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INDIANAPOLIS INDIANS GAME INFORMATION [ Indianapolis Indians501 //West Communications Maryland Department Street ] - Indianapolis, _______________________________________ IN 46225 ♦ (317) 269-3542 ♦ @IndyIndians ♦ IndyIndians.com/MediaKit Indianapolis Indians Friday, May 7, 2021 8:08 PM ET Iowa Cubs 2-1 (T-2nd, 0.5 GB, AAA-E MW) Principal Park ♦ Des Moines, IA 1-2 (T-5th, 1.5 GB, AAA-E MW) RHP James Marvel (0-0, 0.00) Game #4 / Road #4 RHP Kohl Stewart (0-0, 0.00) Radio/TV: FoxSportsIndy.com / AM 1260 / iHeart app / MiLB TV / Marquee Network 2021 at a glance indy bits series history Overall 2-1 2021 @ IND: 0-0 Home 0-0 LAST NIGHT: Following a controversial one-out triple down the first base line that resulted in I-Cubs manager Marty Pevey being ejected in the first Road 2-1 2021 @ IOW: 2-1 Place T-2nd inning and Cole Tucker coming around to score, the Indians bats came alive just enough to escape with a 5-4 win to take the series lead halfway Since 1988 @ IND: 50-27 (.649) GA/GB 0.5 GB through the six-game set. Chris Sharpe drove in two on his first Triple-A home run and Tucker scored another run off an error by shortstop Sergio Since 1988 @ IOW: 43-39 (.524) Streak W1 Since 1988 Totals: 93-66 (.585) Home Streak -- Alcantara to stay ahead of Iowa as the Cubs scored one run in each of the second and third innings. P.J. Higgins brought the Cubs within one run in Road Streak W1 Longest Winning Streak 1 the fifth, but a pinch-hit home run by Troy Stokes Jr. scored the Indians eventual game-winning run. 2021 TEAM COMPARISON Longest Losing Streak 1 Indians Cubs Last 5 2-1 Last 10 2-1 SITTING ‘EM DOWN: The Indians pitching staff last night fanned 10 batters for its third consecutive game with 10+ strikeouts, a feat that had .182 BA .208 Home Openings/Lost -- 11 R 12 Home Attendance -- previously only been accomplished once to open a season in the Victory Field era. In 2018, the pitching staff fanned a total of 41 batters in the first 18 H 20 Avg. Home Attendance -- three games (15, 4/6; 16, 4/7; 10, 4/8), four more than this years’ current total of 37. In 2019, the Indians fanned double-digit batters in three or more 3 2B 2 League Rank (Total/Avg) -- 1 3B 0 consecutive games a trio of times over the season, the longest streak coming from July 11-16 (six games) with a total of 76 strikeouts in that span. 4 HR 5 Day Games 0-0 10 RBI 12 Night Games 2-1 The 2019 club ended the campaign with a franchise-record 1,244 strikeouts. 35 TB 37 Before All-Star Break 2-1 13 BB 4 After All-Star Break 0-0 25 K 37 May 2-1 SPEED DEMONS: After finishing tied for 10th out of 14 International League teams in stolen bases in 2019, the Indians currently lead the 20-team 5 SB 1 June 0-0 Triple-A East with five bags swiped in the first three games. Travis Swaggerty and Troy Stokes Jr. combined for three stolen bases on Wednesday, and 0 CS 0 July 0-0 .293 OBP .296 August 0-0 Cole Tucker and Dustin Fowler followed up with two more last night. The Indians are 5-for-5 in stolen base attempts through the first three games .354 SLG .385 September 0-0 compared to being 2-for-5 at this point during the 2019 season. Indianapolis’ 69 stolen bases last season marked a Victory Field era low and the Tuesday 1-0 26.0 IP 27.0 Wednesday 0-1 lowest bases swiped by the team since 1971 (66). 4.15 ERA 3.33 Thursday 1-0 1.23 WHIP 1.15 Friday 0-0 2 SV 0 Saturday 0-0 YOUNG BUCS: Left fielder Chris Sharpe launched his first Triple-A home run out of Principal Park and into the parking lot to give the Indians a 3-0 lead in 20 H 18 Sunday 0-0 the second inning last night. He is the second Indianapolis hitter to hit his first Triple-A home run this season, following Travis Swaggerty’s leadoff home 12 R 11 12 ER 10 Scoring First 2-0 run on Opening Day. So far this season, four position players have made their Triple-A debuts for the Indians (Swaggerty, Sharpe, Connor Kaiser and Dylan Opponent Scores First 0-1 5 HR 4 Comeback Wins -- Busby) and are hitting a combined .290 (9-for-31) with two doubles, two home runs, six RBI and four runs scored. 0 HB 2 Opponent Comeback Wins -- 12 BB 12 Extra Innings 0-0 37 K 25 Shutout Record 1-0 MARVEL-OUS: RHP James Marvel makes his season debut tonight after spending the first few games on Pittsburgh’s taxi squad in San Diego. Marvel Doubleheaders 0-0 INDIANS VS. THE AAA-E Commit An Error 0-1 hasn’t made a professional appearance since September 2019 and spent the entire 2020 campaign at Pittsburgh’s Alternate Training Site. During the Commit No Errors 2-0 2019 season, Marvel stunned in the farm system, leading Pirates minor leaguers in wins (16), ERA (2.94) and strikeouts (136). His 16 wins between vs. AAA-E Midwest: 2-1 Walk-Off Wins -- Double-A Altoona and Indianapolis also paced all of Minor League Baseball. Marvel was named Pittsburgh’s Minor League Pitcher of the Year following vs. AAA-E Southeast: 0-0 Walk-Off Losses -- vs. AAA-E Northeast: no games Scoring 4+ Runs 1-0 the marvelous campaign and made his major league debut on Sept. 8 of that year (L vs. STL: 5.0ip, 4h, 2r, 2er, 2bb, 2k). Series (W-L-S): 0-0-0 Scoring 3 Or Fewer Runs 1-1 Sweeps: 0-0 Outhit Opponent 1-0 Outhit By Opponent 1-1 CURRENT PROSPECTS: Travis Swaggerty continued to impress at the Triple-A level on Wednesday, driving in a game-tying run with a third-inning Teams Tie in Hits 0-0 2021 AAA-E STANDINGS Indy Hits HR 2-1 single. He showed off his speed in his second start in the leadoff position, swiping a career-high tying two bases for the fifth time. In 2019, Swaggerty Indy no HR 0-0 stole 23 bases in 31 attempts to rank fourth among Pirates minor leaguers. Pittsburgh’s No. 14 prospect by Baseball America and No. 9 by MLB MIDWEST Opp. Hits HR 1-1 Opp. no HR 1-0 Pipeline is currently hitting .364 (4-for-11) with one home run after going 0-for-3 last night. He is joined by RHP Miguel Yajure, who ranks No. 10 by Team W-L GB Lead After 6 2-0 Baseball America and No. 12 MLB Pipeline in Pittsburgh’s system and is set to make his Triple-A debut tomorrow night. TOL 2-0 - Trail After 6 0-1 COL 2-1 0.5 Tied After 6 0-0 Lead After 7 2-0 IND 2-1 0.5 Trail After 7 0-1 FORMER PROSPECTS: Left fielder Dustin Fowler launched his first Indians home run on Wednesday to knot the game at 3-3 before the Cubs offen- OMA 2-1 0.5 Tied After 7 0-0 sive boost. Fowler spent the entire 2020 season at Oakland’s Alternate Training Site before being traded to Pittsburgh in February. The 26-year-old IOW 1-2 1.5 Lead After 8 2-0 STP 1-2 1.5 Trail After 8 0-1 was named as a top 10 prospect in both the Yankees and A’s systems from 2016-18, and was rated the No. 88 overall prospect by Baseball America LOU 1-2 1.5 Tied After 8 0-0 prior to the 2018 campaign. Fowler is joined in the Indians outfield by another former top prospect, Anthony Alford, who was ranked as Toronto’s No. 1 Vs. LH Starter 0-1 NORTHEAST Vs. RH Starter 2-0 prospect and No. 25 overall by Baseball America in 2016. Team W-L GB WELCOME TO THE TRIPLE-A EAST: After 22 seasons in the International League, Indianapolis is now a member of the Triple-A East following the BUF 3-0 - league leaders LHV 3-0 - reallignment of Minor League Baseball. All 14 International League teams (with the exception of Pawtucket, which moved to Worcester), with the ad- SWB 2-1 1.0 Category Player No. Rank dition of the Iowa Cubs (CHI), Jacksonville Jumbo Shrimp (MIA), Memphis Redbirds (STL), Nashville Sounds (MIL), Omaha Storm Chasers (KC) and St. SYR 1-2 2.0 SB Swaggerty 2 T-1st Paul Saints (MIN), make up the Triple-A East. The Indians will now face Columbus, Iowa, Louisville, Omaha, St. Paul and Toledo as part of the Midwest ROC 0-3 3.0 ERA De Jong 0.00 T-1st WOR 0-3 3.0 W De Jong 1 T-1st division, with inter-division play at Nashville (June 8-13) and vs. Memphis (June 15-20). SO De Jong 10 T-2nd SOUTHEAST SV Gustave 2 T-1st CURRENT RoAD TRIP BY THE NUMBERS IP De Jong 6.0 T-1st Team W-L GB WPCT De Jong 1.000 T-1st Games 3 ERA 4.15 (12er/26.0ip) DUR 3-0 - Record 2-1 Starter W-L 1-0 JAX 3-0 - Average .182 (18-for-99) Starter ERA 3.17 (4er/11.1ip) 4.2 GWN 2-1 1.0 Runs (Avg/Gm) 11 (3.7) Reliever W-L 1-1 CLT 1-2 2.0 XBH (Avg/Gm) 8 (2.7) Reliever ERA 4.91 (8er/14.2ip) Outside of a five-run outing (0.1ip) by RHP Nick Mears, the Indians bullpen NAS 0-2 2.5 Home Runs 4 Walks 12 has combined for a 1.88 ERA (3er/14.1ip) and a 4.2 strikeout-to-walk ratio MEM 0-3 3.0 Stolen Bases 5 Strikeouts 37 (21 K/5 BB).