Game Information: Toledo Mud Hens (75-60) vs. Indianapolis Indians (70-65)

September 14, 2022 – International League (IL) – Indianapolis Indians News Release

LOCATION: Victory Field

FIRST PITCH: 1:35 PM ET

GAME #136 / Home #65: Toledo Mud Hens (75-60) vs. Indianapolis Indians (70-65)

PROBABLES: RHP Austin Bergner (1-3, 7.20) vs. RHP Osvaldo Bido (3-7, 4.53)

RADIO: FoxSportsIndy.com / Fox Sports 1260 / iHeart app

TV: MiLB TV

ABOUT LAST NIGHT: Josh VanMeter ripped two doubles as the Indianapolis Indians were held to just five hits in their series-opening loss to the Toledo Mud Hens on Tuesday night, 9-1. The Mud Hens brought across a run in each of their first three plate appearances and broke open the game with a four-run fifth to extend the lead to 7-0. Following a leadoff triple by Brendon Davis, in the top of the second, Ali Sanchez brought home the would-be winning run on a sacrifice fly. Major league rehabber David Bednar opened for the Indians. After issuing a leadoff walk, he surrendered the contests first run on an RBI double by shortstop Zack Short. Bednar would go on to retire the next three batters, two of the outs came way of strikeout. Toledo’s starting pitcher Daniel Ponce De Leon struck out seven in 6.0 one-run innings. After a VanMeter double and Carter Bins single to put runners on the corners for the Indians with one out in fifth, Ponce De Leon surrendered the Indians lone run when Jared Oliva grounded into a force out to score VanMeter.

HOME GROWN: Ossian, Ind. native Josh VanMeter made his first appearance with Indianapolis after being outrighted by Pittsburgh on Sept. 10 and went 2-for-3 with a pair of doubles. It was his sixth game at Victory Field this season after joining the Indians on a rehab assignment from June 21-26, and in those games he is 4-for-21 with four runs scored. He is no stranger to the ballpark at the corner of West and Maryland Streets in downtown Indianapolis, appearing at The Vic in 18 games during his time with Louisville from 2018-19. VanMeter raked in those games, hitting .323 (20-for-63) with nine extra-base hits, 10 RBI, 15 runs scored and more walks (13) than strikeouts (12).

BAES-RUNNING: Ji-Hwan Bae has been flashing speed that the Indians haven’t seen the likes of since Kevin Newman snagged 28 bases during his 2018 Team MVP campaign. The 23-year-old super-utilityman has a team-leading 27 stolen bases this season, which ranks 10th among International League leaders (Omaha’s Darion Blanco leads the league with 39). Rajai Davis owns the single-season record (since 2005) for the…