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8.8.23 Game Information: Nashville Sounds (56-50, 16-16) vs. Indianapolis Indians (50-56, 17-15)

Published on August 8, 2023 under International League (IL)
Indianapolis Indians News Release


LOCATION: Victory Field

FIRST PITCH: 7:05 PM ET

GAME #107 / HOME #51: Nashville Sounds (56-50, 16-16) vs. Indianapolis Indians (50-56, 17-15)

PROBABLES: RHP Caleb Boushley (6-5, 4.68) vs. RHP Beau Sulser (First Triple-A start of '23)

RADIO: FoxSportsIndy.com / Fox Sports 1260 / iHeart app

TV: Bally Live app / MiLB TV

ABOUT SUNDAY: The Indianapolis Indians announced Sunday that their series finale vs. the Gwinnett Stripers at Coolray Field had been canceled due to wet field conditions. The game will not be made up per MiLB's guidelines regarding the 2023 postseason. Sunday marks the Indians second cancellation of the 2023 season.

QUALITY CAM: Despite suffering the loss to fall to 7-4 on the season, Cam Alldred held the Stripers to two earned runs on five hits and two walks with three strikeouts in 6.0 innings pitched last night for his fourth career quality start, all coming this season with Indy, and third on the road. His four quality starts are second on the team behind Quinn Priester (7), and no other Indy starter has more than two.

BAE BASH: Playing in the third game of his rehab assignment with Indianapolis, Ji Hwan Bae cranked a solo home run to open the sixth inning on Saturday night and finished the contest going 1-for-3 with a walk. The long ball was his second hit of the rehab and third home run this season, the others coming with Pittsburgh on April 4 at Boston and April 11 vs. Houston. Bae's blast snapped a 69-game home run drought spanning 212 plate appearances. Bae hit eight home runs for Indy during his Team MVP campaign in 2022.

MIGGY'S WORLD: Miguel Andújar recorded an infield single in the first inning on Saturday to push his hitting streak to nine consecutive games. Since his streak began on July 27, Andújar is hitting .500 (20-for-40) with eight runs, two doubles, four home runs, 13 RBI and a 1.385 OPS. His most recent streak includes a four-hit, five-RBI performance that made him the first Indians batter since Roberto Petagine in 1998 to have three five-RBI games in a single season. Since being outrighted by Pittsburgh on May 22, he has hit safely in 52 of 59 games and ranks among International League leaders this season in hits (1st, 122), batting average (2nd, .362), RBI (2nd, 78), total bases (T-4th, 196), OPS (4th, 1.002), slugging percentage (5th, .582), on-base percentage (7th, .420) and doubles (T-9th, 25).

DOMINGO DOMINATES: Domingo Leyba stretched his on-base streak to eight games on Friday night. In that stretch, he has hit safely in seven contests with a .423 batting average (11-for-26), seven runs, four extra-base hits and more walks (8) than strikeouts (5). The seasoned veteran dominated in Double-A with a .343 batting average (35-for-102) in 30 games.

ERROR-FREE: Since July 25 the Indians are the only team in professional baseball to log a perfect fielding percentage after the Toronto Blue Jays ended their streak on Thursday night. During the 11-game streak, Indians fielders have been perfect in 384 total chances with 93 assists and seven double plays turned. The team is 6-5 in that stretch. The errorless streak is Indy's longest since going 12 games without an error from Aug. 12-25, 2022. This season, the Indians are tied with Jacksonville (69) for the fifth-fewest errors in the 20-team International League.

SELBY GETS THE CALL: The Pittsburgh Pirates today recalled right-handed relief pitcher Colin Selby, who is rated as their No. 27 prospect according to Baseball America. He will become the 10th player from the 2023 Indianapolis Indians to debut this season, following right-handers Osvaldo Bido, Cody Bolton, Carmen Mlodzinski and Quinn Priester, catcher Endy Rodríguez, outfielder Henry Davis and infielders Nick Gonzales, Jared Triolo and Alika Williams. Selby, 25, has converted a team-high six saves as the Indians' primary closer in 2023. He began the season on Indianapolis' Opening Day roster and owns a 3.86 ERA (13er/30.1ip), 41 strikeouts and .176 batting average against in 28 appearances. Since July 3, he has held opposing hitters to a .097 batting average (3-for-31) with 15 strikeouts and a 1.03 WHIP in nine games.

TONIGHT: The Indians head home tonight to open their lone series vs. the Nashville Sounds with first pitch slated for 7:05 PM ET. Right-hander Beau Sulser will make his 30th career appearance (28th start) with Indy and first outing in an Indians uniform since April 17, 2022, at St. Paul. Sulser has made three career starts against Nashville, he is 0-1 with a 6.49 ERA (8er/11.1ip) and 12 punchouts. The Sounds will roll out right-hander Caleb Boushley (6-5, 4.68) for his second career start against Indy. In his lone outing against Indy on June 29, 2022, he surrendered four runs on seven hits in 5.0 innings of work.

BEAU'S BACK: Beau Sulser, who was originally selected by the Pirates in the 10th round of the 2017 First-Year Player Draft out of Dartmouth College, spent the entire 2021 season with Indy and went 7-9 with a 5.65 ERA (77er/122.2ip) in 26 games (24 starts). He led the Indians with 102 strikeouts and his seven wins tied with James Marvel for most on the team. He opened the 2022 campaign with Indy and went 1-2 with a 2.13 ERA (3er/12.2ip) in three starts before having his contract selected by Pittsburgh and making his major league debut on April 26 vs. Milwaukee. He was designated for assignment on May 12 after four appearances with the Buccos and claimed by Baltimore two days later. He made six relief appearances with Baltimore and 17 appearances (three starts) for Triple-A Norfolk before being DFA'd on October 14 and claimed by Pittsburgh on October 18. He was outrighted off the Pirates' 40-man roster on November 10 and was released two weeks later to continue his career with the KT Wiz in the Korean Baseball Organization. In nine starts for the Wiz this year, he went 1-7 with a 5.62 ERA (31er/49.2ip). He was then signed to a minor league contract by the Pirates on June 29 and reported to Double-A Altoona where he made four starts, going 0-1 with a 3.86 ERA (6er/14.0ip).

THIS DATE IN 1997: In front of a then-record 15,674 fans at Victory Field, the Indians swept Nashville in a doubleheader to pull within two games of Buffalo in the American Association East with a 70-49 record on the season. Indianapolis won Game 1, 7-2, behind a complete-game effort by Scott Klingenbeck (7.0ip, 4h, 2r, 2er, 0bb, 4k) in the first of five complete games for Indy that August. With two outs in the bottom of the eighth inning in Game 2, Tim Belk clubbed a three-run home run to give the Indians a 6-3 walk-off win and twin bill sweep.

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