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Game Information: Indianapolis Indians (15-15) at Louisville Bats (11-18)

Published on May 10, 2018 under International League (IL1)
Indianapolis Indians News Release


The Indians seek a series split tonight in the finale of a four-game set at Louisville.

Location: Louisville Slugger Field

First Pitch: 7:00 p.m. ET

Game #31 / Road #15: Indianapolis Indians (15-15) @ Louisville Bats (11-18)

Probables: RHP J.T. Brubaker (Triple-A debut) vs. LHP Cody Reed (0-0, 2.25)

Radio: FoxSports975.com / AM 1260 / iHeart app

TV: MiLB TV

From the Notes

ABOUT YESTERDAY: The Indianapolis Indians' Wednesday woes continued yesterday afternoon in Louisville with a 4-3 loss to the Bats. A fielding error by Tribe third baseman Wyatt Mathisen in the bottom of the seventh inning allowed the winning run to score for Louisville. Indy is just 1-5 in games played on Wednesdays this season. Pablo Reyes clubbed a one-out homer for Indy in the first inning to stake the Tribe a 1-0 advantage, but the Bats awoke against Nick Kingham in the second for three runs. Kevin Newman, Christopher Bostick and Eric Wood all doubled in the sixth against southpaw Justin Nicolino, helping the Tribe level the score at 3-3. Kingham tossed a quality start in the no-decision, while the scheduled starter -- Alex McRae -- took the loss out of the bullpen. Five of Indy's six hits went for extra bases.

WELCOME, J.T.: Starting pitcher J.T. Brubaker will be making his Triple-A debut for the Tribe tonight in the series finale at Louisville. Brubak-er, 24, was a sixth-round selection by the Pirates in the 2015 MLB June Amateur Draft out of the University of Akron. In 73 career games (71 starts), the Ohio native owns a 21-23 record and 3.87 ERA (158 ER/367.2 IP) with 313 strikeouts against 111 walks. He was especially dominant for Double-A Altoona this year, going 2-2 with a 1.80 ERA (7 ER/35.0 IP) and team-high 35 strikeouts at the time of his promotion.

WHAT'S IN A NAME: Among the 2,600-plus former players and managers in the 117-year history of the Indianapolis Indians, there are just 19 former players or managers in the record books who have their first and middle names abbreviated with initials. J.T. Brubaker will become the 20th and the first "J.T." to play for the Tribe. The full list of previous players and managers with abbreviated names -- and the years they played or managed with Indy -- are below:

A.J. Schugel: 2016-18 G.J. Raymundo: 2005 J.C. Martin: 1959

A.J. Morris: 2014-15 J.J. Hardy: 2004 A.E. Russell: 1926-29

A.J. Burnett: 2012 D.T. Cromer: 1999 J.C Hendricks: 1914-17, 1919-23 (manager)

T.J. Beam: 2008 B.J. Ryan: 1999 H.H. Rhodes: 1916

J.J. Furmaniak: 2005-06 A.J. Sager: 1999 M.J. Kelly: 1913 (manager)

C.J. Nitkowski: 1995, 2005-06 F.P. Santangelo: 1992 C.C. Carr: 1906-10 (player/manager)

E.G. Barrow: 1905 (manager)

STAY IN THE LUP: Jordan Luplow had an uncharacteristic April, batting just .180 by the month's end. Since May 1, the slugger has hit safely in all but one game, posting a .478 average (11-for-23) for the month. He has five extra-base hits already in May (two homers, two triples, one double) after totaling just one double and one triple over 18 games in April. He has been at his best this season with runners on base, posting a .356 clip (16-for-45) and 1.012 OPS.

CATCH US IF YOU CAN: Indy sits at or near the top of the league in several offensive categories. The Indians lead the IL in average (.268), doubles (77) and triples (13). They also rank second in slugging percentage (.408) and OPS (.733) and are third in fewest strikeouts (218).

WHOLE LOTTA NOTHIN': Tanner Anderson, who allowed five earned runs in his Triple-A debut, is riding a 16.0-inning scoreless streak dating back to April 8, the longest scoreless streak by a Tribe pitcher this season and the longest of his career. He tossed another two shutout innings in the seventh and eighth Tuesday night, scattering two hits with one strikeout en route to his team-high fourth hold.

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