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Game Information: Indianapolis Indians (17-17) at Nashville Sounds (24-10)

June 13, 2021 - International League (IL)
Indianapolis Indians News Release


LOCATION: First Horizon Park

FIRST PITCH: 3:05 PM ET

GAME #35 / Road #23: Indianapolis Indians (17-17) at Nashville Sounds (24-10)

PROBABLES: RHP James Marvel (1-1, 3.60) vs. RHP Zack Godley (3-1, 1.73)

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

TV: MiLB TV

LAST NIGHT: The Indians offense started off hot with three runs in the top of the first inning and racked up eight runs on 10 hits to beat the Sounds on Saturday night, 8-1. Four consecutive one-out singles put the Indians on the board first, with Troy Stokes Jr. driving in two runs and another scoring on a throwing error by Dylan Cozens. Cole Tucker hit his first of two home runs on the night in the fifth inning to extend the lead to 4-0. After Nashville scored one run in the seventh off a Cooper Hummel home run, Hunter Owen drove in two runs on a two-out single in the eighth. Cole Tucker then hit his second home run, a two-run shot to right field, in the ninth.

TUCKER FOR TWO: Cole Tucker recorded his third multi-home run game last night in the Indians 8-1 win over Nashville. On June 20, 2019 at Buffalo, Tucker went 2-for-5 with two home runs and three RBI. Last night, he went 3-for-5 with three RBI for his second three-hit, three-RBI game this season. His first came on May 20 at St. Paul before he was recalled by Pittsburgh. In four games since being optioned by Pittsburgh, Tucker is hitting .333 (5-for-15) with a double, two home runs and five RBI.

STOKES JR. FOR TWO: Troy Stokes Jr. recorded his first multi-RBI game since Aug. 7, 2019 vs. Triple-A Fresno in last night's win at Nashville. He singled home Cole Tucker and Chris Sharpe in the first inning, and Will Craig also came around to score on an error on the play. The hit gave Indianapolis a 3-0 lead early and led to the 8-1 win.

MAX IN THE MUSIC CITY: Pittsburgh's preseason No. 30 prospect by Baseball America, Max Kranick, earned his first Triple-A win last night in five scoreless innings vs. Nashville. The right-hander allowed just one run, walked three and fanned a career-high tying nine batters to shut down the Sounds offense. It was his first nine-strikeout game since July 16, 2018 vs. Single-A Delmarva. In three starts with Indianapolis this season, Kranick is now 1-1 with a 3.14 ERA (5er/14.1ip) and 16 strikeouts.

OLIVA IN THE OUTFIELD: Outfielder and the "Best Defensive Outfielder" in Pittsburgh's farm system (Baseball America), Jared Oliva, was reinstated from the 7-day injured list yesterday after being sidelined with an oblique injury to begin the season. Oliva made his major league debut with Pittsburgh in 2020 after hitting .177 (124-for-447) in 123 games with Double-A Altoona in 2019. He made the start last night in center field as Indy's leadoff hitter.

TODAY: The Indians will look to leave Nashville with a series tie today at 3:05 PM ET at First Horizon Park. RHP James Marvel and RHP Zack Godley will face off for the second time this series. On Tuesday, Marvel earned the win after surrendering just one run in 5.2 innings. Godley surrendered three Indians runs in 6.0 innings to take his first loss of the season.

MARVELOUS CONSISTENCY: James Marvel makes his seventh start of the season with Indianapolis today at Nashville. In five of his six starts to open the campaign, Marvel has gone at least five innings with no more than three runs allowed in any of those outings. After taking his first Triple-A loss vs. Columbus on June 3, Marvel bounced back and tossed 5.2 one-run innings to beat Nashville on Tuesday. On the season, Marvel is 1-1 with a 3.60 ERA (12er/30.0ip) and 22 strikeouts.

CIRCLE CITY VS. MUSIC CITY: Indianapolis and Nashville played each other as members of the American Association from 1985, when the Sounds entered their first season as a Triple-A affiliate, until 1997. Indianapolis holds the all-time record between the two teams, 150-142, with Nashville holding the advantage in the Music City, 79-71. In 1997, Nashville jumped out to an early 7-0 lead in the season series before Indy took 13 of the next 17 matchups to win the series, 13-11.

1994 AMERICAN ASSOCIATION CHAMPS: The Indians were crowned the 1994 American Association champions after besting Nashville, three games to one, in the championship series from Sept. 11-14. Willie Greene gave Indy the series-opening win on the road with a two-homer performance in a 5-3 victory. The Sounds tied the series, but back in the Circle City the Indians notched back-to-back wins for the championship. Greene had two doubles in Game 3 and the Indians fought off a late comeback effort by the Sounds in Game 4, 7-5.

INDIANAPOLIS IN THE EAST: Nashville is the first opponent outside the Triple-A East Midwest Division that the Indians have faced so far this season. Following this six-game series, the Memphis Redbirds will visit Victory Field for the first time in history and another inter-division series, Indy's final of the season. After five series within the Triple-A East Midwest Division, the Sounds are just the second team Indy has faced this season with a winning record. Against teams at or above .500, the Indians are 4-10 after being swept by Omaha and splitting games with Iowa, who toed the .500 line during the first series of the season.

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