INDIANAPOLIS INDIANS GAME INFORMATION [ Indianapolis Indians501 //West Communications Maryland Department Street ] - Indianapolis, _______________________________________ IN 46225 ♦ (317) 269-3542 ♦ @IndyIndians ♦ IndyIndians.com/MediaKit Indianapolis Indians Thursday, May 20, 2021 7:00 / 8:05 PM ET St. Paul Saints 8-4 (1st, 0.5 GA, AAA-E MW) CHS Field ♦ St. Paul, MN 5-8 (5th, 3.5 GB, AAA-E MW) G2: RHP Miguel Yajure (0-1, 1.50) Game #13-14 / Road #7-8 G2: LHP Andrew Albers (1-1, 7.07) Radio/TV: FoxSportsIndy.com / AM 1260 / iHeart app / MiLB TV 2021 at a glance indy bits series history Overall 8-4 2021 @ IND: 0-0 Home 5-1 LAST NIGHT: The second game of a six-game series betweeen Indianapolis and St. Paul was suspended tied 2-2 entering the bottom of the eighth Road 3-3 2021 @ STP: 1-0 Place 1st inning last night. The Indians took an early 1-0 lead in the second inning when Joe Hudson singled home T.J. Rivera, and added another run in the fifth Since 1938 @ IND: 131-116 (.530) GA/GB 0.5 GA following a leadoff double by Ethan Paul. On a two-run home run off the bat of MLB rehabber Alex Kirilloff, the Saints took back both runs and tied the Since 1938 @ STP: 110-136 (.447) Streak W4 Since 1938 Totals: 241-252 (.489) Home Streak W3 game at 2-2. Road Streak W1 Longest Winning Streak 4 2021 TEAM COMPARISON Longest Losing Streak 2 TONIGHT’S SCHEDULE: The suspended game last night will resume play at 7 PM ET tonight in the bottom of the eighth tied 2-2. Tonight’s regularly Indians Saints Last 5 4-1 Last 10 7-3 scheduled game between the Indians and Saints will begin no earlier than 8:05 PM ET and will be a full nine-inning contest. RHP Miguel Yajure is set .209 BA .221 Home Openings/Lost 6/0 to make his second start with the Indians coming off a stellar performance with Pittsburgh in Game 2, and he will face LHP Andrew Albers. 52 R 48 Home Attendance 16,188 81 H 92 Avg. Home Attendance 2,686 14 2B 13 League Rank (Total/Avg) 12th/14th 3 3B 1 SUSPENDED: Last night’s suspended game in the eighth inning was the Indians first since Aug. 17, 2018 at Lehigh Valley. That game was suspended 17 HR 15 Day Games 2-1 in the top of the second inning; Indy led 1-0 with two outs and no one on base. When the game resumed the next day as part of a doubleheader, the 49 RBI 48 Night Games 6-3 152 TB 152 Before All-Star Break 8-4 IronPigs came back for a 4-1 victory. The Indians took the seven-inning regularly scheduled nightcap, 5-1, in eight innings. Prior to 2018, the last time 50 BB 52 After All-Star Break 0-0 an Indians game was suspended was July 10, 2013 at Columbus and was completed three days later at Victory Field. The Indians won that game, 9-6, 126 K 141 May 8-4 11 SB 11 June 0-0 in 16 innings, a 5-hour, 32-minute affair. That game is the second-longest contest by time played in the Victory Field era and tied for second in most 5 CS 2 July 0-0 innings played. .309 OBP .310 August 0-0 .392 SLG .365 September 0-0 Tuesday 3-0 LEADING THE MIDWEST: Following Iowa’s afternoon win over Omaha yesterday and last night’s suspended game, the Indians are currently in sole 106.2 IP 113.1 Wednesday 1-1 3.12 ERA 4.76 Thursday 1-1 possession of first place in the Triple-A East Midwest division. This is the second consecutive season they have began the season 8-4, and it is their 1.28 WHIP 1.52 Friday 1-1 best record through the first 12 games since winning five straight and going 9-3 in the 2014 season. Indianapolis has finished with a May record over 5 SV 1 Saturday 1-0 96 H 124 Sunday 1-1 .500 in nine of the last 10 seasons (excluing 2018), going 18-9 (.667) in 2019 and 21-8 (.724) in 2017 for its best record in the month in Victory Field 44 R 66 Scoring First 5-1 history. Halfway through the month, the Indians are on pace to go 16-8 (.667). 37 ER 60 Opponent Scores First 3-3 11 HR 8 Comeback Wins 4 5 HB 9 Opponent Comeback Wins 2 A KUHL REHAB START: RHP Chad Kuhl made his first rehab start with Indianapolis last night after suffering right shoulder discomfort and being 41 BB 48 Extra Innings 0-1 placed on the 10-day injured list on April 22. The 28-year-old tossed 3.0 scoreless innings with one hit allowed, one walk and five strikeouts to begin 125 K 124 Shutout Record 1-0 Doubleheaders 0-0 his rehab assignment. On a 45-pitch limit, 27 of his 42 pitches were strikes. After allowing a single and walk with one out in the first inning, Kuhl sat INDIANS VS. THE AAA-E Commit An Error 3-4 Commit No Errors 5-0 down seven consecutive batters and combined with RHP Cody Ponce to retire 14 straight. vs. AAA-E Midwest: 8-4 Walk-Off Wins 1 vs. AAA-E Southeast: 0-0 Walk-Off Losses 1 YA-HOO’S GOT IT: RHP Miguel Yajure makes his second start with Indianapolis tonight after making a spot start with Pittsburgh his last time out. The vs. AAA-E Northeast: no games Scoring 4+ Runs 7-1 23-year-old began his season on April 21 (2) at Detroit but took the loss after surrendering four runs on four hits and a career-high two home runs. He Series (W-L-S): 1-1-0 Scoring 3 Or Fewer Runs 1-3 Sweeps: 0-0 Outhit Opponent 3-1 got his groove back in his next start with Indy on May 9, tossing 6.0 one-run innings, but took the loss in a 2-0 defeat at Iowa. He excelled in his most Outhit By Opponent 4-3 Teams Tie in Hits 1-0 recent start on May 14 vs. San Francisco with 5.0 one-hit innings. He was optioned back to Indianapolis following the outing. 2021 AAA-E STANDINGS Indy Hits HR 7-2 Indy no HR 1-2 MIDWEST Opp. Hits HR 3-3 NEW KIDS ON THE BLOCK: Infielder T.J. Rivera scored the first Indianapolis run in the second inning last night following a two-out double. He was Opp. no HR 5-1 signed as a minor league free agent by Pittsburgh yesterday and served as the designated hitter in Indy’s lineup. The 32-year-old did not play in 2020 Team W-L GB Lead After 6 6-1 IND 8-4 - Trail After 6 2-3 and spent 2019 between Double-A Harrisburg and the independent league Long Island Ducks. He was originally signed as a non-drafted free agent by OMA 8-5 0.5 Tied After 6 0-0 Lead After 7 6-1 the Mets in 2011 and made his MLB debut with the same organization in 2016. Rivera’s signing came with the news that outfielder Bligh Madris was IOW 7-5 1.0 Trail After 7 1-3 promoted from Double-A Altoona after Travis Swaggerty was sent to Pittsburgh for further examination on a right shoulder injury. COL 7-6 1.5 Tied After 7 1-0 STP 5-8 3.5 Lead After 8 7-0 LOU 4-9 4.5 Trail After 8 0-3 STREAKING WITH WINS: The Indians are on a season-high four-game winning streak and have been victorious in six of their last seven games after TOL 4-9 4.5 Tied After 8 1-1 dropping three of five games at Iowa to open the season. In the last four games, Indianapolis has outscored its opponents, 24-14, while being outhit, Vs. LH Starter 0-1 NORTHEAST Vs. RH Starter 8-3 37-40. In the last seven games with a 6-1 record, the Indians are outscoring their opponents 38-26 and have only recorded more than 10 hits (11, last night) once. In 2019, the team’s longest win streak was six games from April 7-13, and it outscored opponents, 45-23. Team W-L GB SWB 11-3 - league leaders BUF 10-4 1.0 SCOUTING ST. PAUL: In the past two nights combined, the Indians pitching staff has held Minnesota’s No. 4 prospect Ryan Jeffers hitless through LHV 9-5 2.0 Category Player No. Rank seven at-bats with two strikeouts. Jeffers has split time so far between the Twins and Saints. No. 1 prospect Alex Kirilloff made his first rehab WOR 8-6 3.0 CS Alford 2 T-2nd appearance with the Saints last night and went 2-for-3 with the game-tying home run in the sixth inning. Kirilloff entered the season rated as the No. ROC 2-12 9.0 Tucker 2 T-2nd SYR 2-12 9.0 SO De Jong 22 T-3rd 17 overall prospect by Baseball America, and Jeffers was rated at No. 60. SV Gustave 3 T-3rd SOUTHEAST current road trip BY THE NUMBERS Team W-L GB Games 1 ERA 3.00 (3er/9.0ip) JAX 10-4 - Record 1-0 Starter W-L 1-0 GWN 9-5 1.0 Average .314 (11-for-35) Starter ERA 5.40 (3er/5.0ip) 2-for-3 DUR 9-5 1.0 Runs (Avg/Gm) 7 (7.0) Reliever W-L 0-0 NAS 8-5 1.5 XBH (Avg/Gm) 3 (3.0) Reliever ERA 0.00 (0er/4.0ip) Ethan Paul is currently 2-for-3 with a double and run scored in the Indians CLT 6-8 4.0 Home Runs 0 Walks 2 suspended game at St.