Without Vance Worley, the Indianapolis Indians may have lost their fourth straight game and their second to the Lehigh Valley IronPigs on this road trip. Instead, the Tribe won 4-2 as Worley dominated at the plate and on the mound.
The Indianapolis Indians lost the series finale against the Syracuse Chiefs, 1-5, before dropping the first game of the series against the Lehigh Valley IronPigs, 1-3. They’ve now lost three games in a row.
After the Indianapolis Indians dropped the first game of their road trip against the Syracuse Chiefs on Tuesday night, the Tribe split the middle games winning 11-2 on Wednesday before losing 3-7 on Thursday.
After an eight-game home stand the Indianapolis Indians headed on the road for an eight-game road trip. On Tuesday night, the Indians played the first of four games against the Syracuse Chiefs and lost by a score of 5-1.
The Indianapolis Indians ended May with a 7-3 loss to the Scranton/Wilkes-Barre RailRiders, but redeemed themselves to start June off with a 9-7 win.
In a span of 24 hours the Tribe played two games – a 7:05 p.m. start on Saturday and a 1:35 p.m. start on Sunday.
The fireworks following the game weren’t the only show at Victory Field on Friday night as the Indianapolis Indians took the first game of the series against the Scranton/Wilkes-Barre RailRiders.
The Tribe offense exploded in the fifth inning – 12 batters stepped up to the plate, and scored eight runs. Here’s what the play-by-play of the Indians’ half of the inning.
After a three hour game on Tuesday, the Indianapolis Indians and Buffalo Bisons had two quick games – both lasting under three hours – on Wednesday and Thursday winning 5-2 and 3-2, respectively . Now they’re about to start the second half of the eight-game home stand with four games against the Scranton/Wilkes-Barre RailRiders.
On Tuesday night the Indianapolis Indians proved that all though they may have a quieter offense one day, the next day is completely different. The Buffalo Bisons were on the losing side of game two of the four game series as the Tribe took home the 6-1 victory.
It was a special day at Victory Field on Monday night as the Indianapolis Indians hosted the Buffalo Bisons.
The Tribe wore camouflage jerseys that were auctioned off during the game and besides being Dollar Menu Monday there was also post game fireworks. The only way the day could have been better was if the Indians had pulled out the win as they lost 6-2.
The Indianapolis Indians were on the winning side of their series against the Charlotte Knights. After winning the first game of the series 7-5, the Tribe went on to outscore their opponent 26-15 over the next three games.
After a rough start to the month of May, the Indianapolis Indians have turned it around with their eighth win in the last 11 games. Thursday night’s 7-5 victory over the Charlotte Knights put the Tribe’s record at 27-19, four and a half games ahead of the International League West Division second-place Columbus Clippers.
Brandon Cumpton was the player of the game for the Indianapolis Indians in their 4-2 victory over the Gwinnett Braves.
Coming into the game, Cumpton had a streak of 28.0 consecutive innings pitched on the road without having an eared run. The streak was snapped, though, at 29 when Derrick Mitchell scored in the second inning.
On Friday night, the Indianapolis Indians pulled out a 6-5 victory over the Pawtucket Red Sox by the skin of their teeth or rather with a walk off, RBI single by Chris McGuiness.
The rain ended the Indianapolis Indians’ 6-2 victory against the Pawtucket Red Sox on Tuesday night in the sixth inning. It also halted Gregory Polanco’s chance at hitting the home run he needed to complete the cycle.
In the end, though, the Tribe was victorious for the third straight game – a pleasant sight after losing every game for a week.
The Indianapolis Indians let the International League know that they were back – and back with a vengeance – with a 14-3 win over the Norfolk Tides to split the weekend series spanning Friday to Monday.
The Indianapolis Indians celebrated more than just Mother’s Day on Sunday afternoon as they snapped their seven game losing streak with a 5-2 victory over the Norfolk Tides.
It’s been a week of heartache as the Indianapolis Indians lose seven straight games – one to the Pawtucket Red Sox, a four-game series sweep by the Scranton/Wilkes-Barre RailRiders and most recently two against the Norfolk Tides.
In the third game of a four game series against the Scranton/Wilkes-Barre RailRiders, the Indianapolis Indians found themselves on the losing end of a pitcher’s duel.
Tribe starter Brandon Cumpton pitched seven innings giving up two runs, neither earned, on five hits. He walked one batter and struck out three. This was Cumpton’s first loss of the season.
Tyler Waldron helped the Indianapolis Indians win again on Sunday, in his first Triple-A start against the Syracuse Chiefs.
Waldron was called up to play with the Indians after Casey Salder was called up by the Pittsburgh Pirates earlier in the day to help add some depth to the Pirates’ bullpen. Entering the game, Waldron had 10.2 scoreless innings pitched this season with Double-A Altoona. His final line was four innings, one run on two hits with five strikeouts and one walk.
After former Cincinnati Reds’ outfielder Eric Davis threw out the first pitch, the Indianapolis Indians took the field against the Syracuse Chiefs and turned Saturday night into a memorable baseball game. A three-run ninth inning capped off with a single by Michael Martinez drove in the Tribe’s winning run to put them up 6-5 over the Chiefs.