O'Grady homers in 8-3 loss

INDIANAPOLIS, Ind. - The Louisville Bats (28-49) dropped their road trip finale to the Indianapolis Indians (41-34) by an 8-3 score on Tuesday night at Victory Field. Brian O'Grady hit his 16th home run of the season, tying Aristides Aquino for most on the team.

The game didn't start exactly as planned for Louisville, with the Indians scoring five runs in the bottom of the first inning. Right-hander Tejay Antone (1-1, 7.94) bounced back for the most part after surrendering the five first inning runs, finishing the night with 6.0 innings pitched, allowing six runs (five earned) on 12 hits, walking one and striking out six on 99 pitches and 58 strikes in his second Louisville outing this season.
O'Grady put the Bats on the board in the next inning with a line drive home run to center field, his 16th of the season. He finished the night 2-for-4, while Josh VanMeter also finished the game 2-for-4, now batting .440 (11-for-25) in six games since returning from the Reds.
Louisville has now lost a season-high six games in a row, while falling to a season-high 21 games below the .500 mark while finishing out the road trip with a 1-7 record.
The Bats return home for an 8-game homestand starting Wednesday night against the Toledo Mud Hens. Right-hander Brad Markey (1-2, 7.85) is set to start for Louisville tomorrow, set to oppose Toledo right-hander Drew VerHagen (3-2, 2.38) with a 7 p.m. first pitch.