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Syracuse and Indianapolis Split The Eight-Game Season Series In 2007

May 18, 2007 - International League (IL1)
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Catcher Curtis Thigpen collected three hits, while designated hitter Ray Olmedo and right fielder Wayne Lydon tallied two base knocks apiece as Syracuse salvaged a four-game series split with a 7-5 win over Indianapolis Friday night at Alliance Bank Stadium.

The Chiefs improve to 17-23 overall and 11-9 at home, while the Indians fall to 24-16 on the season and 12-6 on the road. Indianapolis continues to lead the International League's West Division by 4.5 games over both Louisville and Columbus.

Thigpen finished 3-for-4 with two doubles and one run, while Olmedo went 2-for-4 with one RBI and Lydon 2-for-4 with one run and one RBI.

Syracuse took a lead it would not relinquish in the sixth. CF Jeff Duncan led off with a walk, stole second, moved to third on a sacrifice bunt and scored on a Tribe throwing error.

The Chiefs added three scores in the seventh to build a four-run cushion. Lydon drilled an RBI single to score SS Howie Clark with one out, while Olmedo roped a two-run single to plate Lydon and Duncan with two outs.

3B Nick Green led the Tribe by going 3-for-4 with one double and one run. Indianapolis 1B Russ Johnson, C Humberto Cota and CF Rajai Davis all entered the day with six-game hitting streaks, but Davis (1-for-5, 1 R) was the only batter to hit safely.

The Indians bullpen also saw a streak of 10 consecutive scoreless innings come to an end in the sixth. RHP Chris Hernandez (1.2 IP, 2 H, 3 R, 3 ER, 2 BB, 1 SO), who worked in the sixth and seventh, suffered the loss in his first Triple-A decision of 2007.

The clubs traded runs in the third before both teams scored twice in the fifth. Clark (1-for-4, 2 R, 2 RBI, 1 BB) smacked the game's only homer -- a two-run shot to right in the fifth.

Syracuse RHP Justin James (2.2 IP, 1 R, 0 ER, 1 BB, 2 SO) improved to 1-0 with the win, while RHP Jordan De Jong (1.1 IP, 1 H, 2 SO) worked the eighth and ninth for his first save of the season.

Neither starter -- Indians LHP Michael Tejera (5.0 IP, 6 H, 3 R, 3 ER, 5 BB, 3 SO) or Chiefs RHP John Thomson (5.0 IP, 6 H, 3 R, 1 ER, 1 BB, 6 SO) -- figured in the decision.

Indianapolis continues its 12-game road trip with a four-game series at Buffalo. The Indians and Bisons gather at Dunn Tire Park for game one on Saturday at 7 p.m. Indianapolis LHP Sean Burnett is scheduled to face Buffalo LHP Rafael Perez.

The contest will be carried by ESPN-950 AM and IndyIndians.com with Howard Kellman and Scott McCauley. The pre-game show begins at 6:40 p.m.

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