Homer Happy Evening Powers Bats Past Indians 4-2

Three different Bats crushed longballs in Louisville’s 4-2 win over the Indianapolis Indians on Thursday night at Louisville Slugger Field.

Edwin Arroyo continued his offensive tear with a solo homer to lead off the bottom of the first and give the Bats an early 1-0 lead. Arroyo has a hit in every game except one this month and has blasted six homers since May 2. Louisville’s starter Davis Daniel (W, 5-3) cruised through two scoreless innings before former Bat Tyler Callihan hit a two-run blast in the third to give the Indians a 2-1 lead.

The Bats battled back in the bottom of the third. Arroyo worked a two-out walk and promptly stole second base. Hector Rodriguez singled to right field, which scored Arroyo and tied the game at two.

Michael Toglia got Louisville back on the board in the fourth with his ninth homer of the season to give the Bats a 3-2 lead. Toglia is tied for the team lead in homers and is the first Bat to homer in three consecutive games this season.

Kyle Nicolas relieved Daniel in the sixth and worked around a hit and a walk to throw a scoreless inning. Daniel allowed just two runs on three hits, walked one, and struck out eight over five innings of work. His eight strikeouts match his season high.

He ended his night with an immaculate inning in the fifth, the Bats' first immaculate inning since Reiver Sanmartin accomplished the feat on June 9, 2022.

Rece Hinds continued Louisville’s scoring in the sixth with a moonshot crushed 434 feet to left field, which boosted the Bats' lead to 4-2.

In the seventh, Garrett Hampson worked a one-out walk, and Arroyo singled to move him to third, but Rodriguez and Noelvi Marte failed to bring either of them home.

Jose Franco (S, 1) threw three scoreless innings to finish off the Indians and give the Bats a 4-2 victory. Franco recorded his first professional save and struck out six batters.

Arroyo is in first or tied for first on the team in homers, RBI, hits, doubles, and second in stolen bases. He’s recorded sixteen multi-hit games this season.

Daniel has now allowed three runs or fewer in six of his last seven starts.

The Bats (25-17) will face the Indians (16-26) again on Friday at 7:15 p.m. The Bats' Darren McCaughan (4-1) will oppose Hunter Barco (1-1) on the mound. Nick Curran and Jim Kelch will be on the call on Sports Talk 790.