Tribe Fall Flat as IronPigs Sweep Doubleheader
INDIANAPOLIS - Two four-run frames propelled Lehigh Valley to 8-4 and 7-2 wins over Indianapolis on Friday night at Victory Field. The Tribe offense scored in only two of the 15 innings and totaled 11 hits on the night to drop three games below .500, their lowest mark of the
INDIANAPOLIS - Two four-run frames propelled Lehigh Valley to 8-4 and 7-2 wins over Indianapolis on Friday night at Victory Field. The Tribe offense scored in only two of the 15 innings and totaled 11 hits on the night to drop three games below .500, their lowest mark of the season.
Lehigh Valley (59-63) overcame an early 4-2 deficit in the first contest, scoring the final six runs of the game to win in eight innings.
The Tribe (60-63) began the night with a four-run frame of their own. After the visitors plated two in the top of the first,
A second two-run frame by the IronPigs tied up the game in the fourth and set up a standstill moving into the bullpens. In the top of the eighth,
The offensive production for the Tribe began and ended in the first inning. Through their final seven offensive half innings in game one, they tallied just one hit and seven total baserunners. With the automatic runner on second to begin the bottom of the eighth, the lineup went down in order to end the game.
Lehigh Valley, playing as the home team in game two, took a 2-0 lead again with a costly three-base fielding error by
A long double by
With two-outs in the fifth, Jake Elmore roped his 30th double of the season to drive in a run for the Tribe's third hit of the game.
The Indians and IronPigs continue their four-game set on Saturday with a 7:05 p.m. ET start.