The Indianapolis Indians headed to Des Moines to take on the Iowa Cubs for a scheduled six-game series May 4-9, 2021.
Tuesday, May 4, 2021
Travis Swaggerty launched his first Triple-A home run and RHP Chase De Jong held the Iowa Cubs hitless through five innings to lead the Indianapolis Indians to their first Opening Night win since 2017, 3-0.
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INDIANAPOLIS INDIANS BATTING
2B: Sharpe (1, Biagini); Hudson, J (1, Adam).
HR: Swaggerty (1, 1st inning off Biagini, 0 on, 0 out).
TB: Busby; Hudson, J 3; Kramer; Sharpe 3; Swaggerty 6.
RBI: Busby (1); Swaggerty 2 (2).
2-out RBI: Busby.
Runners left in scoring position, 2 out: Kramer; Alford; Busby; Craig 2.
Team RISP: 2-for-10.
Team LOB: 10.
GAME INFO
HBP: Kramer (by Meisinger).
Pitches-strikes: De Jong, C 90-62; Hartlieb 14-10; Shreve 8-7; Gustave 11-7; Biagini 90-54; Adam 32-20; Meisinger 29-18.
Groundouts-flyouts: De Jong, C 5-2; Hartlieb 2-0; Shreve 1-0; Gustave 0-1; Biagini 16-0; Adam 2-2; Meisinger 0-0.
Batters faced: De Jong, C 22; Hartlieb 3; Shreve 3; Gustave 3; Biagini 25; Adam 8; Meisinger 7.
Umpires: HP: Alex Tosi. 1B: John Tumpane. 2B: Matt Winter. 3B: Jose Matamoros.
Weather: 63 degrees, Partly Cloudy.
Wind: 16 mph, In From LF.
First pitch: 6:42 PM.
T: 2:40.
Att: 3,656.
Venue: Principal Park.
Wednesday, May 5, 2021
After seven innings of back-and-forth ball, the Iowa Cubs capped a five-run eighth with a grand slam to hand the Indianapolis Indians their first loss of 2021, 8-3, and even the series at one game apiece.
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INDIANAPOLIS INDIANS BATTING
2B: Kaiser, C (1, Holmes).
HR: Fowler (1, 8th inning off Jewell, 0 on, 0 out).
TB: Fowler 4; Kaiser, C 2; Kramer; Stokes Jr.; Swaggerty.
RBI: Craig (1); Fowler (1); Swaggerty (3).
Runners left in scoring position, 2 out: Sharpe 2; Fowler 2; Alford; Craig.
SF: Craig.
GIDP: Craig.
Team RISP: 2-for-12.
Team LOB: 10.
INDIANAPOLIS INDIANS BASERUNNING
SB: Swaggerty 2 (2, 2nd base off Holmes/Higgins, 2nd base off Morgan/Higgins); Stokes Jr. (1, 2nd base off Jewell/Higgins).
INDIANAPOLIS INDIANS FIELDING
E: Swaggerty (1, fielding).
GAME INFO
IBB: Alcantára, S (by Bashlor).
HBP: Fowler (by Wieck); Swaggerty (by Morgan).
Pitches-strikes: Sulser 65-39; Weiman 37-27; Bashlor 19-10; Ogle 23-12; Mears 24-7; Eckelman 11-5; Holmes 72-41; Wieck 25-12; Morgan 15-10; Jewell 18-13; Nance 12-8.
Groundouts-flyouts: Sulser 4-0; Weiman 1-0; Bashlor 1-0; Ogle 0-1; Mears 1-0; Eckelman 0-0; Holmes 1-3; Wieck 0-0; Morgan 1-0; Jewell 1-0; Nance 2-0.
Batters faced: Sulser 14; Weiman 9; Bashlor 4; Ogle 5; Mears 6; Eckelman 3; Holmes 21; Wieck 5; Morgan 5; Jewell 5; Nance 4.
Inherited runners-scored: Morgan 3-0.
Umpires: HP: John Tumpane. 1B: Matt Winter. 2B: Jose Matamoros. 3B: Alex Tosi.
Weather: 65 degrees, Overcast.
Wind: 3 mph, L To R.
First pitch: 6:39 PM.
T: 3:09.
Att: 1,359.
Venue: Principal Park.
Thursday, May 6, 2021
Chris Sharpe sent his first Triple-A home run over the left-field wall and into the Principal Park parking lot to put the Indianapolis Indians up 3-0 early en route to a 5-4 win over the Iowa Cubs on Thursday night.
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INDIANAPOLIS INDIANS BATTING
3B: Tucker (1, Abbott).
HR: Sharpe (1, 2nd inning off Abbott, 1 on, 1 out); Stokes Jr. (1, 7th inning off Stock, 0 on, 1 out).
TB: Sharpe 4; Stokes Jr. 4; Tucker 4.
RBI: Kramer (1); Sharpe 2 (2); Stokes Jr. (1).
Runners left in scoring position, 2 out: Sharpe; Busby.
Team RISP: 0-for-6.
Team LOB: 4.
INDIANAPOLIS INDIANS BASERUNNING
SB: Tucker (1, 2nd base off Abbott/Gushue); Fowler (1, 2nd base off Abbott/Gushue).
GAME INFO
Pitches-strikes: Ponce 66-39; Jacques 24-14; Poppen 26-14; Shreve 11-10; Hartlieb 12-9; Gustave 23-15; Abbott 89-64; Stock 42-24; Mekkes 13-9.
Groundouts-flyouts: Ponce 2-2; Jacques 1-0; Poppen 4-0; Shreve 1-0; Hartlieb 0-1; Gustave 1-0; Abbott 5-4; Stock 2-0; Mekkes 2-0.
Batters faced: Ponce 14; Jacques 5; Poppen 7; Shreve 4; Hartlieb 3; Gustave 5; Abbott 25; Stock 7; Mekkes 4.
Inherited runners-scored: Jacques 1-0; Hartlieb 1-0.
Ejections: Cubs manager Marty Pevey ejected by 1B umpire Jose Matamoros (1st).
Umpires: HP: Matt Winter. 1B: Jose Matamoros. 2B: Alex Tosi. 3B: John Tumpane.
Weather: 64 degrees, Partly Cloudy.
Wind: 17 mph, In From LF.
First pitch: 7:12 PM.
T: 3:10.
Att: 1,390.
Venue: Principal Park.
Friday, May 7, 2021
A wild pitch and two-out passed ball between Indianapolis batterymates Tyler Bashlor and Andrew Susac brought home the Iowa Cubs winning run in the bottom of the 10th inning on Friday night following a comeback attempt by the top of the Indians lineup. The I-Cubs tied the series at 2-2 following the 4-3 win.
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INDIANAPOLIS INDIANS BATTING
2B: Craig (1, Rucker); Susac (1, Jewell).
3B: Kramer (1, Stewart, K).
TB: Craig 2; Kramer 3; Sharpe; Susac 3; Tucker 2.
RBI: Craig 3 (4).
Runners left in scoring position, 2 out: Sharpe; Busby 2; Craig 2.
Team RISP: 1-for-13.
Team LOB: 8.
INDIANAPOLIS INDIANS BASERUNNING
SB: Alford (1, 2nd base off Rucker/Lobatón).
INDIANAPOLIS INDIANS FIELDING
E: Susac (1, catcher interference).
PB: Susac (1).
DP: 3 (Tucker-Craig; Busby-Tucker-Craig; Kramer-Craig).
GAME INFO
WP: Bashlor.
IBB: Miller, I (by Bashlor).
HBP: Kramer (by Morgan).
Pitches-strikes: Marvel 89-53; Keller, K 19-9; Ogle 17-11; Spitzbarth 15-8; Bashlor 30-18; Stewart, K 82-48; Rucker 35-27; Morgan 21-15; Jewell 25-13.
Groundouts-flyouts: Marvel 5-1; Keller, K 0-0; Ogle 2-0; Spitzbarth 2-0; Bashlor 0-3; Stewart, K 7-0; Rucker 2-0; Morgan 0-1; Jewell 3-0.
Batters faced: Marvel 21; Keller, K 4; Ogle 5; Spitzbarth 3; Bashlor 6; Stewart, K 18; Rucker 10; Morgan 5; Jewell 7.
Inherited runners-scored: Keller, K 2-0.
Ejections: Indians shortstop Cole Tucker ejected by 1B umpire Alex Tosi (10th).
Umpires: HP: Jose Matamoros. 1B: Alex Tosi. 2B: John Tumpane. 3B: Matt Winter.
Weather: 66 degrees, Clear.
Wind: 5 mph, L To R.
First pitch: 7:10 PM.
T: 3:27.
Att: 4,019.
Venue: Principal Park.
Saturday, May 8, 2021
POSTPONED
The fifth game of a six-game series between the Indianapolis Indians and Iowa Cubs has been postponed due to inclement weather. The contest will be made up as part of a to-be-determined doubleheader when Indy travels back to Des Moines from Aug. 3-8.
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Sunday, May 9, 2021
The Indianapolis Indians were no-hit by the Iowa Cubs for the second time in their all-time series history on Sunday afternoon as the Cubs shut out Indy, 2-0, to take the 3-2 series win.
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INDIANAPOLIS INDIANS BATTING
Runners left in scoring position, 2 out: Kramer; Kaiser, C.
Team RISP: 0-for-3.
Team LOB: 3.
INDIANAPOLIS INDIANS BASERUNNING
SB: Fowler (2, 2nd base off Miller, S/Higgins).
INDIANAPOLIS INDIANS FIELDING
E: Wright, S (1, pickoff).
DP: (Craig).
GAME INFO
Pitches-strikes: Yajure 92-60; Wright, S 44-26; Miller, S 47-28; Nance 37-22; Wieck 31-22; Meisinger 12-6.
Groundouts-flyouts: Yajure 6-2; Wright, S 0-0; Miller, S 2-1; Nance 3-0; Wieck 0-0; Meisinger 1-0.
Batters faced: Yajure 23; Wright, S 9; Miller, S 10; Nance 10; Wieck 6; Meisinger 4.
Umpires: HP: John Tumpane. 1B: Matt Winter. 2B: Jose Matamoros. 3B: Alex Tosi.
Weather: 55 degrees, Partly Cloudy.
Wind: 12 mph, In From CF.
First pitch: 1:10 PM.
T: 2:28.
Att: 3,318.
Venue: Principal Park.