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Jameson Taillon threw six shutout innings, Tyler Glasnow fanned nine over five innings, and Dilson Herrera had a big day at the plate -- Indianapolis beat Toledo , 8-2. Brandon Cumpton went six innings, allowing two runs on seven hits and three walks.

Felix Pie helped Indianapolis' pitchers overcome serious wildness, while Josh Bell's heroics got West Virginia a split in their doubleheader -- Indianapolis' pitchers walked a dozen batters, but the Indians still beat Toledo , 8-5. Andy Oliver allowed only one run over six innings despite walking six and throwing only 53 of 101 pitches for strikes.

Scranton/Wilkes-Barre lost for the fifth time in its last six games at PNC Field, dropping a 2-0 decision to Indianapolis.

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Scranton/Wilkes-Barre saw its eight-game winning streak end on Monday night with a 5-0 loss to Indianapolis as the RailRiders' record fell to 17-12 and 5-10 at PNC Field.

Casey Sadler allowed just two hits over eight innings and accounted for most of Altoona's offense, Andy Oliver worked through some control problems, and Gregory Polanco went deep -- Indianapolis got six scoreless innings from Andy Oliver and shut out Scranton/Wilkes-Barre, 5-0. Oliver allowed only two hits and fanned five, but he walked four and ... (more)

Charlie Morton left his AAA rehab start early with shoulder soreness, while Nick Kingham continued what could be a breakout season and Orlando Castro continued his quest for respect -- Charlie Morton exited his rehab start early due to right shoulder tightness.

Dave Brundage has been waiting for a month to get an up-close-and-personal look at the Tyler Cloyd who dominated International League hitters last season.

Phil Irwin returned to action with a four-inning start, Jameson Taillon pitched decently while his teammates hit indecently, and Clay Holmes had a rough outing -- Indianapolis ran its record to 21-7 by beating Lehigh Valley , 9-6. Phil Irwin threw four shutout innings in his return to action from a dead arm phase.

Nick Kingham struck out 13 in six scoreless innings, Charlie Morton threw six strong innings of his own for Altoona, and Indianapolis continued the hot start to its season -- Indianapolis improved its record to 18-7 by dropping Gwinnett , 5-2. Brooks Brown threw four shutout, one-hit innings in a fill-in start.

Gerrit Cole had his longest outing of the season, Jameson Taillon fanned seven in a solid start, Gregory Polanco hit his second HR, and Jordy Mercer posed the question, If I hit .337 and the front office doesn't notice, did it really happen? -- Gerrit Cole had his best start of the season as Indianapolis topped Gwinnett , 4-1. It wasn't the ... (more)

Gerrit Cole, the top prospect in the Pittsburgh Pirates minor league system, showed why he is in Triple-A in only his second year of pro baseball on Saturday night.

Highlight: Cody Overbeck and Josh Fields combined to knock in five runs and help the IronPigs snap a five-game losing streak with a 6-3 win over Indianapolis, salvaging a split of Tuesday's doubleheader at Victory Field.

Stolmy Pimentel had a good outing for Altoona, Tyler Glasnow struggled with his pitch count and Andy Oliver with his control, and Josh Bell hit his third HR -- Indianapolis split a doubleheader with Lehigh Valley.