INTERNATIONAL LEAGUE
LOUISVILLE BATS AT INDIANAPOLIS ARROWS
08/31/2023
 
INTERNATIONAL LEAGUE
LOUISVILLE BATS AT INDIANAPOLIS ARROWS
GAME ID: 4871 - THURSDAY, AUGUST 31ST , 2023 - GAME LOG
  1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
Louisville Bats (53-85) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 6 0
Indianapolis Arrows (72-66) 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 1 X 3 8 0
Victory Takes Arrows to 72-66
Right-hander Branden Kline mesmerized the Louisville Bats while leading the Indianapolis Arrows to a 3-0 victory. The last-place Bats have lost 4 straight games.

The Arrows got a big at-bat from shortstop Jeremy Bowen. For the game, Bowen was 1-4 with a double. In the bottom of the sixth, with a runner on 2nd, he stroked a run-scoring double. His 28th double of the season gave Indianapolis a 1-0 lead.

"We're stringing together some nice wins," said Indianapolis manager Darrin Garner.
LOUISVILLE BATTING LINESCORE INDIANAPOLIS BATTING LINESCORE
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
B. Riley CF 2 0 0 0 1 1 0 .245 3 22
   a-J. Rodríguez PH, LF 1 0 0 0 0 1 1 .228 5 28
V. Jenkins 3B 5 0 1 0 0 0 2 .227 3 20
E. Castillo 1B 3 0 1 0 0 0 1 .226 9 25
H. bin Mu'ayyad RF 3 0 0 0 1 2 2 .267 7 21
H. Castro 2B 4 0 2 0 0 1 0 .256 2 22
L. Gonzalez DH 2 0 0 0 1 1 0 .229 2 20
B. Ramsey LF, CF 4 0 2 0 0 0 5 .212 7 35
T. Hickman C 2 0 0 0 1 2 4 .200 1 8
A. Valerio SS 4 0 0 0 0 0 3 .226 0 7
Totals 30 0 6 0 4 8 18      
a - J. Rodríguez pinch hit for B. Riley in the 7th

BATTING
Doubles: B. Ramsey 2 (23, 2nd Inning off B. Kline, 0 on, 2 outs; 7th Inning off B. Kline, 0 on, 0 outs)
Total Bases: V. Jenkins , E. Castillo , H. Castro 2 , B. Ramsey 4
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: E. Castillo , B. Ramsey , T. Hickman , A. Valerio
Sac Bunt: L. Gonzalez , T. Hickman
Hit by Pitch: J. Rodríguez , E. Castillo
Team LOB: 11

BASERUNNING
SB: B. Riley (3) , V. Jenkins (6)
CS: B. Riley (10)

FIELDING
Double Plays: 1 (Castro-Valerio-Castillo)
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
P. Miller 2B 3 0 1 0 1 1 0 .262 13 47
J. Reyes CF, RF 3 0 1 0 0 0 1 .179 4 10
B. McBride 1B 4 0 0 0 0 2 4 .276 9 33
   b-R. Balcazar CF 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .261 0 1
M. Rodríguez 3B, 1B 3 1 1 1 1 1 1 .210 3 16
D. Murray RF 2 1 1 0 1 1 2 .232 6 17
   a-J. Juárez 3B 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 .324 1 6
J. Bowen SS 4 0 1 1 0 0 2 .248 7 36
C. McCormick DH 4 0 1 0 0 1 3 .244 4 13
R. Turner LF 4 0 0 0 0 2 3 .238 3 20
C. Avilés C 3 1 1 1 0 0 1 .238 5 14
Totals 31 3 8 3 3 8 17      
a - J. Juárez substituted for D. Murray in the 8th
b - R. Balcazar substituted for B. McBride in the 8th

BATTING
Doubles: P. Miller (19, 1st Inning off D. Merkel, 0 on, 0 outs) , J. Bowen (28, 6th Inning off D. Merkel, 1 on, 2 outs)
Home Runs: C. Avilés (5, 7th Inning off D. Merkel, 0 on, 1 out) , M. Rodríguez (3, 8th Inning off D. Merkel, 0 on, 0 outs)
Total Bases: P. Miller 2 , J. Reyes , M. Rodríguez 4 , D. Murray , J. Juárez , J. Bowen 2 , C. McCormick , C. Avilés 4
2-out RBI: J. Bowen
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: M. Rodríguez , D. Murray , C. McCormick , R. Turner
GIDP: B. McBride
Hit by Pitch: J. Reyes
Team LOB: 8

FIELDING
PB: C. Avilés
LOUISVILLE PITCHING LINESCORE INDIANAPOLIS PITCHING LINESCORE
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
D. Merkel L (4-10) 7.0 8 3 3 3 7 2 109 4.12   
C. Whitaker 1.0 0 0 0 0 1 0 8 4.48   
PITCHING
Game Score: D. Merkel 53
Batters Faced: D. Merkel 32, C. Whitaker 3
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: D. Merkel 9-4, C. Whitaker 1-1
Pitches - Strikes: D. Merkel 109-69, C. Whitaker 8-6
Inherited Runners - Scored: C. Whitaker 1-0
WP: D. Merkel
Hit Batsmen: D. Merkel
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
B. Kline W (7-4) 7.0 4 0 0 3 6 0 105 1.95   
N. Brown H (1) 1.0 2 0 0 1 1 0 35 2.93   
J. Kaiser SV (9) 1.0 0 0 0 0 1 0 12 2.91   
PITCHING
Game Score: B. Kline 72
Batters Faced: B. Kline 28, N. Brown 6, J. Kaiser 4
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: B. Kline 7-7, N. Brown 1-1, J. Kaiser 1-1
Pitches - Strikes: B. Kline 105-61, N. Brown 35-23, J. Kaiser 12-7
Hit Batsmen: B. Kline , J. Kaiser
GAME NOTES
Player of the Game: Branden Kline
Ballpark: Victory Field
Weather: Clear skies (65 degrees), wind blowing in from left at 11 mph
Start Time: 7:05 PM ET
Time: 3:05
Attendance: 9466
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