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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 Friday, May 31, 2019 7:15 p.m. ET Gwinnett Stripers 30-20 (1st, +0.5 GA, IL West) Victory Field Indianapolis, IN 31-22 (2nd, -0.5 GB, IL South) ♦ RHP Luis Escobar (0-0, 2.89) Game #51 // Home #27 RHP Bryse Wilson (3-4, 4.38) Radio/TV: Fox Sports 97.5 / AM 1260 / iHeart app / MiLB TV / Comcast 90 UPCOMING MATCHUPS DAY DATE OPPONENT PROBABLES TIME (ET) RADIO/TV Saturday June 1 vs. Gwinnett LHP Cam Vieaux (1-0, 3.60) vs. LHP Kolby Allard (4-3, 4.50) 7:05 p.m. Fox Sports 97.5 / AM 1260 / iHeart app / MiLB TV / Comcast 90 Sunday June 2 vs. Gwinnett RHP Mitch Keller (5-0, 3.45) vs. RHP Patrick Weigel (0-0, 2.70) 1:35 p.m. Fox Sports 97.5 / AM 1260 / iHeart app / MiLB TV / Comcast 90 Monday June 3 at Louisville RHP Eduardo Vera (3-4, 6.41) vs. TBA 7:00 p.m. Fox Sports 97.5 / AM 1260 / iHeart app / MiLB TV Tuesday June 4 at Louisville RHP Dario Agrazal (3-1, 2.17) vs. TBA 7:00 p.m. Fox Sports 97.5 / AM 1260 / iHeart app / MiLB TV 2019 indy bits Tribe Tips 2019 AT A GLANCE Day Games: 10-7 Overall 30-20 Night Games: 20-13 LAST NIGHT: The Indians blanked the Knights for a second straight night as four pitchers combined on a two-hitter in a 4-0 victory. The win gave Home 16-10 Indy six straight series victories, moved them a season-high 10 games over .500 and marked its first consecutive shutouts since April 23-24, 2018 Before All-Star Break: 30-20 Road 14-10 After All-Star Break: 0-0 vs. Syracuse. Jason Martin got the scoring started in the third inning with a 422-foot solo homer off Odrisamer Despaigne that bounced off the Place 1st April: 13-11 right field walkway. Two innings later, Martin sparked another rally by tallying the first of four straight two-out singles, the latter pair by Steven Bar- GA/GB +0.5 GA May: 17-9 on and Ke'Bryan Hayes that pushed Indy's lead to 3-0. Kevin Kramer added an RBI single in the eighth for insurance. Pedro Vasquez was dynamite Streak W2 June: 0-0 Home Streak W2 July: 0-0 in his second outing (first start) with the Indians, holding the Knights to one hit and one walk with seven punchouts over 6.0 scoreless frames. August: 0-0 Brandon Waddell (1.2ip, 1h, 2bb, 2k) and Dovydas Neverauskas (0.1ip) bridged the gap to the ninth, where Jake Brentz struck out the side. Road Streak W2 September: 0-0 Longest Winning Streak 6 (4/7-13) Longest Losing Streak 4 (2x, MR: 5/4-8) Monday: 3-0 TONIGHT: Right-hander Luis Escobar (0-0, 2.89) will open the weekend series against righty Bryse Wilson (3-4, 4.38). Escobar will be making his Last 5 4-1 Tuesday: 4-4 fifth appearance (third start) for Indy after being inserted into the rotation on May 19. Since joining the rotation, he has allowed just one earned Wednesday: 5-3 Last 10 8-2 Thursday: 5-3 run, two hits and four walks with eight strikeouts in 7.0 innings of work. The Indians have never faced Wilson, who made his MLB debut with the Home Openings 26 Friday: 5-3 Braves last year on August 20. He's made two appearances (one start) for Atlanta this year, recording an 8.31 ERA (4er/4.1ip). Indy looks to cap an Home Attendance 169,723 Saturday: 4-4 impressive month with another win; they are 17-9 in May, the third-most victories in the IL behind Durham (18) and Scranton/WB (18) this month. Avg. Home Attendance 6,528 Sunday: 4-3 League Rank (Total/Avg) (5th/5th) Scoring First: 19-5 UNTIL SEPTEMBER, OR NEXT YEAR: The Indians and Knights concluded their 2019 season series last night, with the Tribe winning seven of the Opponent Scores First: 11-15 SERIES HISTORY Comeback Wins: 14 10 meetings. The Tribe are 27-12 (.692) in their last 39 meetings with Charlotte. They have also won 17 of the last 20 meetings in the Circle City Opponent Comeback Wins: 9 and are 69-40 (.633) against them at The Vic since 1998. 2019 at Home: 0-0 Extra Innings: 2-2 2019 @ Gwinnett: 0-3 Shutout Record: 2-2 Doubleheaders: 0-0 GWINNETT IS GOOD: The Stripers swept Indy in a three-game set from April 23-25 at Coolray Field. The Tribe have lost 13 of their last 17 meetings All-Time at Home: 23-18 (.561) Commit An Error: 13-8 against Gwinnett and have six games remaining with them, including tonight's contest. All-Time @ Gwinnett: 21-28 (.429) Commit No Errors: 17-12 Walk-Off Wins: 2 All-Time Totals: 44-46 (.489) Walk-Off Losses: 2 SOUTHERN HOSPITALITY: Overall, the Indians have had a great deal of success against the IL South. Since joining the IL in 1998, Indy is 452-399 2019 league leaders vs. IL West: 16-10 (.531) against IL South opponents. Since becoming Pittsburgh's Triple-A affiliate in 2005, Indy has finished at or above .500 in 13 of 14 seasons vs. IL North: 5-3 against the South, with the only sub-.500 season coming last year (14-19). Category Player No. Rank vs. IL South: 9-7 HR Craig 15 T-1st RBI Craig 38 T-4th Scoring 4+ Runs: 27-12 THOSE ARE Z'S: Pedro Vasquez turned in a quality start (6.0ip, 1h, 0r, 1bb, 7k) for the Tribe last night but despite his efforts, was transferred Scoring 3 Or Fewer Runs: 3-8 back to Double-A Altoona this morning. Vasquez was the 10th different pitcher to start a game for Indy this year and the seventh to notch a quality 2B Hayes 19 1st Outhit Opponent: 21-5 start. The 23-year-old has pitched well with the Curve this year, going 3-1 with a 3.32 ERA (16er/43.1ip) in nine games (eight starts). Vasquez was Kramer 14 T-6th Outhit By Opponent: 6-13 3B Robinson 3 T-5th Teams Tie in Hits: 3-2 bumped down because RHP Mitch Keller, who was optioned by Pittsburgh on May 28, joined the active roster today. Indy Hits HR: 23-16 TB Craig 102 7th Indy no HR: 7-4 WINS Keller 5 T-1st Opp. Hits HR: 16-13 ROTATION IN MAY: Indianapolis' rotation has posted a 4.13 ERA (65er/141.2ip) through 26 games this month, averaging 5.45 innings per start. McRae 4 T-4th Opp. no HR: 14-7 They also have a 3.30 strikeout-to-walk ratio (122k/37bb) in May. In 24 April contests, the rotation sported a 4.59 ERA (62er/121.2ip), averaged Lead After 6: 26-1 ERA Keller 3.45 4th Trail After 6: 1-14 just over 5.0 innings per outing (5.07) and had a 2.54 strikeout-to-walk ratio (117k/43bb). IP Vera 53.1 T-3rd Tied After 6: 3-5 SO Keller 56 T-5th Lead After 7: 26-2 JAKE CAN HIT: Jake Elmore hit a league-best .380 (41-for-108) before having his contract selected by Pittsburgh earlier this month. Elmore GIDP McRae 8 T-2nd Trail After 7: 2-16 Tied After 7: 2-2 struggled in the big leagues with a .050 average (1-for-20) and was designated for assignment. Fortunately for the Tribe, Elmore cleared waivers Agrazal 6 T-6th Lead After 8: 27-1 and accepted his outright assignment to Indianapolis. He entered as a defensive replacement at third base for Jung Ho Kang last night and singled SAVES Neverauskas 5 T-5th Trail After 8: 1-16 Brentz 4 T-9th Tied After 8: 2-3 in his only at-bat, lifting his average to .385 (42-for-109). HOLDS Waddell 7 1st Vs. LH Starter: 7-4 BACKEND BRENTZ: Tribe left-handed reliever Jake Brentz has dominated since his promotion from Altoona earlier this month. He is 4-for-4 in save Liranzo 4 T-5th Vs. RH Starter: 23-16 chances and has a 2.19 ERA (3er/12.1ip). Brentz has racked up 17 punchouts against just one walk in Triple-A. In 24.0 innings combined between 2019 TEAM COMPARISON Series (W-L-S): 10-5-1 Altoona and Indy, Brentz has a sparkling 1.50 ERA (4er), 30 strikeouts, four walks and a .186 average against. Sweeps: 4-1 Indians Stripers .265 Batting Avg .274 2019 IL STANDINGS JB'S WORLD: JB Shuck has reached base safely in 11 of the 12 games he's played in with Indy, recording a .387 average (12-for-31) with one 259 Runs 314 homer, six doubles, two RBI, five walks and two stolen bases. WEST 448 Hits 496 121 Doubles 102 Team W-L GB DRIVE 'EM IN: Kevin Kramer has driven in 21 runs this month while Will Craig sits one behind with 20 ribbies in May. This is the third time in 11 Triples 12 IND 30-20 - Craig's career where he's totaled 20-plus RBI in a single month, with the other two coming last year in Altoona (22 in June, 29 in July).