_______________________________________ [ Indianapolis Indians501 // CommunicationsWest Maryland Department Street ] - Indianapolis, IN 46225 ♦ (317) 269-3542 ♦ @IndyIndians ♦ IndyIndians.com/MediaKit[ IndyIndians.com // (317) 269-3524 ] Indianapolis Indians Sunday, April 30, 2017 Scranton Wilkes-Barre RailRiders 7-14 (4th, IL West) 1:05 p.m ET 11-10 (4th, IL North) RHP Drew Hutchison (0-1, 5.06) PNC Field ♦ Moosic, PA LHP Caleb Smith (0-0, 1.20) Game #22/Road #9 UPCOMING MATCHUPS DAY DATE OPPONENT PROBABLES TIME (ET) RADIO/TV Tuesday May 2 vs. Toledo RHP Tyler Eppler (2-0, 1.06) vs. TBA 7:05 p.m. Fox Sports 97.5/AM 1260/MiLB TV/Comcast channel 90 Wednesday May 3 vs. Toledo RHP Clay Holmes (0-1, 3.68) vs. TBA 1:35 p.m. Fox Sports 97.5/AM 1260/MiLB TV/Comcast channel 90 Thursday May 4 vs. Toledo LHP Steven Brault (0-3, 3.68) vs. TBA 11:05 a.m. Fox Sports 97.5/AM 1260/MiLB TV/Comcast channel 90 Friday May 5 @ Columbus RHP Josh Lindblom (0-2, 2.50) vs. TBA 7:15 p.m. Fox Sports 97.5/AM 1260/MiLB TV 2017 indy bits Tribe Tips 2017 AT A GLANCE Day Games: 5-5 FIRST THINGS FIRST: Outfielder Danny Ortiz had his contract selected by Pittsburgh prior to yesterday's game. After 891 games over nine minor Overall 7-14 Night Games: 2-9 Home 4-9 league seasons, the 27-year-old made his major league debut for the Pirates last night, entering as a defensive replacement in the seventh Road 3-5 Before All-Star Break: 7-14 inning. He replaced Josh Bell in the lineup, while starting right fielder John Jaso moved in to play first base. Ortiz was left in the on-deck circle in Place 4th After All-Star Break: 0-0 the top of the ninth, leaving his first plate appearance for another day. Outfielder Justin Maffei was transferred from Rookie-Advanced Bristol to GA/GB -4.0 April: 7-14 take Ortiz's place on Indy's roster. Streak W1 May: 0-0 Home Streak W1 June: 0-0 RED HOT: Christopher Bostick has hit safely in each of his last 12 games. He's batting .388 (19-for-49) during the stretch with five doubles, two Road Streak W1 July: 0-0 Longest Winning Streak 2 (2x, Last - 4/23-27) August: 0-0 home runs, eight RBI and eight runs scored. His career-high hitting streak is 16 games, a stretch that ran from June 15-July 4, 2013 while he was Longest Losing Streak 5 (4/8-12) September: 0-0 with Single-A Beloit in the Athletics farm system. Last year, Alen Hanson and Josh Bell both notched team-best 14-game hitting streaks. Last 5 3-2 Last 10 4-6 Monday: 0-1 Home Openings 13 Tuesday: 0-2 CB ASCENDING: Bostick ranks among International League leaders in hits (T-2nd, 26), triples (T-2nd, 2) and batting average (T-7th, .333). His .333 average is fourth-best among Pirates farmhands this season. Home Attendance 78,208 Wednesday: 1-1 Avg. Attendance 6,016 Thursday: 3-2 League Rank (Total) 3rd Friday: 1-3 THREE LONG BALLS: The Indians' three-homer outburst yesterday marked the second time this season where they launched three home runs in a Saturday: 1-3 single game (also: April 6 vs. Toledo - Gift Ngoepe, Jason Rogers and Max Moroff). SERIES HISTORY Sunday: 1-2 DIAZ GOES YARD: Elias Diaz's three-run shot in the first inning yesterday marked his first home run of 2017. Last year, he hit one home run in 34 2017 at Home: 1-2 Scoring First: 4-7 2017 @ Scranton/Wilkes-Barre: 1-1 Opponent Scoring First: 3-7 total games, with that lone blast coming on July 14 with Single-A Advanced Bradenton at Dunedin. It was his fifth career home run with the Tribe All-Time at Home: 32-46 (.410) Extra Innings: 1-2 and first since Aug. 28, 2015 @ Louisville. All-Time @ Scranton/Wilkes-Barre: 37-38 (.493) Shutout Record: 0-4 All-Time Totals (IL era): 69-84 (.451) Doubleheaders: 0-0-1 SLUMP BUSTED: Jason Rogers ended an 0-for-16 skid at the plate with his first-inning solo shot yesterday. Prior to his hitless streak, Rogers was Commit An Error: 6-9 riding an eight-game hitting streak in which he batted .444 (12-for-27) with two home runs and five RBI. 2017 league leaders Commit No Errors: 1-5 Walk-Off Wins: 0 Category Player No. Rank Walk-Off Losses: 0 LITHUANIAN LIGHTNING: Dovydas Neverauskas continued his dominance on the mound for Indy yesterday, striking out the final two batters to nail Home Runs Max Moroff 5 T-2nd down his second save of the season. Neverauskas has thrown 10.0 innings this season for the Tribe without allowing an earned run. Hits Christopher Bostick 26 T-2nd vs. IL West: 3-8 vs. IL North: 3-4 3B Christopher Bostick 2 T-3rd WHAT A RELIEF: The Tribe's bullpen tossed a season-high 8.0 innings in yesterday's 8-5 win. Their previous season-high workload came on April SO Max Moroff 29 T-4th vs. IL South: 1-2 14 at Toledo when they worked 7.1 frames in relief of Clay Holmes in a 4-3 loss. BA Christopher Bostick .333 T-7th Scoring 4+ Runs: 7-4 WE HARDLY KNEW YE, APRIL: The Indians will have no problem flipping the calendar to May following today's series finale against Scranton/W-B. Scoring 3 Or Fewer Runs: 0-10 GF Edgar Santana 8 1st Out-Hit Opponent: 5-1 The Tribe have split two series, lost three and were swept in a three-game home set against Columbus, leading to their 7-14 record. Out-Hit By Opponent: 1-10 BB Steven Brault 13 T-1st Teams Tie in Hits: 1-3 SEE YOU IN SEPTEMBER?: The Indians and RailRiders play their last of six regular-season affairs today. Scranton/W-B took two of three last BB/9.0 IP Tyler Eppler 0.82 2nd Indy Hits HR: 6-5 weekend at Victory Field, and Indy looks to return the favor today in the rubber match of the series. WHIP Tyler Eppler 0.82 3rd Indy no HR: 1-9 IP Steven Brault 25.2 T-5th Opp. Hits HR: 4-7 Opp. no HR: 3-7 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 Lead After 6: 3-4 Triple-A manager, and he is the 60th manager in club history. Last year, he served as the assistant hitting coordinator in the Pirates organization, Team 3B Indianapolis 7 T-1st Trail After 6: 2-8 the same position he held with the Miami Marlins in 2015. From 2011-14, he managed Double-A Jacksonville in the Marlins system and led the Team SB Indianapolis 13 T-6th Tied After 6: 2-2 club to a Southern League title in 2014. From 2007-10, he managed in the Tigers system, including a three-year stint with Single-A Advanced Lead After 7: 6-2 TEAM COMPARISON Trail After 7: 0-10 Lakeland (2008-10). Overall, he owns a 538-520 record (.509) as a manager. Tied After 7: 1-2 Indians RailRiders Lead After 8: 7-1 INDIANS PROSPECTUS: Indianapolis has a plethora of top prospects in the Pirates organization, according to Baseball America. Outfielder .229 Batting Avg .257 Trail After 8: 0-10 Austin Meadows is 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, 76 Runs 79 Tied After 8: 0-2 followed by catcher Elias Diaz (No. 10), infielder Max Moroff (No. 13) and right-handers Tyler Eppler (No. 18), Clay Holmes (No. 20) and Dovydas 157 Hits 175 Neverauskas (No. 24). Series (W-L-S): 0-4-2 34 Doubles 44 7 Triples 5 2017 IL STANDINGS 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 Hutchison, Pat Light, Dovydas Neverauskas and A.J. Schugel, along with catcher Elias Diaz and infielders Christopher Bostick and Max 16 Home Runs 11 WEST Moroff. 72 RBI 72 Team W-L GB 253 Total Bases 262 TOL 11-10 - YANKEES FARMHANDS: The RailRiders' current roster has five of the Yankees' top 30 prospects byBaseball America. Outfielders Clint Frazier (No. 56 Walks 64 COL 9-13 2.5 2) and Dustin Fowler (No. 10) lead the way, with utilityman Tyler Wade (No. 17) and right-handers Chad Green (No. 20) and Giovanny Gallegos (No. 171 Strikeouts 157 LOU 9-13 2.5 25) representing the other three. 13 Stolen Bases 15 IND 7-14 4.0 8 Caught Stealing 8 CALEB SMITH: The RailRiders will send left-hander Caleb Smith to the bump today for the series finale. Smith, 25, is 0-0 with a 1.20 ERA (2 ER NORTH .286 OBP .323 in 15.0 IP) in three starts for Scranton/W-B this season. He also made a relief appearance with Double-A Trenton, allowing one earned run in 2.2 .369 SLG .385 Team W-L GB innings of work. Last year, Smith went 3-5 with three saves and a 3.96 ERA (28 ER in 63.2 IP) in 27 games (seven starts) for the Thunder.