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.
For the Indianapolis Indians it’s been nothing but an offensive slump as of late. They continue to score runs – there was never a shut out in the four straight losses to the Charlotte Knights – but they just aren’t scoring enough.
Bad things are just getting worse for the Indianapolis Indians with Andrew Lambo acting as a glimmer of hope in what has been an offensively difficult series against the Charlotte Knights.
As the Indianapolis Indians took the field on Tuesday night, it was the perfect day for baseball. The skies were clear, the temperature was 87 degrees and Brandon Cumpton was on the mound to attempt to stop the surging Charlotte Knights.
After the offensive explosion that occurred over the weekend for the Indianapolis Indians their bats were nearly silent in comparison as the Charlotte Knights got to Tribe starter Jay Jackson early and often in the 8-3 loss on Monday night.
After being unable to defeat the Columbus Clippers in a series at home, the Indianapolis Indians closed off the short road trip with their third win of the series. They also pulled two games ahead in the International League West Division standings with their 7-5 victory.
The All-Star break was good for breaking up the long stretch of games the Indianapolis Indians were set to play against the Columbus Clippers. After a four game streak of losses to close out the six games played in four days at Victory Field, the Tribe headed to Columbus ready to no longer share the top spot in the International League West Division. The four losses allowed the Clippers to share the IL West’s No. 1 spot with the Indians.
Is the end ever going to be in sight for the Indianapolis Indians and the number of games they are playing against the Columbus Clippers? Not only has this been a long home stand, but Sunday’s game lasted just under four hours.
After last night’s two games between the Indianapolis Indians and the Columbus Clippers, Friday night featured only one game at Victory Field.
On Thursday night, the Indianapolis Indians hosted the Columbus Clippers for the first two games of what will eventually be 10 straight games played against each other. The first six games will occur in Indianapolis – a four day series featuring two doubleheaders (Thursday and Saturday) to make up games missed due to inclement weather, otherwise known as snow, in April.
It was another night and another loss for the Indianapolis Indians against the Toledo Mud Hens on Tuesday.
The Indianapolis Indians returned home from a 10-game road trip for just two games against the Toledo Mud Hens, starting on Monday night. The Indians then head back out of the road for two games against the Louisville Bats before returning for 12-games at home in 10 days – thanks to two doubleheaders against the Columbus Clippers.
Much like Nick Kingham’s performance for the Indianapolis Indians on Tuesday against the Durham Bulls, Tribe starter Casey Sadler took the mound in the series finale and showed them what stellar pitching looks like.
The Indianapolis Indians were unable to transfer their success behind the pitching of Nick Kingham on Tuesday night against the Durham Bulls in the next two games as they lost on Wednesday 6-3 and again on Thursday 8-2.
The Indianapolis Indians are back in their winning ways. Even if they lose a couple games in a row, they answer with a short-winning streak.
The Indianapolis Indians are seeking the franchise’s first back-to-back-to-back International League (IL) West Division championships and just the second three-peat title in team history. A tall order at first glance, but with 11 wins in their first 16 games, claiming a spot in the record books may not be such a pipe dream.