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Hague’s Homers Power Indians
Indianapolis Indians 5, Lehigh Valley Iron Pigs 3
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A sudden storm drove the Indians and the Iron Pigs from the field with one out and two runners on base in the bottom of the 9th at Coca Cola Park in Allentown, PA tonight. The tarp was pulled as the rain came down harder and harder, and after the game was in a delay, the storm continued to increase in intensity.
RF Alex Presley (photo) continued his hitting dominance with 4 hits in the game, and 1B Matt Hague gave the Indians a big boost with two home runs. The first homer, a high fly over the left field wall, got the game started in the top of the 1st. With one out in the top of the 3rd, Presley and SS Brian Friday hit back-to-back infield singles right back to Iron Pigs' starting pitcher Ryan Feierabend. Hague followed with his second homer, a 3-run shot into the bullpen behind left field, to give the Indians a 4-0 lead.
Tribe starter Brian Burres pitched into the 6th inning. He gave up a 2-out single to CF John Mayberry in the 1st, a 2-out walk to 1B Cody Overbeck in the 2nd, and a 2-out double to 2B Josh Barfield in the 3rd, but each time kept the Iron Pigs scoreless. Barfield's double hit the top of the left field wall and bounced in, but away from Tribe LF Miles Durham. The Pigs cut the Indians lead in half in the 4th. Former Indian LF Brandon Moss led off with a single, then after two outs, Overbeck lifted a rising line drive over the left field wall, well over Durham's desperate leap. Indians ahead, 4-2.
Tribe Reaches .500 With Hague’s Walk-Off Hit
Shortstop Chase d'Arnaud has to leave the second base bag to keep this throw from C Eric Fryer from going into center field, as Braves' Jose Constanza stole second base in the first inning.
Indianapolis Indians 1, Gwinnett Braves 0
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For the second time in less than a week, the Indians battled through a pitching duel to win by a score of 1-0. On Wednesday in Buffalo, the Tribe scored one run in the top of the 8th to beat the Bison. Today, the Indians won the opening game of a 4-game series with the Gwinnett Braves at Victory Field by the same score. 
Brian Burres (photo, getting a turn at the plate) made the start for the Indians, and again he could not get the win while pitching at Victory Field. It was not through any fault of his own -- he pitched 6.2 scoreless innings, allowing only 3 hits, with 4 walks and 6 strikeouts. But the Tribe batters could not come through with any runs for him in the early innings of the game.
Burres had to work out of a jam in the top of the 1st. Braves' CF Jose Constanza lined the first pitch of the game into right field for a single. Burres struck out SS Julio Lugo, but Constanza stole second base on strike three. The throw from C Eric Fryer was wide of the bag at second, and Constanza slid in easily. Constanza also stole third base, sliding in just a split second ahead of the tag by 3B Matt Hague. Burres walked RF Stefan Gartrell to put Braves on the corners. 1B Mauro Gomez lifted a fly ball to center field, and it looked like it was going to fall in for a single, so Constanza started down the third base line to the plate. But at the last second, CF Gorkys Hernandez charged in to make the running catch at knee-level. Constanza had to scramble back to third, and by then it was too late to tag up and try again to head for home. That was a big break for Burres and the Indians. The next batter, 2B Ed Lucas hit the first pitch into center field, an easier catch for Hernandez, to end the inning.
Burres retired the Braves in order in the next two innings. He began the 4th inning by giving up a single to Gartrell, on a line drive that looped over Hague's head and into left field. After a strikeout by Gomez and another great running catch by Hernandez on a fly ball by Lucas, Burres got LF Wilkin Ramirez to ground to third base. Hague's throw to 2B Brian Friday was wide to the outfield side of the bag, and Friday had to reach and fell to the ground, but still kept the ball in his glove and his toe on the bag, for the inning-ending force out.
Presley’s Pinch-Hit Triple Sparks 7th Inning Rally
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Indianapolis Indians 6, Syracuse Chiefs 4
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A 7th-inning rally featuring a pinch-hit triple by Alex Presley gave the Indians the win over the Syracuse Chiefs at Victory Field tonight. Reliever Justin Thomas earned his 4th win, and closer Tim Wood earned his lucky 13th Save. 2B Brian Friday went 3-for-4 and all three hits were doubles, while SS Chase d'Arnaud and C Eric Fryer had 2 hits each. 
In three of the past four games, the Indians had surrendered at least one run in the top of the 1st inning. Tonight, starter Brian Burres (photo) broke that tradition, even though the Chiefs threatened in the top of the 1st. 2B Matt Antonelli opened the game with a double over the head of Tribe 1B Miles Durham and down the right field line into the corner. Antonelli had to stay at second while Burres struck out CF Corey Brown and got RF Jesus Valdez to bounce into a ground out at second. Burres walked 1B Chris Marrero, then C Jesus Flores ripped a line drive into right field. It looked like both runners were going to have plenty of time to come around to score, but RF Andrew Lambo had other thoughts. He raced toward the line and made a diving catch as the line drive sank, to end the inning for Burres and the Tribe.
Tom Milone made the start for Syracuse and before he could get himself settled in on the mound, d'Arnaud rifled Milone's first pitch into the right center gap, all the way to the wall, and raced around to third base as the Chiefs' outfielders chased it down. Brian Friday quickly followed the lead-off triple with a double down the left field line, ending up the Indians' bullpen bench. That drove in d'Arnaud for a 1-0 lead.
Burres Shines But Tribe Shut Out
Starter Brian Burres threw 7 shutout innings, but got a no-decision.
Scranton/Wilkes-Barre Yankees 1, Indianapolis Indians 0
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A pitching duel did not end up in the Indians favor today, as the S/W-B Yankees took a one-game lead in this 4-game series at Victory Field. Tribe starter Brian Burres pitched an outstanding game, going 7 shutout innings, but left the game without any runs on the scoreboard, so he was not involved in the decision. Yankees' starter DJ Mitchell also pitched 7 scoreless innings, but earned the win. The game was scoreless until the starters were relieved in the 8th inning. 
Burres scattered 3 hits and 2 walks over his 7 innings, while striking out 5 Yankees. He began his afternoon's work by retiring the first 6 batters he faced. He gave up doubles to 2B Kevin Russo to lead off the 3rd, and to SS Ramiro Pena in the 6th, but left both of them on base. Pena also singled in the 4th, dropping a liner into right-center field just out of the reach of CF Gorkys Hernandez. Burres picked Pena off first, then 1B Matt Hague threw to SS Brian Friday, who tagged out Pena as he tried to steal second base (photo). Burres walked 1B Jorge Vazquez in the 4th, but after Pena had been erased, and he walked LF Dan Brewer in the 5th. Both of those runners were left on base, too. Burres needed 98 pitches, with 58 hits, to get through his 7 innings.
Marte Slams The Tribe To A Win
Indianapolis Indians 6, Pawtucket Red Sox 3
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3B Andy Marte (photo) 
blasted a grand slam in the top of the 9th to boost the Indians to a win over the Pawtucket Red Sox at McCoy Stadium in Pawtucket, Rhode Island.
Brian Burres made the start for the Indians, though he did not figure into the decision tonight. After retiring the PawSox in order in the 1st inning, Burres gave up a double to LF Daniel Nava with one out in the 2nd. A walk to C Luis Expositio followed. 1B Matt Hague dropped a foul pop that should have been an out, giving 2B Brent Dlugach a second chance. Dlugach took advantage of the opportunity, ripping a double on a line into left field, driving in Nava. Exposito advanced to third base. SS Jose Iglasias lined a single up the middle, and Exposito also scored. Dlugach rounded third and headed for the plate, but was tagged out at the plate when CF Gorkys Hernandez's throw to C Dusty Brown was on target and on time.
Boston Red Sox' Bobby Jenks, with Pawtucket on a rehab assignment, pitched the first inning for the PawSox. He threw 14 pitches (8 strikes) for a scoreless inning, though LF Alex Presley singled off Jenks, with a liner into center field.
When Jenks finished his inning, he was relieved by the regularly scheduled starter, Matt Fox. The first two Indians who faced Fox reached base -- Hague singled into left field, and Marte worked a walk. Fox got out of the jam by striking out DH Jason Jaramillo, getting Brown to fly out, then doubling Hague off second base.
Indians Can’t Sweep Out Clippers
Chase d'Arnaud slid in safely at third with a stolen base.
Columbus Clippers 5, Indianapolis Indians 2
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The Indians and Clippers finally got some sunshine to play under, but the change in weather also brought a change in fortune. The Indians' 4-game winning streak and the Clippers 4-game losing streak both came to an end, as the Clippers avoided being swept in this 4-game series at Victory Field. 
The Indians were held to just 4 hits, and half of them came off the bat of SS Chase d'Arnaud. The Tribe batters were not able to take advantage of 3 walks either. D'Arnaud opened the bottom of the 1st with his first hit, a cracked-bat bloop that fell in behind second base where none of the Clippers' fielders could get to it. D'Arnaud stole second, coming in easily under a very high throw from former Indy Indian, C Luke Carlin (photo). 2B Brian Friday popped up to second base, then LF Alex Presley walked. With RF John Bowker at the plate, d'Arnaud and Presley pulled off a double steal, to put both runners into scoring position. Bowker hit a dribbly little "oops" ball to the left and in front of the mound, but with d'Arnaud off and running on the pitch, by the time Columbus starter Corey Kluber got to the ball, he had no play on d'Arnaud at the plate. Bowker was out at first, but with an RBI, and the Indians had a 1-0 lead. 1B Matt Hague walked, and the Indians again had runners on the corners, but 3B Josh Harrison struck out to end the inning. 
Tribe starter Brian Burres (photo) retired the Clippers in order in the top of the 1st, but got into a little jam in the 2nd. With one out, Burres gave up a single to DH Jason Kipnis. Kipnis's grounder glanced off the end of d'Arnaud's glove as he stretched to make the play, and the ball ended up in center field. Burres struck out LF Jerad Head next. Kipnis stole second base, then 1B Wes Hodges worked a walk, to put runners on first and second base. C Jason Jaramillo ended the inning for Burres with a throw down to first base. Hodges was so far off the base, that the throw from Jaramillo beat him by a mile (ok, by 6 feet), and Hodges didn't even bother to slide.
The Clippers tied the score in the top of the 3rd. Burres got one out, then worked the count full on SS Luis Valbuena before walking him. CF Ezequiel Carrera grounded slowly to first base, where Hague was able to make the scoop and step on the bag, but Valbuena was already sliding in to second base. Valbuena came around to score from second base on 2B Cord Phelps' grounder down the first base line, just out of reach of Hague, who tried a dive to his left but could only tick the ball as it zipped past.
Tribe Falls In Pitching Duel
Durham Bulls 1, Indianapolis Indians 0
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Brian Burres (photo) gave up just one run and scattered 4 hits in a morning-into-afternoon game at Durham Bulls' Athletic Park today -- but he suffered his 5th loss of the season. Burress had the Bulls under control for the entire game, but there was just one problem. That problem was the only hit that counted -- a solo home run by Bulls' RF Justin Ruggiano in the bottom of the 1st. Ruggiano, who was also the Bulls' game hero last night, scored the only run of the game with his homer.
Burres matched his season-high 7 innings in this start. He struck out 5 batters and walked only one. After the game, Burres said that he felt that his mistake was not the fast ball that Ruggiano took over the wall, but the two pitches before that, both outside the strike zone, which put Burres behind in the count. Burres gave up a single to 3B Russ Canzler in the 2nd, but erased him when C Jose Laboton bounced into a 6-4-3 double play (SS Pedro Ciriaco to 2B Chase d'Arnaud to 1B John Bowker).
The lefty Burres retired the Bulls in order in the 3rd and 4th innings, then gave up back-to-back singles to 1B Leslie Anderson and C Jose Lobaton in the 5th. Another double play, off the bat of former Indy Indian SS JJ Furmaniak got Burres and the Indians out of that jam. Another 1-2-3 inning took care of the Bulls in the 6th, then Burres walked LF Brandon Guyer to begin the 7th, but got three quick outs to end his afternoon.
Indians Begin Road Trip With A Power Show
Indianapolis Indians 9, Norfolk Tides 1
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The Indians blasted 3 home runs and 7 of their 12 hits were for extra-bases, as they blew the Tides out of the water at Harbor Park in Norfolk, Virginia. Starter Brian Burres (photo) on his first game of the season, allowing one run on 6 hits and 2 walks, with 5 strikeouts, in 6.2 innings. LF Alex Presley raised his average to .366 by going 3-for-5, and both 2B Chase d'Arnaud and 1B Matt Hague contributed 3 RBI each.
The Tribe got the run-scoring started in the top of the 1st. With two outs, LF Alex Presley lined a double into right field. 1B Matt Hague followed that with a 2-run homer over the left field wall, for a 2-0 lead.
The fun continued in the 2nd inning, when C Dusty Brown led off with a walk. After two strikeouts, a wild pitch by Norfolk starter and former Indy Indian Chris Jakubauskas moved Brown to second base. CF Gorkys Hernandez took a walk, then d'Arnaud blasted a 3-run homer, also to left field, and the Indians were up 5-0.
The Tribe made it 6-0 in the 3rd, on a single and a stolen base by Presley, a fly out by Hague to move him to third, and an RBI ground out by DH Jason Jaramillo.
Brian Burres was in control for 6+ innings. He gave up two singles in the bottom of the 1st, but a double play ended that inning without a run scoring. Burres worked around a double in the 2nd and a walk in the 3rd. He also gave up a single in both the 4th and the 6th, but still did not let a run score. The only hit that Burres gave up which made a difference was a solo home run to another former Indian, SS Nick Green, in the 7th inning.
Indians’ Late Rally Not Even Close
Pedro Ciriaco gets back to first base safely
Norfolk Tides 11, Indianapolis Indians 3
(box) The Norfolk Tides swamped the Indians at Victory Field tonight, ending this 4-game series with a 2-2 tie. Starter Brian Burres (photo) suffered his 4th loss of the season (no wins) and lasted just 4 innings, allowing 7 runs on 9 hits and 2 walks, with 3 strikeouts.
The Tides had base runners on in every inning, and they scored in 6 of the 9 innings. Burres began the game with a strikeout, but things went downhill from there. The second batter, 2B Ryan Adams lined a single into right field, and LF Nolan Reimold followed with a long home run over the left field wall, all the way to the sidewalk behind the grass berm. Burres got a fly out and a strikeout to end the inning. In the 2nd, the Tides made it 3-0 with SS Brendan Harris' solo home run, which landed in almost the same place as Reimold's.
The Indians had a chance to return fire in the bottom of the 1st inning. RF Corey Wimberly and SS Chase d'Arnaud led off with back-to-back line drive singles, one to right field and one to left. It would have been a great opportunity to answer the Tides, but the next three batters could not move the runners along -- a fly out, a pop out, and a fly out, leaving Wimberly and d'Arnaud standing there.
Missed Opportunities And Homers Sink The Tribe
Columbus Clippers 6, Indianapolis Indians 4
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A big inning by the Clippers and too many missed opportunities by the Indians added up to another loss for the Tribe as the two teams opened a 3-game series at Huntington Park in Columbus, Ohio. Neither starting pitcher made it out of the 4th inning. 3B Josh Harrison (photo) had two hits for the Indians and came around to score twice.
The Indians got started with an unearned run in the top of the 1st. With one out, SS Chase d'Arnaud singled up the middle and LF Alex Presley singled into left field, sending d'Arnaud to third. Presley stole second base, then 1B Matt Hague walked to load the bases. DH Andy Marte grounded to short, where Columbus SS Cord Phelps had the ball pop out of his glove. Everyone was safe on the error and d'Arnaud scored from third. But the inning ended with a strikeout by C Dusty Brown, and all three runners were left on base. Josh Harrison made it a 2-0 lead when he led off the top of the 2nd with a long and high blast into the left field bleachers.
Brian Burres, in his fourth start of the season, zipped through the bottom of the 1st, thanks to a stunning play by Harrison at third. His counterpart at third base, Lonnie Chisenhall, smacked a sharp grounder to third, where Harrison made the scoop, then made a throw across his body on the run, in time to nab Chisenhall at first. Burres gave up a solo home run in the bottom of the 2nd, to RF Travis Buck, followed by a double by Phelps, though Burres was able to work around the double and leave Phelps on base.
Tribe Lose In 13 After Strong Start By Burres
Brian Burress pitched 7 shutout innings and struck out 8 in today's start.
Louisville Bats 6, Indianapolis Indians 4
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A two-run home run by Bats' RF Brian Barton in the bottom of the 13th gave the Bats the win over the Indians, on a long sunny afternoon in Louisville today. Tony Watson had come on in relief to begin the 13th, and after two quick outs, he was one out away from ending the game, when he gave up a single to 2B Kris Negron. That was followed by the long blast over the left-center field wall. 
Brian Burres made the start for the Indians, facing off against the Cincinnati Reds' Homer Bailey, who was making a rehab start. It was a pitching duel, and though Burres looked better than Bailey, neither one of them allowed a run. Burres gave up two singles to open the bottom of the 1st, then struck out the next three batters to get out of the inning. He gave up a single in the 2nd, but struck out two of the other three batters he faced. Then Burres struck out the Bats in order for the next 4 innings -- 14 consecutive batters retired. With one out in the 7th, Burres gave up the Bats' 4th hit, then set down two more to finish his afternoon's work. Burres struck out 8 batters and did not walk any. He threw 81 pitches, with 56 strikes.
Homer Bailey (photo) allowed only 2 hits in his 5 innings, with 2 strikeouts. He buzzed through the first inning, then with one out in the 2nd, Bailey gave up a double into left field to RF Andrew Lambo. 3B Josh Harrison grounded to third, but a throwing error put him safely on first. C Dusty Brown's fly out let both runners advance. 2B Brian Friday worked a full count, then took a walk, but with the bases loaded, Burres bounced to third, where 3B Todd Frazier took just a couple steps to force out Harrison and end the threat.
