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Bats Bust Loose as Indians Dump Stripers

Indy avoids sweep thanks to 16 hits offensively
Pablo Reyes logged the sixth four-hit game of his career in Thursday night's 10-3 win over Gwinnett. (Photo by Adam Pintar)
July 19, 2018

LAWRENCEVILLE, GA -Kevin Kramer finished with a career-high tying five hits, Austin Meadows clubbed a two-run homer in his home state and the Indians snagged the Stripers with a 10-3 win on Thursday night. Pablo Reyes had a big performance at the dish as well, going 4-for-5 with a triple,

LAWRENCEVILLE, GA -Kevin Kramer finished with a career-high tying five hits, Austin Meadows clubbed a two-run homer in his home state and the Indians snagged the Stripers with a 10-3 win on Thursday night. Pablo Reyes had a big performance at the dish as well, going 4-for-5 with a triple, two RBI and three runs scored.

Indianapolis (51-44), who hadn't held a lead since its 5-4 win over Toledo last Saturday at Victory Field, never trailed in snapping its four-game losing streak. The Indians jumped in front in the second on a Reyes two-out single and used consecutive two-out doubles by Meadows and José Osuna in the third to go up 2-0.
The Stripers (44-53) cut their deficit to one in the home half. Rio Ruiz, who belted a two-run, walk-off homer on Wednesday night, tripled to start the frame and scored moments later on an Austin Riley double to dead center. J.T. Brubaker stranded Riley at third, however, and the home team never got closer.
Reyes followed a Jason Martin bunt single to open the fourth with a triple to right that made it 3-1. Reyes eventually crossed home on a high chopper to third off the bat of Kevin Newman.
Riley helped Gwinnett chip away at its three-run deficit with a sacrifice fly in the fifth, but a four-run sixth for Indy blew the game wide open.
The Tribe sent 10 batters to the plate in the frame, highlighted by an Adam Frazier two-run single that preceded Meadows' 389-foot shot over the wall in right-center.
Newman hit his third home run of the season with Reyes aboard in the ninth for Indy's 16th hit, its highest total since a 17-hit output on June 30 at Columbus.
Ruiz roped his second triple of the game off the right-field wall in Gwinnett's final at-bat, and Riley then singled in the hole at short to complete the scoring.
Kramer's five-hit performance was the second of his career, the other coming on Aug. 24, 2015 with Short-Season A West Virginia vs. Batavia. Reyes' four-hit night was the sixth of his career and first since May 9, 2017 with Double-A Altoona at Richmond.
Brubaker (W, 5-3) benefitted from the run support to earn his first win since June 12. He allowed two runs on eight hits over five innings, walking two and fanning five.
Luiz Gohara (L, 1-4) was roughed up for four runs on seven hits in 4.1 innings pitched.
Montana DuRapau tossed a season-high three shutout innings in relief.
The Indians finished 3-8 in 11 meetings with the Stripers, their first season-series loss to Gwinnett since its inaugural season in 2009.
The Indians continue their IL South road trip with the opener of a three-game set on Friday night in Charlotte. First pitch is at 7:05 p.m. EDT. Indy right-hander Clay Holmes (6-3, 3.39) will square off against Knights righty Jordan Stephens (3-3, 3.68).