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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 Monday, August 19, 2019 6:35 p.m. ET Toledo Mud Hens 61-64 (2nd, -10.0 GB, IL West) Fifth Third Field ♦ Toledo, Ohio 57-68 (3rd, -14.0 GB, IL West) LHP Brandon Waddell (2-5, 8.88) Game #126 // Road #64 RHP Tim Adleman (6-4, 3.55) Radio/TV: FoxSportsIndy.com / Fox Sports 1260 / iHeart app / MiLB TV UPCOMING MATCHUPS DAY DATE OPPONENT PROBABLES TIME (ET) RADIO/TV Tuesday August 20 at Toledo RHP Alex McRae (7-7, 5.15) vs. RHP Kyle Funkhouser (3-6, 7.50) 6:35 p.m. FoxSportsIndy.com / AM 1260 / iHeart app / MiLB TV Wednesday August 21 at Toledo RHP Dario Agrazal (4-4, 4.78) vs. RHP Beau Burrows (2-6, 5.51) 6:35 p.m. FoxSportsIndy.com / AM 1260 / iHeart app / MiLB TV Thursday August 22 at Toledo TBA vs. LHP Tyler Alexander (4-9, 5.63) 6:35 p.m. FoxSportsIndy.com / AM 1260 / iHeart app / MiLB TV Friday August 23 vs. Louisville TBA vs. TBA 7:15 p.m. FoxSportsIndy.com / AM 1260 / iHeart app / MiLB TV / Comcast 90 2019 indy bits Tribe Tips 2019 AT A GLANCE Day Games: 19-17 The Indians overcame a five-run deficit with a five-run bottom of the ninth inning that led to an 8-7 win in 10 innings over the IronPigs on Sunday. Overall 61-64 Night Games: 42-47 YESTERDAY: Home 29-33 The victory snapped a four-game losing streak for the Tribe and capped a 3-4 homestand; Indy took 2 of 3 from Rochester and lost 3 of 4 vs. Lehigh Valley. Before All-Star Break: 44-44 Road 32-31 After All-Star Break: 17-20 Indy's ninth was sparked by four walks issued from JD Hammer that brought the Indians within four. Connor Brogdon was summonded from the 'pen and un- Place 2nd April: 13-11 corked a wild pitch that made it 7-4, and Ke'Bryan Hayes then blasted a 2-2 pitch over the left field wall for a three-run shot to tie the game. Geoff Hartlieb (W, GA/GB -10.0 GB May: 18-9 4-0) tossed a scoreless 10th, and Will Craig -- who started the home half on second base -- advanced to third on a sacrifice bunt to tee up a walk-off single by Streak W1 June: 10-19 Home Streak W1 July: 14-14 Christian Kelley. Indy didn't record its first hit of the game until Jake Elmore singled with one away in the fifth. August: 6-11 Road Streak L1 September: 0-0 THE RIGHT FORMULA: Kelley's RBI single in the 10th inning yesterday scored Craig for the game-winning run, giving Indy its fourth walk-off of the season and Longest Winning Streak 6 (4/7-13) Longest Losing Streak 5 (6/26-30) Monday: 6-2 first since Craig hit a walk-off solo homer on July 30 vs. Columbus. Indy has a total of 11 last at-bat wins on the season and both Kelley and Craig have either Last 5 1-4 Tuesday: 9-9 provided the winning hit or scored the go-ahead run in four of them. Craig has been a part of the last three last at-bat wins for the Tribe. Wednesday: 9-8 Last 10 4-6 Thursday: 10-10 Home Openings/Lost 60/2 Friday: 9-13 JAMES IS HUMAN: James Marvel gave up five earned runs yesterday in three innings pitched, his shortest outing in a Tribe uniform. The five runs he Home Attendance 508,757 Saturday: 8-12 Avg. Home Attendance 8,479 Sunday: 10-10 surrendered also tied his previous high with Indy (also: 5er in 4.2ip on 7/13 at COL). Marvel's 1.82 ERA (8er/39.2ip) jumped to 2.74 (13/42.2ip) as a result of yesterday's start. Over his last 14 starts between Double-A Altoona and Indy, his teams have gone 13-1. League Rank (Total/Avg) (4th/4th) Scoring First: 42-15 Opponent Scores First: 19-49 SERIES HISTORY Comeback Wins: 27 ELMO: Jake Elmore has reached base safely in 17 of his last 19 games overall, is hitting a league-best .348 (109-for-313) and ranks third in OBP (.415). Indy's Opponent Comeback Wins: 26 last batting champion was Junior Noboa (.340) in 1989 and they have had just four batting titles since 1969 (also: Bernie Carbo in 1969, Gene Locklear in 1972, 2019 at Home: 5-3 Extra Innings: 5-7 2019 @ Toledo: 6-3 Shutout Record: 4-7 Dallas Williams in 1987). Elmore's .348 average for the season would be the highest single-season qualifying average by an Indy player since Williams hit .357 Doubleheaders: 4-6 in 1987. All-Time at Home: 134-89 (.601) Commit An Error: 24-32 All-Time @ Toledo: 109-108 (.502) Commit No Errors: 37-32 Walk-Off Wins: 4 T-ROB: In 16 games since July 25, Robinson is hitting .333 (18-for-54) with three homers, two doubles, 11 RBI and four runs scored. The 31-year-old's average All-Time Totals: 243-197 (.552) Walk-Off Losses: 3 rests at .312 and has been above .300 for all but a six-day stretch (April 5-10). He had a seven-game hitting streak snapped yesterday (0-for-4). 2019 league leaders vs. IL West: 31-26 vs. IL North: 16-21 J-MART: Over Jason Martin's last 20 games (hit safely in 16 of them), the Tribe outfielder has hit .324 (24-for-74) with one triple, six doubles, 11 RBI and seven Category Player No. Rank vs. IL South: 14-17 runs scored. He is batting .305 (43-for-144) with three homers, one triple, nine doubles and 22 RBI in 40 games since the beginning of July. AVG Elmore .348 1st Scoring 4+ Runs: 50-25 OBP Elmore .415 3rd Scoring 3 Or Fewer Runs: 11-39 RECORDS IN JEOPARDY: Indy's pitching staff has piled up 1,117 strikeouts through 125 games (8.94 K/game), 36 strikeouts shy of tying the franchise record 2B Elmore 30 4th Outhit Opponent: 46-13 Outhit By Opponent: 10-43 1,153 set in 2013 (records for this stat go back to 1902 when the franchise was founded). The Tribe are on pace to record 1,251 punchouts this season. The L Vera 9 T-4th Teams Tie in Hits: 5-8 Indians are also on pace to surrender a franchise record 155 home runs, which would break the current record of 145 HR allowed in 2005. ERA Keller 3.56 1st Indy Hits HR: 45-34 McRae 5.15 10th Indy no HR: 16-30 Opp. Hits HR: 40-43 PLAYOFF SITUATION: The Indians' elimination number remained at seven with yesterday's win and a loss by Columbus. Indy is in danger of missing the WHIP Keller 1.24 2nd Opp. no HR: 21-21 postseason for a second straight campaign, which would be the first time that's happened since a five-year drought from 2007-11. From 2012-17, the Indians GS Vera 22 4th Lead After 6: 45-3 Trail After 6: 5-49 reached the Governors' Cup playoffs four times. Keller 19 T-10th Tied After 6: 11-12 CG Marvel 1 T-2nd Lead After 7: 52-2 THE 2010s: Indy's four postseason appearances (2012, 2013, 2015, 2017) this decade (2010-19) are tied for second most in a decade in the franchise's 118- Trail After 7: 6-56 SHO Marvel 1 T-1st Tied After 7: 3-6 year history. A look at decades with four or more playoff appearances are below: AVG vs. Keller .243 2nd Lead After 8: 49-1 IP Vera 118.2 T-5th Trail After 8: 4-52 1980s (6): 1982, 1984, 1986, 1987, 1988, 1989 Tied After 8: 4-5 SO Keller 123 1st 2010s (4): 2012, 2013, 2015, 2017 Vs. LH Starter: 14-17 1990s (4): 1994, 1995, 1996, 1997 GIDP McRae 13 T-4th Vs. RH Starter: 47-47 1950s (4): 1950, 1953, 1954, 1956 SV DuRapau/Neverauskas 9 T-2nd Series (W-L-S): 18-20-2 1940s (4): 1943, 1946, 1948, 1949 2019 TEAM COMPARISON Sweeps: 6-5 Indians Mud Hens 2019 IL STANDINGS ON THE ROAD AGAIN: The Indians are 32-31 on the road this season with seven road contests remaining. The Tribe haven't finished over .500 on the road since .254 Batting Avg .275 going 40-32 in 2015, the last of a five-year run (2011-15) where Indy was at or over .500 away from home. Indy's 32 road wins are fourth most in the IL but its 561 Runs 665 WEST 5.02 ERA on the road is fifth worst. Tribe pitchers have struck out 569 batters in 63 road games (9.03 K/game), third most in the league. Offensively, Indy has 1055 Hits 1178 Team W-L GB piled up a league-high 140 doubles on the road. 250 Doubles 233 COL 71-54 - 22 Triples 39 IND 61-64 10.0 126 Home Runs 128 HOME WOES: The Indians are 29-33 at home this year and could post a sub-.500 home record for the first time since 2002 (35-38) and 2003 (35-37). Indy 513 RBI 627 TOL 57-68 14.0 began the season 6-1 at home and were seven games over .500 at home on May 31 (17-10), but they've gone 12-23 in their last 35 home games.