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 Wednesday, June 26, 2019 7:05 p.m. ET Columbus Clippers 41-34 (2nd, -4.5 GB, IL West) Victory Field Indianapolis, IN 46-30 (1st, +4.5 GA, IL West) ♦ LHP Cam Vieaux (2-0, 4.15) Game #76 // Home #38 RHP Asher Wojciechowski (8-2, 3.81) Radio/TV: Fox Sports 97.5 / AM 1260 / iHeart app / MiLB TV / Comcast 90 UPCOMING MATCHUPS DAY DATE OPPONENT PROBABLES TIME (ET) RADIO/TV Thursday June 27 vs. Columbus RHP Alex McRae (5-3, 5.02) vs. RHP Aaron Civale (1-0, 3.38) 7:05 p.m. Fox Sports 97.5 / AM 1260 / iHeart app / MiLB TV / Comcast 90 Friday June 28 at Gwinnett TBA vs. TBA 7:05 p.m. Fox Sports 97.5 / AM 1260 / iHeart app / MiLB TV Saturday June 29 at Gwinnett TBA vs. TBA 6:05 p.m. Fox Sports 97.5 / AM 1260 / iHeart app / MiLB TV Sunday June 30 at Gwinnett RHP Mitch Keller (6-1, 2.89) vs. TBA 1:05 p.m. Fox Sports 97.5 / AM 1260 / iHeart app / MiLB TV 2019 indy bits Tribe Tips 2019 AT A GLANCE Day Games: 13-11 Overall 41-34 Night Games: 28-23 LAST NIGHT: The Tribe scored five runs in the first inning and never looked back in an 8-3 win over the Bats on Tuesday night, sealing a two-game Home 20-17 sweep for Indy and second straight series win. The Indians sent nine batters to the plate against Tejay Antone in the opening frame, which was Before All-Star Break: 41-34 Road 21-17 After All-Star Break: 0-0 sparked by a Cole Tucker hustle double to begin the inning. Darnell Sweeney quickly made it 1-0 with a single into right and Kevin Kramer followed Place 2nd April: 13-11 GA/GB -4.5 GB May: 18-9 with a single of his own. A fielding error at third allowed Indy to double its lead, and after Logan Hill was beaned to reload the bases, Trayvon Robinson Streak W3 June: 10-14 worked a walk to push the advantage to 3-0. Christian Kelley added a sac fly and JB Shuck slashed a run-scoring single to cap the frame. Eduardo Home Streak W2 July: 0-0 August: 0-0 Vera (W, 4-5) tossed 7.0 innings of two-run ball with the run support, and Dovydas Neverauskas (S, 6) recorded the final four outs for the save. Road Streak W1 September: 0-0 Longest Winning Streak 6 (4/7-13) Longest Losing Streak 4 (3x, MR: 6/11-14) Monday: 5-0 Last 5 4-1 Tuesday: 6-6 FIVE SPOT: Indy's five-run first last night didn't quite result in the Tribe batting around (10 batters to the plate in a single inning). The Tribe have yet Wednesday: 6-5 to bat around this season after doing so 13 times in 2018. The five-run frame was Indy's fourth of the season and first since the fifth inning on May Last 10 6-4 Thursday: 6-5 Home Openings/Lost 36/2 Friday: 7-5 10 at Lehigh Valley. Home Attendance 273,360 Saturday: 4-8 Avg. Home Attendance 7,593 Sunday: 7-5 VERA IMPRESSIVE: Eduardo Vera followed a stellar Mitch Keller outing on Monday (7.1ip, 1r) with one of his own last night (7.0ip, 4h, 2r, 2er, 1bb, League Rank (Total/Avg) (4th/4th) Scoring First: 26-6 Opponent Scores First: 15-28 5k). At one point in the game, the 24-year-old recorded five outs in a seven-pitch span. The quality start was his fifth of the year and the Tribe SERIES HISTORY Comeback Wins: 19 Opponent Comeback Wins: 13 improved to 7-8 when he starts, snapping a three-game slide when Vera's on the bump. The Merida, Mexico native ranks among IL leaders in innings 2019 at Home: 1-2 Extra Innings: 3-4 pitched (1st, 84.1), starts (T-1st, 15) and WHIP (10th, 1.39). 2019 @ Columbus: 4-4 Shutout Record: 2-5 Doubleheaders: 1-3 All-Time at Home: 108-99 (.522) Commit An Error: 17-16 All-Time @ Columbus: 100-126 (.442) Commit No Errors: 24-18 NEVER SAY NEVER: Dovydas Neverauskas slammed the door on Louisville's comeback hopes last night for his sixth save. The Lithuanian now has Walk-Off Wins: 2 27 career saves with the Tribe since the 2016 campaign; he had four in 2016, 13 in 2017 and four again in 2018 before amassing six so far in 2019. All-Time Totals: 208-225 (.480) Walk-Off Losses: 3 Neverauskas has also dominated at The Vic this season, posting a 0.73 ERA (1er/12.1ip) with 18 strikeouts in 10 appearances. 2019 league leaders vs. IL West: 22-14 vs. IL North: 9-11 Category Player No. Rank vs. IL South: 10-9 @COTUCK: Cole Tucker tied a career high with four hits in last night's contest, including a pair of doubles. He also made a spinning throw on a HR Craig 16 T-6th RBI Craig 45 T-9th Scoring 4+ Runs: 36-16 grounder up the middle in shallow center to rob Bats pitcher Tejay Antone of a base hit in the fifth inning. The 22-year-old phenom now has four four- Scoring 3 Or Fewer Runs: 5-18 2B Hayes 20 T-3rd Outhit Opponent: 29-9 hit games in his career and his first since May 12, 2017 with High-A Bradenton vs. Palm Beach. Tucker has hit safely in eight of his last 10 games Kramer 19 T-8th Outhit By Opponent: 8-23 with five multi-hit performances and is batting .364 (16-for-44) with three homers, four doubles, six RBI and seven runs scored during the stretch. 3B Martin/Robinson 3 T-9th Teams Tie in Hits: 4-2 Indy Hits HR: 30-20 W Keller 6 T-2nd Indy no HR: 11-14 ERA Keller 2.89 1st Opp. Hits HR: 26-24 BIG WINNER: Indy's 8-3 win last night was its largest margin of victory since an 8-3 win on May 27 at Columbus. The Tribe have seven wins by five- WHIP Keller 1.26 3rd Opp. no HR: 15-10 plus runs this season. McRae 1.31 4th Lead After 6: 32-2 Trail After 6: 2-24 Vera 1.39 10th Tied After 6: 7-8 WHAT'S THE DIFFERENCE: The Indians are one of two teams in the IL with a winning record and a negative run differential. Indy is -2 in run differen- GS Vera 15 T-1st Lead After 7: 36-2 McRae 1.31 4th Trail After 7: 3-29 tial but 41-34 overall. Buffalo is -17 in run differential and 39-36 overall. The Tribe are 25-16 in games decided by two or less but just 16-18 when the Tied After 7: 2-3 AVG vs. Keller .238 T-3rd Lead After 8: 35-1 final margin is by three or more runs. McRae .267 T-9th Trail After 8: 2-28 IP Vera 84.1 1st Tied After 8: 3-3 WE'RE NOT LYON(S): LHP Tyler Lyons recorded his fifth straight scoreless outing with four outs in relief of Mitch Keller on Monday night, lowering his SO Keller 80 T-3rd Vs. LH Starter: 9-9 GIDP McRae 9 T-5th Vs. RH Starter: 32-25 season ERA to 1.93 (6er/28.0ip). The 31-year-old southpaw has yet to allow a run in 12.0 innings pitched at home. SV Brentz/DuRapau/Neverauskas 6 T-4th Series (W-L-S): 13-10-1 2019 TEAM COMPARISON Sweeps: 5-2 MUST BE MONTANA: RHP Montana DuRapau extended his scoreless streak to six games (6.2ip) by recording the final out in Monday night's triumph. Indians Clippers 2019 IL STANDINGS The 27-year-old has surrendered a run in just three of his 20 appearances with Indy this year and owns a remarkable 1.13 ERA (3er/24.0ip). IL oppo- .261 Batting Avg .260 nents are batting just .095 (7-for-74) with 26 strikeouts against him, and he's held right-handed batters to an .045 average (2-for-44). 354 Runs 433 WEST 654 Hits 680 Team W-L GB 168 Doubles 151 COL 46-30 - HOME RUN STREAK: Indy's pitching staff has allowed at least one home run in 10 consecutive games dating back to Game 1 of a doubleheader 18 Triples 17 IND 41-34 4.5 against Pawtucket on June 16. It's the longest home run streak for opponents against Indy since the start of the 2012 season (Indy's media guides do 79 Home Runs 132 TOL 33-43 13.0 325 RBI 414 LOU 28-49 18.5 not go back any further on this statistic). Earlier this season, the Tribe homered in 12 consecutive games (April 23-May 4), the longest stretch since 1095 Total Bases 1261 2012 as well. 246 Walks 304 NORTH 618 Strikeouts 764 50 Stolen Bases 59 Team W-L GB CLOSE CALLS: Indianapolis is 15-9 in one-run games this year, tied with Durham (15-5) and Charlotte (15-9) for the most one-run victories in the IL. 28 Caught Stealing 21 SWB 44-31 - .333 OBP .344 BUF 39-36 5.0 The Tribe went 14-24 in one-run ballgames last year.