_______________________________________ [ 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 21, 2019 1:35 p.m. EDT Louisville Bats 9-6 (2nd, -1.5 GB, IL West) Victory Field Indianapolis, IN 8-9 (3rd, -3.5 GB, IL West) ♦ RHP Mitch Keller (1-0, 3.86) Game #16 // Home #10 RHP Keury Mella (1-1, 7.53) Radio/TV: Fox Sports 97.5 / AM 1260 / iHeart app / MiLB TV / Comcast 90 UPCOMING MATCHUPS DAY DATE OPPONENT PROBABLES TIME (ET) RADIO/TV Tuesday April 23 @ Gwinnett RHP Alex McRae (1-1, 5.74) vs. TBA 7:05 p.m. Fox Sports 97.5 / AM 1260 / iHeart app / MiLB TV Wednesday April 24 @ Gwinnett TBA vs. TBA 7:05 p.m. Fox Sports 97.5 / AM 1260 / iHeart app / MiLB TV Thursday April 25 @ Gwinnett RHP Eduardo Vera (0-1, 3.38) vs. TBA 12:05 p.m. Fox Sports 97.5 / AM 1260 / iHeart app / MiLB TV Friday April 26 @ Charlotte RHP Rookie Davis (0-1, 4.50) vs. TBA 7:04 p.m. Fox Sports 97.5 / AM 1260 / iHeart app / MiLB TV 2019 indy bits Tribe Tips 2019 AT A GLANCE Day Games: 3-1 LAST NIGHT: The Tribe suffered a 3-1 loss in 10 innings to the Bats on Saturday night. Louisville used a Blake Trahan two-out, two- Overall 9-6 Night Games: 6-5 Home 6-3 run single in the top of the 10th to seal the series win and set up an opportunity for a series sweep this afternoon. Christian Colon Before All-Star Break: 9-6 Road 3-3 After All-Star Break: 0-0 reached base five times (three singles, one double, one HBP) for the visitors. The Tribe struck out 22 times at the plate and only had Place 2nd April: 9-6 five hits, two going as Jake Elmore doubles. Indy scored its lone run in the sixth to answer one run by Louisville in the top half. Gregory GA/GB -1.5 GB May: 0-0 Streak L2 June: 0-0 Polanco drove in Elmore from second with a double of his own to the right field wall. Rookie Davis (5.2ip, 1er, 6k) and Lucas Sims Home Streak L2 July: 0-0 August: 0-0 (5.2ip, 1er, 13k) dueled into the sixth inning before the contest became a battle of the bullpens. Road Streak W3 September: 0-0 Longest Winning Streak 6 (4/7-13) Longest Losing Streak 3 (4/4-6) Monday: 1-0 Last 5 3-2 Tuesday: 2-0 TODAY: The Indians and Bats conclude their three-game series with a matinee affair on Easter Sunday at 1:35 p.m. The Tribe will send Wednesday: 2-0 righty Mitch Keller (1-0, 3.86) to the bump for his team-high fourth start of the season. He will square off against right-hander Keury Last 10 7-3 Thursday: 1-1 Home Openings 9 Friday: 1-2 Mella (1-1, 7.53). The 25-year-old Mella made his Triple-A debut against Indy back on Sept. 5, 2016 and threw 7.0 innings of one-run Home Attendance 50,714 Saturday: 1-2 ball. He walked one and struck out six in that game. The Tribe saw Mella once last year on Aug. 24 at Louisville Slugger Field, and he Avg. Home Attendance 5,635 Sunday: 1-1 League Rank (Total/Avg) (2nd/6th) threw 2.0 shutout innings while striking out one. Scoring First: 6-2 Opponent Scores First: 3-4 SERIES HISTORY Comeback Wins: 4 Opponent Comeback Wins: 2 SUNDAY SWEEP: For a third consecutive Sunday, the Indians are finishing a series with a sweep on the line. In their first four-game 2019 at Home: 0-2 Extra Innings: 0-2 2019 @ Louisville: 0-0 Shutout Record: 0-1 set of the season at Columbus, the Tribe avoided being swept with a four-run rally in the ninth to win 5-2. Last Sunday against Doubleheaders: 0-0 Charlotte the Indians were seeking a four-game sweep of the Knights, but Dylan Cease outdueled Rookie Davis to give the visitors a All-Time at Home: 103-106 (.493) Commit An Error: 4-2 All-Time @ Louisville: 103-98 (.512) Commit No Errors: 5-4 3-0 shutout. Today the Bats seek a three-game sweep over Indy. The Tribe haven't been swept in a series since dropping two games All-Time Totals: 206-204 (.502) Walk-Off Wins: 1 in Louisville on Aug. 24-25, 2018. Indy hasn't suffered a three-game sweep since Aug. 10-12, 2018 when Pawtucket won all three Walk-Off Losses: 1 2019 league leaders vs. IL West: 6-5 games of a set at Victory Field. vs. IL North: 0-0 Category Player No. Rank vs. IL South: 3-1 AVG Elmore .413 2nd TUCKER'S BIG DEBUT: Shortstop Cole Tucker, 22, was recalled by the Pirates yesterday for his first major league call-up. The Phoenix, Reynolds .367 5th Scoring 4+ Runs: 9-3 Scoring 3 Or Fewer Runs: 0-3 Ariz. native and 2014 first-round pick by Pittsburgh didn't disappoint with family and friends in attendance, belting a tiebreaking HR Craig 6 T-1st Out-Hit Opponent: 7-1 two-run homer in the bottom of the fifth off Giants left-hander Derek Holland. The game was called due to rain after a length delay, Reynolds 5 T-3rd Out-Hit By Opponent: 2-4 Runs Tucker 13 T-3rd Teams Tie in Hits: 0-1 making Tucker's 431-foot blast to dead center the game-winner. He finished 1-for-3. Indy Hits HR: 8-4 RBI Craig 14 T-4th Indy no HR: 1-2 OBP Elmore .451 4th Opp. Hits HR: 4-2 Reynolds .446 6th Opp. no HR: 5-4 REYNOLDS GETS HIS KNOCK: Outfielder Bryan Reynolds, 24, had his contract selected by the Pirates yesterday and got the nod in Lead After 6: 9-0 center field, batting fifth. He struck out in his first plate appearance on three pitches but drove a single into left field his second time SLG Reynolds .735 3rd Trail After 6: 0-4 OPS Reynolds 1.181 3rd Tied After 6: 0-2 up for his first major league hit. Reynolds and Tucker accounted for half of Pittsburgh's four hits on the day. Hits Elmore/Tucker 19 T-4th Lead After 7: 8-1 Reynolds 18 T-9th Trail After 7: 1-4 Tied After 7: 0-1 2B Hayes 7 T-1st Lead After 8: 8-0 ELMORE EXCELLENT: Jake Elmore started at shortstop and led off in last night's game. The 31-year-old journeyman went 2-for-5 3B Robinson 2 T-2nd Trail After 8: 1-4 with a pair of doubles and a run scored. Through 13 games, the Arizona State product is batting .413 (19-for-46) with five doubles, SB Tucker 5 T-3rd Tied After 8: 0-2 seven RBI, six runs scored and a team-high seven multi-hit games. He ranks among IL leaders in average (2nd), OBP (4th, .451) and TB Reynolds 36 T-3rd Vs. LH Starter: 4-0 Craig/Tucker 33 T-7th Vs. RH Starter: 5-6 base hits (T-4th, 19). 2019 TEAM COMPARISON Series (W-L-S): 3-2-0 Sweeps: 2-0 FELIZ FEELIN' IT: Michael Feliz inherited a first-and-third, no-out jam in the eighth inning last night and managed to keep the Bats Indians Bats off the board. He struck out Nick Longhi, retired Juan Graterol on a foul popout to first and struck out Rob Refsnyder looking to end .269 Batting Avg .253 2019 IL STANDINGS 79 Runs 81 WEST the frame. Since allowing a run in the eighth inning on April 5 at Columbus, the 25-year-old thrown 7.0 consecutive scoreless innings, 141 Hits 144 surrendering five hits and three walks with 10 punchouts. 33 Doubles 27 Team W-L GB 6 Triples 3 COL 11-5 - 20 Home Runs 19 IND 9-6 1.5 SCORE FOUR-PLUS: The Indians have scored four or more runs in 12 of their 15 games so far this season, going 9-3 in those affairs. 72 RBI 77 LOU 8-9 3.5 246 Total Bases 234 TOL 5-10 5.5 Since the beginning of the 2017 season, the Tribe are 138-43 (.762) when scoring four-plus runs and 23-93 (.198) when scoring three 62 Walks 70 or less. 152 Strikeouts 158 NORTH 19 Stolen Bases 16 Team W-L GB 5 Caught Stealing 11 LHV 12-4 - WILL POWER: Will Craig contributed a two-run double in the seventh inning Monday night, giving him a team-high five games with .351 OBP .337 SWB 8-6 3.0 two or more RBI. No other Indians player has more than two multi-RBI games. Craig is tied for third in the league with 14 RBI and is .469 SLG .411 SYR 9-7 3.0 tied for the league lead in home runs with six. 135.2 Innings Pitched 152.2 PAW 7-8 4.5 3.71 ERA 4.30 ROC 5-11 7.0 THIS HOMESTAND BY THE NUMBERS 1.43 WHIP 1.39 BUF 4-9 6.5 Games 9 ERA 2.96 (27er/82.0ip) 5 Saves 5 SOUTH Record 6-3 Starter W-L 3-2 125 Hits Allowed 142 Average .276 (85-for-308) Starter ERA 3.50 (18er/46.1ip) 22 65 Runs Allowed 80 Team W-L GB Runs (Avg/Gm) 49 (5.4) Reliever W-L 3-1 The Indians struck out 22 times in last night's 3-1, 10-inning 56 ER Allowed 73 CHA 11-6 - XBH (Avg/Gm) 34 (3.8) Reliever ERA 2.27 (9er/35.2ip) loss.