Luplow Powers Indy to Fourth Straight Win
INDIANAPOLIS - Jordan Luplow belted Indianapolis' first home run in the month of August to power the Indians past the Buffalo Bisons, 5-3, Tuesday night at Victory Field. For a second consecutive game, the Tribe used a four-run fourth inning to run away as victors.
INDIANAPOLIS -
Indianapolis (63-52) scored all four runs in the fourth off Bisons southpaw T.J. House. Trailing 2-0,
Indy's two-out rally was prolonged by a
The score remained 4-2 until Luplow opened the bottom of the seventh with an opposite-field dinger, his sixth Triple-A blast and 22nd overall in 2017.
Buffalo (50-66) brought the go-ahead run to the plate in their final at-bat, but
House (8-11) fell to 3-7 in 13 road starts after surrendering four runs on seven hits over 5.1 innings of work.
Luplow and Espinal finished a combined 4-for-7 with four RBI in the heart of the order.
Indianapolis' four-game winning streak is its sixth of at least four games this season. The Tribe have also strung together a six- and eight-game winning streak.
The Indians and Bisons wrap their three-game series Wednesday afternoon at the Vic. The Tribe will send right-hander