Kingham and Terdoslavich Carry Tribe in Game 3
INDIANAPOLIS - Nick Kingham hurled seven scoreless innings and Joey Terdoslavich ripped a two-run double during a three-run third to help the Indianapolis Indians stave off elimination in a 5-0 shutout of the Durham Bulls on Friday night at Victory Field. The playoff shutout was the first-ever for the Tribe
INDIANAPOLIS -
Indianapolis (1-2) extended the series another day behind the right arm of Kingham. Facing Durham (2-1) for a third time in 2017, the Houston native kept the Bulls off balance, mixing in a variety of curveballs and changeups with his low-to-mid 90s fastball.
He worked around a two-out single in the first and escaped a minor threat in the second when he picked off
Kingham (1-0) sailed along with the run support, posting zeroes over the next four frames. His outing was punctuated in the seventh when Weiss caught a soft line drive at second and swiftly doubled off the runner at first. Kingham scattered four hits and three walks with four strikeouts in the triumph.
The Tribe added two insurance runs in the eighth to cap the scoring.
Smith (0-1) suffered the loss for Durham after yielding three runs on four hits and three walks in 3 2/3 innings of work.
Durham leads the best-of-five series, 2-1.
Game 4 is set for 7:05 p.m. on Saturday night at Victory Field. Right-hander Drew Hutchison (9-9, 3.56) will start for the Tribe, opposite Bulls righty Brent Honeywell (12-8, 3.64). The broadcast can be heard on Fox Sports 97.5, AM 1260 and www.indyindians.com.