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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 Wednesday, August 28, 2019 1:35 p.m. ET Toledo Mud Hens 64-70 (T-2nd, -12.0 GB, IL West) Victory Field ♦ Indianapolis, IN 64-70 (T-2nd, -12.0 GB, IL West) RHP James Marvel (5-0, 2.72) Game #135 // Home #67 RHP Spenser Watkins (5-4, 7.52) Radio/TV: FoxSportsIndy.com / Fox Sports 1260 / iHeart app / MiLB TV / Comcast 90 UPCOMING MATCHUPS DAY DATE OPPONENT PROBABLES TIME (ET) RADIO/TV Thursday August 29 vs. Toledo LHP Brandon Waddell (3-6, 8.58) vs. RHP Tim Adleman (8-4, 3.34) 7:05 p.m. FoxSportsIndy.com / AM 1260 / iHeart app / MiLB TV / Comcast 90 Friday August 30 vs. Columbus TBA vs. TBA 7:15 p.m. FoxSportsIndy.com / AM 1260 / iHeart app / MiLB TV / Comcast 90 Saturday August 31 vs. Columbus RHP Cody Ponce (1-2, 4.15) vs. TBA 7:05 p.m. FoxSportsIndy.com / AM 1260 / iHeart app / MiLB TV / Comcast 90 Sunday September 1 at Louisville RHP Alex McRae (7-7, 5.00) vs. TBA 6:00 p.m. FoxSportsIndy.com / AM 1260 / iHeart app / MiLB TV 2019 indy bits Tribe Tips 2019 AT A GLANCE Day Games: 19-18 Overall 64-70 Night Games: 45-52 LAST NIGHT: The Indians overcame a 3-0 deficit with a three-run sixth, but the Mud Hens used five home runs on the night -- including three over the Home 31-35 final two innings -- to put away Indy, 11-3. Will Craig plated the Tribe's first run with an RBI single in the sixth and two batters later, Jason Martin tripled Before All-Star Break: 44-44 Road 33-35 After All-Star Break: 20-26 off the glove of CF Daz Cameron to score two more. Back-to-back homers by Jeimer Candelario and Christin Stewart put Toledo back in front 6-3 in the Place 2nd April: 13-11 eighth, and they added five runs in the ninth for the win. Alex McRae gave up a pair of home runs early on as Indy fell behind, only to claw back as McRae GA/GB -12.0 GB May: 18-9 kept the visitors in check. He finished with seven innings of three-run ball, fanning five while scattering four hits and three walks. Streak L3 June: 10-19 Home Streak L2 July: 14-14 August: 9-17 Road Streak L2 September: 0-0 AND IT'S GONE: Through the first 22.5 seasons at Victory Field, Indy's pitching staff only had three games at home where they surrendered four home Longest Winning Streak 6 (4/7-13) runs, first doing so on June 3, 2008 vs. Lehigh Valley. They also gave up four dingers on July 26, 2017 vs. Rochester and July 15, 2018 vs. Toledo. This Longest Losing Streak 5 (6/26-30) Monday: 6-4 Last 5 2-3 Tuesday: 9-10 season alone, the Indians have had individual games at The Vic where they've allowed four (July 17 vs. Syracuse), five (last night vs. Toledo) and seven Wednesday: 10-9 home runs (July 15 vs. Syracuse). Indy has surrendered a franchise-record 152 home runs this season (old record: 145 in 2005) and the Tribe are on pace Last 10 4-6 Thursday: 10-11 Home Openings/Lost 64/2 Friday: 10-13 to give up 159 jacks. Home Attendance 544,452 Saturday: 9-12 Avg. Home Attendance 8,517 Sunday: 10-11 MUSICAL CHAIRS: RHP Yefry Ramirez was recalled by Pittsburgh ahead of last night's game; Ramirez was originally slated to start today's game vs. League Rank (Total/Avg) (4th/3rd) Scoring First: 45-18 Toledo. Instead, the Tribe will turn to RHP James Marvel (5-0, 2.72) for his 10th Triple-A start. In his last 15 starts between Double-A Altoona and Indy, the Opponent Scores First: 19-52 Curve and Indians have combined for a 14-1 record. Six of Marvel's nine starts have been quality starts, tied for third most on the team, despite him only SERIES HISTORY Comeback Wins: 27 Opponent Comeback Wins: 30 being with the Indians since July 5. 2019 at Home: 5-5 Extra Innings: 5-7 2019 @ Toledo: 7-6 Shutout Record: 5-7 Doubleheaders: 5-7 THE STARS ALIGN: RHP Mitch Keller was named the International League Most Valuable Pitcher yesterday, joining former Indians Fritz Ackley (1963), Ben All-Time at Home: 134-91 (.596) Commit An Error: 25-37 Hendrickson (2004) and Steven Brault (2017) who also won the award. Keller is currently on the IL leaderboard with 123 strikeouts and led the league All-Time @ Toledo: 110-111 (.498) Commit No Errors: 39-33 Walk-Off Wins: 4 with a 3.56 ERA at the time of his latest promotion to Pittsburgh. UTIL Jake Elmore joined him as the IL postseason All-Star team's second baseman. He is All-Time Totals: 244-202 (.547) Walk-Off Losses: 4 currently second in the IL with a .337 batting average (116-for-344). Elmore is also third in OBP (.406) and fifth in doubles (31). Indy went 21 seasons in 2019 league leaders vs. IL West: 34-32 the IL without a second baseman named to the postseason All-Star team, but now have had a representative at that position each of the last two seasons vs. IL North: 16-21 (Kevin Kramer in 2018). Category Player No. Rank vs. IL South: 14-17 AVG Elmore .337 2nd OBP Elmore .406 3rd Scoring 4+ Runs: 52-28 MOW 'EM DOWN, MONTANA: RHP Montana DuRapau is closing in on Indy's longest scoreless streak for the season. After a two-inning shutout appear- Scoring 3 Or Fewer Runs: 12-42 2B Elmore 31 5th Outhit Opponent: 49-14 ance Monday night, he hasn't allowed a run in his last 15.1 innings of work (11 games), with the Tribe's season long being 16.0 consecutive scoreless Kramer 29 T-8th Outhit By Opponent: 10-47 innings by James Marvel. During that stretch, DuRapau has fanned 26 and allowed just eight of 54 total batters to reach base, good for a 0.52 WHIP and Teams Tie in Hits: 5-9 3B Martin/Robinson 5 T-7th Indy Hits HR: 46-36 .098 opposing batting average. On Friday, he nailed down his 10th save in as many opportunities. DuRapau, 27, is now 64-for-70 (91.4 percent) in career CS Elmore 8 T-5th Indy no HR: 18-34 save chances and hasn't been charged with a blown save since May 13, 2017 with Double-A Altoona. L Vera 9 T-4th Opp. Hits HR: 41-49 Opp. no HR: 23-21 ERA McRae 5.00 9th Lead After 6: 48-5 THE CATCHERS: Indianapolis' catching corps ranks last in the IL with a collective .211 average and .627 OPS. Indy's primary second-half duo of Steven GS Vera 22 T-6th Trail After 6: 5-52 Tied After 6: 11-13 Baron (.182, 8-for-44) and Christian Kelley (.140, 13-for-93) have combined for three home runs, three doubles and 13 RBI since the All-Star break. CG Marvel 1 T-2nd Lead After 7: 55-4 Defensively, the two have combined to throw out 33.3% of basestealers (42-for-126) on the season, with Baron leading the way at 36.4% (20-for-55). SHO Marvel 1 T-1st Trail After 7: 6-59 IP Vera 118.2 9th Tied After 7: 3-7 Lead After 8: 52-2 THE PONCE PARTY: RHP Cody Ponce made one Double-A start in 30 games between Altoona and Biloxi before transferring to Indy's rotation full-time. As SO Keller 123 3rd Trail After 8: 4-57 a bullpen arm, he went 1-3 with a 3.48 ERA (16er/41.1ip) and 48 strikeouts (10.45 K/9). As a starter with the Tribe, he has a 4.15 ERA (6er/13.0ip) and 17 GIDP McRae 17 2nd Tied After 8: 4-5 strikeouts (11.77 K/9). On Aug. 21 he fanned a season-high eight batters, beating his previous high of five which he also set in Triple-A. SV DuRapau 10 3rd Vs. LH Starter: 14-17 Neverauskas 9 T-4th Vs. RH Starter: 50-53 GO TO J-MART: Since June 19, OF Jason Martin has hit safely in 40 of 53 games, with only two stretches of back-to-back games without reaching base. Brentz 8 T-9th Series (W-L-S): 19-21-2 He has hit safely in eight of his last 11 games and 22 of his last 27 with a .326 average (31-for-95), two triples, 10 doubles, 19 RBI and 10 runs scored. He 2019 TEAM COMPARISON Sweeps: 6-5 was hitting just .216 (36-for-167) with 15 RBI through June 18 and has since hit .314 (58-for-185) with 33 RBI. Indians Mud Hens 2019 IL STANDINGS .255 Batting Avg .277 THE HEAT IS ON: UTIL Jake Elmore is currently 0-for-5 in the first two games of the series vs. Toledo, lowering his average to .337 (116-for-344), three 598 Runs 732 WEST 1130 Hits 1271 Team W-L GB points behind Durham's Jake Cronenworth. Elmore has hit safely in 18 of his last 23 and 21 of his last 27 games overall.