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Rios, Bats Deliver Dramatic Comeback Walk-Off Victory, 9-8

Louisville claws back from six-run deficit, hits its first walk off homer of 2025
September 20, 2025

In the penultimate game of the 2025 season, the Louisville Bats rallied back from an early six-run deficit to the Nashville Sounds to tie the game and subsequently go to extras. Leading off the bottom of the 10th, Edwin Rios demolished a curveball down in the zone to give the

Adam Plutko Named International League Pitcher of the Week

Righty threw seven scoreless innings to earn third straight victory
September 8, 2025

After a dominant outing to help the Louisville Bats extend their longest winning streak of the season, pitcher Adam Plutko was named International League Pitcher of the Week for the first week of September. The weekly award from September 1-7 is the third for a Bats player during the 2025

Bats Win 4-3 Over Saints, Extend Winning Streak To Eight

Louisville stays red hot with 12 wins in last 13 games
September 6, 2025

The Louisville Bats beat the St. Paul Saints 4-3 in game five of the series on Saturday night in front of an energetic crowd of 8,360 at Louisville Slugger Field. The Bats increased their winning streak to eight and have now won 12 of their last 13 games. They will

Bats Handle Clippers 9-3, Take Series

Louisville has won six of its last seven
August 30, 2025

The Louisville Bats secured a series victory on Saturday with a 9-3 win over the Columbus Clippers. The Bats have taken four of the first five games of this series and six of their last seven dating back to last Saturday night in Nashville. For the fourth time in the

Bats Quiet Sounds, End Road Trip With 5-2 Win 

Plutko goes six strong innings in sixth win of the season
August 24, 2025

The Louisville Bats lineup made plenty of noise while the pitching staff and defense turned down the volume as the Bats beat the Nashville Sounds 5-2 in the finale of a six-game series at First Horizon Park on Sunday night. After starters Adam Plutko and Robert Gasser traded zeroes in

Delgado, Sounds Topple Bats in 7-3 Opener

Louisville surrendered its third cycle of the season in a series-opening loss
August 19, 2025

On the night that former Bats manager Rick Sweet moved into sole possession of third place in minor league managerial wins, Raynel Delgado made history of his own by hitting for the cycle, and the Nashville Sounds defeated the Louisville Bats 7-3 on Tuesday night. It was Nashville that drew

Bats' Offensive Binge Buries Stripers In 14-2 Win

Nine-run third, Stewart’s three extra-base hits power blowout victory
August 13, 2025

Behind their biggest offensive inning of the season, a dominant night from one of their hottest young stars, and a strong all-around pitching performance, the Louisville Bats crushed the Gwinnett Stripers 14-2 in the second game of a six-game series on Wednesday night at Coolray Field. Starters Davis Daniel and

Seven-Run Fourth Propels Bats to 9-0 Win

Plutko, Hinds lead the way for Louisville in game five victory
August 2, 2025

Thanks to a quality start by Adam Plutko (W, 4-5) and a seven-run fourth inning, the Louisville Bats coasted to a 9-0 win over the Omaha Storm Chasers on Saturday night, setting themselves up to play for a series split in tomorrow’s finale. The first three innings of the ballgame

Bats Ride Early Offensive Attack To 4-2 Victory Over Cubs 

Louisville scores two in the first while bullpen dominates
July 24, 2025

The Louisville Bats wasted no time getting their offense going by putting up two runs in the first and carried a lead over the Iowa Cubs all the way to the finish line, securing a 4-2 victory on Thursday night at Louisville Slugger Field. Following Wednesday’s 9-0 loss in which

Bats Offense Stalls in Low-Scoring Loss to Indians

Indianapolis rides two early homers to defeat Louisville, 3-2
July 2, 2025

After the Louisville Bats’ commanding 12-5 victory over the Indianapolis Indians to kick off their six-game series, the Bats weren’t able to ride that momentum, stalling on the offensive end and falling 3-2 on Wednesday night. Bats starter Adam Plutko (L, 2-5) returned to the home mound for the first

Bats Walked Off By Saints Despite Relentless Offense

Although Louisville took the lead in the top of the ninth, St. Paul scored two in the bottom of the frame to win
June 27, 2025

The Louisville Bats’ comeback effort fell short in game three of this week’s series against the St. Paul Saints on Friday night. A go-ahead RBI single in the top of the ninth was not enough for the Bats, as the Saints responded with two in the bottom of the inning

Plutko Dazzles as Bats Take Third Straight

Louisville claimed its third win over Scranton/WB behind Adam Plutko’s complete game
June 20, 2025

Veteran righty Adam Plutko tossed a one-run complete game to carry the Louisville Bats to their third consecutive win of the week over the Scranton/WB RailRiders on Friday night. The 33-year-old dominated in perhaps the most impressive pitching performance of the season for the Bats, who tonight clinched at least

Bats Rise Past Cubs 9-6 Behind Rios' Five-RBI Night

All nine Louisville starters knock a hit in victory
June 13, 2025

The Louisville Bats beat the Iowa Cubs 9-6 on Friday night following a huge team day at the plate, led by a pair of home runs from Edwin Rios. The Bats picked up 15 hits as a team, two short of tying their season high. Both teams started the game

Bats Split Sunday Doubleheader, Drop Series With Tides

Louisville snags a close win in game one, but goes down hitless in game two
June 8, 2025

The Louisville Bats split the doubleheader against the Norfolk Tides, taking game one with a narrow 6-5 victory but then losing 4-0 in game two without producing a hit. It is the first time the Bats finish a game with no hits since June 30, 2016. In game one, Adam

Plutko, Offense Struggle as Bats Fall to Mud Hens, 4-2

Louisville led early, but could not hold on against a pesky Toledo offense
May 28, 2025

The Louisville Bats dropped Wednesday’s matinee with the Toledo Mud Hens by a score of 4-2. The Bats held leads in the first and third innings, but a few big extra-base hits from the Mud Hens gave their pitching staff enough insurance to hold on for a second straight win

Bats Hold On to Take Down Stripers, 4-3

Louisville led wire-to-wire as the bullpen held off Gwinnett
May 23, 2025

The Louisville Bats staved off the Gwinnett Stripers in the fourth game of their set at Louisville Slugger Field on Friday evening. A game in which the Bats never trailed, the Bats have secured at least a series split with the Stripers heading into the final two games of the

Adam Plutko Named IL Pitcher of the Week

Clippers RHP wins the award for second time in his career
June 4, 2018

The International League announced today that Charlotte outfielder Jacob May and Columbus righthanded starter Adam Plutko have been named the League's Batter and Pitcher of the Week for the period from May 28-June 3. The Clippers have now claimed three consecutive Pitcher of the Week awards, as Plutko follows back-to-back

Plutko spins Clippers' second '18 no-hitter

Indians righty falls two outs shy of perfection in return to Minors
June 2, 2018

Once Adam Plutko got through his seventh perfect inning Saturday night for Triple-A Columbus, he began to deploy his best avoidance maneuvers on manager Chris Tremie. "Ultimately, it's [his] decision to leave me in or take out of the ballgame and I respect it completely," the Indians right-hander said. "I was

Plutko produces perfection for Clippers

Indians prospect retires all 23 batters he faces, strikes out six
April 28, 2018

As he saw Columbus manager Chris Tremie trot out from the dugout to grab the ball from him after recording his 23rd consecutive out on Saturday, Adam Plutko wasn't incensed or shocked -- even in the middle of a perfect game.  "I was bummed, but at the end of the day,

'Cats Claim First League Title Since 2012

Lynchburg controls winner-take-all game from outset
September 9, 2017

Lynchburg pitchers struck out 13, and the Hillcats used two big innings on offense to defeat Frederick, 7-1, and win a share of the Carolina League Championship at City Stadium Saturday night.