Bats Hold Off Tribe For 5-3 Win
Published on May 18, 2008 under International League (IL1)
Indianapolis Indians News Release
LOUISVILLE, Ky.-- Right fielder Jolbert Cabrera doubled in three runs in a four-run sixth inning as Louisville defeated Indianapolis 5-3 Sunday afternoon at Louisville Slugger Field.
3B Michael Griffin reached on a throwing error and came around to score on a two-out single by LF Drew T. Anderson to spark the Bats four-run sixth inning. CF Jay Bruce then singled and 1B Andy Phillips was hit by a pitch before RF Jolbert Cabrera cleared the bases with a double to right.
Bruce later added an important insurance with a solo home run in the eighth inning. The long ball was the 10th on the season for the Cincinnati Reds top prospect.
Louisville improves to 27-18 overall and 14-9 at home, while Indianapolis falls to 22-23 overall and 11-12 on the road,
Bats LHP Matthew Maloney (6.1 IP, 5 H, 2 R, 2 ER, 1 BB, 4 SO) improved to 5-2 with the win, while Indians RHP Brian Rogers (2.0 IP, 3 H, 4 R, 0 ER, 1 BB, 1 SO) fell to 0-1 with the loss. RHP Jon Adkins (1.0 IP) pitched a perfect ninth to pick up his eighth save of the season for Louisville.
Indianapolis again rallied late with two runs in the seventh and one in eighth, but fell short as their three-game winning streak came to an end.
A groundout by 1B Craig Wilson and double by 3B Neil Walker plated the Tribe's runs in the seventh, while a groundout by CF Andrew McCutchen drove in the tally in the eighth.
Walker (2-for-4, 1 RBI) and LF Kevin Thompson (2-for-4) turned in multi-hit efforts for the Indians, while McCutchen (1-for-4, 1 R, 1 RBI), RF Steve Pearce (1-for-4, 1 R) and pinch hitter Matt Kata (0-1, 1 R) all came around to score.
Indians starter RHP Adam Bernero (2.0 IP, 0 H, 0 R, 0 ER, 0 BB, 3 SO) threw two perfect innings before leaving with apparent elbow soreness. For the second straight outing, RHP T.J. Beam (3.0, 1 H, 4 SO) threw multiple innings of scoreless relief for the Tribe.
Following an off day, the teams head to Victory Field for a two-game set beginning on Tuesday at 7:00 p.m. LHP Adam Pettyjohn is slated to start for Louisville , while RHP Bryan Bullington is expected to get the nod for Indianapolis.
It's another Qdoba 2-for-1 Tuesday where fans can visit any Qdoba Mexican Grill location and pick up a 2-for-1 coupon good for any Tuesday home game.
The contest will be carried by WXLW-950 AM and www.IndyIndians.com with Howard Kellman and Scott McCauley. The pre-game show begins at 6:40 p.m.
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Post-game quotes -- RHP T.J. Beam
(on going multiple innings out of the bullpen for the second straight outing)
"I was trying to get myself in a starter's mentality. I felt good both mentally and physically even with going multiple innings. You just need to get yourself in the right state of mind."
(By being taken out after three innings, do you feel like you were being saved for later games?)
"Yeah, especially with the day off tomorrow. I should be ready to go for the home games against Louisville. It's kind of tough when you have a short-handed bullpen. There are only six guys in our bullpen right now, so you have to manage your pitchers like we have been especially with all the substitutions under National League rules."
(on the Tribe's bullpen against Louisville so far this season)
"We have done a half-way decent job on them this season. There relievers have done a good job of mixing up fast balls away and changing up speeds to prevent hitters from sitting dead-red and pulling everything."
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