_______________________________________ [ Indianapolis Indians501 // CommunicationsWest Maryland Department Street ] - Indianapolis, IN 46225 ♦ (317) 269-3542 ♦ @IndyIndians ♦ IndyIndians.com/MediaKit[ IndyIndians.com // (317) 269-3524 ] Indianapolis Indians Wednesday, May 11, 2016 Syracuse Chiefs 15-15 (3rd, IL West) 6:35 p.m. EDT 19-12 (1st, IL North) RHP Chad Kuhl NBT Bank Stadium ♦ Syracuse, NY LHP Aaron Laffey (2-0, 1.35) Game #31, Road #15 ♦ Season Series 0-2 (3-0, 1.50) TRIBE AT A GLANCE Tribe Tips Overall 15-15 Streak L3 Home 9-7 Home Streak L1 THE INDIANS... Dropped their season-long third game in a row and fourth straight road contest with a 3-1 defeat against the Road 6-8 Road Streak L4 Place 3rd Last 5 1-4 Chiefs last night ... Enter their 114th season of continuous operation this year since the current franchise was established in G. Ahead/Behind -4.5 Last 10 4-6 1902 ... The team traces its roots back to 1887, making it 126 years of baseball in the Circle City. Home Attendance 106,090 Home Openings 16 Avg. Attendance 5,952 League Rank (Total) 4th NO RUNS, NO FUN: Indians hitters are looking to support the consistently strong performance of the pitching staff ... The Tribe has scored two runs or less in seven of the last ten games, going 4-6 over that span ... The team has collected just two home IL STANDINGS runs in its last ten games, both coming on solo shots in Monday's series opener ... Syracuse has been remarkably efficient in WEST NORTH SOUTH capitalizing on its scoring, going 19-12 on +17 in runs scored vs. allowed while Indy is +30. Team W-L GB Team W-L GB Team W-L GB COL 20-11 - SYR 19-12 - CHA 16-17 - LOU 19-12 1.0 ROC 17-16 3.0 GWN 16-17 - TWO-OUT MAGIC: Of Indianapolis' 110 RBIs this season, 42 have come with two outs (38.1%), including Max Moroff's RBI in IND 15-15 4.5 SWB 17-16 3.0 DUR 14-19 2.0 last night's affair ... Jason Rogers is 4-for-7 with RISP and two away, while eight of Moroff's 10 RBIs have come with two down TOL 14-16 5.5 LHV 15-16 4.0 NOR 11-22 5.0 in the frame. BUF 15-17 4.5 PAW 15-17 4.5 QUALITY STUFF: Wilfredo Boscan was the latest Indianapolis hurler to record a quality start last night, his second consecutive SERIES HISTORY and third of the year ... Indians starting pitchers have allowed 3+ runs just four times in 29 games this season ... Tribe hurlers Overall At IND At SYR have turned in a quality start in 10 of the last 14 games and six of the last seven. 2016 0-2 0-0 0-2 2015 5-1 3-0 2-1 TOP TIER: Four of the five pitchers in the Indians starting rotation are currently in the International League's top 10 in ERA ... All-Time 74-70 38-33 36-37 Kuhl (3rd, 1.35), Boscan (5th, 1.59), Glasnow (6th, 1.64), and Taillon (7th, 1.69), ... Glasnow leads all Triple-A starters in TEAM COMPARISONS strikeouts per nine innings (13.09) ... Wilfredo Boscan leads IL starters in walks issued per nine innings (0.79) ... Three of the Indians Chiefs IL's top five starting pitchers in opponent average are in the Indianapolis starting rotation (Taillon, Glasnow, Kuhl) ... Indians .251 ......................Batting Avg ..................... .255 starters are now 10-7 on the season with an impressive 1.78 ERA (157.2ip/31er) ... Indianapolis has recorded a shutout in five 117 ...........................Runs ........................... 113 of its last seven wins 259 ........................... Hits ............................ 257 43 ........................ Doubles .......................... 55 HEADING NORTH: The Indians are making their first trip to an IL North ballpark this season ... The team enjoyed its highest 10 ......................... Triples ............................ 5 18 .......................Home Runs ....................... 13 winning percentage against the North of any division last season, going 26-12 with an even 13-6 record both at home and on 110 ...........................RBIs ........................... 107 the road ... After four games in Syracuse, the Tribe will travel to Scranton/Wilkes-Barre for a three game series. 376 .....................Total Bases ...................... 361 92 ...........................Walks .......................... 101 BUCS IN INDY: LHP Cory Luebke began rehab assignment with Indianapolis in April ... Has worked 11.2 frames for the Tribe 280 .......................Strikeouts ....................... 234 after pitching just 7.0 innings combined since 2012 while working back from two Tommy John procedures and most recently 27 ......................Stolen Bases ...................... 27 .315 ........................... OBP........................... .323 a hamstring injury. 275.0 .................Innings Pitched ..................267.2 2.72 ...........................ERA ............................2.82 TODAY’S STARTING PITCHER 1.17 ...........................WHIP ...........................1.24 RHP Chad Kuhl Current Streak: W2 vs SYR (2016) 0G/0GS 8 ...........................Saves ............................ 9 230 ..................... Hits Allowed ..................... 249 W-L-S ERA G GS IP H R ER HR BB SO AVG W-L ERA ER/IP SO/BB 0-0 N/A 0/0.0 0/0 13 .......................HR Allowed ....................... 17 2-0-0 1.35 5 5 26.2 17 4 4 2 5 21 .185 14 ....................... Hit Batters ........................ 4 91 ...........................Walks ........................... 84 Kuhl will make his sixth start of the season for Indianapolis ... Currently third in the International League in ERA ... Second in the 262 ......................Strikeouts ....................... 224 IL in WHIP (0.82) ... Fourth in the IL in opponent average ... Third among league starters in baserunners per nine innings (8.10) ... Has yet to receive a losing decision this season ... Has allowed a combined two runs in his last four starts (22.0ip) ... Allowed Indians AMONG LEAGUE LEADERS one run in his last two starts combined, but the Indians lost those games by a combined score of 11-2 ... Has made just one start Category Player No. Rank away from Victory Field this season (4/25) ... Both of his home runs surrendered have been solo shots ... Ranked fifth among all Steals Adam Frazier ................9 .......................T-3rd MiLB pitchers in ERA (2.97) since 2014 entering the 2016 campaign ... Tied for third with teammate Steven Brault for wins in ERA Chad Kuhl ....................1.35 ..................3rd that span (24) ... Acquired by Pittsburgh in 9th Round of 2013 First Year Player Draft out of Delaware. Wilfredo Boscan ...........1.59 ..................5th KUHL START-BY-START Tyler Glasnow ...............1.64 ..................6th Date Opp Pitcher Dec. Final IP H R ER BB SO HR NP-K Jameson Taillon ...........1.69 ..................7th 4/15 vs COL Kuhl ND 3-2 4.2 7 2 2 1 3 0 81-54 Innings Jameson Tiallon ...........37.1 ..................3rd 4/20 vs TOL Kuhl W 7-2 5.0 2 0 0 1 5 0 77-50 Saves Trey Haley .....................4 .......................T-3rd 4/25 at DUR Kuhl W 12-1 5.0 4 1 1 0 6 1 85-56 Strikeouts Tyler Glasnow ..............48 .....................1st 4/30 vs NOR Kuhl ND 1-5 6.0 2 0 0 2 3 0 81-52 WHIP Jameson Taillon...........0.78 ..................1st Chad Kuhl ....................0.82 ..................2nd 5/6 vs LOU Kuhl ND 1-6 6.0 2 1 1 1 4 1 78-53 Team ERA Indianapolis ................2.72 ..................1st UPCOMING MATCHUPS This road trip Day Date Opponent Time Pitching Matchup Games 2 ERA 3.38 (18.0ip/6er) Thurs 5/12 at SYR 6:35 pm RHP Tyler Glasnow (2-1, 1.64) vs. RHP Paolo Espino (1-3, 3.07) Record 0-2 Starter W-L 0-2 Average .227 (15x66) Starter ERA 2.77 (13.0ip/4er) Fri 5/13 at SWB 6:35 pm RHP Frank Duncan (Triple-A Debut) vs. RHP Luis Cessa (0-1, 4.91) Runs (Game) 3 (1.5) Reliever W-L 0-0 Home Runs 2 Reliever ERA 6.00 (3.0ip/2er) Sat 5/14 at SWB 4:05 pm RHP Jameson Taillon (2-1, 1.69) vs. RHP Chad Green (2-3, 1.22) RISP .100 (1x20) Save/Opps 0/0 Indianapolis Indians HITTING STATISTICS INDIANS SCORE BY INNINGS 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 Extras Total Avg Indians 4 17 18 17 8 16 10 7 15 6 117 3.9 Opponents 7 4 9 6 11 4 10 12 11 12 87 2.9 Differential -3 +13 +9 +11 -3 +12 +0 -5 +4 -6 +30 +1.0 INDIANS 2-OUT RBI OUTFIELD ASSISTS BATTING AROUND THE ORDER (10 to plate) Player Total Player Total Player 1st 2nd 3rd Home Total Date Opp. Inning Batters Hits Runs Bell 6 Ngoepe 2 Garcia - 2 1 1 4 4/22 at LOU 3rd 11 6 8 Figueroa 4 Ortiz 2 Ortiz - 1 - 1 2 4/26 at DUR 9th 10 6 7 Florimon 1 Rogers 7 Richardson - 1 - - 1 Frazier 1 Rojas Jr. 1 Totals 0 4 1 2 7 Gamache 3 Stallings 3 Garcia 1 Other 0 Hanson 3 TOTAL 42 Moroff 8 TEAM LAST AB WINS Date Opp. Batter Game-Winner (Run) Inning Final Date Opp. Batter Game-Winner (Run) Inning Final 4/15 vs COL D. Ortiz Single to right (Moroff) 11th 3-2 - - - - - - 5/3 vs DUR A. Frazier Single to left center (Gamache) 12th 1-0 5/7 vs LOU D. Ortiz Double to right (Bell) 9th 2-1 DESIGNATED HITTERS PINCH HITTERS Player G Avg AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI BB SO Player Avg H AB HR RBI Player Avg H AB HR RBI Bell 6 .286 21 3 6 0 0 1 3 5 2 Figueroa .000 0 1 0 0 Kang .000 0 1 0 1 Figueroa 3 .500 10 3 5 0 0 1 3 0 0 Florimon .000 0 1 0 0 Moroff .333 1 3 0 0 Florimon 1 .000 3 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 2 Frazier .000 0 2 0 0 Ortiz .500 1 2 0 1 Gamache 4 .455 11 1 5 2 0 0 2 4 5 Gamache .667 2 3 0 2 Rojas, Jr.