Volstad Bested in 7th for 4-2 Loss

August 12, 2015 - International League (IL1)
Indianapolis Indians News Release

INDIANAPOLIS -- Chris Volstad pitched effectively through six innings in his bid to become Indianapolis' first 10-game winner this season, but the Toledo Mud Hens rallied for two runs in the seventh inning to spurn the effort and down the Tribe, 4-2, Wednesday afternoon at Victory Field.

Volstad held Toledo scoreless over the first four frames and took the mound in the seventh inning with just two runs on five hits.

After opening the inning with a strikeout, the right-hander allowed back-to-back singles, an RBI double and departed responsible for the runner that eventually scored on Daniel Fields' sacrifice fly. It was the first time in 10 starts Volstad allowed more than three earned runs.

Mike Hessman continued his dominance of Indians pitching with two more hits and an RBI, and is now batting .345 with 14 RBIs over 15 games in the season's series.

Keon Broxton, out of the No. 3 spot in the Tribe's lineup, finished hitless with two strikeouts to snap his on-base streak at 34 games. The impressive feat ranks second in the International League for the 2015 season and is the Tribe's longest on-base streak since 2006 (Chris Richard, 46 games).

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