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Indians score five unanswered to down Red Sox 5-4

June 6, 2006 - International League (IL1)
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INDIANAPOLIS -- First baseman Mike Edwards capped off a five-run rally with an RBI single in the bottom of the eighth as Indianapolis posted a 5-4 victory over Pawtucket Tuesday night at Victory Field.

The Indians end a three-game skid and improve to 33-24 overall, while the Red Sox fall to 26-31. Indianapolis increases its lead to six games in the International League's West Division, while Pawtucket slips to 9.5 games behind Rochester in the IL North.

Indianapolis recorded the game-winning score in the eighth after tying the affair with a four spot in the seventh. C Carlos Maldonado drilled a base knock to right field, moved to second on a groundout and came plateward on a seeing-eye single from Edwards.

The four-run seventh ended a stretch of 23 scoreless innings for the Tribe. Edwards and CF Rajai Davis recorded RBI singles before LF Rich Thompson hammered a two-run double down the left-field line.

Pawtucket cracked the scoreboard in the fourth when 1B Hee-Seop Choi blasted his fifth home run of the season -- a two-run shot to right. The Red Sox added runs in the fifth and sixth on sacrifice flies by 2B Dustin Pedroia and 3B Rodney Nye.

Maldonado, Edwards and SS Taber Lee collected two hits apiece for Indianapolis, while C Ken Huckaby and SS Alejandro Machado notched two each for Pawtucket.

Neither starter -- Pawtucket LHP Abe Alvarez (6.2 IP, 5 H, 1 R, 1 ER, 1 BB, 4 SO) or Tribe RHP Ron Chiavacci (4.1 IP, 6 H, 3 R, 3 ER, 1 BB, 2 SO) -- factored in the decision.

Indians RHP Scott Strickland (2.0 IP, 1 SO) improved to 2-0 with the win, while Red Sox RHP Barry Hertzler (1.1 IP, 4 H, 2 R, 2 ER, 1 BB) fell to 1-1 with the loss. Indianapolis RHP Jonah Bayliss (0.1 IP) managed the game's final out for his team-leading eighth save of the campaign.

The two clubs return to Victory Field Wednesday afternoon at 2 p.m., for game three of the four-game set. RHP Jason Roach is scheduled to start for Indianapolis, while RHP Marc Deschenes is expected to get the nod for Pawtucket.

The game will be be available on ESPN-950 AM and IndyIndians.com as Howard Kellman and Scott McCauley have the call. Wednesday's pre-game show begins at 1:40 p.m.

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