On Deck: Hens vs. Indianapolis

4/7/2003

When: Today at 6:30 p.m., tomorrow at noon.

Radio: 1470 AM.

Affiliation: Indianapolis, Milwaukee Brewers.

Pitching probables (Hens listed last): today, RHP Mark Guerra vs. RHP Shane Loux; tomorrow, RHP Jamey Wright (1-0, 1.80 ERA) vs. RHP Seth Greisinger (1-0, 1.50).

Tribe talk: The Indians won nine of the 16 meetings between the two teams last season, but the Hens won five of eight at Fifth Third Field ... Indianapolis split four games in its opening series at Columbus ... OF Mark Budzinski banged out six hits in 13 at-bats for the Clippers ... Former Cleveland 1B Lee Stevens has five hits in 11 at-bats this season ... The Indians have a .173 team batting average and were one-hit by Columbus yesterday ... Brooks Kieschnick, a hitter-turned-pitcher, has made one appearance on the mound for the Indians but has yet to bat.

Hen happenings: Toledo opened the 2003 season by spliting four games with Louisville ... RHP Seth Greisinger, the Hens' Opening Day starter, is scheduled to pitch tomorrow after tossing six innings of three-hit ball versus Louisville ... Last year 1B Derek Nicholson hit .360 against the Indians, while OF Craig Monroe batted .305 against the Tribe ... The Hens have a .328 batting average in their two wins this season but are hitting just .145 in the two losses.

Next home series: vs. Richmond Braves, April 17-18.