Tribe Tips 2017 at a GLANCE Day Games: 3-7 GOOD COMPANY: Christopher Bostick Has Hit Safely in Each of His Last 15 Games
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_______________________________________ [ Indianapolis Indians501 // CommunicationsWest Maryland Department Street ] - Indianapolis, IN 46225 ♦ (317) 269-3542 ♦ @IndyIndians ♦ IndyIndians.com/MediaKit[ IndyIndians.com // (317) 269-3524 ] Indianapolis Indians Saturday, May 6, 2017 Columbus Clippers 8-16 (4th, IL West) 6:15 p.m ET 11-15 (2nd, IL West) LHP Steven Brault (0-3, 3.86) Huntington Park ♦ Columbus, OH LHP Ryan Merritt (2-2, 4.82) Game #25/Road #10 UPCOMING MATCHUPS DAY DATE OPPONENT PROBABLES TIME (ET) RADIO/TV Sunday May 7 @ Columbus RHP Josh Lindblom (0-2, 2.50) vs. RHP Adam Plutko (0-4, 7.56) 2:05 p.m. Fox Sports 97.5/AM 1260/MiLB TV Monday May 8 vs. Charlotte RHP Drew Hutchison (0-1, 5.00) vs. TBA 7:05 p.m. Fox Sports 97.5/AM 1260/MiLB TV/Comcast channel 90 Tuesday May 9 vs. Charlotte RHP Clay Holmes (0-1, 3.72) vs. TBA 11:05 a.m. Fox Sports 97.5/AM 1260/MiLB TV/Comcast channel 90 Wednesday May 10 vs. Charlotte RHP Tyler Eppler (2-1, 2.96) vs. TBA 11:05 a.m. Fox Sports 97.5/AM 1260/MiLB TV/Comcast channel 90 2017 indy bits Tribe Tips 2017 AT A GLANCE Day Games: 3-7 GOOD COMPANY: Christopher Bostick has hit safely in each of his last 15 games. He extended his streak in the eighth inning on Wednesday with a single off Overall 8-16 Night Games: 5-9 Toledo left-hander Daniel Stumpf. During his hitting streak, he's batting .375 (24-for-64) with six doubles, two home runs, nine RBI, 10 runs scored and a .394 Home 5-10 on-base percentage. His career-high hitting streak is 16 games, a stretch that ran from June 15-July 4, 2013 while he was with Single-A Beloit in the Athletics Road 3-6 Before All-Star Break: 8-16 farm system. Last year, Alen Hanson and Josh Bell both notched team-best 14-game hitting streaks. Place 4th After All-Star Break: 0-0 GA/GB -5.0 April: 7-15 Streak L1 May: 1-1 NAME YOUR KID CHRIS: Bostick's 15-game hitting streak is the longest streak in the International League this season. Durham's Curt Casali and Columbus' Tyler Naquin each have active 14-game hitting streaks. Bostick's streak is the longest by a Tribe player since Chris Dickerson strung together a 16-gamer from Home Streak L1 June: 0-0 Road Streak L1 July: 0-0 April 29-May 19, 2014. Longest Winning Streak 2 (2x, Last - 4/23-27) August: 0-0 Longest Losing Streak 5 (4/8-12) September: 0-0 IN ALL OF BASEBALL: Bostick is one of 13 players in all of professional baseball to have a minimum 15-game hitting streak to their credit in 2017. The list of Last 5 2-3 players by hitting streak longevity is below. Players in bolded italics denotes that their streak is active. Last 10 4-6 Monday: 0-1 Home Openings 15 Tuesday: 1-2 Home Attendance 85,940 Wednesday: 1-2 Jake Cronenworth (High-A Charlotte) - 22 games Christopher Bostick (Triple-A Indianapolis) - 15 games Oscar Mercado (Double-A Springfield) - 20 games Jamie Romak (Triple-A El Paso) - 15 games Avg. Attendance 5,729 Thursday: 3-2 League Rank (Total) 4th Friday: 1-3 Max Pentecost (High-A Dunedin) - 18 games Tzu-Wei Lin (Double-A Portland) - 15 games Saturday: 1-3 Mike Trout (Los Angeles Angeles) - 17 games Jake Gatewood (High-A Carolina) - 15 games SERIES HISTORY Sunday: 1-3 Justin Turner (Los Angeles Dodgers) - 16 games Bo Bichette (Single-A Lansing) - 15 games Braden Bishop (High-A Modesto) - 16 games Jermaine Palacios (Single-A Cedar Rapids) - 15 games 2017 at Home: 0-3 Scoring First: 5-7 Eddie Rosario (Minnesota) - 15 games 2017 @ Columbus: 0-0 Opponent Scoring First: 3-9 All-Time at Home: 90-85 (.514) Extra Innings: 1-4 AMONG THE LEADERS: Bostick ranks among International League leaders in hits (T-3rd, 31), triples (T-4th, 2) and batting average (T-5th, .333). His .333 All-Time @ Columbus: 81-100 (.448) Shutout Record: 0-4 All-Time Totals (IL era): 171-185 (.480) Doubleheaders: 0-0-1 average is fifth-best among Pirates farmhands this season. Commit An Error: 6-11 2017 league leaders Commit No Errors: 2-5 RACK 'EM, RAKE 'EM: The Indians have posted double-digit hit totals in each of their last four games dating back to last Friday at Scranton/W-B. The Indians Walk-Off Wins: 0 have recorded 13, 12, 17 and 10 hits in consecutive games, marking the first time Indy has recorded 10-plus hits in a four-game stretch since Sept. 5-9, 2015. Category Player No. Rank Walk-Off Losses: 1 That season, Indy totaled 13 hits vs. Toledo on Sept. 5, followed by consecutive 10-hit performances on Sept. 6 and 7 @ Louisville. The Indians then began their HR Max Moroff 6 T-2nd 2015 playoff run with an 11-hit outburst to take game one of their opening round series agains the RailRiders. vs. IL West: 4-9 Hits Christopher Bostick 31 T-3rd vs. IL North: 3-5 MCKINNEY'S INHERITANCE: On the season, McKinney has been one of Indy's most reliable reliever in sticky situations, as he's allowed just one of 11 total 3B Christopher Bostick 2 T-4th vs. IL South: 1-2 inherited runners to score. Scoring 4+ Runs: 8-6 BA Christopher Bostick .333 T-5th Scoring 3 Or Fewer Runs: 0-10 NO RUNS FOR YOU: Edgar Santana has been lights out at the back of Indy's bullpen. The 25-year-old has surrendered just two runs (one earned) in 14.1 innings Out-Hit Opponent: 6-1 pitched this season. He has not allowed a run in his last 10.2 innings pitched, spanning eight appearances. Out-Hit By Opponent: 1-11 GF Edgar Santana 9 T-1st Teams Tie in Hits: 1-4 NOT WHAT YOU WANT: With Wednesday's loss to the Mud Hens, the Indians fell to 4-6 when having a lead after six innings. They are joined by the Texas Rangers Indy Hits HR: 6-7 and Single-A Lexington (Royals) as the only teams in professional to have six such losses when leading after six frames. WHIP Tyler Eppler 0.95 5th Indy no HR: 2-9 Opp. Hits HR: 4-8 ONE-RUN GAMES, NOT WON: Indianapolis is one of three teams in professional with at least nine one-run losses. Indy is 1-9 in one-run affairs, Double-A Mobile Opp. no HR: 4-8 Team 3B Indianapolis 8 1st Lead After 6: 4-6 (Angels) is 4-9 and High-A Wilmington (Royals) leads the way in one-run losses at 4-12. Philadelphia has the most one-run defeats in the majors, as the Trail After 6: 2-8 Phillies are 5-8 in such contests. Team 2B Indianapolis 41 5th Tied After 6: 2-2 Lead After 7: 7-3 RAISE THE BAR: After a six-year run with Dean Treanor as skipper, Indy is in a new era under Andy Barkett. This is Barkett's first season as a Triple-A manager, TEAM COMPARISON Trail After 7: 0-10 and he is the 60th manager in club history. Last year, he served as the assistant hitting coordinator in the Pirates organization, the same position he held with Tied After 7: 1-3 the Miami Marlins in 2015. From 2011-14, he managed Double-A Jacksonville in the Marlins system and led the club to a Southern League title in 2014. From Indians Clippers Lead After 8: 8-2 2007-10, he managed in the Tigers system, including a three-year stint with Single-A Advanced Lakeland (2008-10). Overall, he owns a 539-522 record (.508) .244 Batting Avg .259 Trail After 8: 0-10 as a manager. 96 Runs 100 Tied After 8: 0-3 196 Hits 234 Series (W-L-S): 0-5-3 INDIANS PROSPECTUS: Indianapolis has a plethora of top prospects in the Pirates organization, according to Baseball America. Outfielder Austin Meadows is 41 Doubles 39 the headliner as Pittsburgh's top prospect and No. 6 in all of baseball. Steven Brault checks in at No. 7 in the Pirates system, followed by infielder Max Moroff 8 Triples 5 2017 IL STANDINGS (No. 13) and right-handers Tyler Eppler (No. 18), Clay Holmes (No. 20) and Dovydas Neverauskas (No. 24). 18 Home Runs 29 WEST 40-MAN, MAN: Nine of Indy's 25 active players are currently listed on Pittsburgh's 40-man roster, including pitchers Steven Brault, Clay Holmes, Drew Hutch- 92 RBI 96 Team W-L GB ison, Pat Light, Dovydas Neverauskas and A.J. Schugel, along with infielders Christopher Bostick and Max Moroff and outfielder Danny Ortiz. 307 Total Bases 370 TOL 14-11 - 69 Walks 91 COL 11-15 3.5 CLEVELAND FARMHANDS: The Clippers boast seven of Cleveland's top 30 prospects by Baseball America. Leading the way is outfielder Bradley Zimmer at No. 2, 195 Strikeouts 238 LOU 10-17 5.0 followed by infielders Erik Gonzalez (No. 9) and Yandy Diaz (No. 11), pitchers Adam Plutko (No. 16), Shawn Morimando (No. 19) and Ryan Merritt (No. 22), and 15 Stolen Bases 15 IND 8-16 5.5 another infielder, Nellie Rodriguez (No. 25). 9 Caught Stealing 6 NORTH RYAN MERRITT: The Clippers will send 25-year-old southpaw Ryan Merritt to the bump for the series opener tonight.