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[ Indianapolis Indians501 //West Communications Maryland Department Street ] - Indianapolis, ______IN 46225 ♦ (317) 269-3542 ♦ @IndyIndians ♦ IndyIndians.com/MediaKit Indianapolis Indians Wednesday, May 19, 2021 8:05 PM ET St. Paul Saints 8-4 (T-1st, -- GB, AAA-E MW) CHS Field ♦ St. Paul, MN 5-8 (5th, 3.5 GB, AAA-E MW) RHP Chad Kuhl (MLB Rehab) Game #13 / Road #7 RHP Chandler Shepherd (0-1, 9.82) RHP Cody Ponce (0-0, 5.87) Radio/TV: FoxSportsIndy.com / AM 1260 / iHeart app / MiLB TV 2021 at a glance indy bits series history Overall 8-4 2021 @ IND: 0-0 Home 5-1 LAST NIGHT: Facing a 1-0 deficit following the first inning, the Indians scored four runs in the second and three in the third en route to a decisive 7-3 Road 3-3 2021 @ STP: 1-0 Place T-1st win over St. Paul last night. Seven of the Indians nine starters recorded at least one hit and together the team tallied a season-high 11 base hits. Since 1938 @ IND: 131-116 (.530) GA/GB -- GB RHP Beau Sulser earned his second win of the season after surrendering three runs in 5.0 innings, and the Indians bullpen combined for four shutout Since 1938 @ STP: 110-136 (.447) Streak W4 Since 1938 Totals: 241-252 (.489) Home Streak W3 innings to hold the Saints at bay. Road Streak W1 Longest Winning Streak 4 2021 TEAM COMPARISON Longest Losing Streak 2 DUAL RBI DOUBLES: Anthony Alford and Hunter Owen, batting in the sixth and seventh spots of the Indians lineup respectively, each recorded two- Indians Saints Last 5 4-1 Last 10 7-3 RBI doubles in the win over St. Paul. Following an RBI-single off the bat of Alford, Owen doubled down the left field line to extend the Indians lead to .209 BA .221 Home Openings/Lost 6/0 3-1 with no outs in the second. With two outs in the third inning, Alford repeated Owen’s double down the left field line to score two more, and Owen 52 R 48 Home Attendance 16,188 81 H 92 Avg. Home Attendance 2,686 followed with an RBI infield single to make it 7-1. Both Alford (3-for-4) and Owen (2-for-4) finished the night with three RBI. 14 2B 13 League Rank (Total/Avg) 12th/14th 3 3B 1 17 HR 15 Day Games 2-1 BETHANCOURT ON BASE: After going 2-for-4 last night at St. Paul, catcher turned Indians first baseman Christian Bethancourt has hit safely in his 49 RBI 48 Night Games 6-3 152 TB 152 Before All-Star Break 8-4 first five games with Indianapolis. In an Indians uniform, he is hitting .364 (8-for-22) with three multi-hit games and three RBI. Oddly enough, he 50 BB 52 After All-Star Break 0-0 is no stranger to quick starts with a new team. Of the 12 affiliated teams he has appeared with since being signed as a non-drafted free agent by 126 K 141 May 8-4 11 SB 11 June 0-0 Atlanta in 2008, Bethancourt has hit safely in five-plus games to begin his career with half of them. Those teams and his hitting streaks are listed 5 CS 2 July 0-0 below. .309 OBP .310 August 0-0 .392 SLG .365 September 0-0 Tuesday 3-0 2008 Rookie-league DSL Braves - 6 games 2013 Double-A Mississippi - 7 games 106.2 IP 113.1 Wednesday 1-1 3.12 ERA 4.76 Thursday 1-1 2009 Rookie-Advanced Danville - 6 games 2018 Triple-A Colorado Springs - 5 games 1.28 WHIP 1.52 Friday 1-1 2010 Single-A Rome - 5 games 2021 Indianapolis - 5 games 5 SV 1 Saturday 1-0 96 H 124 Sunday 1-1 44 R 66 Scoring First 5-1 STREAKING WITH WINS: The Indians are on a season-high four-game winning streak and have been victorious in six of their last seven games after 37 ER 60 Opponent Scores First 3-3 dropping three of five games at Iowa to open the season. In the last four games, Indianapolis has outscored its opponents, 24-14, while being outhit, 11 HR 8 Comeback Wins 4 5 HB 9 Opponent Comeback Wins 2 37-40. In the last seven games with a 6-1 record, the Indians are outscoring their opponents 38-26 and have only recorded more than 10 hits (11, last 41 BB 48 Extra Innings 0-1 night) once. In 2019, the team’s longest win streak was six games from April 7-13, and it outscored opponents, 45-23. 125 K 124 Shutout Record 1-0 Doubleheaders 0-0 INDIANS VS. THE AAA-E Commit An Error 3-4 Commit No Errors 5-0 SERIES OPENING VICTORY: With records dating back to 1938 when the Indians and Saints faced each other as members of the American Associ- vs. AAA-E Midwest: 8-4 Walk-Off Wins 1 ation from 1902-60, the Indians trail St. Paul in the first game of a season series, 13-11. Last night’s win was the Indians first series opening win vs. AAA-E Southeast: 0-0 Walk-Off Losses 1 at St. Paul since 1946, when they narrowly edged the Saints, 3-1, in 10 innings. Dating back to 1938, St. Paul owns the head-to-head series record, vs. AAA-E Northeast: no games Scoring 4+ Runs 7-1 252-241 (.511) with an edge at home 136-110 (.553). The last time the two teams met, in 1960, St. Paul took the series 15-7. Series (W-L-S): 1-1-0 Scoring 3 Or Fewer Runs 1-3 Sweeps: 0-0 Outhit Opponent 3-1 Outhit By Opponent 4-3 Teams Tie in Hits 1-0 A KUHL REHAB: Tonight, RHP Chad Kuhl makes his first major league rehab start with Indianapolis after being placed on the 10-day injured list on 2021 AAA-E STANDINGS Indy Hits HR 7-2 April 22 with right shoulder discomfort. In four starts with the Pirates to open the 2021 season, he went 0-1 with a 6.32 ERA (11er/15.2ip) and 14 Indy no HR 1-2 MIDWEST Opp. Hits HR 3-3 strikeouts. Tonight isn’t the first time Kuhl will appear in an Indians jersey, the 28-year-old’s journey to the big leagues went through the Circle City Opp. no HR 5-1 prior to making his debut in 2016. During that Triple-A campaign in 2016, he went 6-3 with a 2.37 ERA (22er/83.2ip) in 16 games. Team W-L GB Lead After 6 6-1 OMA 8-4 - Trail After 6 2-3 IND 8-4 - Tied After 6 0-0 Lead After 7 6-1 THROWING IT BACK: Chad Kuhl first appeared with the Indians on Sept. 18, 2015 in a win-or-go-home Game 4 of the Governors’ Cup Championship COL 7-5 1.0 Trail After 7 1-3 vs. Columbus. The then-23-year-old excelled in his Triple-A debut, tossing 7.0 one-run innings in a pitchers duel. After exiting the game tied at 1-1, IOW 6-5 1.5 Tied After 7 1-0 STP 5-8 3.5 Lead After 8 7-0 Kuhl took a no-decision when Columbus scored three runs in the top of the eighth. The Indians came back with one run in the bottom half and three in LOU 4-8 4.0 Trail After 8 0-3 the ninth to force a Game 5. Josh Bell, who went 4-for-4 with a home run, drove in the walk-off run with a one-out single. TOL 3-9 5.0 Tied After 8 1-1 Vs. LH Starter 0-1 NORTHEAST Vs. RH Starter 8-3 SCOUTING ST. PAUL: Last night, the Indians pitching staff held Saints catcher and the preseason No. 60/current No. 53 overall prospect (Baseball America) Ryan Jeffers hitless through four at-bats with one strikeout. Jeffers is Minnesota’s No. 4 prospect and has split time so far between the Team W-L GB Twins and Saints. With St. Paul, he is hitting .250 (12-for-48) with three home runs and 10 RBI in 13 games. As a team, St. Paul ranks 15th with SWB 10-3 - league leaders BUF 9-4 1.0 a .221 batting average (92-for-416) and 13th with a 4.76 ERA (60er/113.1ip). The Saints are in fifth place of seven Triple-A East Midwest division LHV 8-5 2.0 Category Player No. Rank teams. WOR 8-5 2.0 CS Alford 2 T-1st ROC 2-11 8.0 Tucker 2 T-1st SYR 2-11 8.0 SO De Jong 22 T-1st SV Gustave 3 T-2nd SOUTHEAST current road trip BY THE NUMBERS Team W-L GB Games 1 ERA 3.00 (3er/9.0ip) GWN 9-4 - Record 1-0 Starter W-L 1-0 JAX 9-4 - Average .314 (11-for-35) Starter ERA 5.40 (3er/5.0ip) 2-0 DUR 8-5 1.0 Runs (Avg/Gm) 7 (7.0) Reliever W-L 0-0 NAS 7-5 1.5 XBH (Avg/Gm) 3 (3.0) Reliever ERA 0.00 (0er/4.0ip) Starter Beau Sulser and reliever Shea Spitzbarth are the only two Indianapolis CLT 6-7 3.0 Home Runs 0 Walks 2 pitchers with two wins so far this season. Of the Indians last five wins, they MEM 4-9 5.0 Stolen Bases 0 Strikeouts 13 earned four combined. NOR 3-10 6.0 RISP 1.000 (4-for-4) Save/Opps 0/0
[ Indianapolis Indians // Communications Department ] ______upcoming pitching matchups DAY DATE OPPONENT PROBABLES TIME (ET) RADIO/TV Thursday May 20 at St. Paul RHP Miguel Yajure (0-1, 1.50) vs. LHP Andrew Albers (1-1, 7.07) 8:05 PM FoxSportsIndy.com / AM 1260 / iHeart app / MiLB TV Friday May 21 at St. Paul RHP James Marvel (0-0, 3.48) vs. TBA 8:05 PM FoxSportsIndy.com / AM 1260 / iHeart app / MiLB TV Saturday May 22 at St. Paul RHP Chase De Jong (1-0, 4.50) vs. TBA 8:05 PM FoxSportsIndy.com / AM 1260 / iHeart app / MiLB TV Sunday May 23 at St. Paul RHP Beau Sulser (2-0, 3.55) vs. TBA 3:05 PM FoxSportsIndy.com / AM 1260 / iHeart app / MiLB TV Chad kuhl mlb rehab Personal Info Career Stats Year Team W/L ERA G/GS IP H R ER HR HB BB SO WHIP AVG HT/WT: 6’3”/205 2013 Jamestown 3-4 2.11 13-13 55.1 53 22 13 0 5 6 33 1.07 .255 B/T: R/R 2014 Bradenton 13-5 3.46 28-28 153.1 141 67 59 9 15 42 100 1.19 .251 BORN: Sept. 10, 1992 (28) 2015 Altoona 11-5 2.48 26-26 152.2 133 53 42 10 4 41 101 1.14 .236 2016 Indianapolis 6-3 2.37 16-16 83.2 81 27 22 9 4 16 66 1.16 .257 BIRTHPLACE: Newark, Del. 2016 PITTSBURGH 5-4 4.20 14-14 70.2 73 34 33 7 4 20 53 1.32 .267 OBTAINED: 9th round, 2013 Draft 2017 PITTSBURGH 8-11 4.35 31-31 157.1 159 81 76 17 6 72 142 1.47 .269 2018 PITTSBURGH 5-5 4.55 16-16 85.0 89 47 43 14 4 33 81 1.44 .275 2020 PITTSBURGH 2-3 4.27 11-9 46.1 35 26 22 8 2 28 44 1.36 .212 2021 PITTSBURGH 0-1 6.32 4-4 15.2 12 14 11 4 2 16 14 1.79 .222 MLB Totals 20-24 4.44 76-74 375.0 368 202 185 50 18 169 334 1.43 .261 Triple-A Totals 6-3 2.37 16-16 83.2 81 27 22 9 4 16 66 1.16 .257 MiLB Totals 33-17 2.75 83-83 445.0 408 169 136 28 28 105 300 1.15 .247 Tonight’s starter 2021 day-by-day Chad Kuhl: RHP Chad Kuhl makes his first rehab start with PITTSBURGH Indianapolis tonight at St. Paul. He was placed on the 10- Date/Opponent W/L ERA G/GS IP H R ER BB SO Run Support Pitches Score Opp. SP day injured list on April 22 with right shoulder discomfort. 4/1 @ CHC ND 3.00 1/1 3.0 1 2 1 3 2 5 63-33 W, 5-3 Hendricks 4/7 @ CIN L 6.43 1/1 4.0 2 5 4 5 5 4 72-33 L, 11-4 Castillo He began the season with Pittsburgh and made four starts, 4/13 vs. SD ND 6.75 1/1 3.2 4 4 3 7 1 8 92-45 W, 8-4 Snell going 0-1 with a 6.32 ERA (11er/15.2ip). 4/18 @ MIL ND 6.32 1/1 5.0 5 3 3 1 6 6 97-58 W, 6-5 (10) Peralta Totals 0-1 6.32 4/4 15.2 12 14 11 16 14 ------Against the Saints: Kuhl has never faced St. Paul.
MLB Rehabs: Kuhl is the first Pirates player to appear in a rehab assignment for the Indians this season. He was add- ed to Indy’s roster yesterday along with LHP Austin Davis.
Last start with Indy: Kuhl’s last start for the Indians came on Aug. 1, 2016 at Columbus. He took the loss but tossed a quality start (6.0ip, 4h, 1r, 0er, 0bb, 6k) in the 1-0 defeat.
Miscellaneous: Made his major league debut on 6/26/16 vs. LAD and earned the win ... Selected by Pittsburgh in the 9th round (269th overall) in the 2013 First-Year Player Draft out of the University of Delaware (Newark).
Single Game/Career Highs 2021 Season Splits & ETC (PITTSBURGH)
Innings (Start)...... 7.0 (13x) - MR: 9/24/20 vs. Chicago (NL) vs. Right...... 148 (4-for-27), 1 HR, 8 BB, 6 K Innings (Relief)...... 3.2 - 7/27/20 vs. Milwaukee (NL) vs. Left...... 296 (8-for-27), 3 HR, 8 BB, 8 K Most Hits...... 11 - 4/13/18 @ Miami (NL) Home...... 0-0, 7.36 ERA in 3.2 IP (1 start) Most ER...... 9 (2x) - MR: 9/13/20 @ Kansas City (AL) Road...... 0-1, 6.00 ERA in 12.0 IP (3 starts) Most HR...... 4 (2x) - MR: 5/1/18 @ Washington (NL) Day...... 0-1, 6.00 ERA in 12.0 IP (3 starts) Most Walks...... 7 - 4/13/21 vs. San Diego (NL) Night...... 0-0, 7.36 ERA in 3.2 IP (1 start) Most Strikeouts...... 8 (4x) - MR: 5/6/18 @ Milwaukee (NL) April...... 0-1, 6.32 ERA in 15.2 IP (4 starts) Winning Streak...... 6 - 6/21-8/31/14 (1) (A+) Pre All-Star...... 0-1, 6.32 ERA in 15.2 IP (4 starts) Losing Streak...... 6 - 4/18-6/14/17 (NL) Team Record in starts...... 3-1 Quality Starts...... 0 Cody Ponce Pg. 51 of Media Guide Personal Info Career Stats Year Team W/L ERA G/GS IP H R ER HR HB BB SO WHIP AVG HT/WT: 6'6”/255 2015 Helena 0-0 3.60 2-2 5.0 4 2 2 0 0 0 4 0.80 .222 B/T: R/R 2015 Wisconsin 2-1 2.15 12-7 46.0 43 15 11 1 1 9 36 1.13 .246 BORN: April 25, 1994 (27) 2016 Brevard County 2-8 5.25 17-17 72.0 84 52 42 6 2 17 69 1.40 .285 2017 Carolina 8-8 3.38 22-22 120.0 130 64 45 14 6 25 94 1.29 .274 BIRTHPLACE: Pomona, Calif. 2017 Biloxi 2-1 1.53 3-3 17.2 10 4 3 0 0 5 9 0.85 .175 OBTAINED: Trade (MIL), 7/29/19 2018 Biloxi 7-6 4.36 29-11 95.0 88 54 46 10 11 34 88 1.28 .244 2019 Biloxi 1-3 3.29 27-0 38.1 33 17 14 1 4 12 44 1.17 .236 2019 Altoona 0-0 6.00 3-1 6.0 3 4 4 1 1 1 6 0.67 .143 2019 Indianapolis 1-3 5.30 4-4 18.2 18 14 11 4 0 7 20 1.34 .250 2020 Pittsburgh 1-1 3.18 5-3 17.0 12 7 6 5 0 6 12 1.06 .200 2021 Indianapolis 0-0 5.87 2-2 7.2 12 5 5 1 0 2 6 1.83 .353 MLB Totals 1-1 3.18 5-3 17.0 12 7 6 5 0 6 12 1.06 .200 Triple-A Totals 1-3 5.47 6-6 26.1 30 19 16 5 0 9 26 1.48 .283 MiLB Totals 23-30 3.84 120-68 421.1 417 228 180 37 25 112 372 1.26 .257
tonight’s PIGGYBACK 2021 day-by-day Cody Ponce: Right-hander Cody Ponce will make a piggy- Indianapolis back start with RHP Chad Kuhl as Kuhl appears on an MLB Date/Opponent W/L ERA G/GS IP H R ER BB SO Run Support Pitches Score Opp. SP rehab assignment. Ponce made his MLB debut on 8/2/20 5/6 @ IOW ND 6.75 1/1 2.2 4 2 2 2 2 5 66-39 W, 5-4 Abbott 5/13 vs. TOL ND 5.87 1/1 5.0 8 3 3 0 4 5 80-59 L, 6-5 Peralta at Chicago (NL) and appeared in five games (three starts) with Pittsburgh over the course of the season, going 1-1 Totals 0-0 5.87 2/2 7.2 12 5 5 2 6 ------with a 3.18 ERA (6er/17.0ip) and 12 strikeouts.
Against the Saints: Ponce has never faced St. Paul.
Miscellaneous: Made his MLB debut on 8/2/20 at CHI ... Traded from MIL to PIT on 7/29/19 in exchange for RHP Jordan Lyles. ... Named a midseason All-Star in 2017 with Carolina. ... Earned the FSL Pitcher of the Week award on 7/11/16 with Brevard County. ... Selected by MIL in the 2nd round (55th overall) of the 2015 First-Year Player Draft out of Cal Poly Pomona.
Single Game/Career Highs 2021 Season Splits & ETC (Indianapolis)
Complete Games...... 1 - 5/24/17 (1) @ Down East (A+) vs. Right...... 300 (6-for-20), 1 BB, 5 K Innings (Start)...... 8.0 - 5/13/17 vs. Winston-Salem (A+) vs. Left...... 429 (6-for-14), 1 HR, 1 BB, 1 K Innings (Relief)...... 4.1 - 7/11/18 vs. Jackson (AA) Home...... 0-0, 5.40 ERA in 5.0 IP (1 start) Most Hits...... 10 (2x) - Last, 6/4/17 vs. Winston-Salem (A+) Road...... 0-0, 6.75 ERA in 2.2 IP (1 start) Most ER...... 8 - 5/8/18 @ Montgomery (AA) Night...... 0-0, 5.87 ERA in 7.2 IP (2 starts) Most HR...... 3 - 8/16/19 (2) @ Lehigh Valley (AAA) May...... 0-0, 5.87 ERA in 7.2 IP (2 starts) Most Walks...... 4 - 8/31/19 vs. Columbus (AAA) Pre All-Star...... 0-0, 5.87 ERA in 7.2 IP (2 starts) Most Strikeouts...... 12 - 7/9/16 @ Bradenton (A+) Quality Starts...... 0 10-plus Strikeout Games...... 1 - 7/9/16 @ Bradenton (A+) Team Record in starts...... 1-1 Winning Streak...... 4 - 6/9-7/20/18 (AA) Losing Streak...... 6 - 7/26-9/1/16 (A+) baTTER CAPSULES
Anthony Alford | OF | #20 2021 Single-Game Highs: Hits (3 - 5/18 at STP) HR (1 - 5/13 VS. TOL) RBI (3(2x) - MR: 5/18 at STP)
2021 Season Stats (11 games) 2020 Highlights .250 (7-for-28), 1 HR, 7 RBI, 4 R » Hit .214 (6-for-28) with two home runs and seven RBI in 18 games between TOR and PIT. 1 2B, 0 3B, 8 BB, 11 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 .261 .433 .435 1 7 vs. LHP .200 .429 .200 0 0 2019 Highlights Home (6g) .250 .500 .438 1 4 Road (5g) .250 .308 .333 0 3 » 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 .500 .600 1.000 1 7 » 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: 1G (5/18) » Hit .179 (5-for-28) with one home run and two stolen bases in 16 games with TOR. Last Homestand (6g): .250 (4-for-16), 6 K, 7 BB, 1 HR, 4 RBI Career Highlights Series vs. STP (1g): .750 (3-for-4), 1 K, 0 BB, 1 2B, 3 RBI » 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 (3x) - MR: 5/18 at STP) HR (1 - 5/13 VS. TOL) RBI (1 (3x) - MR: 5/16 VS. TOL)
2021 Season Stats (5 games) 2019 Highlights .364 (7-for-22), 1 HR, 3 RBI, 3 R » Spent the season in the KBO and hit .246 (50-for-203) with eight home runs and 29 RBI in 53 games. 1 2B, 0 3B, 0 BB, 1 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 .444 .444 .667 1 3 » Was named a PCL mid and postseason All-Star. vs. LHP .000 .000 .000 0 0 » 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 (1g) .500 .500 .500 0 0 Career Highlights with RISP .250 .143 .143 0 2 » 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: 5G (5/13-18) » 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 Homestand (4g): .333 (5-for-18), 1 HR, 3 RBI, 2 R, 1 2B » Signed by PIT as a minor league free agent on 5/3/21. 1 K, 1 SB Series vs. STP (1g): .500 (2-for-4), 1 R
Jason Delay | C | #10 (Pg. 24 of Media Guide) 2021 Single-Game Highs: Hits (1 - 5/13 VS. TOL) HR (0) RBI (0)
2021 Season Stats (1 games) 2019 Highlights .250 (1-for-4), 0 HR, 0 RBI, 1 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, 1 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 .333 .333 .333 0 0 vs. LHP .000 .000 .000 0 0 2018 Highlights Home (1g) .250 .250 .250 0 0 Road (0g) .000 .000 .000 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: 1G (5/13) Current Hitting Streak: 1G (5/13) Career Highlights » Selected by PIT in the 4th round (118th overall) of the 2017 First-Year Player Draft out of Vanderbilt (Nashville, Tenn.) University. Series vs. TOL (1g): .250 (1-for-4), 1 R, 1 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 (11 games) 2020 Highlights .258 (8-for-31), 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. 0 2B, 1 3B, 9 BB, 14 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 .318 .516 .818 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 .111 .200 .111 0 1 Home (6g) .350 .480 .750 2 5 Career Highlights Road (5g) .091 .375 .364 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: 2G (2x - MR: 5/15-16) » 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: 2G (5/15-16)
Last Road Trip (5g): .091 (1-for-11), 1 HR, 1 RBI, 2 R, 4 BB, 5 K Series vs. TOL (6g): .350 (7-for-20), 9 K, 5 BB, 5 RBI, 2 HR, 1 3B, 5 R baTTER CAPSULES
Joe Hudson | C | #24 (Pg. 32 of Media Guide) 2021 Single-Game Highs: Hits (2 (2x) - MR: 5/15 vs. TOL) HR (0) RBI (1 - 5/18 at STP)
2021 Season Stats (6 games) 2020 Highlights .238 (5-for-21), 0 HR, 1 RBI, 1 R » Split the season between Seattle and Seattle’s Alternate Training Site. 1 2B, 0 3B, 1 BB, 8 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 .263 .286 .316 0 1 » 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 .000 .000 .000 0 0 » 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 (4g) .214 .200 .286 0 1 Career Highlights with RISP .000 .000 .000 0 1 » 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: 2G (5/15-8) » Made his major league debut on 9/8/18 at Chicago (AL). Current Hitting Streak: 2G (5/15-18) » Signed by PIT as a minor league free agent on 1/25/21. Last Homestand (2g): .286 (2-for-7), 2 K, 1 R, 1 BB Series vs. STP (1g): .333 (1-for-3), 1 K, 1 RBI
Kevin Kramer | INF | #7 (Pg. 37 of Media Guide) 2021 Single-Game Highs: Hits (2 - 5/16 vs. TOL) HR (1 - 5/12 vs. TOL) RBI (2 - 5/12 vs. TOL)
2021 Season Stats (12 games) 2020 Highlights .152 (7-for-46), 1 HR, 5 RBI, 4 R » Underwent right hip surgery and did not play. 0 2B, 1 3B, 3 BB, 19 K, 0 SB, 1 CS » Outrighted to Indianapolis on 10/30. Splits AVG OBP SLG HR RBI 2019 Highlights vs. RHP .171 .256 .314 1 4 » Entered the season as Pittsburgh’s No. 5 prospect by Baseball America and No. 6 by MLB Pipeline. vs. LHP .091 .231 .091 0 1 » Spent the majority of the season with Indianapolis where he hit .260 (102-for-393) with 10 home runs and 54 RBI. Home (6g) .136 .208 .273 1 4 Road (6g) .167 .286 .250 0 1 » Hit his first career grand slam on 5/3 with Indianapolis vs. Louisville while going 3-for-3 with a career-high five RBI. with RISP .143 .200 .357 1 5 » Called up to Pittsburgh in September and appeared in 22 game starts while hitting .167 (7-for-42). Long Hitting Streak: 2G (2x - MR: 5/16-18) Career Highlights Current Hitting Streak: 2G (5/16-18) » Selected by PIT in the 2nd round (62nd overall) of the 2015 First-Year Player Draft out of UCLA. » 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). Last Homestand (6g): .136 (3-for-22), 9 K, 1 HR, 4 RBI, 1 R, 1 BB, 1 CS Series vs. STP (1g): .250 (1-for-4), 1 K, 1 BB, 1 R
Bligh Madris | OF | # (Pg. 39 of the Media Guide) 2021 Single-Game Highs: Hits (3 - 5/13 at BNG) HR (0) RBI (1 - 5/14 at BNG)
2021 Season Stats (10 games) 2019 Highlights .192 (5-for-26), 0 HR, 1 RBI, 2 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. 0 2B, 0 3B, 7 BB, 6 K, 0 SB, 0 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 .250 .423 .250 0 1 2018 Highlights vs. LHP .000 .143 .000 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) .071 .188 .071 0 0 Road (6g) .333 .529 .333 0 1 » 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 .077 .200 .077 0 1 Career Highlights Long Hitting Streak: 2G (5/13-14) » 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: 0G » Named as a New York-Penn league midseason All-Star in 2017. Series vs. STP (0g): .000 (0-for-0), 0 HR, 0 RBI, 0 R, 0 K
Hunter Owen | UTIL | #11 (Pg. 46 of Media Guide) 2021 Single-Game Highs: Hits (2 - 5/18 at STP) HR (0) RBI (3 - 5/18 at STP)
2021 Season Stats (2 game) 2019 Highlights .250 (2-for-8), 0 HR, 3 RBI, 1 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, 0 BB, 4 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 .333 .500 .833 0 3 2018 Highlights vs. LHP .000 .000 .000 0 0 » 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 (1g) .500 .500 .750 0 3 fourth in extra-base hits (42), tied for fourth in home runs and fifth in total bases (186). with RISP .500 .500 .750 0 3 Career Highlights Long Hitting Streak: 1G (5/18) » Selected by PIT in the 25th round (765th overall) of the 2016 First-Year Player Draft out of Indiana State University. Current Hitting Streak: 1G (5/18) » 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 Homestand (1g): .000 (0-for-4), 0 HR, 0 RBI, 0 R, 3 K wide reciever his senior year. Series vs. STP (1g): .500 (2-for-4), 1 2B, 3 RBI, 1 R, 1 K baTTER CAPSULES
Ethan Paul | INF | #2 2021 Single-Game Highs: Hits (1 (2x) - MR: 5/15 vs. TOL) HR (0) RBI (1 (2x) - MR: 5/13 vs. TOL)
2021 Season Stats (4 games) 2021 Highlights .071 (1-for-14), 0 HR, 1 RBI, 1 R » Started the season with Double-A Altoona where he played in one game on 5/7 with one RBI and two stolen bases. 0 2B, 0 3B, 2 BB, 6 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 .091 .231 .091 0 1 vs. LHP .000 .000 .000 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 (1g) .000 .000 .000 0 0 » Holds the Vanderbilt school record for most doubles with 64. with RISP .000 .000 .000 0 1 Long Hitting Streak: 1G (2x - MR: 5/15) Current Hitting Streak: 0G Last Homestand (3g): .100 (1-for-10), 2 BB, 4 K, 1 SB, 1 RBI, 1 R Series vs. STP (1g): .000 (0-for-4), 2 K
T.J. Rivera | INF | #28 2021 Single-Game Highs: Hits (0) HR (0) RBI (0)
2021 Season Stats (0 games) 2021 Highlights .000 (0-for-0), 0 HR, 0 RBI, 0 R » Signed by Pittsburgh on 5/19. 0 2B, 0 3B, 0 BB, 0 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 .000 .000 .000 0 0 » Had his contract selected by Washington on 8/4 and spent the rest of the season with Double-A Harrisburg. vs. LHP .000 .000 .000 0 0 » Hit .237 (9-for-38) with three doubles and four RBI. Home (3g) .000 .000 .000 0 0 Road (1g) .000 .000 .000 0 0 Career Highlights with RISP .000 .000 .000 0 0 » Signed a minor league contract with New York (NL) as a non-drafted free agent in 2011. Long Hitting Streak: 0G » Made his major league debut on August 10, 2016 with New York (NL) vs. Arizona. Current Hitting Streak: 0G Series vs. STP (0g): .000 (0-for-0)
Chris Sharpe | OF | #27 (Pg. 54 of Media Guide) 2021 Single-Game Highs: Hits (2 - 5/4 at IOW) HR (1 (2x) - MR: 5/16 at IOW) RBI (2 - 5/6 at IOW)
2021 Season Stats (12 games) 2021 Highlights .265 (9-for-34), 2 HR, 4 RBI, 8 R » Launched his first Triple-A home run in the win over Iowa on 5/6. 4 2B, 0 3B, 8 BB, 12 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 .310 .444 .655 2 4 » Hit his first career grand slam in the seventh inning on 5/28 vs. Lakeland. vs. LHP .000 .286 .000 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 (6g) .313 .421 .625 1 2 » Earned Florida State League midseason All-Star honors. with RISP .200 .429 .400 0 1 Career Highlights Long Hitting Streak: 4G (5/14-18) » 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: 4G (5/14-18) Last Homestand (6g): .222 (4-for-18), 2 2B, 1 HR, 2 RBI, 4 R, 5 K, 5 BB Series vs. STP (1g): .333 (1-for-3), 1 2B, 2 R, 1 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 (6 games) 2020 Highlights .273 (6-for-22), 2 HR, 3 RBI, 4 R » Spent majority of the season at PIT’s Alternate Training Site in Altoona. 1 2B, 0 3B, 0 BB, 8 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 .313 .313 .563 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 (2g) .250 .250 .375 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: 2G (2x - MR: 5/14-16) » 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: 2G (5/14-16) » 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 Road Trip (2g): .250 (2-for-8), 1 2B, 1 K Series vs. TOL (4g): .286 (4-for-14), 2 HR, 4 R, 3 RBI, 5 K baTTER CAPSULES
Travis Swaggerty | OF | #1 (Pg. 60 of Media Guide) 2021 Single-Game Highs: Hits (3 - 5/4 at IOW) HR (1 (3x) - MR: 5/16 vs TOL) RBI (3 - 5/16 vs. TOL)
2021 Season Stats (12 games) 2021 Highlights .220 (9-for-41), 3 HR, 7 RBI, 6 R » Entered the season ranked as PIT’s No. 14 prospect by Baseball America and No. 9 by MLB Pipeline. 0 2B, 0 3B, 6 BB, 8 K, 3 SB, 0 CS » Launched his first Triple-A home run on 5/4 @ Iowa in his first at-bat and went 3-for-4 with two RBI. Splits AVG OBP SLG HR RBI 2020 Highlights vs. RHP .219 .342 .500 3 6 » Entered the season ranked as PIT’s No. 9 prospect and “Best Outfield Arm” by Baseball America and No. 6 by MLB Pipeline. vs. LHP .222 .300 .222 0 1 » Spent the entire season at PIT’s Alternate Training Site. Home (6g) .160 .250 .400 2 4 Road (6g) .313 .450 .500 1 3 Career Highlights with RISP .300 .364 .600 1 5 » Selected by PIT in the 1st round (10th overall) of the 2018 First-Year Player Draft out of the University of South Alabama (Mobile). Long Hitting Streak: 2G (3x - MR: 5/16-18) » Named a New York-Penn League midseason All-Star in 2018. Current Hitting Streak: 2G (5/16-18) Last Homestand (6g): .160 (4-for-25), 2 HR, 4 RBI, 4 R, 3 BB, 6 K, 1 SB Series vs. STP (1g): 1.000 (1-for-1)
Cole Tucker | INF | #3 (Pg. 61 of Media Guide) 2021 Single-Game Highs: Hits (2 (3x) - MR: 5/15 vs. TOL) HR (0) RBI (0)
2021 Season Stats (12 games) 2020 Highlights .170 (8-for-47), 0 HR, 0 RBI, 5 R » Hit .220 (24-for-109) in 37 games with Pittsburgh. 2 2B, 1 3B, 7 BB, 13 K, 1 SB, 2 CS » Launched his third career major league home run on 8/3 at Minnesota. » Recorded a major league career-high three hits in four at-bats on 8/21 vs. Milwaukee. Splits AVG OBP SLG HR RBI vs. RHP .150 .209 .250 0 0 2019 Highlights vs. LHP .286 .545 .286 0 0 » PIT’s No. 6 prospect and was tabbed the “Fastest Baserunner” and “Best Athlete” by Baseball America; also ranked as PIT’s No. 5 prospect by MLB Pipeline. Home (6g) .182 .308 .273 0 0 Road (6g) .160 .250 .240 0 0 » Launched a leadoff home run on 4/5 at COL off RHP Shao-Ching Chiang, his first career Triple-A blast. with RISP .100 .308 .100 0 0 » Called up to Pittsburgh on 4/20 and recorded his first major league hit that night, a home run to center field at PNC Park. » Hit .196 (22-for-112) in 38 games with the Pirates, including eight doubles and two home runs before being optioned to Indianapolis on 6/8 (active 6/11). Long Hitting Streak: 2G (2X - MR: 5/12-13) Current Hitting Streak: 0G Career Highlights » Selected by PIT in the 1st round (24th overall) of the 2014 First-Year Player Draft; was rated as the second-best high school player in Arizona by Baseball Last Homestand (6g): .182 (4-for-22), 6 K, 2 2B, 1 R, 4 BB, 2 CS America prior to the '14 draft. Series vs. STP (1g): .000 (0-for-4), 2 K, 1 BB » Has been ranked a top 10 PIT prospect by Baseball America for five consecutive seasons from 2015-19 (No. 8, No.7, No. 8, No. 6, No. 6). » Is a three-time MiLB.com Organization All-Star (2015, 2017, 2018). PITCHING Breakdown STARTERS W/L Quality ip h r er hr bb k era 4-1 2 55.2 58 25 23 6 18 63 3.72
RELIEVERS W/L SV/SVO IP h r er hr bb k era 4-3 5/8 51.0 37 19 14 5 23 62 2.47
STARTING PITCHER RUN SUPPORT Pitcher Starts Runs R/Start High Low Team Record QS HOME VS. ROAD SPLITS De Jong 3 13 4.3 6 3 3-0 1 Marvel 2 9 4.5 6 3 1-1 0 Home Road Ponce 2 10 5.0 5 5 1-1 0 6 Games 6 Sulser 3 15 5.0 7 3 2-1 0 5-1 Overall Record 3-3 Wright 1 5 5.0 5 5 1-0 0 3.00 ERA 3.25 Yajure 1 0 0 0 0 0-1 1 3 Saves 2 23 (3.8) Runs/Game 21 (3.5) 58 (9.7) Hits/Game 41 (6.8) 4 Home Runs Allowed 7 5 Hit Batsmen 0 17 Walks 24 53 Strikeouts 72 4 Wild Pitches 2 .233 Opponent Average .215
monthly breakdown Month G W-L ERA SV/SVO IP H R/ER HR HB BB/SO WP GIDP WHIP AVG May 12 8-4 3.12 5/8 106.2 96 44/37 11 5 41/125 7 3 1.28 .237
Starters monthly breakdown Month G W-L ERA IP H R/ER HR HB BB/SO WP GIDP WHIP May 12 4-1 3.72 55.2 58 25/23 6 2 18/63 3 3 1.37
RELIEVERs monthly breakdown Month G W-L ERA SV/SVO IP H R/ER HR HB BB/SO WP GIDP WHIP May 12 4-3 2.47 5/8 51.0 37 19/14 5 3 23/62 4 0 1.18 baTTing Breakdown INDIANS SCORE BY INNINGS 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 Extras Total average Indians 5 16 9 1 6 2 5 6 2 0 52 4.3
Opponents 9 1 8 1 6 5 3 7 3 1 44 3.7
Differential -4 +15 +1 0 0 -3 +2 -1 -1 -1 +8 +0.6
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 1 1 2 8
Opponents 2 1 1 4
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 Swaggerty 9 6-5 Alford 3 .222 9 2 2 0 0 1 3 3 4 Fowler 1 .500 4 2 2 0 1 1 3 0 2 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 6 Alford 2 5-1 Overall Record 3-3 Bethancourt 1 .237 Average .182 Busby 1 26 (4.3) Runs/Games 21 (3.5) Craig 2 36 (6) Hits/Games 36 (6.0) Fowler 4 4 Doubles 8 Kramer 2 0 Triples 2 Owen 1 12 Home Runs 4 Sharpe 1 pitchers at the plate 16 (2.7) Extra-Base Hits/Games 14 (2.3) Susac 1 24 RBI 20 Swaggerty 3 Player G Avg AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI BB SO SAC 26 Walks 21 Total 18 De Jong 1 .000 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 52 Strikeouts 66 Jacques 1 .000 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 4 Stolen Bases 7 Ponce 1 .000 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 4 Caught Stealing 0 Sulser 2 .000 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 Weiman 1 .000 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 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 3-1 Marvel .000 0 1 0 0 Fowler 1 1 With at least 1 SAC Bunt Sharpe .000 0 1 0 0 0-0 Stokes Jr. .500 1 2 1 1 Swaggerty .000 0 1 0 0 With at least 1 SAC Fly Total .125 1 8 1 1 2-1
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 12 81 (6.8) .209 17 49 52 (4.3) 50/126 11/5 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 2 (1-1) 1 (1-0) 3 (2-1) 2 (1-1) 2 (1-1)
Bethancourt 3 (3-0) 3 (3-0)
Busby
Craig 1 (1-0) 1 (1-0) 2 (2-0) 2 (2-0) 1 (0-1) 3 (2-1)
Fowler 3 (2-1) 3 (2-1) 1 (1-0) 1 (1-0)
Hudson 2 (2-0) 2 (2-0)
Kramer 1 (1-0) 1 (1-0)
Owen 1 (1-0) 1 (1-0) 1 (1-0) 1 (1-0)
Sharpe 1 (1-0) 1 (1-0) 1 (1-0) 1 (1-0)
Stokes Jr.
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) 3 (2-1)
Totals: 19 3 -- -- 22 5 6 -- -- 11 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) Leadoff HR: Travis Swaggerty (2x - MR: 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)
Hudson Multi-HR Games: Will Craig (5/11 vs. TOL) Kramer 1 (1-0) 1 (1-0) Extra-inning HR: Sharpe 2 (2-0) 2 (2-0)
Stokes Jr. 1 (1-0) 1 (1-0) Grand Slams:
Susac 2 (2-0) 2 (2-0) Inside-the-park HR: Swaggerty 2 (2-0) 1 (1-0) 3 (3-0) Pinch-hit HR: Troy Stokes Jr. (5/6 at IOW) Tucker
Totals: 13 1 3 -- 17
SINGLE GAME HOME RUNS
TEAM HR HIT HOME (Team W-L) AWAY (Team W-L) OVERALL (Team W-L)
0 HR 3 (1-2) 3 (1-2)
1 HR 2 (2-0) 2 (1-1) 4 (3-1)
2 HR 2 (1-1) 1 (1-0) 3 (2-1)
3 HR 1 (1-0) 1 (1-0)
4 HR 1 (1-0) 1 (1-0)
Totals: 5-1 3-3 8-4 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 3-2 3-0 1-0 5-1 2-1
Bethancourt 2-0 2-1 4-1
Busby 2-1 1-0 3-1
Craig 4-3 4-3
Delay 0-1 0-1
Fowler 1-0 2-1 3-3 0-1 0-1 5-2 1-0
Hudson 5-1 5-1
Kaiser 0-1 0-1 1-0 1-2
Kramer 7-4 1-0 5-1 3-3
Owen 2-0 2-1 2-0
Paul 3-1 1-0
Sharpe 0-1 4-1 3-0 1-0 3-2 1-0 3-0 1-0
Stokes Jr. 0-2 0-2
Susac 0-1 3-1 3-2
Swaggerty 8-3 7-3 1-0
Tucker 8-4 8-4
PITCHER 2-3
TOTALS 8-4 8-4 8-4 8-4 8-4 8-4 8-4 8-4 8-4 8-4 8-4 8-4 8-4 8-4 8-4 8-4 8-4 6-1 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/5.1ip), 5 games (0 starts) » Was traded to PIT from NYM on 8/2 in exchange for cash. 1 H, 0 HR, 5 BB, 7 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: .167 (1-for-6), 1 BB, 3 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 (3g/0s): 0-1, 0.00 ERA (0er/3.2ip), 3 BB, 5 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: 12.35 » 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 (0) BB (0) SO (0)
2021 Season Stats (with Indianapolis) 2021 Highlights 0-0, 0.00 ERA (0er/0ip), 0 games (0 starts) » Placed on 60-day injured list with left elbow strain on 2/24. 0 H, 0 HR, 0 BB, 0 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-0), 0 BB, 0 K » Began the season Philadelphia where he played in four games with a 21.00 ERA (7er/3.0ip). vs. LHB: .000 (0-for-0), 0 BB, 0 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), 0 K, 0 BB Road (0g/0s): 0-0, 0.00 ERA (0er/0ip), 0 BB, 0 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: 0.00 » 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 - 5/4 at IOW) BB (3 - 5/11 vs. TOL) SO (10 - 5/4 at IOW)
2021 Season Stats (with Indianapolis) 2021 Highlights 1-0, 4.50 ERA (7er/14.0ip), 3 games (3 starts) » Recorded a career-high tying 10 strikeouts on 5/4 at Iowa and allowed only two hits in 6.0 innings. 12 H, 2 HR, 7 BB, 22 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: .250 (7-for-28), 14 K, 2 R, 1 BB » Recorded a major league career-high six strikeouts on 9/27 at TEX. vs. LHB: .200 (5-for-25), 8 K, 5 R, 6 BB Home (2g/2s): 0-0, 7.88 ERA (7er/8.0ip), 12 K, 5 BB, 10 H Career Highlights Road (1g/1s): 1-0, 0.00 ERA (0er/6.0ip), 10 K, 2 BB, 2 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: 14.14 » 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 (2.0 (2x) - MR: 5/16 vs. TOL) BB (1 - 5/5 at IOW) SO (2 - 5/16 vs. TOL)
2021 Season Stats (with Indianapolis) 2019 Highlights 0-1, 1.93 ERA (1er/4.2ip), 3 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. 6 H, 0 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: .333 (4-for-12), 2 K 2018 Highlights vs. LHB: .286 (2-for-7), 1 BB, 1 K » 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 (1g/0s): 0-0, 0.00 ERA (0er/0.2ip), 1 BB, 1 K » 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: 6.43 » 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 (1.0 (5x) - MR: 5/18 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, 1.80 ERA (1er/5.0ip), 5 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. 3 H, 0 HR, 2 BB, 8 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: .143 (1-for-7), 1 BB, 4 K » Missed the season due to Tommy John surgery. vs. LHB: .182 (2-for-11), 1 BB, 4 K, 1 R Home (2g/0s): 0-0, 0.00 ERA (0er/2.0ip), 1 BB, 3 K, 1 H Career Highlights Road (3g/0s): 0-0, 3.00 ERA (1er/3.0ip), 1 BB, 5 K, 2 H, 1 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: 14.40 » 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 (1.0 (2x) - MR: 5/6 at IOW) BB (0) SO (2 - 5/6 at IOW)
2021 Season Stats (with Indianapolis) 2020 Highlights 0-0, 0.00 ERA (0er/2.0ip), 2 games (0 starts) » Went 1-0 with a 3.63 ERA (9er/22.1ip) in 21 appearances for PIT. 0 H, 0 HR, 0 BB, 3 K » Recorded a hitless inning with three strikeouts on 8/30 at MIL. Splits 2019 Highlights vs. RHB: .000 (0-for-4), 1 K » Made his Triple-A debut on 4/5 at Columbus (1.2ip, 0h, 0r, 1bb, 2k). vs. LHB: .000 (0-for-2), 2 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 (2g/0s): 0-0, 0.00 ERA (0er/2.0ip), 3 K » 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: 13.50 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 - 5/15 vs. TOL) BB (1 - 5/6 at IOW) SO (2 - 5/6 at IOW)
2021 Season Stats (with Indianapolis) 2019 Highlights 1-0, 2,08 ERA (0er/4.1ip), 3 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 3 H, 0 HR, 2 BB, 3 K (two starts). » Struck out a career-high 59 batters during the season. Splits vs. RHB: .091 (1-for-11), 2 BB, 2 K 2018 Highlights vs. LHB: .400 (2-for-5), 1 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 (1g/0s): 1-0, 0.00 ERA (0er/1.1ip), 1 BB, 2 K Career Highlights SV/SVO: 0/0 » 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: 8.57
James Marvel | RHP | #12 (Pg. 41 of Media Guide) 2021 Single-Game Highs: IP (5.1 - 5/14 vs. TOL) BB (3 - 5/7 at IOW) SO (6 - 5/14 vs. TOL)
2021 Season Stats (with Indianapolis) 2019 Highlights 0-0, 3.48 ERA (4er/10.1ip), 2 games (2 starts) » Threw the fourth complete game and first shutout of his career on 4/20 (1) at Richmond (7.0ip, 1h, 1bb, 2k). 11 H, 1 HR, 3 BB, 11 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: .368 (7-for-19), 2 BB, 4 K » Named PIT’s MiLB Pitcher of the Year. vs. LHB: .200 (4-for-20), 1 HR, 1 BB, 7 K Home (1g/1s): 0-0, 3.38 ERA (2er/5.1ip), 6 K 2018 Highlights Road (1g/1s): 0-0, 3.60 ERA (2er/5.0ip), 3 BB, 5 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: 9.58 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, 20.25 ERA (5er/2.2ip), 3 games (0 starts) » Made his major league debut on 8/8 vs. DET, where he recorded his first strikeout. 6 H, 1 HR, 4 BB, 5 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: .444 (4-for-9), 1 HR, 1 BB, 4 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: .500 (2-for-4), 3 BB, 1 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) Road (1g/0s): 0-1, 135.00 ERA (0er/0.1ip), 1 HR, 3 BB » 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: 10.13 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 (1 (4x) - MR: 5/14 vs. TOL) SO (4 - 5/18 at STP)
2021 Season Stats (with Indianapolis) 2019 Highlights 0-0, 1.29 ERA (1er/7.0ip), 5 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). 5 H, 0 HR, 4 BB, 8 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: .118 (2-for-17), 2 BB, 7 K » Ranked as Pittsburgh’s No. 20 prospect by Baseball America. vs. LHB: .333 (3-for-9), 2 BB, 1 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 (3g/0s): 0-0, 0.00 ERA (0er/4.1ip), 2 BB, 6 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: 10.29 PITCHER CAPSULES
Cody Ponce | RHP | #44 (Pg. 51 of Media Guide) 2021 Single-Game Highs: IP (5.0 - 5/13 vs. TOL) BB (2 - 5/6 at IOW) SO (4 - 5/13 vs. TOL)
2021 Season Stats (with Indianapolis) 2020 Highlights 0-0, 5.87 ERA (5er/7.2ip), 2 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 12 H, 1 HR, 2 BB, 6 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: .300 (6-for-20), 1 BB, 5 K 2019 Highlights vs. LHB: .429 (6-for-14), 1 BB, 1 K, 1 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 (1g/1s): 0-0, 6.75 ERA (2er/2.2ip), 2 K, 2 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: 7.50 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 (0) SO (2 (2x) - MR: 5/16 vs. TOL)
2021 Season Stats (with Indianapolis) 2019 Highlights 2-0, 1.93 ERA (1er/4.2ip), 4 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 4 H, 1 HR, 0 BB, 4 K 89 strikeouts in 52 appearances. » Earned Texas League midseason All-Star honors. Splits vs. RHB: .300 (3-for-10), 1 HR, 3 K 2018 Highlights vs. LHB: .125 (1-for-8), 1 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 (1g/0s): 0-0, 13.50 ERA (1er/0.2ip), 1 HR » 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: 8.57 » 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 (2x) - MR: 5/18 at STP) SO (6 - 5/18 at STP)
2021 Season Stats (with Indianapolis) 2019 Highlights 2-0, 3.55 ERA (5er/12.2ip), 3 games (3 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). 17 H, 2 HR, 2 BB, 14 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: .200 (6-for-30), 7 K, 1 BB vs. LHB: .458 (11-for-24), 7 K, 1 BB, 2 HR 2018 Highlights Home (1g/1s): 1-0, 0.00 ERA (0er/5.0ip), 4 K, 1 BB Road (2g/2s): 1-0, 5.87 ERA (5er/7.2ip), 4 K, 1 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: 10.33 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, 2.70 ERA (1er/3.1ip), 2 games (0 starts) » Went 1-2 with a 1.86 ERA (4er/19.1ip) and 24 strikeouts in 16 games with Double-A Altoona. 2 H, 1 HR, 0 BB, 5 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: .143 (1-for-7), 3 K 2018 Highlights vs. LHB: .200 (1-for-5), 1 HR, 2 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 (1g/0s): 0-0, 0.00 ERA (0er/1.0ip), 0 K Road (1g/0s): 0-0, 3.86 ERA (1er/2.1ip), 1 HR, 5 K » Was named an Arizona Fall League Rising Star after making eight appearances. SV/SVO: 0/0 Career Highlights K/9 IP: 14.52 » 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 (2x) - MR: 5/15 vs. TOL) SO (4 (2x) - MR: 5/15 vs. TOL)
2021 Season Stats (with Indianapolis) 2019 Highlights 1-0, 1.29 ERA (1er/7.0ip), 2 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, 4 BB, 8 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: .231 (3-for-13), 4 K, 3 BB » Began the season on the injured list; activated and moved to the restricted list. vs. LHB: .083 (1-for-12), 4 K, 1 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 (1g/0s): 0-0, 0.00 ERA (0er/2.0ip), 4 K, 2 BB, 1 H 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: 10.29 » Made his major league debut on 4/23/13 vs. OAK. » Signed by PIT as a minor league free agent on 3/21/21. 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 ------5/20 @ STP ------5/21 @ STP ------5/22 @ STP ------5/23 @ STP ------5/24 OFF 5/25 @ OMA ------5/26 @ OMA ------5/27 @ OMA ------5/28 @ OMA ------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 @ CLB ------7/7 @ CLB ------7/8 @ CLB ------7/9 @ CLB ------7/10 @ CLB ------7/11 @ CLB ------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 ------7/22 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. ATT 7/23 vs. TOL ------7/24 vs. TOL ------7/25 vs. TOL ------7/26 OFF 7/27 @ STP ------7/28 @ STP ------7/29 @ STP ------7/30 @ STP ------7/31 @ STP ------8/1 @ STP ------8/2 OFF 8/3 @ IOW ------8/4 (1) @ IOW ------8/4 (2) @ IOW 8/5 @ IOW ------8/6 @ IOW ------8/7 @ IOW ------8/8 @ IOW ------8/9 OFF 8/10 vs. STP ------8/11 vs. STP ------8/12 vs. STP ------8/13 vs. STP ------8/14 vs. STP ------8/15 vs. STP ------8/16 OFF 8/17 @ TOL ------8/18 @ TOL ------8/19 @ TOL ------8/20 @ TOL ------8/21 @ TOL ------8/22 @ TOL ------8/23 OFF 8/24 vs. LOU ------8/25 vs. LOU ------8/26 vs. LOU ------8/27 vs. LOU ------8/28 vs. LOU ------8/29 vs. LOU ------8/30 OFF 8/31 vs. IOW ------9/1 vs. IOW ------9/2 vs. IOW ------9/3 vs. IOW ------9/4 vs. IOW ------9/5 vs. IOW ------9/6 OFF 9/7 @ LOU ------9/8 @ LOU ------9/9 @ LOU ------9/10 @ LOU ------9/11 @ LOU ------9/12 @ LOU ------9/13 OFF 9/14 vs. STP ------9/15 vs. STP ------9/16 vs. STP ------9/17 vs. STP ------9/18 vs. STP ------9/19 vs. STP ------2021 Transactions (19)
MAY transactionS (19) 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 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 5 (10x) -- MR: 5/16 vs. TOL Most Runs / Game 7 5/18 @ STP Most Runs 2 (9x) -- MR: 5/18 @ STP Most Hits / Game 11 5/18 @ STP LOU ------Most Hits 3 (3x) Swaggerty, Craig, Alford MR: 5/18 @ STP Fewest Runs 0 5/9 @ IOW OMA ------Most XBH 2 (3x) Craig, Fowler MR: 5/15 vs. TOL Fewest Hits 0 5/9 @ IOW STP 1-0 -- 1-0 Most Doubles 1 (14x) -- MR: 5/18 @ STP Most Runs / Inning 5 5/13 vs. TOL (B2) TOL 5-1 5-1 -- Most Triples 1 (3x) Tucker, Kramer, Fowler MR: 5/15 vs. TOL Most Hits / Inning 5 5/13 vs. TOL (B2) Most Home Runs 2 Craig 5/11 vs. TOL Most Doubles 3 (2x) MR: 5/18 @ STP TOTAL 8-4 5-1 3-3 Most Total Bases 8 Craig 5/11 vs. TOL Most Triples 1 (3x) MR: 5/15 vs. TOL SOUTHEAST Most RBI 3 (7x) -- MR: 5/18 @ 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 3 (10x) -- MR: 5/16 vs. TOL Consec. Games w/ HR 6 5/11-16 CLT ------Most Stolen Bases 2 Swaggerty 5/5 @ IOW Most Extra-Base Hits 5 5/12 vs. TOL DUR ------Hit Streak 5 Bethancourt 5/13-18 Most RBI 7 5/18 @ STP HR Streak 2 Craig 5/11-12 Most Walks 7 (3x) MR: 5/16 vs. TOL GWN ------RBI Streak 2 (3x) Swaggerty, Craig, Alford MR: 5/13-14 Most HBP 2 (2x) MR: 5/15 vs. TOL JAX ------Most Strikeouts 16 5/7 @ IOW MEM ------Indians, individual pitching Most Stolen Bases 3 5/5 @ IOW NAS ------Most Team LOB 11 5/13 vs. TOL Category No. Player Date NOR ------Most IP (S) 6.0 (2x) De Jong, Yajure MR: 5/9 @ IOW Indians, Team pitching TOTAL ------Most IP (R) 2.1 Weiman 5/5 @ IOW Most Hits (S) 8 Ponce 5/13 vs. TOL Category No. Date NORTHEAST Most Hits (R) 4 Eckelman 5/13 vs. TOL Most IP 9.2 5/7 @ IOW Team Record Home Road Most Runs (S) 5 De Jong 5/16 vs. TOL Most Runs 8 5/5 @ IOW BUF ------Most Runs (R) 5 Mears 5/5 @ IOW Most Runs / Inning 5 (2x) MR: 5/16 vs. TOL (T1) Most ER (S) 5 De Jong 5/16 vs. TOL Most Hits 11 (2x) MR: 5/14 vs. TOL LHV ------Most ER (R) 5 Mears 5/5 @ IOW Most Hits / Inning 3 (5x) MR: 5/16 vs. TOL (T1) ROC ------Most HR (S) 2 (2x) Sulser, De Jong MR: 5/16 vs. TOL Fewest Runs 0 5/4 @ IOW SWB ------Most HR (R) 1 (4x) -- MR: 5/7 @ IOW Fewest Hits 2 5/4 @ IOW SYR ------Most Walks (S) 3 (2x) Marvel, De Jong MR: 5/11 vs. TOL Most HR 4 5/5 @ IOW Most Walks (R) 3 Mears 5/5 @ IOW Most HR / Inning 2 (2x) MR: 5/16 vs. TOL (T1) WOR ------Most HBP (S) 1 (2x) De Jong, Marvel MR: 5/14 vs. TOL Consec. Games w/ HR 3 5/5-7 @ IOW TOTAL ------Most HBP (R) 1 (3x) Poppen, Gustave, Mears MR: 5/15 vs. TOL 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 Weiman 5/5 @ IOW Most Strikeouts 15 5/4 @ IOW Most Wild Pitches 1 (7x) -- MR: 5/15 vs. TOL Most Balks 1 5/12 vs. TOL Scoreless Streak 8.0ip De Jong 5/4 @ IOW Most Wild Pitches 2 5/15 vs. TOL Most Team LOB 13 5/14 vs. TOL Pirates and affiliate records Team Level W L Pct. Team miscellaneous from 2021 season Pittsburgh MLB 17 24 .415 Indianapolis AAA 8 4 .667 Largest Margin Of Victory 4 R (2x) - MR: 5/18 @ STP (7-3) Longest Game (Innings) 9.2 innings - MR: 5/7 @ IOW Altoona AA 8 5 .615 Largest Margin Of Defeat 5 R - 5/5 @ IOW (8-3) Longest Game (Duration) 3:30 - 5/14 vs. TOL (9 innings) Walk-off Wins (Indians) 1, B9 - 5/16 vs. TOL Longest Game (Duration, 9 inn.) 3:30 - 5/14 vs. TOL Greensboro A+ 7 6 .538 Walk-off Wins (Opponents) PB, B10 - 5/7 @ IOW Shortest Game (Duration) 2:28 - 5/9 @ IOW (9.0 innings) Bradenton A 7 6 .538 Largest Home Crowd 3,096 - 5/15 vs. TOL Shortest Game (Duration, 9 inn.) 2:28 - 5/9 @ IOW Total -- 47 45 .511 Largest Road Crowd 4,019 - 5/7 @ IOW 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) ...... 5/4/2021 @ IOW ...... 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