SCOTTSDALE, AZ – Tyler Glasnow (PIT) tossed three scoreless innings and Josh Bell (PIT) went 2-for-4 with the game-winning RBI single as the pair of reigning Pirates Minor League Players of the Year powered the Scottsdale Scorpions (4-2) to a 2-1 victory over the Mesa Solar Sox (1-4) on Monday night at Scottsdale Stadium.
SURPRISE, AZ – All nine batters hit safely during Friday’s win, Pirates farmhand Dan Gamache extended his hitting streak to 10 games on Saturday and the Scottsdale Scorpions (3-2) swept a weekend set with one-run wins over the Glendale Desert Dogs (1-3) and the Surprise Saguaros (3-2).
SURPRISE, AZ – A solo homer from Pirates infield prospect Dan Gamache couldn’t match phenom Francisco Lindor’s (CLE) near-cycle as the Peoria Javelinas (2-1) thumped the Scottsdale Scorpions (1-2) 11-2 on Thursday night at Surprise Stadium.
SCOTTSDALE, AZ – Josh Bell (PIT) singled and scored as one of just four total base hits from the Scottsdale Scorpions (1-1) and Adrian Sampson (PIT) served as the stopper with a scoreless ninth, but the efforts weren’t enough in a 6-3 loss to the Salt River Rafters (1-1) on Wednesday night at Scottsdale Stadium.
SALT RIVER, AZ – Top prospect Tyler Glasnow (PIT) made the Opening Day start, 2014 Tribe backstop Elias Diaz (PIT) scored a pair of runs and Greg Bird (NYY) drove in four to lead the Scottsdale Scorpions (1-0) to a 7-4 win over the Salt River Rafters (0-1) in the Arizona Fall League opener on Wednesday afternoon at Salt River Fields.
In his first game back with the Indianapolis Indians, after a long stint on the disabled list, A.J. Morris got roughed up as the Toledo Mud Hens were victorious by a score of 6-1 on Thursday night.
The Indianapolis Indians split the home series against the Louisville Bats with a victory on Wednesday afternoon. They also won the home and away series four games to two.
The Indianapolis Indians found their offense and managed to win 7-3 over the Louisville Bats on Tuesday night.
The Indianapolis Indians opened their six-game home stand with not one – but two – extra inning performances against the Louisville Bats. Unfortunately, both games on Sunday afternoon and Monday night had similar results, with the Tribe losing 5-4 and 7-2, respectively.
After a losing two of three games against the Toledo Mud Hens, the Indianapolis Indians won two games against the Louisville Bats on the road.
The Indianapolis Indians ended their short three-game win streak in an 11-0 loss to the Toledo Mud Hens on Wednesday night. The two teams met up again on Thursday night with similar results. The Tribe fell to the Mud Hens 10-6.
It has been no easy feat for the Indianapolis Indians to get back on track after struggling to start the month of August.
The Indianapolis Indians carried their momentum from Saturday night’s 14-5 victory into Sunday afternoon’s series finale against the Rochester Red Wings.
The Indianapolis Indians found their mojo and in a big way in the third game of their series against the Rochester Red Wings. For the first time in four games, the Indians held the opposing team to no runs in the first inning. They then went on to score four runs in the bottom of the second. The first time they had scored first since their walk off victory on August 2 to start the home stand.
Things could only get worse, right? The Indianapolis Indians dropped another game to the Rochester Red Wings on Friday night to lose their fifth straight game.
The Indianapolis Indians had a day off to separate their eight-game home stand. But it did nothing to awaken the Tribe’s offense as they opened the series against the Rochester Red Wings with a 7-0 loss.
After a stellar performance in his first rehab start against the Rochester Red Wings, the Pittsburgh Pirates’ pitcher Gerrit Cole didn’t have the same stuff when he started for the Indianapolis Indians in the series finale against the Toledo Mud Hens.
After an exciting walk-off victory in game one of the four game series against the Toledo Mud Hens, the Indianapolis Indians have lost two straight games. The two starters, Adam Wilk (Sunday) and Nick Kingham (Monday) had one inning in which they gave up multiple runs, but the Tribe’s offense couldn’t pull it together.
The Indianapolis Indians had a rough road trip – winning only two of the eight games, but won their first game in an eight-game home stand on Saturday night against the Toledo Mud Hens.
241 miles – a three hour and 36 minute drive – separate Victory Field in Indianapolis, Indiana and Busch Stadium in St. Louis, Missouri. It’s the distance Indianapolis Indians infielder Matt Hague traveled to make his first appearance of the 2014 season with the Pittsburgh Pirates.