Communications Department Victory Field 501 W. Maryland Street Indianapolis, IN 46225 317.269.3542 www.indyindians.com GONE SO SOON: 1-2, T-3rd IL West RHP Wilfredo Boscan (NR) Sunday, April 12, 2015 1:35 p.m. EDT Victory Field Indianapolis, IN Game #4 Home Game #4 This season marks the first campaign since 2011 in which both Matt Hague & Chase d Arnaud aren t featured within the organization (or Tribe). The duo combined to appear in 818 games with Indy from 2011-14. LAST TIME OUT [Starter Chris Volstad retired his last 13 faced, Jose Tabata tripled and scored the first run of the season and Indy defeated Columbus 2-0.] THE INDIANS... Snapped a 21-inning scoreless streak through the first three games when Deibinson Romero plated Tabata with a fourthinning sac fly; The Tribe added an additional run on a second sacrifice fly and has yet to record a run-scoring base hit over the first three games... Have out-hit the opposition 17-16 but are being have been outscored 7-2 in the same span... Pitching staff enters Sunday s contest ranked third in the International League in WHIP (1.07, T-3rd) and runs per game (2.33)... Recorded their first one-hit shutout in almost exactly two years to the day, last accomplishing the feat on April 13, 2013 at Columbus. SERIES SHOWDOWN The Indians and Clippers meet for the fourth of 21 matchups during the 2015 season... Indy snapped a two-game skid on Saturday and has won eight of the last 13 tilts with the Clips since the 2014 All-Star break... Including the 2015 series, the Tribe has held Columbus to no more than four runs with a pair of shutouts in nine of the last 12 games at Victory Field, dating back to a doubleheader on July 10, 2014. VOL-STUD Big league veteran Volstad won his first career appearance in the International League with six scoreless innings and two strikeouts... Volstad allowed only one single, faced just three above the minimum and followed a hit-by-pitch with 13 batters set down in order from the second-sixth innings. A STREAK TO CALL OUR OWN Indians pitching returned the favor from consecutive shutouts by tossing 14 straight scoreless innings against Columbus from the fourth frame on Friday through today s first pitch... Eight pitchers have contributed to the current streak, and the feat is only four innings shy of last year s seasonhigh stretch of 18 frames from back-to-back shutouts of Lehigh Valley from July 6-7. RHP Wilfredo Boscan -- See Printed Pitcher Page for Totals -- Today s Tribe Starter Current Streak: N/A Notes: Boscan is making his first appearance of the season and first of his career against Columbus... Last year, he was signed by Boston prior to the season on Feb. 8 and went a combined 3-7 with one save, a 3.66 ERA (27er/66.1ip) and 48 strikeouts in 22 appearances (five starts) between Double-A Portland (20G/5GS) and Triple-A Pawtucket (2G)... He made two appearances with the PawSox, was transferred to extended spring training until May 21 and finished the year with Portland... Boscan then went 1-2 with a 6.26 ERA (29er/41.2ip) in 12 appearances (11 starts) while pitching for Aguilas del Zulia in the Venezuelan Winter League. NO RELIEF FOR THE WICKED After allowing a ninth-inning run in the season opener, the Tribe s bullpen has gone unscored upon in two straight games with six relievers making unblemished appearances... Indy enters Sunday with its bullpen having allowed just one hit (Lindor single off Holdzkom) with seven strikeouts over the last seven innings (two games). DOUBLE DECKER Jaff Decker produced just the second extra-base hit for the Indians lineup through its first 65 at-bats of the season when he doubled to right in the second inning Saturday... Decker s two-bagger is his first since completing a 2014 campaign with the Tribe in which he totaled his most doubles (21) since 2011 and the second-largest count of his career. HIT-HIT, JOSE! Jose Tabata reached base twice last night with a walk and leadoff triple... Tabata, who was held off the basepaths in four trips to the plate in the opener, has since reached base in four of his last eight plate appearances with three hits (3x7), a free pass and a run scored... Beginning July 25 of the 2014 season, Tabata has hit.340 (32x94) over his last 27 Triple-A games with the Indians. O-B-P, YEAH YOU KNOW ME Gorkys Hernandez found his way aboard against Columbus with a 1-for-4 effort and single... Despite batting just.250 in three games prior to Sunday, Hernandez ranks second among team qualified hitters with a.400 on-base percentage... His OBP includes a pair of hits in eight at-bats and two walks with the Indians. \(8) and runners thrown out at home plate (4). VS. COLUMBUS - Boscan has never faced the Clippers during his career. Columbus Clippers 2-1, T-1st IL West LHP Michael Roth (NR) Tribe At A Glance Overall 1-2 Streak W1 Home 1-2 Home Streak W1 Road -- Road Streak -- Place T-3rd Last 5 1-2 G. Ahead/Behind -1.0 Last 10 1-2 Home Attendance 24,621 Home Openings 2 Avg. Attendance 8,207 League Rank 3rd WEST Team W-L GB COL 2-1 - TOL 2-1 - IND 1-2 1.0 LOU 1-2 1.0 International League Standings NORTH Team W-L GB PAW 3-0 - ROC 2-0.5 SYR 2-1 1.0 SWB 1-2 2.0 BUF 0-2 2.5 LHV 0-3 3.0 SOUTH Team W-L GB CHA 2-1 - DUR 2-1 - GWN 1-2 1.0 NOR 1-2 1.0 Indianapolis vs. Columbus History Overall At IND At COL 2015 1-2 1-2 2014 13-8 5-5 8-3 All-Time (IL era) 151-159 81-74 70-85 Team Comparisons Indians Clippers.198 (9th)... Batting Avg....174 (13th) 2 (13th)...Runs...7 (10th) 17 (9th)... Hits...16 (10th) 2 (T-8th)... Doubles... 3 (T-7th) 1 (T-3rd)... Triples... 2 (2nd) 0 (T-4th)... Home Runs...2 (T-2nd) 0 (12th)... RBI... 7 (T-9th) 21 (12th)...Total Bases... 29 (T-8th) 9 (T-7th)...Walks... 13 (T-4th) 27 (4th)...Strikeouts...18 (9th) 3 (T-3rd)...Stolen Bases... 3 (T-3rd).268 (12th)...On Base %....287 (10th) 27.0 (T-4th)... Innings Pitched...26.0 (T-5th) 2.33 (6th)...ERA...0.69 (1st) 1.07 (T-3rd)...WHIP...1.00 (2nd) 1 (T-2nd)... Saves...1 (T-2nd) 16 (10th)... Hits Allowed (fewest)...17 (9th) 2 (T-2nd)... HR Allowed (fewest)... 0 (T-4th) 2 (1st)...Hit Batters (most)... 0 (T-3rd) 13 (T-4th)...Walks (fewest)... 9 (T-7th) 18 (9th)... Strikeouts (most)...27 (4th) Indians Among IL League Individual Leaders Category Player No. Rank Innings Nick Kingham... 6.0... T-1st BB/9.0ip Nick Kingham... 0.00... T-1st Lowest BA Chris Volstad....053... 4th Lowest BB/9.0 Nick Kingham... 0.00... 3rd Runners/9.0 Chris Volstad... 4.50... T-3rd Saves Blake Wood... 1... T-2nd Innings Pitched Nick Kingham... 6.0... T-6th Chris Volstad... 6.0... T-6th ERA Chris Volstad... 0.00... T-1st Upcoming Probables Day Date Opponent Time Pitching Matchup Mon. 4/13 vs TOL 7:05 pm LHP Mike Belfiore (NR) vs. LHP Charlie Leesman (NR) Tue. 4/14 vs TOL 11:05 am RHP Buck Farmer (0-1, 0.00) vs. RHP Nick Kingham (0-1, 1.50) Wed. 4/15 vs LOU 1:35 pm TBA vs. RHP Adrian Sampson (0-1, 5.40) On The Current Homestand Games 3 ERA 2.33 (7er/27.0ip) Record 1-2 Starter W-L 1-2 Average.198 (17x86) Starter ERA 2.12 (4er/17.0ip) Runs/Game.667 (0.0) Reliever W-L 0-0 Home Runs 0 Reliever ERA 2.70 (3er/10.0ip) RISP.000 (0x13) Save/Opps 1/1
LINEUP BREAKDOWN & HITTING STATS Name Starts Overall - C 1B 2B SS 3B LF CF RF DH 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 Kelson Brown 1 1-0 1-0 1-0 Wilkin Castillo 1 1-0 1-0 1-0 Elias Diaz 2 0-2 0-2 0-1 0-1 Jaff Decker 2 1-1 1-1 1-1 Pedro Florimon - - Alen Hanson 3 1-2 1-2 1-1 0-1 Gorkys Hernandez 3 1-2 1-2 1-0 0-2 Steve Lombardozzi 2 0-2 0-2 0-1 0-1 Brent Morel 2 1-1 1-0 0-1 1-0 0-1 Hunter Morris 2 0-2 0-2 0-2 Gustavo Nunez 2 0-2 0-2 0-2 Mel Rojas Jr. 2 1-1 0-1 1-0 1-1 Deibinson Romero 2 1-1 1-1 1-1 Chris Stewart - - Jose Tabata 3 1-2 1-2 1-2 Andy Vasquez - - INDIANS HITTING CHARTS Multi-Hit Games Multi-RBI Games Home Runs Streaks Player 2H 3H 4H 5+ Total 2BI 3BI 4BI 5+ Total Solo 2R 3R GS Total Current Long Hitless Kelson Brown 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 Wilkin Castillo 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 Elias Diaz 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 2 0 Jaff Decker 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 1 Pedro Florimon - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - Alen Hanson 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 2 Gorkys Hernandez 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 1 Steve Lombardozzi 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 2 0 Brent Morel 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 Hunter Morris 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 2 0 Gustavo Nunez 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 Mel Rojas Jr. 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 Deibinson Romero 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 Chris Stewart - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - Jose Tabata 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 2 1 Andy Vasquez - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - Pitchers - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - Other - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - Totals 4 0 0 0 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 12 12 14 2
KELSON BROWN INF # 6 BATTER CAPSULES.500 AVG.500 OBP WILKIN CASTILLO C # 26.000 AVG.333 OBP LAST GAME: 4/11 1-for-2 H.Stand:.500 1-for-2 STREAK: 1G (1x2) LONG STRK: 1G (1x2) LAST GAME: 4/11 0-for-2, BB H.Stand:.000 0-for-2 RISP:.000 (0x1) STREAK: Hitless in 1 LONG STRK: Hitless in 1 H: 1 BROWN SEASON HIGHS CASTILLO SEASON HIGHS SO: 1 JAFF DECKER OF # 14.333 AVG.375 OBP ELIAS DIAZ C # 29.500 AVG.500 OBP LAST GAME: 4/11 2-for-2, 2B, RBI H. STAND:.333 (2x6), 2B, RBI RISP:.000 (0x1) STREAK: 1G (2x2) LONG STRK: 1G (2x2) LAST GAME: - H. STAND:.500 (3x6) RISP:.000 (0x1) STREAK: 2G (3x6) LONG STRK: 2G (4/9-4/10) H: 2 DECKER SEASON HIGHS RBI: 1 2B: 1 SO: 1 4/9 vs COL H: 2 DIAZ SEASON HIGHS ALEN HANSON INF # 13.091 AVG.167 OBP GORKYS HERNANDEZ OF # 7.250 AVG.400 OBP LAST GAME: 4/11 1-for-3, BB H. STAND:.091 (1x11) RISP:.000 (0x2) STREAK: 1G (1x3) LONG STRK: 1G (1x3) LAST GAME: 4/11 1-for-4 H. STAND:.250 (2x8) RISP:.000 (0x2) STREAK: 1G (1x4) LONG STRK: 1G (4/11) H: 1 HANSON SEASON HIGHS SB: 1 4/9 vs. COL SO: 1 4/9 vs COL H: 1 (2x) HERNANDEZ SEASON HIGHS (2x) SO: 2 STEVE LOMBARDOZZI INF # 2.250 AVG.250 OBP BRENT MOREL INF # 5.000 AVG.250 OBP LAST GAME: - H. STAND:.250 (2x8) RISP:.000 (0x1) STREAK: 2G (2x8) LONG STRK: 2G (4/9-4/10) LAST GAME: 4/11 0-for-2, 2BB, R H. STAND:.000 (0x6) RISP:.000 (0x2) STREAK: Hitless in 2 LONG STRK: Hitless in 2 H: 1 (2x) LOMBARDOZZI SEASON HIGHS SO: 3 R: 1 MOREL SEASON HIGHS BB: 2 SO: 3 4/9 vs COL 3
HUNTER MORRIS INF # 15 BATTER CAPSULES.375 AVG.375 OBP GUSTAVO NUNEZ INF # 12.000.000 OBP LAST GAME: 4/10 1-for-4, 2B H. STAND:.375 (3x8) STREAK: 2G (3x8) LONG STRK: 2G (4/9-4/10) LAST GAME: 4/10 0-for-3 H. STAND:.000 (0x6) STREAK: Hitless in 2G LONG STRK: Hitless in 2G H: 2 4/9 vs COL MORRIS SEASON HIGHS 2B: 1 4/9 vs COL SO: 1 (2x) NUNEZ SEASON HIGHS SO: 1 (2x) MEL ROJAS JR. OF # 3.000 AVG.000 OBP DEIBINSON ROMERO INF # 19.000 AVG.143 OBP LAST GAME: 4/11 0-for-4 H. STAND:.000 (0x7) RISP:.000 (0x3) STREAK: Hitless in 2G LONG STRK: Hitless in 2G LAST GAME: 4/11 0-for-2, RBI H. STAND:.000 (0x5), RBI STREAK: Hitless in 2G LONG STRK: Hitless in 2G ROJAS JR. SEASON HIGHS SO: 2 ROMERO SEASON HIGHS RBI: 1 SO: 2 JOSE TABATA OF # 18.273 AVG.333 OBP ANDY VASQUEZ INF # 24 - AVG - OBP LAST GAME: 4/11 1-for-3, 3B, R H. STAND:.273 (3x11) STREAK: 2G (3x7) LONG STRK: 2G (4/10-4/11) LAST GAME: - R. TRIP: - STREAK: - LONG STRK: - H: 2 R: 1 TABATA SEASON HIGHS SO: 1 4/9 vs COL VASQUEZ SEASON HIGHS 4
MISC. STATS INDIANS SCORE BY INNINGS 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 Extras Total Avg Indians 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.0 Opponents 2 0 1 0 1 0 0 2 1 7 3.5 Differential -2 0-1 0-1 0 0-2 -1-7 INDIANS 2-OUT RBI Player Total Player Total -- OUTFIELD ASSISTS Player 1st 2nd 3rd Home Total Mel Rojas Jr. - - - 1 1 Totals - - - 1 1 COMEBACK WINS (After 6) BATTING AROUND THE ORDER Date Opp. Inn. Score Final Date Opp. Inn. Score Final Date Opp. Inning Total Batters Hits Runs Scored -- -- INDIVIDUAL STARTING PITCHERS RUN SUPPORT Pitcher Starts Runs Runs/Start Runs/9-IP High Low Team Record Quality Starts Nick Kingham 1 0 0.0 0 N/A 0 0-1 1 Adrian Sampson 1 0 0.0 0 N/A 0 0-1 0 Chris Volstad 1 2 2.0 2 2 N/A 1-0 1 TOTALS 3 2 2.0 2 2 0 1-2 2 INDIVIDUAL BULLPEN STATS (CURRENT PLAYERS) W-L-S SVO HLD ERA ER IP AVG H AB BB SO SO/BB IR-S Collin Balester 0-0-0 0 0 0.00 0 2.0.000 0 6 0 1 1 0-0 Deolis Guerra 0-0-0 0 0 0.00 0 1.0.000 0 5 0 2 2 0-0 John Holdzkom 0-0-0 0 0 0.00 0 1.0.333 1 3 1 0 0 0-0 Bobby LaFromboise 0-0-0 0 1 4..50 1 2.0.333 1 3 2 3 1.5 0-0 Charlie Leesman 0-0-0 0 0 13.50 2 1.1.500 2 4 2 0 0 0-0 Adam Miller 0-0-0 0 0 0.00 0 0.2.000 0 2 1 0 0 1-0 A.J. Morris 0-0-0 0 1 0.00 0 1.0.000 0 3 2 0 0 0-0 LAST 12 STARTS BY INDIANS PITCHERS Date Opp Pitcher Dec. Final IP H R ER BB SO HR NP STRK 4/9 vs COL Kingham L L, 4-0 6.0 4 1 1 0 4 1 79 51 Sampson L L, 3-0 5.0 7 3 3 3 4 1 82 51 Volstad W W, 2-0 6.0 1 0 0 1 2 0 79 48 5 5
COLLIN BALESTER RHP # 49 1ST B FACE/RET: 2/2 SAVES: -/- BULLPEN CAPSULES 0.00 ERA.000 BAA 4/10 vs. COL ND 2.0 0 0 0 0 1 0 24-16 IP: 2.0 Pchs: 24 BALESTER SEASON HIGHS E SO: 1 A.J. MORRIS RHP # 30 HRs: - 1ST B FACE/RET: 1/1 HOLDS: 1 SAVES: -/- 0.00 ERA - BAA 4/11 vs. COL ND 1.0 0 0 0 2 0 0 17-8 IP: - - Pchs: - - MORRIS SEASON HIGHS E DEOLIS GUERRA RHP # 48 1ST B FACE/RET: 1/1 SAVES: -/- IP: 1.0 Pchs: 20 0.00 ERA.000 BAA ND 1.0 0 0 0 2 2 0 20-10 GUERRA SEASON HIGHS E BB: 2 SO: 2 JOHN HOLDZKOM RHP # 52 1ST B FACE/RET: 1/0 SAVES: -/- 0.00 ERA.333 BAA 4/10 vs. COL ND 1.0 1 0 0 1 0 0 20-10 IP: 1.0 Pchs: 20 HOLDZKOM SEASON HIGHS H: 1 E 6
BLAKE WOOD RHP # 23 1ST B FACE/RET: 1/1 IR/SCORED: - SAVES: 1/1 LAST SAVE: 4/11 BULLPEN CAPSULES 0.00 ERA.000 BAA 4/11 vs. COL S(1) 1.0 0 0 0 0 1 0 14-10 IP: 1.0 Pchs: 14 WOOD SEASON HIGHS E SO: 1 BOBBY LAFROMBOISE LHP #39 1ST B FACE/RET 2/2 HOLDS: 1 SAVES: - 4.50 ERA.167 BAA LAST FIVE RELIEF APPEARANCES 4/9 vs. COL ND 1.0 1 1 1 1 0 0 21-14 4/11 vs. COL ND 1.0 0 0 0 1 3 0 21-12 IP: 1.0 (x2) 4/11vs COL H: 1 4/9 vs COL Pchs: 21 (x2) R: 1 4/9 vs COL LAFROMBOISE SEASON HIGHS ER: 1 4/9 vs COL (x2) SO: 3 CHARLIE LEESMAN LHP # 44 1ST B FACE/RET 2/0 SAVES: - IP: 1.1 4/9 vs COL Pchs: 25 4/9 vs COL 13.50 ERA.500 BAA 4/9 vs. COL ND 1.1 2 2 2 2 0 0 25-13 LEESMAN SEASON HIGHS H: 2 4/9 vs COL ER: 2 4/9 vs COL R: 2 4/9 vs COL BB: 2 4/9 vs COL ADAM MILLER RHP # 28 1ST B FACE/RET: - IR/SCORED: 1/0 SAVES: - 0.00 ERA.000 BAA 4/9 vs. COL ND 0.2 0 0 0 0 1 0 10-5 IP: 0.2 4/9 vs COL Pchs: 10 4/9 vs COL MILLER SEASON HIGHS E SO: 1 4/9 vs COL 7
DAY-BY-DAY RESULTS DATE OPP. W/L SCORE REC HOME ROAD POS GA/GB WIN LOSS SAVE IND H (HR) OPP H (HR) TIME ATT H. ATT 4/9 vs COL L 0-4 0-1 0-1 --- T-3rd -1.0 Chen (1-0) Kingham (0-1) --- 5 (0) 7 (0) 2:26 11,543 11,543 L 0-3 0-2 0-2 --- T-3rd -2.0 Salazar (1-0) Sampson (0-1) Armstrong (1) 6 (0) 8 (1) 2:36 5,163 16,706 W 2-0 1-2 1-2 --- T-3rd -1.0 Volstad (1-0) Maronde (0-1) Wood (1) 6 (0) 1 (0) 2:20 7,915 24,621 8
APRIL TRANSACTIONS Date Action [Roster Size] April 9 OF Jaff Decker begins ML rehab assignment [25] April 9 RHP Jameson Tiallon assigned to Indianapolis DL [25] April 12 C Chris Stewart rehab assignment transferred to Indianapolis [25] TRIBE TRANSACTIONS 9