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Tribe slips by Toledo

May 3, 2004 - International League (IL1)
Indianapolis Indians News Release


INDIANAPOLIS, IN–Corey Hart collected a pair of hits and drove in three runs Monday afternoon as Indianapolis (15-7) defeated Toledo, 6-4, before a season-high crowd of 9,681 at Victory Field.

Toledo scored single runs in each of the first three innings off Tribe starter Pedro Liriano (2-0) who collected the win.

Liriano threw six innings, allowing five hits and three runs. He walked three and struck out three.

While Liriano settled on the hill and Toledo nursing a 3-2 lead after four innings, Indianapolis mounted a comeback. The Indians scored one run in the fifth and three more in the sixth to take a 4-3 lead.

Indianapolis added a pair of runs in the sixth, keyed by Hart's double into the left center field gap off Mud Hens reliever Eric Eckenstahler, scoring Jon Nunnally, who had reached base on an RBI single. Nunnally finished with two hits, two runs scored and a RBI.

"I have been trying to be patient at the plate," said Hart. "I got a few good pitches to hit today. We have so many guys in our lineup that can get the job done at the plate, that I don't have to worry too much. We had a good road trip and now we're concentrating on keeping the momentum going. The older guys on this club have done a great job showing us how to do things the right way and that has helped make my adjustment that much easier."

Tribe closer Jason Childers entered the contest in the ninth inning, giving up a leadoff single to Andy Barkett, who scored on J.J. Hardy's misplay of an Eric Owens' two-out bouncer to short. Mike DeFelice represented the tying-run of the game and struck out looking to give Childers a league-leading eighth save.

Indianapolis begins a four-day, four-game homestand with Charlotte Tuesday on Ladies Night. The first 4,000 fans will receive a one-carat cubic zirconium. One lucky fan will receive a genuine diamond. Jewelers will be on hand to check the rocks to determine which is real. Fans will also receive free samples or services at the game, representing local spas, health clubs, cosmetologists, etc.

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