Indy has homered in 15 of its last 16 games
By Brody Tisdale
July 29, 2023
INDIANAPOLIS – Luis Ortiz tossed 5.0 one-run innings and the Indianapolis Indians offense blasted three home runs to defeat the Louisville Bats on Saturday night at Victory Field, 6-3.
Rodolfo Castro broke a 1-1 tie with his first home run of the season for the Indians off Ryan Meisinger (L, 0-1), a three-run blast in the fifth to open a lead that proved insurmountable for Louisville. Castro’s dinger was sandwiched between a pair of solo homers, Miguel Andújar’s 13th of the season in the fourth and Domingo Leyba’s first home run with Indy in the sixth inning.
Louisville (53-46, 13-13) quickly countered after Andújar’s home run in the bottom of the fourth. Michael Siani peppered a leadoff single before Alejo Lopez drove him in on an RBI double into the right-field gap. The run-scoring double was the lone blemish for starting pitcher Luis Ortiz (W, 3-4), who fanned a season-high eight batters in 5.0 innings of work.
Following back-to-back walks to Chris Owings and Grant Koch, Castro singled home Owings with his third hit of the night, driving in the Indians (47-53, 14-12) last run of the contest. The Bats showed signs of life with a TJ Hopkins two-run home run in the eighth, cutting the deficit to three runs. Colin Selby (S, 5) retired Louisville in order with a pair of strikeouts to slam the door and earn his team-leading fifth save of the season.
Indianapolis’ offense homered three times for the second time this week against Louisville, also in Tuesday night’s win. Indy has homered in 15 of its last 16 games with 30 total blasts.
The Indians and Bats meet in the series finale on Sunday with first pitch slated for 1:35 PM ET. LHP Cam Alldred (6-3, 5.05) will toe the rubber for Indy against RHP Randy Wynne (3-2, 5.20).
Originally posted on milb.com