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Indians Hold off Sounds Behind Mitchell, Tsutsugo Doubles

July 1, 2022 - International League (IL)
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NASHVILLE, Tenn. - A bases-clearing double by Cal Mitchell in the opening frame and an RBI two-bagger off the bat of Yoshi Tsutsugo in the seventh sandwiched a strong pitching performance from Indiana native Jerad Eickhoff, and the Indianapolis Indians held off the Nashville Sounds on Thursday night, 4-3.

The Indians (37-36) took advantage of an erratic Dylan File (L, 3-4) in the first inning, sending eight batters to the dish. Indy loaded the bases with no outs thanks to a Kevin Newman single, Ben Gamel hit-by-pitch and Tsutsugo walk and cashed in all three runs on Mitchell's one-out double. Tsutsugo scored from first and Mitchell reached third base on the play due to a fielding error by left fielder Abraham Almonte.

Eickhoff (W, 5-3) posted two zeroes before Nashville (44-30) scored a pair of runs in the third to make it 3-2. Consecutive two-out singles by former Indian Pablo Reyes and Brice Turang put the Sounds on the scoreboard, and following a walk to Almonte, David Dahl lashed a run-scoring single to Newman at shortstop. Newman's full-extension dive prevented the grounder from reaching the outfield, leading to a rundown and Turang being tagged out between third base and home.

The score held until Tsutsugo's two-out insurance double plated Newman - who had singled and reached second on a wild pitch - before the stretch.

The Sounds didn't go quietly in the ninth against Cam Alldred and John O'Reilly (SV, 1). Dahl led off the frame with a single and dashed home on a two-out throwing error by third baseman Rodolfo Castro that extended the game one more batter. With the potential winning run in the right-hand batter's box, O'Reilly retired Weston Wilson on a groundout to seal his 11th career save and first since Aug. 1, 2021 at St. Paul.

Eickhoff yielded two earned runs on five hits and one walk with seven punchouts over 5.0 innings in his team-leading fifth win.

Through six games on Tsutsugo's rehab assignment, the 30-year-old is batting .429 (6-for-14) with three RBI, seven walks, a .591 on-base percentage and 1.091 OPS.

Indianapolis and Nashville meet again on Friday at 8:05 PM ET at First Horizon Park. RHP Mike Burrows (0-0, 3.68) will take the mound for Indy against LHP Ethan Small (4-3, 3.18).

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