Tribe Split Doubleheader After Leading Early Twice
NORFOLK, VA - The Indians scored first in their eighth and ninth straight games with a pair of two-run opening frames on Thursday against Norfolk but couldn't hold the lead in both to split the doubleheader. The Tides mounted a sixth inning, three-run comeback in game one to hand Indy
NORFOLK, VA - The Indians scored first in their eighth and ninth straight games with a pair of two-run opening frames on Thursday against Norfolk but couldn't hold the lead in both to split the doubleheader. The Tides mounted a sixth inning, three-run comeback in game one to hand Indy a 3-2 loss, but the Tribe came back and broke a 2-2 tie in the second game for their own 3-2 win.
Indianapolis had lost five straight contests when scoring first before coming back to win in the final game of the series. Indy also tied its season-high losing streak of five games with the game one loss, the last of which came from June 26-30, also against Columbus and an IL South opponent (Gwinnett).
The Tribe (57-58) opened the second game with back-to-back two-out singles by
Norfolk (46-69) cut its deficit to one run in the bottom half of the first inning thanks to a leadoff single that came around to score on a stolen base, groundout and sacrifice fly.
In the sixth, Hayes reached on an error to extend the inning. Martin then sent a long fly ball off the center field wall to score Hayes from first and give the Tribe their second lead of the game.
Only one of the three runs
The Indians opened the doubleheader with their first two-run frame of the day.
Norfolk inched within one following a leadoff triple in the sixth and took its 3-2 lead on a two-out, two-run single by
The Indians continue their road trip with a weekend series against Durham, beginning Friday in a 7:05 p.m. ET start. Lefty