Indianapolis Attempts Ninth Inning Rally, Falls to Iowa
INDIANAPOLIS – The Indianapolis Indians were held to just three hits to the Iowa Cubs’ 15 as the I-Cubs took the fourth game of the series, 8-3, on Friday night at Victory Field.
INDIANAPOLIS – The Indianapolis Indians were held to just three hits to the Iowa Cubs’ 15 as the I-Cubs took the fourth game of the series, 8-3, on Friday night at Victory Field.
A leadoff triple followed by four consecutive singles by Iowa (24-30) batters in the second inning gave them the early lead, 3-0. The I-Cubs’ bats stayed hot, piling onto their lead with runs in the third, fifth and sixth innings, leading 8-0 after the top of the sixth.
Indianapolis (22-33) got on the board in the bottom of the frame thanks to Nick Yorke’s first triple of the year, smoking the ball past the diving right fielder Justin Dean and plating Shawn Ross.
Iowa faced a scare in the bottom of the ninth inning, as a throwing error followed by a wild pitch in two at-bats by pitcher Gabe Klobosits allowed two runs to score with no outs. Klobosits induced three ground outs to end the game and cut Indianapolis’ rally short, 8-3.
Luke Little (5-0) took his team-leading fifth win of the season in the Iowa victory, as Carson Fulmer (2-2) was credited with the loss.
Noah Davis (1-4, 3.72) is on the bump for Indianapolis tomorrow, making his 11th start and coming off his first relief appearance on the year on May 25. Iowa has not yet named a starting pitcher at this time. First pitch is scheduled for Saturday night at 6:35 PM ET.