Tag: Dana Eveland

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Erik Kratz, pitching coach Dean Treanor, and Jeremy Powell confer on the mound

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Columbus Clippers �6, �Indianapolis Indians �1 (box)

The Clippers pounded out 12 hits, with each member of their line-up reaching base at least once, while their pitching staff held the Indians' batters to 3 hits at Victory Field tonight.

Starter Jeremy Powell, back in the Indians' starting rotation again, struck out the first batter he faced, CF Michael Brantley. �The next three batters reached base: �a single slipped past SS Doug Bernier by Clippers' 2B Josh Rodriguez, a walk to DH Luis Valbuena, and a single through the hole into left field by 3B Jared Goedert. � Goedert's hit drove in Rodriguez from second base for the Clippers' first run. �Powell got a second out when LF Jordan Brown hit a high pop fly, caught by Tribe 3B Akinori Iwamura on the infield fly rule (photo). �Then 1B Wes Hodges drove a long fly ball to center field. �CF Alex Presley, who had been playing a little shallow, turned and raced for the wall, and tried for the catch over his shoulder. �He got his glove on the ball at the warning track, but the ball popped into and out of his glove. �Instead of out #3, Hodges had a double, and had driving in two more runs. �(photos below)

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Presley at the wall -- in the second photo, the ball is partly behind Presley's left hand.

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The Pirates have called up two relief pitchers from the Indianapolis Indians: �Steven Jackson and Justin Thomas.

Jackson (photo) is already on the Pirates' 40-man roster. �The right-hander pitched in one game for the Pirates, on May 28th, when he went 1.2 scoreless innings and allowed just one hit, with 2 strikeouts. �In 22 relief appearances for the Indians, Jackson has pitched 31 innings and given up 12 runs (10 earned) on 34 hits and 11 walks, with 18 strikeouts. �He got off to a slower start in April, when he allowed 9 runs (7 earned) on 18 hits in 13.1 innings (4.73 ERA, and .320 opponents' batting average). �But things improved in May, with just 3 runs on 12 hits in 13 innings. �That meant a 2.08 ERA and opponents batting .240 against him. �So far in June, in 5 appearances, Jackson has allowed 4 hits and no runs, in 4.2 innings.

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The lefty Thomas will need to be added to the 40-man roster. �He has been consistent all season long, making 24 relief appearances for the Indians. �He has 3 wins and 3 saves to his credit. �Thomas allowed 4 runs (3 earned) in 5 relief appearances in April, then cut back to 1 run allowed in May (12 appearances) and 1 run in June (7 appearances). �His ERA in May was 0.60, and in June it stands at 0.93, with a 1.30 overall ERA. �In a total of 34.2 innings, he has allowed 19 hits and 3 walks, with 34 strikeouts. �Opponents hit .157 against him.

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The Pirates also removed pitcher Dana Eveland from the 40-man roster today, and designated him for assignment. �They have 10 days to trade or release him, and if he passes through waivers, then he can be assigned to Indianapolis. �Eveland just joined the Pirates recently, coming to the Pirates from Toronto in exchange for minor league pitcher Ronald Uviedo.