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Game Information: Indianapolis Indians (50-40) vs. Toledo Mud Hens (50-41)

Published on July 15, 2018 under International League (IL1)
Indianapolis Indians News Release


The Tribe's Saturday night win gave them at least a series split and possession of first place in the IL West Division. The 0.5-game lead gives Indy its first division lead since April 8.

Location: Victory Field

First Pitch: 1:35 p.m. ET

Game #91 / Home #48: Indianapolis Indians (50-40) vs. Toledo Mud Hens (50-41)

Probables: RHP Casey Sadler (5-3, 3.41) vs. LHP Matt Hall (NR)

Radio: Fox Sports 97.5 / AM 1260 / iHeart app

TV: WRTV-TV / MiLB TV / Comcast 90

From the Notes

ABOUT LAST NIGHT: The Indians overcame an early 3-0 deficit and knocked off the Mud Hens by a 5-4 final last night. Sean Rodriguez provided the decisive hit with a two-RBI infield single to short in the seventh. Jason Martin and Kevin Newman both scored on the play, ultimately giving Indy its 17th comeback win of the season. Toledo led 3-0 until the third when Pablo Reyes followed a Wyatt Mathisen double with a two-run homer to left. The blast sailed 397 feet and was the third in as many days for the Tribe utilityman. Martin and Newman collected hits in the fifth that made it a 4-3 ballgame, the latter lining a two-out double down the left-field line for his second two-bagger of the night. Dovydas Neverauskas pitched the ninth for his third save, and Damien Magnifico earned the win with two shutout frames in relief.

SCHULTZ TO THE DL, KELLER TO THE IL: Right-handed reliever Bo Schultz was placed on the 7-day DL yesterday with a right forearm strain. He missed the entire 2017 campaign due to Tommy John surgery. Mitch Keller was also placed on the temporary inactive list; he's expected to pitch in relief for the U.S. Team in the MLB All-Star Futures Game today in Washington, D.C.

THREE PEAT FOR PABLO POWER: Pablo Reyes homered for a third consecutive game last night, the first time in his career where he's accomplished the feat. He is the first Tribe player to homer in three consecutive games since Max Moroff did so from April 6-8, 2017. Coincidentally, each of those games were played against the Mud Hens, as well.

HELLO, NEWMAN: Kevin Newman filled up the box score last night, going 2-for-3 with two doubles, one RBI, one run scored, one walk and one stolen base. Since June 13, the Tribe leadoff man is batting .327 (33-for-101) with a .373 OBP and .818 OPS. His hit total of 33 since that date is tied for sixth most in the International League.

J-MART IN BUSINESS: Jason Martin had two hits and two runs scored last night, lifting his average to .319 (15-for-47) through 12 Triple-A contests. He already had four multi-hit games with Indy and has hit safely in 10 of the 12 games.

LESS THAN OR EQUAL TO NINE: The Indians have gone a season-high eight straight games by having nine hits or less offensively, but they've still managed to go 6-2 during that stretch. Despite the somewhat cold stretch offensively (.250, 64-for-256) over the last eight contests, the Indians are still averaging 4.9 runs per game (39 runs). When posting single-digit hit totals, the Tribe are 24-31 this season; they're 26-9 when recording 10 or more hits.

PROTECT THE VIC: The Indians are 29-18 at The Vic and have won 15 of their last 20 games in the Circle City. Seven of Indy's league-high 11 shutouts have come at Victory Field. Indy's 29 home wins are second most in the league behind Lehigh Valley (30). The Indians are 6-4 against the Hens at home this year and own a 122-79 (.607) record against them all-time at The Vic.

CAN'T STOP OSUNA: Jose Osuna is batting .341 (60-for-176) with four homers, 21 doubles, 34 RBI and a .924 OPS in 48 games for the Tribe. Since June 3 with Indy (21 games), Osuna has batted .372 (30-for-82) with eight doubles, 15 RBI and 10 runs scored. He has hit safely in six straight contests (.429, 9-for-21) and 40 of his 47 starts for the Tribe this year.

AMONG THE BEST: Indy's offense is in the top three of eight categories in the International League. They rank first in av-erage (.275), hits (822), doubles (218), OBP (.338), slugging (.427) and total bases (1276). They are also second in stolen bases (72) and sacrifice bunts (28).

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