Indians Drop Record-Setting Contest at Nashville

June 11, 2021 - International League (IL)
Indianapolis Indians News Release

NASHVILLE, TENN. - The Indianapolis Indians lost by their largest margin of defeat vs. the Nashville Sounds in history on Friday night, 14-1. With the loss, the Sounds now hold a 3-1 lead in the six-game series.

The Sounds (24-9) knocked Indians starting pitcher Cody Ponce (L, 0-2) out of the game with two outs in the third inning. Four consecutive singles and a pair of wild pitches by the Indians pitching staff led to a 5-0 Nashville lead.

Nashville then put up another four runs in the sixth inning, highlighted by a three-run home run off the bat of Jamie Westbrook, to take a 9-0 lead.

Hunter Owen broke up the Sounds one-hit bid with a single in the eighth inning. Troy Stokes Jr. doubled to send Owen to third base, and Chris Sharpe drove him in with a sacrifice fly to get the Indians (16-17) on the board.

The Sounds then followed with another five-run spot in the bottom of the eighth inning to extend the lead to 13 runs.

Indy's pitching staff gave up 10 hits and walked nine batters in 8.0 innings. Sounds starter Bowden Francis (W, 2-1) allowed just one hit in 7.0 innings.

Nashville's previous greatest margin of victory vs. the Indians came on Aug. 29, 1995 at Indianapolis, 12-2. The two teams played each other as member of the American Association from 1985, Nashville's first year as a Triple-A affiliate, until the American Association disbanded following the 1997 season.

The Indians will look to break a three-game losing skid on Saturday night in another 8:05 PM ET start. RHP Max Kranick (0-1, 4.82) will face off against RHP Alec Bettinger (1-1, 2.16).

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