Best Games at Victory Field, No. 5: Indians Walk Off vs. Mud Hens, 8-7
INDIANAPOLIS - Indy's early-season success featured a 13-11 record in April and 18-9 clip in May. Fifteen of those 31 combined wins were comeback victories, with the largest come-from-behind win occurring on April 17 against Toledo. The Tribe faced an early 4-0 deficit but rallied for a thrilling 8-7 walk-off
INDIANAPOLIS - Indy's early-season success featured a 13-11 record in April and 18-9 clip in May. Fifteen of those 31 combined wins were comeback victories, with the largest come-from-behind win occurring on April 17 against Toledo. The Tribe faced an early 4-0 deficit but rallied for a thrilling 8-7 walk-off win, giving Indy its fifth straight victory over the Mud Hens.
The visitors plated four runs in the second off
The Tribe cut into the deficit in their half of the third, taking advantage of two defensive miscues. With one away,
Toledo responded with a run in the fourth.
Indy took its first lead of the game in the home half.
The Mud Hens didn't go quietly. Consecutive two-out doubles by Mahtook and Wilson in the fifth made it 7-6, and a fielding error by Hayes in the ninth led to the tying run.
Hayes made up for his first of three errors on the entire season, roping a one-out single in the bottom of the ninth. He promptly stole second base but remained there after Reynolds struck out. With two down, Craig hit a shallow pop-up to right field, but Harold Castro dropped the ball on the run allowing Hayes to score the game-winner.
The Indians were out-hit 13-7 but stole three bases and had three of their seven knocks go for extra bases.
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