Williams’ four hits lift Indians to fourth straight win over I-Cubs, 7-3

July 26, 2024 – International League (IL)
Indianapolis Indians Press Release

DES MOINES, Iowa – The Indianapolis Indians recorded their fourth straight victory over the Iowa Cubs on Friday night at Principal Park, 7-3, thanks to four-hit batter Alika Williams.

The Indians (11-12, 44-52) scored runs in the first four frames and never looked back. A pair of singles by Williams and Henry Davis jump-started the Indianapolis offense in the first inning, and Williams was brought home by Liover Peguero later in the inning to score the game’s first run.

In the second inning, Matt Gorski led off with a single and Jason Delay followed with a double. A wild pitch in the next at-bat by Brandon Birdsell (L, 0-3) brought home Gorski and Andrés Alvarez singled to center to extend the Indians’ lead to three.

The next two runs for the Indians came on a single by Matt Fraizer in the third inning and a double by Davis in the fourth.

Iowa (10-15, 43-57) got on the board in the fifth inning with a sacrifice fly by Jack Reinheimer, but Indianapolis quickly countered in the sixth inning with an RBI double by Seth Beer and an RBI single by Gorski to make it 7-1.

The I-Cubs came back in the eighth inning when Trayce Thompson tripled to center field and Chase Strumpf followed with a single, but that ended the threat.

Indians starter Jake Woodford (W, 2-5) threw 5.0 innings, allowing one run on seven hits and striking out seven.

The Indians and I-Cubs meet tomorrow at 7:08 p.m. ET for the penultimate game of the series. RHP Luis Cessa (3-4, 4.22) is favored for Indianapolis, while RHP Connor Noland (1-0, 0.00) will counter for Iowa.

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