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 24, 2019 7:15 p.m. ET Columbus Clippers 25-18 (2nd, -0.5 GB, IL West) Huntington Park Columbus, OH 26-18 (1st, +0.5 GA, IL West) ♦ RHP Dario Agrazal (2-1, 2.84) Game #44 // Road #21 RHP Michael Peoples (3-1, 3.53) Radio/TV: Fox Sports 97.5 / AM 1260 / iHeart app / MiLB TV UPCOMING MATCHUPS DAY DATE OPPONENT PROBABLES TIME (ET) RADIO/TV Saturday May 25 @ Columbus RHP Rookie Davis (1-3, 5.35) vs. RHP Asher Wojciechowski (3-1, 2.85) 7:15 p.m. Fox Sports 97.5 / AM 1260 / iHeart app / MiLB TV Sunday May 26 @ Columbus RHP Mitch Keller (5-0, 3.45) vs. RHP Shao-Ching Chiang (2-3, 6.17) 2:05 p.m. Fox Sports 97.5 / AM 1260 / iHeart app / MiLB TV Monday May 27 @ Columbus RHP Alex McRae (4-2, 5.18) vs. RHP Cody Anderson (0-0, 0.84) 2:05 p.m. FoxSports975.com / iHeart app / MiLB TV Tuesday May 28 vs. Charlotte RHP Eduardo Vera (3-3, 5.69) vs. TBA 7:05 p.m. Fox Sports 97.5 / AM 1260 / iHeart app / MiLB TV/Comcast 90 2019 indy bits Tribe Tips 2019 AT A GLANCE Day Games: 8-7 Overall 25-18 Night Games: 17-11 LAST NIGHT: The Indians broke a 5-5 deadlock with three runs in the sixth inning, and the Tribe bullpen hung on to give Indy a third straight Home 14-9 Before All-Star Break: 25-18 one-run victory in Louisville, 8-7. Indy has now won 10 of its last 12 games dating back to May 9, a stretch that includes six consecutive road Road 11-9 After All-Star Break: 0-0 Place 2nd April: 13-11 victories. Jake Brentz sealed his fourth save in as many chances with the Tribe by inducing a game-ending, 6-4-3 double play. Eduardo Vera GA/GB -0.5 GB May: 12-7 (W, 3-3) won his third consecutive start after allowing five runs (four earned) on six hits in 5.0 innings pitched. The offense was outhit by Streak W3 June: 0-0 Home Streak L1 July: 0-0 Louisville in all three games of the series, but Indy made its hits count with five going for extra bases in the finale, including three over the August: 0-0 Road Streak W6 September: 0-0 wall. Ke'Bryan Hayes cranked his second homer of the year in the third inning, a two-run blast off Jose Lopez. Two batters later, Will Craig hit Longest Winning Streak 6 (4/7-13) Longest Losing Streak 4 (2x, MR: 5/4-8) Monday: 2-0 his team-leading 12th long ball. Kevin Kramer later clubbed a two-run homer in the sixth, his second in the series and fourth on the season. Last 5 4-1 Tuesday: 4-3 Wednesday: 4-3 Last 10 8-2 Thursday: 4-3 Home Openings 23 Friday: 4-3 BROOM EMOJI: Indy's 8-7 win last night completed its fourth series sweep of the 2019 season. The Tribe's only other three-game sweep Home Attendance 153,419 Saturday: 4-3 came on April 15-17 vs. Toledo before the series finale of the scheduled four-game set was postponed due to rain. Indy also has a pair of Avg. Home Attendance 6,670 Sunday: 3-3 two-game sweeps; April 9-10 at Toledo and May 10-11 at Lehigh Valley. League Rank (Total/Avg) (3rd/5th) Scoring First: 16-5 Opponent Scores First: 9-13 SERIES HISTORY Comeback Wins: 12 Opponent Comeback Wins: 8 FEWER HITS, WINNING: Indy entered its three-game set in Louisville with a 3-11 record in games where they were outhit by their opponent. 2019 at Home: 1-2 Extra Innings: 2-2 2019 @ Columbus: 1-3 Shutout Record: 0-2 Oddly enough, the Tribe were outhit by the Bats 34-22 in the series, giving up more knocks on the mound than recording at the plate by a Doubleheaders: 0-0 wide margin. Indianapolis won each game by one run, giving them a league-high 11 wins by one run this season. All-Time at Home: 108-99 (.522) Commit An Error: 11-7 All-Time @ Columbus: 97-125 (.437) Commit No Errors: 14-11 Walk-Off Wins: 2 All-Time Totals: 205-224 (.478) Walk-Off Losses: 2 KRAMER FIRE: Kevin Kramer logged the ninth two-double game of his career on Wednesday at Louisville and followed that up with his 2019 league leaders vs. IL West: 13-9 fourth home run of the season in last night's win. Kramer is batting .355 (22-for-62) with three homers, eight doubles and 16 RBI in May vs. IL North: 5-3 Category Player No. Rank vs. IL South: 7-6 after hitting just .211 (12-for-57) with one homer, five doubles and four RBI in April. AVG Elmore .380 1st HR Craig 12 T-5th Scoring 4+ Runs: 24-10 RBI Craig 32 T-5th Scoring 3 Or Fewer Runs: 1-8 EXTRA, EXTRA, READ ALL ABOUT HAYES: Ke'Bryan Hayes leads the IL with 17 doubles and is second in Triple-A behind Tacoma's Ian Miller 2B Hayes 17 1st Outhit Opponent: 16-5 Kramer 13 T-4th Outhit By Opponent: 6-11 (18). He is tied for fifth overall in Minor League Baseball. Over half of Hayes' 39 hits have gone for extra bases; he also has one triple and Elmore 12 T-9th Teams Tie in Hits: 3-2 3B Robinson 3 T-2nd Indy Hits HR: 20-14 two home runs to go with his 17 two-baggers. He finished fourth in the Eastern League with 31 doubles last year. His home run last night in OBP Elmore .444 3rd Indy no HR: 5-4 WINS Keller 5 T-1st Opp. Hits HR: 13-11 Louisville was his first since a solo blast in Indy's home opener on April 11 vs. Charlotte. McRae 4 T-3rd Opp. no HR: 12-7 Vera 3 T-10th Lead After 6: 22-1 ERA Keller 3.45 6th Trail After 6: 1-12 HOLDING DOWN THE HOT CORNER: Ke'Bryan Hayes has won the Rawlings Gold Glove Award as the best defensive third baseman in Minor IP Vera 49.0 2nd Tied After 6: 2-5 McRae 48.2 3rd Lead After 7: 22-2 League Baseball each of the last two seasons. This year has been no different; he leads all MiLB third basemen with a .990 fielding percent- Keller 47.0 5th Trail After 7: 2-14 SO Keller 56 2nd Tied After 7: 1-2 age (1 error in 103 total chances). BB Keller 20 T-9th Lead After 8: 22-1 GIDP McRae 8 T-1st Trail After 8: 1-14 SAVES Neverauskas 4 T-7th Tied After 8: 2-3 TONIGHT: Right-hander Dario Agrazal (2-1, 2.84) looks to get back in the win column after suffering a loss his last time out on May 16 vs. Brentz 4 T-7th Vs. LH Starter: 7-3 HOLDS Waddell 5 T-1st Vs. RH Starter: 18-15 Scranton/WB (3.2ip, 5h, 5r, 5er, 3bb, 3k). He will face Clippers righty Michael Peoples (3-1, 3.53), who has faced Indy twice this season (one Liranzo 4 T-3rd 2019 TEAM COMPARISON Series (W-L-S): 8-5-1 start) and gone 1-0 with a 5.79 ERA (6er/9.1ip). Agrazal's three walks last Thursday marked the seventh time in 103 career starts where he's Sweeps: 4-1 issued that many walks. Indians Bats .263 Batting Avg .258 2019 IL STANDINGS 218 Runs 233 WEST DIFFERENT YEAR, SAME STORY: Indy leads all of Triple-A in fewest home runs allowed (38), ahead of Scranton/WB (41). The Indians have 381 Hits 390 100 Doubles 89 Team W-L GB led the IL in fewest homers allowed in six of the last 10 seasons. 11 Triples 7 COL 26-18 - 52 Home Runs 64 IND 25-18 0.5 199 RBI 221 LOU 18-28 9.0 OUR ROTATION >>>: Indy's starters are averaging slightly over 5.1 innings per start this year (231.0ip in 43 games), most among all IL 659 Total Bases 685 TOL 16-27 9.5 teams. Indy's starters also rank among league leaders in WHIP (1st, 1.32), ERA (2nd, 4.40), GIDP (2nd, 27), strikeouts (3rd, 209) and fewest 165 Walks 192 364 Strikeouts 448 NORTH home runs allowed (T-5th, 28). 36 Stolen Bases 39 Team W-L GB 16 Caught Stealing 13 LHV 24-19 - .343 OBP .348 SWB 23-19 0.5 SO MANY SAVES: Indianapolis' bullpen has converted a save chance in each of the Tribe's last seven wins and 13 of the last 15 victories .454 SLG .454 SYR 24-21 1.0 overall. The Tribe lead the league in saves converted (18) and save opportunities (26). Nineteen of Indy's 25 wins are by three runs or less. 384.2 Innings Pitched 389.2 BUF 18-24 5.5 4.42 ERA 4.41 ROC 16-26 7.5 CURRENT ROAD TRIP BY THE NUMBERS 1.40 WHIP 1.32 PAW 16-27 8.0 Games 3 ERA 3.86 (12er/28.0ip) 18 Saves 9 SOUTH Record 3-0 Starter W-L 2-0 373 Hits Allowed 348 Average .216 (22-for-102) Starter ERA 3.32 (7er/19.0ip) 4-5 204 Runs Allowed 203 Team W-L GB Runs (Avg/Gm) 16 (5.3) Reliever W-L 1-0 The last time the Tribe swept a three-game series to begin a road trip was at 188 ER Allowed 191 DUR 28-17 - XBH (Avg/Gm) 13 (4.3) Reliever ERA 5.00 (5er/9.0ip) Toledo on June 25-27, 2018.