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Pedro Florimon delivered the go-ahead run in both the eighth and 10th innings, but Mike Hessman homered to send the game to extras and Tyler Collins hit a walkoff double to help the Toledo Mud Hens salvage the series finale against the Indianapolis Indians, 3-2, at Fifth Third Field.

Florimon originally broke a scoreless tie when he crossed home on a wild pitch with two outs in the eighth.

After Hessman sent the game to extras with a solo homer in the ninth, Florimon tripled home Alen Hanson to give the Tribe a 2-1 lead one inning later.

Tribe starter Radhames Liz took a no-decision with six strikeouts in six scoreless innings. He now ranks second in the International League in strikeouts (38) and fourth in ERA (1.44) since his debut.

Toledo’s Mike Belfiore took a shutout into the eighth inning.

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The Indianapolis Indians’ (52-39) pitching staff pieced together four solid innings in place of scratched starter Wilfredo Boscan, but the Columbus Clippers (50-41) erupted for eight runs in the bottom of the fifth to down the Tribe, 10-3, on Sunday afternoon at Huntington Park.

Despite the three-game sweep, the Indians still hit the All-Star break boasting a 2.0-game lead over Columbus in the International League West division.

Tribe right-hander Brad Lincoln filled in with his first start of the season, allowing just one run in three innings of work. He was spotted an early 3-1 lead when Willy Garcia singled home two runs in the top of the first inning and Brent Morel continued his torrid stretch with an RBI double in the third.

Morel now caps the first half of the season with a 17-game on-base streak, hits in 16 of those 17 games and a .359 average (21-for-63) since June 23.

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Michael Martinez doubled twice and drove in three runs against his former team as the Columbus Clippers (49-41) defeated the Indianapolis Indians (52-38), 6-2, on Saturday night at Huntington Park. The Indians took the lead in the top of the first, but Jesus Aguilar singled home Tyler Naquin and Martinez in the bottom half to quickly erase the deficit.

Columbus would add to their lead with runs in the second and fourth innings and Martinez delivered a two-run single in the eighth to put the game out of reach. Will Roberts (1-1) and the Clippers pitching staff limited the Indians to just six hits to emerge victorious for the second time in as many nights during the three-game series.

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Tyler Holt scored all three times he reached base to help lead the Columbus Clippers (48-41) to a 6-2 victory over the Indianapolis Indians (52-37) on Friday night. Holt singled twice and walked while Columbus starter Shaun Marcum (6-1) pitched seven strong innings to earn the victory.

Doubles by Keon Broxton and Willy Garcia helped give the Indians a 2-1 lead in the top of the third, but the Clippers erased that advantage on a two-run single by Brett Hayes in the bottom of the sixth. With the win, Columbus has narrowed Indianapolis’ lead in the International League West Division to four games.

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Adrian Sampson tossed seven scoreless innings, John Bowker homered for the second straight game and the Indianapolis Indians (52-36) salvaged the series finale with a 4-0 shutout of the Louisville Bats (43-45) Thursday at Slugger Field.

Sampson (7-7) snapped a four-decision losing streak with tonight’s win. He scattered five hits with three strikeouts for his first victory since the conclusion of a career-high six-game win streak on June 7.

Bowker plated a leadoff single in Pedro Florimon when he deposited his payoff pitch over the right-field wall in the top of the fifth inning. He hit just .151 through the opening game of the series, but is now 3-for-8 with three runs scored and three RBIs over his last two games.

Jeff Inman worked the eighth for the Indians and Blake Wood pitched the ninth to complete the shutout.

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Close games have been the theme of the season series, and the Louisville Bats (43-44) edged the Indianapolis Indians (51-36) on Wednesday night, 3-2. It marked the seventh time in 14 meetings the two clubs were separated by just one run.

The Bats did all their scoring in the first and third innings. Brennan Boesch singled home a pair of runs, while an error by second baseman Alen Hanson allowed the third run to cross. John Bowker led off the seventh inning with a home run for the Tribe, and Keon Broxton would later break home on an error in the inning. Indianapolis would have the tying run in scoring position on two different occasions, but could not level the score.

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Ramon Cabrera drove home the go-ahead run with two outs in the bottom of the eighth inning to lead the Louisville Bats (42-44) to a 3-2 victory over the Indianapolis Indians (51-35) on Tuesday night at Slugger Field.

Brent Morel erased a two-run deficit in the sixth for the Indians, lifting a two-run shot for his ninth homer of the season and the only runs of the game for the Tribe.

Cincinnati Reds left-hander Tony Cingrani worked three scoreless frames in a rehabilitation start with Louisville and Jose De La Torre (5-3) picked up the win in relief. Indians starter Wilfredo Boscan pitched five innings with two runs before Yhonathan Barrios (1-1) suffered his first defeat.

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Radhames Liz paced a shutout with eight strikeouts in six innings and Elias Diaz delivered a pinch-hit, two-run double as the Indianapolis Indians (51-34) claimed a series win for the ninth time in 12 tries with a 3-0 victory over the Louisville Bats (41-44) on Monday night at Victory Field.

Liz (2-1) worked his longest outing of the season and allowed just one runner to advance beyond first base. He struck out two of the next three batters following a leadoff double to strand his lone threat and earn his second straight win.

Since joining the rotation, Liz is 2-0 with 21 strikeouts and just one run over 15 innings in three starts.

Diaz pinch hit for the Indians’ right-hander with two outs in the sixth, driving a ball to the left-center field wall to score Keon Broxton and Wilkin Castillo for the game-winning hit.

Josh Wall pitched the seventh and Triple-A rookie Jeff Inman allowed one hit in two innings for his first save.

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Pedro Florimon homered, Angel Sanchez won his third straight start and the Indianapolis Indians (50-34) became the first 50-win team in the International League with a 3-1 victory over the Louisville Bats (41-43) Sunday night at Victory Field.

Triple-A rookie Sanchez (3-0) scattered seven hits over seven innings, allowing a lone run on a double in the fourth. He also struck out seven with no walks and has now combined for 16 strikeouts, two walks and one earned run in 14 innings over his last two starts.

Florimon picked up Tony Sanchez with a line-drive homer to right that gave the Indians a 2-1 lead in the fourth. Sanchez hit away from the shift two innings later with a single down the first-base line that scored Jaff Decker.

Reliever Bobby LaFromboise struck out one in the eighth and Blake Wood stranded a single in the ninth for the save.

Through 84 games, the All-Star Wood has converted four more saves than any reliever in the IL and his 21 saves in 23 chances are tied for the most in a single season for the Indians since 2012.

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