IL1 Indianapolis Indians

Game Information: Indianapolis Indians (41-38) at Gwinnett Stripers (45-35)

Published on June 30, 2019 under International League (IL1)
Indianapolis Indians News Release


The Indians conclude their season series with Gwinnett this afternoon.

LOCATION: Coolray Field

FIRST PITCH: 1:05 p.m. ET

GAME #80 / ROAD #41: Indianapolis Indians (41-38) at Gwinnett Stripers (45-35)

PROBABLES: RHP Eduardo Vera (4-5, 5.66) vs. LHP Kolby Allard (6-3, 3.75)

RADIO: Fox Sports 97.5 / AM 1260 / iHeart app

TV: MiLB TV

LAST NIGHT: The Indians grabbed their first lead of the series with two runs in the fifth inning, but the Stripers responded with two of their own in the bottom half to regain control as Indy dropped its fourth straight game on Saturday night, 5-2. Mitch Keller (L, 6-2) suffered the loss after surrendering three runs (one earned) on six hits in 5.0 innings pitched. The Stripers struck for one run in the opening inning when Adam Duvall bounced into a double play, scoring Jack Lopez who was hit by pitch and advanced to third on a single by Ryan LaMarre. Indy's two-run fifth was sparked by a Will Craig leadoff double, and Trayvon Robinson followed with a two-bagger to tie the game at 1-1. Jason Martin then sacrificed Robinson to third and Mike Foltynewicz uncorked a wild pitch to bring home the go-ahead run. Foltynewicz (W, 2-1) still managed to toss 7.2 innings of two-run ball, scattering five hits and one walk with eight strikeouts.

OWENS TO THE SHELF: INF Hunter Owen was transferred from Double-A Altoona to Indy on June 20 and played in just four games before going on the injured list with a left hand contusion. Owens, 25, and just the eighth Indiana State University product to ever play for the Tribe, was hit on the hand in his return to Victory Field (also played there in the state championship with Mater Dei High School) and exited the game. He was officially put on the injured list prior to last night's contest (retroactive to June 27) with the hand injury. Indy has eight players on the IL.

SOME GOOD NEWS: UTIL Pablo Reyes (left hamstring strain) and 3B Ke'Bryan Hayes (left index finger dislocation) both began minor league rehab assignments with Short-Season A West Virginia last night. Reyes went 3-for-4 with one double, one RBI and one run scored, and Hayes finished 0-for-2 with a sacrifice fly, walk and run scored. Reyes scored Hayes for the tying run in the bottom of the eighth with an RBI single. Reyes started in center field and played nine innings while Hayes manned the hot corner for nine frames. Both players departed when the game went to extra innings, with West Virginia prevailing over Williamsport in 11, 6-5.

NINE OVER, NINE UNDER: The Indians went 18-9 in May but are just 10-19 in June. The results in games decided by two runs or less have swung dramatically in the opponents' favor; Indy was 11-3 in games decided by two or less in May but are just 6-9 in those contests in June.

THIS IS OFFENSIVE: The offense has scored three runs or fewer in 16 of 28 games in the month of June. Indy's 97 runs this month (3.46 RPG) makes them the only team in the IL without triple digits in runs in June, and it's well behind the second-lowest amount of 115 by Norfolk. The offense is 13th in batting average (.244) and base hits (222, 7.93 HPG) and they rank dead last in total bases (340), home runs (17), RBI (90), walks (70), OBP (.306), SLG (.374) and OPS (.680).

NOT A GOOD STRETCH: The Indians carry a four-game losing streak into today's ballgame, tied for their longest losing streak of the season. The Tribe have now lost four straight games four different times and are 10-18 in June, their most losses in a month since July 2014 when they finished 11-19. Indy is a season-high 7.5 games back in the IL West and 3.5 games behind Gwinnett in the wild card race.

GOOD RIDDANCE, GWINNETT: The Indians are 5-17 against Gwinnett in their last 22 meetings dating back to the 2017 campaign. Indy is also just 2-10 in its last 12 contests at Coolray Field. The Tribe are a meager 1-7 against the Stripers this season, including an 0-5 mark on the road. The Tribe lost the 2018 season series to Gwinnett, 8-3.

NO HOMERS ALLOWED: Indy's pitching staff had allowed at least one home run in 13 consecutive games dating back to Game 1 of a doubleheader against Pawtucket on June 16, but they finally put up a goose egg in the home run department last night to reset the streak. It was the longest home run streak for opponents against Indy since the start of the 2012 season (Indy's media guides do not go back any further on this statistic). Earlier this season, the Tribe offense homered in 12 consecutive games (April 23-May 4), the longest stretch since 2012 as well.

CAN'T GET 'EM ALL: RHP Montana DuRapau had held right-handed batters to an .044 average (2-for-45) with Indy this year prior to allowing two hits in eight at-bats to right-handed hitters in last night's ballgame, elevating that clip to .075 (4-for-53). He allowed one unearned run in the seventh inning to snap his scoreless streak at 8.0 innings dating back to June 5. DuRapau owns a 1.03 ERA (3er/26.1ip) in 22 appearances for Indy and was named to the International League All-Star team earlier this week.

COLE TRAIN: Cole Tucker has hit safely in 10 of his last 11 games and 14 of 17 since his return from Pittsburgh on June 11. He is batting .362 (17-for-47) with three homers, three doubles, six RBI and six runs scored over his last 11 contests.

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