INDIANAPOLIS INDIANS GAME INFORMATION [ Indianapolis Indians501 //West Communications Maryland Department Street ] - Indianapolis, _______________________________________ IN 46225 ♦ (317) 269-3542 ♦ @IndyIndians ♦ IndyIndians.com/MediaKit Indianapolis Indians Sunday, May 29, 2021 2:05 PM ET Omaha Storm Chasers 11-11 (3rd, 4.0 GB, AAA-E MW) Werner Park ♦ Papillion, NE 15-7 (1st, 3.5 GA, AAA-E MW) RHP Cody Ponce (0-0, 5.40) Game #23 / Road #17 LHP Daniel Lynch (1-1, 3.86) Radio/TV: FoxSportsIndy.com / AM 1260 / iHeart app / MiLB TV 2021 at a glance indy bits series history Overall 11-11 2021 @ IND: 0-0 Home 5-1 LAST NIGHT: The Indians dropped the fifth game of the series at Omaha, 6-2, last night. Omaha came back from a 1-0 deficit following a Ke’Bryan Road 6-10 2021 @ OMA: 0-5 Place 3rd Hayes home run with a long ball of their own, and then offset the Indians 2-1 lead in the fourth with a four-run bottom half of the inning for the win. Since 1988 @ IND: 55-23 (.705) GA/GB 4.0 GB Hayes and Bligh Madris led the Indians the offense with one RBI each, with Madris going 2-for-4 with a pair of doubles. Beau Sulser took his second Since 1988 @ OMA: 32-51 (.386) Streak L6 Since 1988 Totals: 87-74 (.540) Home Streak W3 loss with Indianapolis after surrendering five runs in 3.1 innings. The Indians faced off against seven different Storm Chaser bullpen arms in the Road Streak L6 Longest Winning Streak 4 defeat. 2021 TEAM COMPARISON Longest Losing Streak 6 Indians Omaha Last 5 0-5 Last 10 3-7 HAYES HOMERS: Ke’Bryan Hayes has been showing off both his Gold Glove-caliber defense and offensive power during his rehab assignment with .228 BA .263 Home Openings/Lost 6/0 Indianapolis. Last night, he hit his second home run with the Indians to drive in the first run of the game in the first inning. In six games, Hayes has hit 91 R 115 Home Attendance 16,188 167 H 195 Avg. Home Attendance 2,686 .300 (6-for-20) with two doubles, two home runs, three RBI and six runs scored. He has played four of his six games at third base. 36 2B 35 League Rank (Total/Avg) 20th/12th 5 3B 4 24 HR 35 Day Games 2-2 BLIGH IS THAT GUY: Bligh Madris went 2-for-4 with a pair of doubles and an RBI to lead the Indians offense last night at Omaha. In his first nine 84 RBI 107 Night Games 9-10 285 TB 343 Before All-Star Break 11-11 Triple-A games since being promoted from Double-A Altoona, he is hitting .355 (11-for-31) with four extra-base hits, six RBI and five runs scored. He 86 BB 74 After All-Star Break 0-0 has had five multi-hit performances in that span. In the past four games, he has driven in six RBI following multi-RBI performances on May 26 (3 RBI) 235 K 205 May 11-11 13 SB 33 June 0-0 and May 27 (2 RBI). 6 CS 5 July 0-0 .318 OBP .339 August 0-0 .389 SLG .463 September 0-0 SHARPE ON BASE: With a single in his final at-bat last night, Chris Sharpe extended his on-base streak to 15 consecutive games dating back to May Tuesday 3-1 12. During that time frame, he has hit safely in 12 games with a .245 average (13-for-53), 13 runs scored, seven doubles, a home run and 10 walks. 191.2 IP 193.0 Wednesday 1-2 3.57 ERA 4.34 Thursday 2-3 Also during that time, he had a team-leading eight-game hitting streak from May 14-22. With a leadoff double in the seventh inning on Friday, Sharpe 1.27 WHIP 1.36 Friday 2-2 retook sole possession of the league lead with eight doubles. The 24-year-old split the 2019 season between High-A Bradenton and Double-A Altoona 5 SV 6 Saturday 2-1 172 H 174 Sunday 1-2 and hit a combined .254 (116-for-457) with 31 doubles, three triples, 16 home runs and 17 stolen bases. His 31 doubles between the two levels was 88 R 104 Scoring First 8-5 tied for second among Pirates farmhands. 76 ER 93 Opponent Scores First 3-6 26 HR 28 Comeback Wins 4 7 HB 16 Opponent Comeback Wins 6 SIX STRAIGHT: For the first time since 2018, the Indians have lost six consecutive games. That season, the team lost two games at Charlotte, three 72 BB 89 Extra Innings 1-1 vs. Gwinnett and one vs. Scranton/WB for its longest losing streak of the season from May 27-June 1. Indianapolis has now lost six consecutive 214 K 222 Shutout Record 1-2 Doubleheaders 0-0 games on their 12-game road trip dating back to last Sunday at St. Paul and have been outscored, 33-19, in that span. INDIANS VS. THE AAA-E Commit An Error 4-9 Commit No Errors 7-2 vs. AAA-E Midwest: 11-11 Walk-Off Wins 1 TONIGHT: The Indians look to avoid being swept in the six-game series at Omaha this afternoon. RHP Cody Ponce is set to make his first Indians start vs. AAA-E Southeast: 0-0 Walk-Off Losses 3 since May 13 vs. Toledo after starting with Pittsburgh at Chicago (NL) on May 25. LHP Daniel Lynch will take the mound for Omaha after earning the vs. AAA-E Northeast: no games Scoring 4+ Runs 10-4 win in the series opener on May 25 vs. Indianapolis (5.2ip, 5h, 1r, 1er, 1bb, 6k). Series (W-L-S): 2-2-0 Scoring 3 Or Fewer Runs 1-7 Sweeps: 0-0 Outhit Opponent 6-4 Outhit By Opponent 4-7 Teams Tie in Hits 1-0 PONCE WITH THE PIRATES: Cody Ponce was recalled by Pittsburgh on May 25 and made his first start for the Pirates this season vs. Chicago (NL). 2021 AAA-E STANDINGS Indy Hits HR 9-6 He took the loss after surrendering four runs on nine hits in 5.0 innings and was optioned back to Indianapolis the next day. Today will be Ponce’s Indy no HR 2-5 MIDWEST Opp. Hits HR 6-9 third start and fourth appearance with the Indians this season, and he enters the game with a 5.40 ERA (7er/11.2ip) and 11 strikeouts in Triple-A Opp. no HR 5-2 this season. Ponce made his MLB debut in 2020 and appeared in five games (three starts) with the Pirates that season, going 1-1 with a 3.18 ERA Team W-L GB Lead After 6 9-1 OMA 15-7 - Trail After 6 2-9 (6er/17.0ip). STP 12-11 3.5 Tied After 6 0-1 Lead After 7 9-1 IND 11-11 4.0 Trail After 7 1-8 OMAHA WIN STREAKS: Dating back to 1988, Omaha has won five or more consecutive games against Indianapolis three times, with the longest TOL 10-12 5.0 Tied After 7 1-2 IOW 9-12 5.5 Lead After 8 9-0 winning streak coming in seven games from May 17 (2)-July 21, 1991. Omaha outscored Indy, 39-21, during that streak. In the first game of the May COL 8-14 7.0 Trail After 8 0-8 17 doubleheader, the Indians were trailing, 5-3, entering the ninth inning and scored seven runs in the top half to come back and win, 10-5. That LOU 7-15 8.0 Tied After 8 2-3 season, the Indians went 3-9 vs. the then-Royals with a 1-5 record on the road. Vs. LH Starter 2-2 NORTHEAST Vs. RH Starter 9-9 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, 280-270 (.509). Since 1988 (Indianapolis’ re- SWB 16-6 - league leaders WOR 14-9 2.5 cords), the Indians are leading Omaha 87-74 (.540) overall, but the Storm Chasers hold the advantage in Nebraska, 32-51 (.386). The two teams met LHV 13-10 3.5 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 BUF 12-10 4.0 2B Sharpe 8 1st lead, 11-9, in the postseason. SYR 7-16 9.5 3B Tucker 2 T-3rd ROC 6-17 10.5 SOUTHEAST Current Road Trip BY THE NUMBERS Team W-L GB Games 11 ERA 4.02 (42er/94.0ip) NAS 17-5 - Record 4-7 Starter W-L 3-3 DUR 17-6 0.5 Average .255 (97-for-380) Starter ERA 5.29 (24er/50.1ip) 2 SB JAX 13-10 4.5 Runs (Avg/Gm) 46 (4.2) Reliever W-L 1-4 GWN 13-10 4.5 XBH (Avg/Gm) 34 (3.1) Reliever ERA 3.71 (18er/43.2ip) The Indians two stolen bases last night (Troy Stokes Jr. and Anthony Alford) were the MEM 9-14 8.5 Home Runs 7 Walks 33 first team stolen bases recorded since May 16 vs.