MR: 5/13 vs. TOL Most HR / Inning 2 (4x) MR: 5/16 vs. TOL (B2) Team Record Home Road Most Strikeouts 4 (2x) Sharpe, Owen MR: 5/26 @ OMA Consec. Games w/ HR 6 5/11-16 CLT ------Most Stolen Bases 2 Swaggerty 5/5 @ IOW Most Extra-Base Hits 6 5/21 @ STP DUR ------Hit Streak 8 Sharpe 5/14-22 Most RBI 7 (2x) MR: 5/26 @ OMA HR Streak 2 Craig 5/11-12 Most Walks 7 (4x) MR: 5/21 @ STP GWN ------RBI Streak 2 (6x) -- MR: 5/26-27 Most HBP 2 (3x) MR: 5/26 @ OMA JAX ------Most Strikeouts 16 5/7 @ IOW MEM ------Indians, individual pitching Most Stolen Bases 3 5/5 @ IOW NAS ------Most Team LOB 14 5/21 @ STP Category No. Player Date NOR ------Most IP (S) 6.0 (4x) De Jong (2), Yajure (2) MR: 5/22 @ STP Indians, Team pitching TOTAL ------Most IP (R) 4.0 Ponce 5/20 @ STP Most Hits (S) 8 Ponce 5/13 vs. TOL Category No. Date NORTHEAST Most Hits (R) 4 (4x) -- MR: 5/26 @ OMA Most IP 10.0 5/21 @ STP Team Record Home Road Most Runs (S) 5 (4x) -- MR: 5/27 @ OMA Most Runs 10 5/26 @ OMA BUF ------Most Runs (R) 5 Mears 5/5 @ IOW Most Runs / Inning 5 (2x) MR: 5/16 vs. TOL (T1) Most ER (S) 5 (2x) De Jong, Yajure MR: 5/26 @ OMA Most Hits 13 5/26 @ OMA LHV ------Most ER (R) 5 Mears 5/5 @ IOW Most Hits / Inning 4 (2x) MR: 5/26 @ OMA (B8) ROC ------Most HR (S) 2 (3x) Sulser, De Jong, Marvel MR: 5/27 @ OMA Fewest Runs 0 5/4 @ IOW SWB ------Most HR (R) 2 Eckelman 5/25 @ OMA Fewest Hits 2 5/4 @ IOW SYR ------Most Walks (S) 3 (4x) -- MR: 5/26 @ OMA Most HR 4 5/5 @ IOW Most Walks (R) 3 (2x) Mears, Hartlieb MR: 5/20 @ STP Most HR / Inning 2 (2x) MR: 5/16 vs. TOL (T1) WOR ------Most HBP (S) 1 (3x) De Jong, Marvel, Yajure MR: 5/26 @ OMA Consec. Games w/ HR 4 5/19-22 @ STP TOTAL ------Most HBP (R) 1 (4x) -- MR: 5/21 @ STP Most Walks 6 (2x) MR: 5/7 @ IOW Most Strikeouts (S) 10 De Jong 5/4 @ IOW Most HBP 2 (2x) MR: 5/14 vs. TOL Most Strikeouts (R) 5 (2x) Weiman, Ponce MR: 5/20 @ STP Most Strikeouts 15 5/4 @ IOW Most Wild Pitches 1 (10x) -- MR: 5/26 @ OMA Most Balks 1 5/12 vs. TOL Scoreless Streak 8.0ip De Jong 5/4 @ IOW Most Wild Pitches 2 (2x) MR: 5/26 @ OMA Most Team LOB 13 5/14 vs. TOL Pirates and affiliate records Team Level W L Pct. Team miscellaneous from 2021 season Pittsburgh MLB 18 31 .367 Indianapolis AAA 11 9 .550 Largest Margin Of Victory 4 R (4x) - MR: 5/22 @ STP (5-1) Longest Game (Innings) 10 innings - 5/21 @ STP Altoona AA 13 7 .650 Largest Margin Of Defeat 5 R - 5/5 @ IOW (8-3) Longest Game (Duration) 4:04 - 5/21 @ STP (10 innings) Walk-off Wins (Indians) B9 - 5/16 vs. TOL Longest Game (Duration, 9 inn.) 3:30 - 5/14 vs. TOL Greensboro A+ 11 10 .524 Walk-off Wins (Opponents) (3) MR: B9 - 5/27 @ OMA Shortest Game (Duration) 2:28 - 5/9 @ IOW (9.0 innings) Bradenton A 12 9 .571 Largest Home Crowd 3,096 - 5/15 vs. TOL Shortest Game (Duration, 9 inn.) 2:28 - 5/9 @ IOW Total -- 65 66 .496 Largest Road Crowd 5,044 - 5/22 @ STP Longest Doubleheader Game (Innings) Longest Doubleheader Game (Duration) Shortest Doubleheader Game (Duration) indians communications department [email protected] ♦ (317) 269-3542 (Press Box ext. 288) the last time it happened... Cheyne Reiter (ext. 293) ♦ [email protected] Hit for the Cycle: Kevin Newman/Jacob Stallings Two-Triple Game: Trayvon Robinson Anna Kayser (ext. 369) [email protected] ♦ ...... 8/7/2018 vs. LHV ...... 4/12/2019 vs. CHA Emily Reese (ext. 279) ♦ [email protected] Leadoff HR: Travis Swaggerty 5+ RBI Game: Jose Osuna (6 RBI) ...... 5/11/2021 vs. TOL ...... 5/25/2019 @ COL
Walk-off HR: Will Craig 4+ Stolen Bases: Eury Perez (4 SB) ...... 7/30/2019 vs. COL (9th inning) ...... 6/29/2017 vs. DUR
Back-to-Back HR: Anthony Alford, Christian Bethancourt Steal of Home: Will Craig ...... 5/13/2021 vs. TOL (2nd inning) ...... 4/12/2019 vs. CHA
Two-HR Game: Will Craig HR by Pitcher: Vance Worley ...... 5/11/2021 vs. TOL ...... 6/8/2014 @ LHV
Three-HR Game: Micah Franklin Multi-Hit Game, Pitcher: Brandon Waddell ...... 9/1/2001 vs. TOL ...... 8/24/2019 vs. LOU (2-for-3)
Grand Slam: Kevin Kramer Multi-RBI Game, Pitcher: Casey Sadler (2 RBI) ...... 5/3/2019 vs. LOU ...... 5/22/2018 vs. LOU
5-Hit Game: Kevin Newman Individual 10+ Strikeouts: Chase De Jong (10 K) ...... 8/7/18 vs. LHV ...... 5/4/2021 @ IOW
Three-Double Game: Josh Bell ...... 6/11/2016 vs. SYR