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Game Information: Indianapolis Indians (25-23) vs. Gwinnett Stripers (21-27)

May 29, 2018 - International League (IL1)
Indianapolis Indians News Release


The Indians return to the friendly confines of Victory Field, where they are 14-9 this season. They open a six-game homestand tonight, starting with a three-game set against the Gwinnett Stripers. Both teams won two games apiece in a four-game series at The Vic earlier this month.

Location: Victory Field

First Pitch: 7:05 p.m. ET

Game #49 / Home #24: Indianapolis Indians (25-23) vs. Gwinnett Stripers (21-27)

Probables: RHP Tyler Eppler (4-2, 3.13) vs. RHP Wes Parsons (1-0, 4.38)

Radio: Fox Sports 97.5 / AM 1260 / iHeart app

TV: Comcast 90 / MiLB TV

From the Notes

ABOUT YESTERDAY: Michael Kopech hurled six innings of two-run ball, and the Knights used a four-run second inning against Clay Holmes to seal the four-game series win with a 7-5 victory over the Tribe yesterday at BB&T Ballpark. Kevin Kramer gave Indy a 1-0 lead in the second with his fifth long ball of the season, but the home team rallied against Holmes in the bottom half with four runs, three coming on a bases-clearing triple by Eddy Alvarez. Charlotte then added two more runs in the fourth to go up 6-1. Pablo Reyes brought Indy closer with sacrifice flies in both the fifth and ninth innings. Wyatt Mathisen finished with a game-high three hits from the eighth spot in Indy's order. Holmes was charged with six runs on nine hits in six innings of work, dropping to 2-3 on the season. Tanner Anderson allowed a solo homer to Jacob May in the eighth, the first dinger he's surrendered since Sept. 4, 2017 with Double-A Altoona against Harrisburg.

MEMORIAL DAY DEFEAT: The Indians have now played 20 games on Memorial Day in the Victory Field era, accumulating a 9-11 record overall. Away from home, they are an even 6-6 with yesterday's 7-5 loss included. The Tribe have won just one in their last six Memorial Day contests, being outscored by a total of 19 runs in that stretch.

TYLER TIME: Tyler Eppler gets the nod tonight in the homestand opener. He has simply dominated opposing teams at The Vic since the start of the 2017 season. Last year, he went 6-1 with a 2.70 ERA (22 ER/73.1 IP) in 14 games (11 starts); this year, he's 3-0 with a 0.33 ERA (1 ER/27.2 IP) in five games (four starts) at home. His last home outing came on May 24 vs. Louisville (6.0ip, 4h, 0r, 0bb, 9k - Win, 4-0). In 19 games (15 starts) all-time at Victory Field, the 25-year-old is 9-1 with a 2.05 ERA (23 ER/101.0 IP).

MATHISEN MASHING: Wyatt Mathisen led the Indians with three hits (two doubles) in yesterday's loss at Charlotte, marking the seventh two-double game of his career and first since April 12, 2017 with Double-A Altoona at Richmond. He is now batting .395 (15-for-38) with one homer, six doubles and seven RBI in 13 games with the Tribe; he hit .385 (10-for-26) with one homer, one triple, three doubles and five RBI in 25 games with Altoona. He has 25 knocks in 64 at-bats this season, good for a .391 average.

MEMORABLE WEEKEND FOR KRAMER: Kevin Kramer went 6-for-14 (.429) with a home run, double, three RBI and three runs scored in four games at Charlotte, raising his average from .248 to .263 over the weekend. In the four home games against Louisville prior to the Memorial Day Weekend series, Kramer went 0-for-15 with two walks and six strikeouts. He is batting .293 (27-for-92) with four of his five homers this season coming on the road; his average at home in 21 games is just .228 (18-for-79).

GOOD VS. GWINNETT: Three Indians raked against Gwinnett earlier this month at The Vic. Jordan Luplow went 5-for-8 (.625), Jose Osuna batted .500 (5-for-10) and Pablo Reyes collected four hits in nine at-bats (.444). The Tribe as a team, however, hit just .254 (29-for-114) in that four-game split against the Stripers.

DIGGING FOR SECOND: The Indians have bashed 125 doubles this season, good for the top mark in the league. Syracuse (101) and Toledo (100) have both eclipsed the century mark in two-baggers this year, as well. The Tribe are averaging 2.60 doubles per game, putting them on pace for 365 dou-bles. The franchise record for doubles in a season is 378, set over a 166-game season in 1931. The Victory Field era record for doubles in a season is 299, accomplished in both 1998 and 2000. Indy also led the IL in doubles in 2017 with 279.

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