Indianapolis can secure its first series win of 2017 this afternoon against Toledo at Victory Field.
Location: Victory Field
First Pitch: 1:35 PM ET
Game #24/Home #15: Indianapolis Indians (8-15) vs. Toledo Mud Hens (12-11)
Probables: RHP Tyler Eppler (2-1, 2.45) vs. RHP Drew VerHagen (2-0, 2.25)
Radio: Fox Sports 97.5 and AM 1260
TV: MiLB TV
PROBABLE STARTING LINEUPS
Indianapolis Indians
- Christopher Bostick LF
- Max Moroff SS
- Austin Meadows RF
- Jason Rogers 1B
- Erich Weiss 2B
- Eric Wood 3B
- Joey Terdoslavich DH
- Jackson Williams C
- Danny Ortiz CF
Toledo Mud Hens
- Alex Presley LF
- Jacoby Jones CF
- Efren Navarro DH
- John Hicks C
- James Loney 1B
- Omar Infante 2B
- Jason Krizan RF
- Michael Almanzar 3B
- Brendan Ryan SS
TRIBE NOTES
CHRIS IS CRUISING: Christopher Bostick has hit safely in each of his last 14 games. He extended his streak in the third inning last night with a single. He added another single in the seventh for good measure. During his hitting streak, he’s batting .390 (23-for-59) with six doubles, two home runs, nine RBI and 10 runs scored. His career-high hitting streak is 16 games, a stretch that ran from June 15-July 4, 2013 while he was with Single-A Beloit in the Athletics farm system. Last year, Alen Hanson and Josh Bell both notched team-best 14-game hitting streaks.
SPEAKING OF STREAKS: Bostick’s 14-game hitting streak is tied with Columbus’ Tyler Naquin for the longest such streak in the International League. Naquin’s streak began on April 14, while Bostick’s started on April 15.
BATS ARE WOKE: The Indians’ offense remained red hot, despite the off day on Monday. Over the last three games, the Indians have scored nine, six and eight runs, good for an average of 7.7 runs per game. They have also racked up 42 hits in those three contests combined, an average of 14.0 hits per game.
HAPPY BIRTHDAY, KID: The Indians provided Austin Meadows with an early birthday present with their big win last night. Meadows rewarded himself at the plate, driving in a team-best four RBI, three coming on a bases-clearing double during the Tribe’s five-run sixth inning. Meadows turned 22 years old today.
MARGIN FOR ERROR: Through Indy’s first 22 games, no win or loss margin had been greater than four runs. Last night’s 9-2 victory was the first deemed as a ‘comfortable’ lead for either side.
Happy Birthday @austin_meadows 🎂 pic.twitter.com/HjRUmcTJx2
— Indianapolis Indians (@indyindians) May 3, 2017