IL1 Indianapolis Indians

Game Information: Indianapolis Indians (8-16) at Columbus (11-15)

Published on May 6, 2017 under International League (IL1)
Indianapolis Indians News Release


Location: Huntington Park First Pitch: 6:15 PM ET Game #25/Road #10: Indianapolis Indians (8-16) @ Columbus Clippers (11-15) Probables: LHP Steven Brault (0-3, 3.86) vs. LHP Ryan Merritt (2-2, 4.82) Radio: Fox Sports 97.5 and AM 1260 TV: MiLB TV

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NAME YOUR KID CHRIS: Bostick's 15-game hitting streak is the longest streak in the International League this season. Durham's Curt Casali and Columbus' Tyler Naquin each have active 14-game hitting streaks. Bostick's streak is the longest by a Tribe player since Chris Dickerson strung together a 16-gamer from April 29-May 19, 2014.

IN ALL OF BASEBALL: Bostick is one of 13 players in all of professional baseball to have a minimum 15-game hitting streak to their credit in 2017. The list of players by hitting streak longevity is below. Players in bolded italics denotes that their streak is active.

Jake Cronenworth (High-A Charlotte) - 22 games Christopher Bostick (Triple-A Indianapolis) - 15 games

Oscar Mercado (Double-A Springfield) - 20 games Jamie Romak (Triple-A El Paso) - 15 games

Max Pentecost (High-A Dunedin) - 18 games Tzu-Wei Lin (Double-A Portland) - 15 games

Mike Trout (Los Angeles Angeles) - 17 games Jake Gatewood (High-A Carolina) - 15 games

Justin Turner (Los Angeles Dodgers) - 16 games Bo Bichette (Single-A Lansing) - 15 games

Braden Bishop (High-A Modesto) - 16 games Jermaine Palacios (Single-A Cedar Rapids) - 15 games

Eddie Rosario (Minnesota) - 15 games

RACK 'EM, RAKE 'EM: The Indians have posted double-digit hit totals in each of their last four games dating back to last Friday at Scranton/W-B. The Indians have recorded 13, 12, 17 and 10 hits in consecutive games, marking the first time Indy has recorded 10-plus hits in a four-game stretch since Sept. 5-9, 2015. That season, Indy totaled 13 hits vs. Toledo on Sept. 5, followed by consecutive 10-hit performances on Sept. 6 and 7 @ Louisville. The Indians then began their 2015 playoff run with an 11-hit outburst to take game one of their opening round series against the RailRiders. UMBERS BY THE NUMBERS - .318: Indianapolis has received its best offensive production from its trio of catchers so far this season. Between Elias Diaz (.305, 18-for-59), Jacob Stallings (.320, 8-for-25) and Jackson Williams (.500, 2-for-4), Tribe catchers are batting a collective .318 (28-for-88) with six doubles, one home run and 16 RBI.

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