Leyba's Long Ball Lifts Indians in Saturday Win

August 12, 2023 - International League (IL)
Indianapolis Indians News Release

INDIANAPOLIS - Domingo Leyba launched his second home run in as many days as the Indianapolis Indians broke their six-game losing skid with a 3-2 victory over the Nashville Sounds on Saturday night at Victory Field.

With one out and Canaan Smith-Njigba on second base, Leyba sparked the scoring early with his fourth home run since joining the Indians (51-60, 18-19) lineup on July 26. One inning later, Indy's July Player of the Month Miguel Andújar roped a two-out single to score Vinny Capra as the eventual game-winning run. All three of Indianapolis' runs came against Janson Junk (L, 6-7).

Nashville (60-51, 20-17) plated its lone run against starter Luis Ortiz (W, 4-4) on a Patrick Dorrian solo homer in the top of the fourth inning, the Sounds first hit of the game. Ortiz exited after the fifth, surrendering just three hits with no walks and three strikeouts.

The two teams were then held scoreless until the ninth inning when the Sounds attempted a comeback. With runners at the corners and two outs, Cam Devanney doubled off Travis MacGregor (S, 1) to cut the deficit to one run. Brian Navarreto stranded the winning run at second base with a pop up to first baseman Malcom Nuñez.

Major league rehabber Ji Hwan Bae, Smith-Njigba and Domingo Leyba each logged two hits for the Indians in the victory.

The Indians will look to build on Saturday's win in the series finale on Sunday afternoon at 1:35 PM ET. RHP Caleb Boushley (7-5, 4.70) will take the mound for Nashville while Indy has yet to name a starter.

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