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 Thursday, May 30, 2019 7:05 p.m. ET Charlotte Knights 29-20 (1st, +0.5 GA, IL West) Victory Field Indianapolis, IN 28-22 (3rd, -2.5 GB, IL South) ♦ RHP Pedro Vasquez (0-1, 21.60) Game #50 // Home #26 RHP Odrisamer Despaigne (3-2, 3.42) Radio/TV: Fox Sports 97.5 / AM 1260 / iHeart app / MiLB TV / Comcast 90 UPCOMING MATCHUPS DAY DATE OPPONENT PROBABLES TIME (ET) RADIO/TV Friday May 31 vs. Gwinnett RHP Luis Escobar (0-0, 2.89) vs. RHP Bryse Wilson (3-4, 4.38) 7:15 p.m. Fox Sports 97.5 / AM 1260 / iHeart app / MiLB TV / Comcast 90 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 2019 indy bits Tribe Tips 2019 AT A GLANCE Day Games: 10-7 Overall 29-20 Night Games: 19-13 LAST NIGHT: Three Indians pitchers combined on a four-hitter as Indy recorded its first shutout of the season last night against Charlotte, 2-0. Home 15-10 Indy was the last team in the IL without a shutout win under its belt. The win leveled the series at one game apiece and clinched the season Before All-Star Break: 29-20 Road 14-10 After All-Star Break: 0-0 series for the Tribe, who have won six of the nine meetings thus far. Dario Agrazal went toe-to-toe with White Sox top prospect Dylan Cease; Place 1st April: 13-11 the two right-handers pitched scoreless baseball thru the first five frames before Indy plated the only runs of the game in the sixth. Following GA/GB +0.5 GA May: 16-9 Streak W1 June: 0-0 a Ke'Bryan Hayes walk and Corey Dickerson double, Jung Ho Kang smacked a go-ahead single up the middle to make it 1-0. Kevin Kramer later Home Streak W1 July: 0-0 added a sacrifice fly to the game's final tally. Agrazal (W, 3-1) scattered four hits and two walks with five strikeouts in 6.0 innings of work. Cease August: 0-0 Road Streak W2 September: 0-0 (L, 4-2) tossed 7.0 innings of two-run ball with six strikeouts. Montana DuRapau (2.0ip, 0h, 0r, 0bb, 4k) and Dovydas Neverauskas (S, 5) did not Longest Winning Streak 6 (4/7-13) allow a single baserunner over the last three innings. Longest Losing Streak 4 (2x, MR: 5/4-8) Monday: 3-0 Last 5 3-2 Tuesday: 4-4 Wednesday: 5-3 TONIGHT: Right-hander Pedro Vasquez (0-1, 21.60) looks to give the Indians their sixth straight series win in the rubber game of the series Last 10 7-3 Thursday: 4-3 Home Openings 25 Friday: 5-3 against Charlotte. The Knights will counter with Odrisamer Despaigne (3-2, 3.42), who exercised his contract opt-out two weeks ago from Cin- Home Attendance 164,411 Saturday: 4-4 cinnati. He had spent the entire season in Louisville, going 3-2 with a 3.92 ERA in eight starts, two of which came against Indy at Victory Field. Avg. Home Attendance 6,576 Sunday: 4-3 The Bats won both of those games. Despaigne, 32, signed a minor league deal with the White Sox on May 18 and was assigned to Charlotte. He League Rank (Total/Avg) (5th/5th) Scoring First: 18-5 Opponent Scores First: 11-15 has made two appearances (one start), throwing 6.0 hitless innings with two walks and four punchouts. SERIES HISTORY Comeback Wins: 14 Opponent Comeback Wins: 9 PLEASE, DON'T GO: Since 2015, Indy has ownedd Charlotte at Victory Field, winning 16 of the last 19 matchups in the Circle City. Since joining 2019 at Home: 4-2 Extra Innings: 2-2 2019 @ Charlotte: 2-1 Shutout Record: 1-2 the IL in 1998, Indy is 68-40 (.630) at home against the Knights. Doubleheaders: 0-0 All-Time at Home: 68-40 (.630) Commit An Error: 13-8 All-Time @ Charlotte: 50-60 (.455) Commit No Errors: 16-12 PEDRO'S TURN: Pedro Vasquez was slated to start Indy's game last Saturday in Columbus, but he instead entered in the second inning as Walk-Off Wins: 2 All-Time Totals: 118-100 (.541) Walk-Off Losses: 2 rehabbing right-hander Keone Kela was used as an opener. Vasquez's Triple-A debut was a rough one; he allowed eight earned runs on six hits (one home run) in 3.1 innings pitched. He walked three and struck out three. Vasquez, 23, pitched well with Altoona, going 3-1 with a 3.32 ERA 2019 league leaders vs. IL West: 16-10 vs. IL North: 5-3 (16er/43.1ip) in nine games (eight starts). Category Player No. Rank vs. IL South: 8-7 HR Craig 15 T-1st RBI Craig 38 T-3rd Scoring 4+ Runs: 26-12 DARIO'S MAY: Dario Agrazal's final start in the month of May was another dandy. The 24-year-old threw 6.0-plus innings in four of the five Scoring 3 Or Fewer Runs: 3-8 starts, going 2-1 with a 2.05 ERA (7er/30.2ip) and 26 strikeouts against just six walks. IL opponents hit just .198 against him in May. 2B Hayes 19 1st Outhit Opponent: 20-5 Kramer 14 T-6th Outhit By Opponent: 6-13 3B Robinson 3 T-5th Teams Tie in Hits: 3-2 BULLDOG BRENTZ: Tribe left-handed reliever Jake Brentz has dominated since his promotion from Altoona earlier this month. He is 4-for-4 in Indy Hits HR: 22-16 TB Craig 101 7th Indy no HR: 7-4 save chances and has a 2.38 ERA (3er/11.1ip). Brentz has racked up 14 punchouts against just one walk in Triple-A. In 23.0 innings combined WINS Keller 5 T-1st Opp. Hits HR: 16-13 between Altoona and Indy, Brentz has a sparkling 1.57 ERA (4er), 27 strikeouts, four walks and a .193 average against. McRae 4 T-3rd Opp. no HR: 13-7 Lead After 6: 25-1 ERA Keller 3.45 5th Trail After 6: 1-14 REYES ROLLING: Pablo Reyes is hitting .423 (11-for-26) with two homers, three doubles and seven RBI over his last six games. He is riding a IP Vera 53.1 2nd Tied After 6: 3-5 season-high six-game hitting streak as a result. SO Keller 56 T-5th Lead After 7: 25-2 GIDP McRae 8 T-1st Trail After 7: 2-16 Tied After 7: 2-2 Agrazal 6 T-6th Lead After 8: 26-1 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 SAVES Neverauskas 5 T-5th Trail After 8: 1-16 homer, six doubles, two RBI, five walks and two stolen bases. Brentz 4 T-9th Tied After 8: 2-3 HOLDS Waddell 6 T-1st Vs. LH Starter: 7-4 JUNG HO DELIVERY: Jung Ho Kang knocked in the go-ahead run with an RBI single in the sixth inning of last night's ballgame. Kang, 32, is Liranzo 4 T-5th Vs. RH Starter: 22-16 batting .500 (3-for-6) with one homer, three RBI and two walks in his first two rehab appearances. 2019 TEAM COMPARISON Series (W-L-S): 9-5-1 Sweeps: 4-1 Indians Knights 20 RIBBIES: Both Will Craig and Kevin Kramer have driven in 20 runs this month. This is the third time in Craig's career where he's totaled 20- .264 Batting Avg .267 2019 IL STANDINGS plus RBI in a single month, with the other two coming last year in Altoona (22 in June, 29 in July). This is the second time in Kramer's career with 255 Runs 304 WEST 20 or more RBI in a month, trailing only June 2018 (23). 439 Hits 449 121 Doubles 97 Team W-L GB 11 Triples 10 IND 29-20 - EIGHT DINGERS: Will Craig is tied for the league lead with 15 home runs, eight of which have come in the month on May. Craig is just the 62 Home Runs 77 COL 29-21 0.5 seventh Tribe player since 2005 to belt eight or more home runs in a single month. The previous six are listed below: 233 RBI 286 LOU 21-31 9.5 768 Total Bases 797 TOL 19-30 10.0 Michael Ryan (July 2007) - 10 182 Walks 212 423 Strikeouts 434 NORTH Brad Eldred (July 2005) - 10 37 Stolen Bases 31 Team W-L GB Danny Ortiz (July 2017) - 8 16 Caught Stealing 7 SWB 28-20 - Max Moroff (May 2017) - 8 .343 OBP .352 LHV 27-22 1.5 Willy Garcia (August 2015) - 8 .463 SLG .474 SYR 26-25 3.5 Brandon Moss (July 2010) - 8 437.2 Innings Pitched 434.2 BUF 21-27 7.0 4.54 ERA 5.59 PAW 20-30 9.0 CURRENT HOMESTAND BY THE NUMBERS 1.39 WHIP 1.63 ROC 18-31 10.5 Games 2 ERA 4.00 (8er/18.0ip) 20 Saves 16 SOUTH Record 1-1 Starter W-L 1-1 426 Hits Allowed 546 Average .222 (14-for-63) Starter ERA 6.10 (7er/10.1ip) 16 237 Runs Allowed 299 Team W-L GB Runs (Avg/Gm) 6 (3.0) Reliever W-L 0-0 The Indians have 16 wins in the month of May with two games to play.