Homers Bury Indians In Homestand Finale
INDIANAPOLIS – A pair of long home runs bookended the Toledo Mud Hens scoring frames on Sunday afternoon as the Indianapolis Indians were handed their fourth loss of the six-game series, 7-3.
INDIANAPOLIS – A pair of long home runs bookended the Toledo Mud Hens scoring frames on Sunday afternoon as the Indianapolis Indians were handed their fourth loss of the six-game series, 7-3.
Aderlin Rodriguez sparked the Mud Hens (40-30) in the first inning with a two-run, two-out home run to left field. In its next trip to the plate, a two-run ground-rule double by Renato Nunez capped a three-run second inning to give Toledo a 5-0 lead.
The Indians (34-36) scored a pair of runs in the bottom of the second inning with back-to-back sacrifice flies off the bats of Chris Sharpe and Joe Hudson. Ethan Paul then singled home Fabricio Macias as the final Indianapolis run in the fourth.
Christin Stewart tacked on insurance runs for Toledo with a dinger out to the right-field concourse in the fifth inning and ended the scoring between both teams.
All seven Mud Hens runs were scored off starter James Marvel (L, 3-3) in his 4.2-inning outing. Matt Eckelman, Indianapolis native Dillon Peters, Blake Weiman and Braeden Ogle combined for 4.1 hitless innings with just two walks surrendered.
Nolan Blackwood (W, 2-0) tossed two hitless innings as the fourth of seven pitchers used by Toledo. The Indians were held to just four baserunners in the final five innings.
The result moved Indy two games under .500 for the first time this season while Toledo improved to a season-best 10 games over the .500 mark.
The Indians embark on a 13-game road trip starting Tuesday at 8:05 PM ET at St. Paul. Neither team has named its starters.