Tribe 4-1 win over Bats
Published on April 25, 2008 under International League (IL1)
Indianapolis Indians News Release
INDIANAPOLIS -- Center fielder Andrew McCutchen went 3-for-4 with a solo homer and three RBI to power Indianapolis to a 4-1 win over Louisville in front of 9,098 Friday night at Victory Field.
McCutchen's third-inning blast, which extended his International League-best hitting streak to 13 games, was his team-leading fifth homer of the season. The Pittsburgh organization's 21-year-old top prospect and Indians lead-off hitter belted 11 dingers and collected 53 RBI between Double-A and Triple-A in 2007.
Indianapolis LF Kevin Thompson followed McCutchen's third-inning roundtripper with a long ball of his own. SS Josh Wilson and RF Jorge Cortes plated the Tribe's other two runs on the night.
The Indians improve to 13-9 overall and 8-4 at home, while the Bats drop to 14-8 overall and 9-5 on the road.
Indianapolis starter Ty Taubenheim (5.0 IP, 3 H, 1 R, 1 ER, 2 BB, 3 SO) outdueled Cincinnati Reds top pitching prospect Homer Bailey (6.0 IP, 6 H, 4 R, 4 ER, 3 BB, 6 SO). Taubenheim improved to 2-3 on the season, while Bailey dropped to 3-2.
Taubenheim, a 6-foot-5 right-hander, improves to 2-0 with a 0.82 ERA in two starts at Victory Field this season. Bailey, a 6-foot-4 right-hander, entered the tilt with a 3-1 record and 1.03 ERA in four starts.
Indians RHP Jesse Chavez (1.0 IP, 2 SO) and RHP Romulo Sanchez (3.0 IP, 2 H, 2 SO) combined on four scoreless innings to seal the deal. Chavez was credited with his third hold, while Sanchez notched his first save.
2B Andy Green (2-for-3) turned in the Bats only multi-hit effort scored Louisville's only run on SS Paul Janish's fourth-inning single.
Five of the teams' 12 hits went for extra bases, including a triple and two solo home runs.
Indianapolis returns to the road for a three-game series at Toledo. Indians RHP Luis Munoz and Mud Hens RHP Yorman Bazardo are the probables for Saturday's 7 p.m. affair.
The contest will be carried by WXLW-950 AM and www.IndyIndians.com with Howard Kellman and Scott McCauley. The pre-game show begins at 6:40 p.m.
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Post-game quotes -- OF Andrew McCutchen
(on Thursday night's game carrying over to Friday evening) "Yesterday's game (Thursday) definitely carried over to tonight (Friday). We were behind 6-0 heading into the ninth inning, and brought the potential winning run to the plate. That shows we have a team of battlers, and we don't give up. We gave it our all tonight and came away with the victory."
(on his third-inning home run) "The pitch was a fastball, and I was sitting on it. I put a good barrel on it, and was fortunate enough to hit it out of the park."
(on his two doubles) "I'm a fastball hitter, so those are the pitches I'm going to sit on. If it's in my area, I'm going to swing at it. Things worked out well tonight."
(on a crowd of nearly 10,000) "It's always good to get this type of support. My teammates and I play for the fans, and we're looking forward to having a lot of big crowds throughout the summer."
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