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Indians Pour 18 Runs on Clippers in Rout

Published on June 23, 2023 under International League (IL)
Indianapolis Indians News Release


INDIANAPOLIS - In front of 13,312 fans - the largest home attendance of the 2023 season - the Indianapolis Indians put on an offensive display with 18 hits, including 10 for extra bases, in an 18-5 blowout over the Columbus Clippers on Friday night at Victory Field.

Indianapolis (32-40) sent 11 batters to the plate during a six-run second that featured six walks and four hits, led by Jared Triolo who tripled home Canaan Smith-Njigba for Indy's first run and capped the frame with a run-scoring single. Between Triolo's knocks, Miguel Andújar - who tied his career high with his third four-hit game of the season - dumped a two-run single into right.

Columbus (32-40) responded with five runs of its own in the third against Kyle Nicolas in his second Triple-A start, but the Indians scored the game's final 12 runs to run away with their largest margin of victory at home since a 16-0 shutout against Rochester on June 11, 2012. The triumph was Indianapolis' largest margin of victory since blasting the Clippers 21-1 at Huntington Park on July 6, 2017.

Facing Riley Smith (L, 0-1) in his Clippers' debut and first affiliated appearance since Sept. 11, 2022, the Indians tacked on three runs in the third to push their lead back to four. Endy Rodríguez rocked a 107.3 MPH single to right to plate two, and Andújar doubled moments later to make it 9-5.

In the fourth, Triolo tripled again before Aaron Shackelford roped his second double of the game. Indy then piled on four runs in the fifth and four more in the eighth. Andújar recorded his third run-scoring hit of the night ahead of a three-run shot by Ryan Vilade that made it 14-5, and Alika Williams and Chris Owings launched back-to-back homers off Jason Bilous - both measured over 400 feet - to complete the scoring.

With Nicolas removed after three innings, John O'Reilly (W, 1-3) posted a pair of scoreless innings while Indy added on. Colin Selby and Chase De Jong followed suit, each tossing 2.0 shutout innings in relief. The trio yielded just two hits and registered seven strikeouts.

Triolo recorded three of Indy's 10 extra-base knocks, marking its highest total since notching 11 on Aug. 7, 2021, at Iowa. The three extra-base hits matched a career high for Triolo as well, and he became the 11th player in the Victory Field era to have two triples in a game.

Indy's 18-run output was its second-most scored at Victory Field, one shy of 19 vs. Charlotte on May 6, 2004.

The Indians and Clippers continue their series with a 7:05 PM ET start on Saturday at Victory Field. RHP Quinn Priester (7-3, 4.74), who is 3-1 with a 3.06 ERA in six starts this season at the Vic, gets the nod for Indianapolis.

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