The Indianapolis Indians host the Toledo Mud Hens for a scheduled six-game series May 11-16, 2021 at Victory Field in downtown Indianapolis.
Tuesday, May 11, 2021
The Indianapolis Indians lineup began the game with fireworks and never let up on Tuesday night for Victory Field’s home opener, launching two home runs in the first inning and four total on the evening to oust the Toledo Mud Hens, 4-3.
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INDIANAPOLIS INDIANS BATTING
HR: Swaggerty (2, 1st inning off Manning, 0 on, 0 out); Craig 2 (2, 1st inning off Manning, 0 on, 2 out, 7th inning off Pinto, W, 0 on, 0 out); Susac (1, 5th inning off Manning, 0 on, 2 out).
TB: Craig 8; Susac 4; Swaggerty 4.
RBI: Craig 2 (6); Susac (1); Swaggerty (4).
2-out RBI: Craig; Susac.
INDIANAPOLIS INDIANS FIELDING
Outfield assists: Swaggerty (Rodríguez, A at 3rd base).
DP: 3 (Tucker-Craig; Swaggerty-Kramer; Kaiser, C).
GAME INFO
HBP: Núñez, R (by De Jong, C); Short, Z (by Poppen).
Pitches-strikes: Manning 80-53; Pinto, W 17-10; Del Pozo, M 14-8; De Jong, C 84-52; Poppen 33-18; Mears 29-16; Gustave 16-11.
Groundouts-flyouts: Manning 4-4; Pinto, W 1-0; Del Pozo, M 3-0; De Jong, C 4-4; Poppen 1-1; Mears 0-1; Gustave 3-0.
Batters faced: Manning 21; Pinto, W 4; Del Pozo, M 3; De Jong, C 23; Poppen 9; Mears 5; Gustave 3.
Umpires: HP: Charlie Ramos. 1B: Rich Grassa. 3B: Tom Hanahan.
Weather: 55 degrees, Partly Cloudy.
Wind: 10 mph, L To R.
First pitch: 7:08 PM.
T: 2:41.
Att: 2,678.
Venue: Victory Field.
Wednesday, May 12, 2021
Back-to-back two-out jacks by Kevin Kramer and Will Craig continued the Indianapolis Indians parade of home runs at Victory Field on Wednesday afternoon to take a 2-0 series lead over the Toledo Mud Hens, 5-3.
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INDIANAPOLIS INDIANS BATTING
2B: Tucker (1, Hutchison); Sharpe (2, Burrows); Craig (2, Ross Jr.).
HR: Kramer (1, 3rd inning off Hutchison, 1 on, 2 out); Craig (3, 3rd inning off Hutchison, 0 on, 2 out).
TB: Craig 7; Fowler; Kramer 4; Sharpe 2; Tucker 2.
RBI: Craig (7); Fowler (2); Kramer 2 (3).
2-out RBI: Kramer 2; Fowler; Craig.
Runners left in scoring position, 2 out: Swaggerty 2; Fowler.
Team RISP: 2-for-9.
Team LOB: 8.
INDIANAPOLIS INDIANS BASERUNNING
CS: Alford (1, 2nd base by Hutchison/Policelli); Tucker (1, 2nd base by Hutchison/Policelli).
INDIANAPOLIS INDIANS FIELDING
E: Tucker (1, fielding).
GAME INFO
WP: Hutchison; Ogle.
Balk: Hutchison; Ogle.
HBP: Kramer (by Hutchison).
Pitches-strikes: Hutchison 89-49; Burrows 26-16; Ross Jr. 17-13; Blackwood 18-10; Sulser 68-47; Jacques 16-11; Spitzbarth 15-8; Keller, K 16-9; Ogle 19-9.
Groundouts-flyouts: Hutchison 3-4; Burrows 0-1; Ross Jr. 0-2; Blackwood 2-0; Sulser 6-6; Jacques 2-1; Spitzbarth 1-2; Keller, K 0-0; Ogle 1-0.
Batters faced: Hutchison 22; Burrows 6; Ross Jr. 5; Blackwood 4; Sulser 21; Jacques 3; Spitzbarth 3; Keller, K 4; Ogle 5.
Inherited runners-scored: Burrows 1-0.
Umpires: HP: Rich Grassa. 1B: Tom Hanahan. 3B: Charlie Ramos.
Weather: 58 degrees, Partly Cloudy.
Wind: 6 mph, L To R.
First pitch: 1:35 PM.
T: 2:49.
Att: 2,147.
Venue: Victory Field.
Thursday, May 13, 2021
After hitting back-to-back home runs on consecutive pitches for the second straight game on Thursday night, the Indianapolis Indians lost in comeback fashion to the Toledo Mud Hens, 6-5.
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INDIANAPOLIS INDIANS BATTING
HR: Alford (1, 2nd inning off Peralta, Wi, 2 on, 0 out); Bethancourt (1, 2nd inning off Peralta, Wi, 0 on, 0 out).
TB: Alford 5; Bethancourt 4; Delay; Fowler 2; Swaggerty; Tucker.
RBI: Alford 3 (3); Bethancourt (1); Kramer (4).
Runners left in scoring position, 2 out: Kramer; Fowler; Bethancourt 2; Tucker.
Team RISP: 2-for-11.
Team LOB: 11.
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SB: Swaggerty (3, 2nd base off Farmer/Policelli).
INDIANAPOLIS INDIANS FIELDING
E: Eckelman (1, fielding).
Outfield assists: Fowler (Reyes, V at 2nd base).
DP: (Fowler-Tucker).
GAME INFO
WP: Peralta, Wi; Del Pozo, M 2; Krol; Eckelman.
Pitches-strikes: Peralta, Wi 42-23; St. John 30-18; Del Pozo, M 29-18; Foley 33-26; Farmer 13-10; Krol 20-9; Ponce 80-59; Eckelman 39-25; Weiman 6-4; Bashlor 14-8.
Groundouts-flyouts: Peralta, Wi 1-0; St. John 2-1; Del Pozo, M 1-3; Foley 4-1; Farmer 1-1; Krol 2-0; Ponce 4-5; Eckelman 3-2; Weiman 2-1; Bashlor 1-0.
Batters faced: Peralta, Wi 9; St. John 8; Del Pozo, M 8; Foley 9; Farmer 4; Krol 5; Ponce 23; Eckelman 10; Weiman 3; Bashlor 3.
Inherited runners-scored: St. John 2-1.
Umpires: HP: Tom Hanahan. 1B: Charlie Ramos. 3B: Rich Grassa.
Weather: 66 degrees, Partly Cloudy.
Wind: 4 mph, In From RF.
First pitch: 7:04 PM.
T: 3:11.
Att: 2,261.
Venue: Victory Field.
Friday, May 14, 2021
A four-run eighth sparked by a tie-breaking one-out single off the bat of first baseman Christian Bethancourt led the Indianapolis Indians to their first comeback win of the season over the Toledo Mud Hens, 6-2.
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INDIANAPOLIS INDIANS BATTING
2B: Bethancourt (1, Shore).
HR: Susac (2, 7th inning off Ross Jr., 0 on, 0 out).
TB: Alford 2; Bethancourt 3; Sharpe; Susac 5; Swaggerty.
RBI: Alford (4); Bethancourt (2); Paul (1); Susac 2 (3).
Runners left in scoring position, 2 out: Bethancourt 2; Susac; Tucker 2.
GIDP: Tucker.
Team RISP: 3-for-11.
Team LOB: 8.
INDIANAPOLIS INDIANS BASERUNNING
SB: Sharpe (1, 2nd base off Shore/Centeno); Paul (1, 2nd base off Carlton/Centeno).
CS: Tucker (2, 2nd base by Shore/Centeno); Alford (2, 2nd base by Shore/Centeno).
GAME INFO
WP: Marvel.
HBP: Stewart, C (by Marvel); Paredes (by Gustave).
Pitches-strikes: Shore 81-41; Carlton 30-17; Ross Jr. 27-18; Blackwood 29-18; Marvel 93-60; Ogle 25-15; Spitzbarth 27-19; Gustave 30-19.
Groundouts-flyouts: Shore 3-1; Carlton 0-4; Ross Jr. 2-0; Blackwood 3-0; Marvel 7-1; Ogle 3-0; Spitzbarth 0-1; Gustave 0-0.
Batters faced: Shore 18; Carlton 7; Ross Jr. 6; Blackwood 7; Marvel 23; Ogle 8; Spitzbarth 5; Gustave 6.
Inherited runners-scored: Carlton 1-0; Blackwood 1-1; Ogle 2-1.
Umpires: HP: Charlie Ramos. 1B: Rich Grassa. 3B: Tom Hanahan.
Weather: 70 degrees, Partly Cloudy.
Wind: 1 mph, In From CF.
First pitch: 7:04 PM.
T: 3:30.
Att: 2,921.
Venue: Victory Field.
Saturday, May 15, 2021
With the bases loaded and one out in the ninth inning, relief pitcher Tyler Bashlor fanned back-to-back batters to clinch the Indianapolis Indians’ 5-4 win over the Toledo Mud Hens on Saturday night. With their fourth victory of the series, the Indians have earned their first series win of the season.
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INDIANAPOLIS INDIANS BATTING
2B: Tucker (2, García, R); Sharpe (3, Burrows).
3B: Fowler (1, Burrows).
HR: Fowler (2, 5th inning off García, R, 2 on, 2 out).
TB: Bethancourt; Fowler 7; Hudson, J 2; Paul; Sharpe 2; Tucker 3.
RBI: Fowler 3 (5); Kramer (5); Sharpe (3).
2-out RBI: Sharpe; Fowler 3.
Runners left in scoring position, 2 out: Paul; Fowler; Alford; Bethancourt.
GIDP: Paul.
Team RISP: 2-for-9.
Team LOB: 7.
INDIANAPOLIS INDIANS BASERUNNING
CS: Kramer (1, 2nd base by García, R/Policelli).
INDIANAPOLIS INDIANS FIELDING
E: Paul (1, throw); Tucker (2, throw).
GAME INFO
WP: Wright, S; Jacques.
HBP: Short, Z (by Mears); Sharpe (by García, R); Alford (by García, R).
Pitches-strikes: García, R 81-47; Burrows 31-21; Pinto, W 17-10; Wright, S 81-53; Jacques 44-28; Mears 30-22; Bashlor 12-7.
Groundouts-flyouts: García, R 5-2; Burrows 3-0; Pinto, W 2-0; Wright, S 1-6; Jacques 3-0; Mears 0-0; Bashlor 0-0.
Batters faced: García, R 25; Burrows 8; Pinto, W 3; Wright, S 20; Jacques 11; Mears 8; Bashlor 3.
Inherited runners-scored: Bashlor 2-0.
Umpires: HP: Rich Grassa. 1B: Tom Hanahan. 3B: Charlie Ramos.
Weather: 68 degrees, Cloudy.
Wind: 4 mph, Out To LF.
First pitch: 7:05 PM.
T: 2:56.
Att: 3,096.
Venue: Victory Field.
Sunday, May 16, 2021
Christian Bethancourt singled on a line drive to center field to score Travis Swaggerty and seal the Indianapolis Indians’ comeback victory over Toledo for their first walk-off win of the season on Sunday afternoon, 6-5. Indy dug out of a 5-0 hole in the triumph for its 14th comeback win since 2005 when facing a deficit of at least five runs.
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INDIANAPOLIS INDIANS BATTING
HR: Sharpe (2, 2nd inning off Manning, 0 on, 1 out); Swaggerty (3, 2nd inning off Manning, 2 on, 2 out); Fowler (3, 8th inning off Foley, 0 on, 0 out).
TB: Bethancourt 2; Fowler 5; Kramer 2; Sharpe 4; Susac; Swaggerty 4.
RBI: Bethancourt (3); Fowler (6); Sharpe (4); Swaggerty 3 (7).
2-out RBI: Swaggerty 3; Bethancourt.
Runners left in scoring position, 2 out: Bethancourt; Susac 2.
Team RISP: 2-for-8.
Team LOB: 8.
INDIANAPOLIS INDIANS BASERUNNING
SB: Bethancourt (1, 3rd base off Foley/Centeno).
INDIANAPOLIS INDIANS FIELDING
E: Bethancourt (1, fielding).
GAME INFO
WP: Manning.
Pitches-strikes: Manning 45-25; St. John 29-18; Payano, P 34-18; Del Pozo, M 15-8; Foley 18-13; Farmer 24-9; De Jong, C 71-45; Weiman 33-25; Eckelman 31-18; Spitzbarth 29-17.
Groundouts-flyouts: Manning 1-2; St. John 4-1; Payano, P 0-1; Del Pozo, M 0-0; Foley 0-1; Farmer 0-0; De Jong, C 2-1; Weiman 4-1; Eckelman 2-1; Spitzbarth 0-1.
Batters faced: Manning 12; St. John 7; Payano, P 7; Del Pozo, M 3; Foley 6; Farmer 5; De Jong, C 16; Weiman 9; Eckelman 8; Spitzbarth 7.
Inherited runners-scored: St. John 2-0.
Ejections: Mud Hens manager Tom Prince ejected by 1B umpire Charlie Ramos (2nd); Mud Hens pitcher Ian Krol ejected by 1B umpire Charlie Ramos (2nd); Indians manager Brian Esposito ejected by HP umpire Tom Hanahan (7th).
Umpires: HP: Tom Hanahan. 1B: Charlie Ramos. 3B: Rich Grassa.
Weather: 67 degrees, Cloudy.
Wind: 5 mph, Out To LF.
First pitch: 1:36 PM.
T: 3:10.
Att: 3,015.
Venue: Victory Field.