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Big Innings Sting Indy in Sunday Night's 7-4 Defeat to Sounds

Published on July 3, 2022 under International League (IL)
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NASHVILLE, Tenn. - Yoshi Tsutsugo continued his hot streak by knocking in three of four runs for the Indianapolis Indians, but the Nashville Sounds scored in bunches with three runs in the first and four in the third to secure a series victory on Sunday night, 7-4.

Nashville (47-30) faced an early 2-0 deficit when Tsutsugo doubled down the right-field line in the top of the first to bring in a pair. The Sounds were quick to respond with three runs of their own in the bottom half of the frame. After a willd pitch by Hunter Stratton (L, 1-5) that scored Abraham Almonte to tie the game, Jon Singleton lined a ball into center field to score David Dahl and take a 3-2 lead. The Sounds would later create an insurmountable lead with four insurance runs in the fourth to take a 7-2 advantage.

The Indians (37-39) offense showed life after bringing home a pair of runs in the fifth inning. Singles by Taylor Davis, Ben Gamel and Ji-Hwan Bae loaded the bases for a hot-hitting Tsutsugo, who brought in his third run of the contest with a deep sacrifice fly to left field. A liner to opposite field by Cal Mitchell scored another run to cut the defcicit to 7-4.

After the Sounds put seven runs on the board through three innings, Cam Alldred and Travis MacGregor combined to hold them scoreless for the final six frames. Alldred came in relief in the fourth for Indy to settle down the Nashville offense. He tossed 3.0 scoreless innings and allowed one hit with one walk and three strikeouts. MacGregor would keep the game within reach with a scoreless seventh and eighth inning.

Nashville's Alec Bettinger (W, 1-4) threw 5.0 innings and surrendered four runs on eight hits with one walk and a strikeout. Tyler Herb (S, 1) came in relief of Bettinger in the sixth and held the Indians offense scoreless in his 4.0 innings of work to close out the ballgame.

Bae and Mitchell each deposited three-hit performances in Sunday's series finale. Mitchell's base knock in the fifth extended his hitting streak to match Kevin Newman's active 10-game hitting streak. Their respective hitting streaks are the longest by an Indians batter this season.

The Indians are at Victory Field on Monday for a Fourth of July matchup with the Iowa Cubs to begin a six-game set. First pitch is slated for 6:15 PM ET. RHP Osvaldo Bido (1-4, 4.92) will toe the rubber for Indy and Iowa has yet to name a starter.

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