_______________________________________ [ Indianapolis Indians501 // CommunicationsWest Maryland Department Street ] - Indianapolis, IN 46225 ♦ (317) 269-3542 ♦ @IndyIndians ♦ IndyIndians.com/MediaKit[ IndyIndians.com // (317) 269-3524 ] Indianapolis Indians Saturday, April 6, 2019 6:05 p.m. EDT Columbus Clippers 0-2 (T-3rd, -2.0 GB, IL West) Huntington Park Columbus, OH 2-0 (T-1st, --, IL West) ♦ RHP Alex McRae (0-0, 0.00) Game #3 // Road #3 RHP Jefry Rodriguez (0-0, 0.00) Radio/TV: Fox Sports 97.5 / AM 1260 / iHeart app / MiLB TV UPCOMING MATCHUPS DAY DATE OPPONENT PROBABLES TIME (ET) RADIO/TV Sunday April 7 @ Columbus RHP Eduardo Vera (0-0, 0.00) vs. RHP Cody Anderson (0-0, 0.00) 2:05 p.m. Fox Sports 97.5 / AM 1260 / iHeart app / MiLB TV Monday April 8 OFF Tuesday April 9 @ Toledo TBA vs. LHP Matt Hall (0-0, 0.00) 6:35 p.m. Fox Sports 97.5 / AM 1260 / iHeart app / MiLB TV Wednesday April 10 @ Toledo RHP JT Brubaker (0-0, 3.86) vs. RHP Kyle Funkhouser (0-0, 6.00) 6:35 p.m. Fox Sports 97.5 / AM 1260 / iHeart app / MiLB TV 2019 indy bits Tribe Tips 2019 AT A GLANCE Day Games: 0-0 Overall 0-2 Night Games: 0-2 MCRAE DAY: Right-hander Alex McRae turns 26 today and will get the start for Indianapolis. McRae made his MLB debut last year on 8/1 vs. Chicago (NL), and surrendered just one earned run in 3.0 innings pitched. He managed just a 3-10 record and Home 0-0 Before All-Star Break: 0-2 Road 0-2 After All-Star Break: 0-0 4.77 ERA in 26 games (19 starts) with Indy in 2018, but he did toss seven quality starts, third most on the team. Indy's league- Place T-3rd April: 0-2 best offense only scored 72 runs in his 19 starts (3.8 runs per game), so a boost in run support could lead to better results this GA/GB -2.0 GB May: 0-0 Streak L2 June: 0-0 summer for the West Allis, Wis. native. Home Streak N/A July: 0-0 August: 0-0 Road Streak L2 September: 0-0 COLE COOKIN': Tribe shortstop Cole Tucker has done damage at the plate from the leadoff spot. He singled on the first pitch of Longest Winning Streak N/A Longest Losing Streak 2 (4/4-5) Monday: 0-0 the season Thursday and hit a leadoff homer on the second pitch of the game last night. Tucker is batting .444 (4-for-9) and Last 5 0-2 Tuesday: 0-0 Wednesday: 0-0 already has two multi-hit performances in as many games. Last 10 0-2 Thursday: 0-1 Home Openings N/A Friday: 0-1 Home Attendance N/A Saturday: 0-0 WHERE THERE'S A WILL, THERE'S A CRAIG: Will Craig is off to a fast start in his first Triple-A season. He belted a two-run Avg. Attendance N/A Sunday: 0-0 tiebreaking homer in the third inning of the season opener and followed that up with a game-tying solo shot in the sixth inning League Rank (Total/Avg) 8th/8th Scoring First: 0-2 last night. He is one of three players in the International League already with two dingers, joining Charlotte's Zack Collins and Opponent Scores First: 0-0 SERIES HISTORY Comeback Wins: 0 Danny Mendick. He has driven in two runs in each of the first two games, fresh off a 102-RBI campaign in Double-A last year. Opponent Comeback Wins: 2 2019 at Home: 0-0 Extra Innings: 0-1 2019 @ Columbus: 0-2 Shutout Record: 0-0 FOUR DINGERS: The Indians have already hit four home runs through two games this season and trail only Charlotte (6) in Doubleheaders: 0-0 All-Time at Home: 107-97 (.525) Commit An Error: 0-1 the IL. Will Craig has a pair while Cole Tucker and Patrick Kivlehan have one apiece. Last year, the Tribe didn't hit their first All-Time @ Columbus: 96-124 (.436) Commit No Errors: 0-1 Walk-Off Wins: 0 home run of the season until game No. 7 and it took them 18 games before they hit their fourth homer of the season on 4/27 at All-Time Totals: 203-221 (.479) Walk-Off Losses: 1 Columbus. 2019 league leaders vs. IL West: 0-2 vs. IL North: 0-0 Category Player No. Rank vs. IL South: 0-0 0-2 START: The Indians are off to their first 0-2 start since 2015. That year, the Indians finished 83-61 and tied for first with Columbus in the IL West Division. Indy was the wild card representative in the Governors' Cup Playoffs and swept Scranton/ HR Craig 2 T-1st Scoring 4+ Runs: 0-2 Kivlehan 1 T-4th Scoring 3 Or Fewer Runs: 0-0 WB 3-0 before falling in the best-of-five Governors' Cup Championship Series, 3-2. Since becoming the Triple-A affiliate of the Out-Hit Opponent: 0-0 Tucker 1 T-4th Out-Hit By Opponent: 0-1 Pirates in 2005, the Tribe have now endured six 0-2 or worse starts to the season (2008, 0-2; 2009, 0-3; 2011, 0-4; 2013, 0-2; Teams Tie in Hits: 0-1 2015, 0-2; 2019, 0-2). The Tribe have reached the playoffs in two of the five previous occurrences, 2013 and 2015. Runs Craig 3 T-4th Indy Hits HR: 0-2 Indy no HR: 0-0 Kivlehan 3 T-4th Opp. Hits HR: 0-0 Opp. no HR: 0-2 THE TABLES WILL TURN: Indianapolis has homered, held their opponents without a home run and scored first in each of its BB Craig 3 T-3rd Lead After 6: 0-0 first two games. The Indians went 42-26 when homering, 51-23 when holding their opponent without a homer and 51-31 when Trail After 6: 0-1 SLG Craig 1.143 7th Tied After 6: 0-1 scoring first last year. Lead After 7: 0-1 OPS Craig 1.643 7th Trail After 7: 0-1 Tied After 7: 0-0 WALKING THE NINE, AGAIN: Indians pitchers have walked nine Clippers batters in each of the first two games and lead the RBI Craig 4 T-4th Lead After 8: 0-0 CS Reynolds 2 1st Trail After 8: 0-1 IL in walks issued with 18. Oddly enough, the Indians also walked nine Clippers on Opening Day 2018, an 11-4 loss at Victory Tied After 8: 0-1 Field. Indy's 2018 high for walks issued by the pitching staff was 11 on 5/30 vs. Gwinnett, a game the Tribe lost 11-4 to the Walks Keller 5 1st Vs. LH Starter: 0-0 Stripers. Vs. RH Starter: 0-2 2019 TEAM COMPARISON Series (W-L-S): 0-0-0 ONE-RUN LOSS: Indy suffered its first one-run loss of the season last night. Last year the Indians went just 14-24 (.368) in Indians Clippers Sweeps: 0-0 .232 Batting Avg .275 one-run games. The Tribe's 14 one-run victories were fewest in the IL and their .368 winning percentage in those contests was 2019 IL STANDINGS 8 Runs 15 at the bottom of the league. 16 Hits 19 WEST 2 Doubles 9 0 Triples 0 Team W-L GB WELCOME TO THE SHOW, J-MART: Outfielder Jason Martin was recalled by Pittsburgh yesterday and made his MLB debut this COL 2-0 - 4 Home Runs 0 TOL 2-0 - afternoon vs. Cincinnati. He got the start in left field and hit from the leadoff spot. In his first at-bat he singled off RHP Tanner 8 RBI 15 Roark, a line drive into center field on a 3-1 pitch. 30 Total Bases 28 IND 0-2 2.0 14 Walks 18 LOU 0-2 2.0 20 Strikeouts 22 NORTH PROSPECTS GALORE: Indy's roster features eight of Pittsburgh's top-30 prospects, according to both Baseball America and 0 Stolen Bases 1 Team W-L GB MLB.com. Pitchers Mitch Keller (No. 1 BA/No. 1 MLB.com), Clay Holmes (No. 17 BA/No. 23 MLB.com) and JT Brubaker (No. 27 3 Caught Stealing 1 PAW 1-0 - .372 OBP .435 BA/No. 21 MLB.com) are joined by five position players with top-prospect status: 3B Ke'Bryan Hayes (No. 2 BA/No. 2 MLB. .435 SLG .406 ROC 1-0 - com), 2B Kevin Kramer (No. 5 BA/No. 6 MLB.com), SS Cole Tucker (No. 6 BA/No. 5 MLB.com), OF Bryan Reynolds (No. 9 BA/No. BUF 1-1 0.5 8 MLB.com) and 1B Will Craig (No. 16 BA/No. 15 MLB.com). 18.2 Innings Pitched 20.0 SWB 1-1 0.5 6.27 ERA 3.60 LHV 0-1 1.0 CURRENT ROAD TRIP BY THE NUMBERS 1.98 WHIP 1.50 SYR 0-1 1.0 Games 2 ERA 6.27 (13er/18.2ip) 0 Saves 0 SOUTH Record 0-2 Starter W-L 0-0 11 19 Hits Allowed 16 Average .232 (16-for-69) Starter ERA 3.86 (4er/9.1ip) The Indians and Clippers played into the 11th inning last night be- 15 Runs Allowed 8 Team W-L GB Runs (Avg/Gm) 8 (4.0) Reliever W-L 0-2 13 ER Allowed 8 CHA 2-0 - XBH (Avg/Gm) 6 (3.0) Reliever ERA 8.68 (9er/9.1ip) fore Columbus emerged with a 5-4 walk-off victory.