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Bats Drop Friday Night Frenzy, 8-7

Published on August 19, 2016 under International League (IL1)
Louisville Bats News Release


LOUISVILLE, Ky.- On Friday night at Louisville Slugger Field, the Indianapolis Indians dropped the Louisville Bats, 8-7. The Bats fall to 12-5 in games in which they are tied after the eighth inning after the Indians plated the winning run in the ninth inning.

The Bats displayed a power surge, seeing home runs from both left fielder Jose Peraza and right fielder Jesse Winker in the fourth inning. The six runs in the fourth became seven in the fifth after a wild pitch allowed a runner to score.

Major League rehab right-handed pitcher Alfredo Simon (0-1, 6.30) ended his night after four innings of work, finishing with a no-decision. He allowed the game's first five runs, with two scoring in the first and three in the second. He also walked two and struck out one on 60 strikes, 38 for strikes.

Indians right-handed pitcher Drew Hutchinson (6-5, 3.64) also finished with a no-decision Friday after tossing five innings of 10-hit, seven-run (three of which were earned) baseball. His loss was erased in the seventh inning after the Indians plated two to tie the game at seven. Hutchinson's line was complete with three strikeouts.

Right-handed pitcher J.J. Hoover was hung with the loss after a leadoff triple led to the run that broke the tie in the ninth, while right-handed pitcher A.J Schugel was awarded with the victory for Indianapolis.

Tomorrow night, at 6:05 pm, the Bats return to Louisville Slugger Field to face the Indians in game two of the series with right-handed pitcher Robert Stephenson (6-9, 4.29) mans the rubber for the Bats, facing left-handed pitcher Steven Brault (2-6, 3.05). This story was not subject to the approval of the National Association of Professional Baseball Leagues or its clubs.

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