Ohio State receiver Jaxon Smith-Njigba's brother lifts Indians over Columbus Clippers
Saturday's game: Indianapolis 3, Columbus 2
Recap: Canaan Smith-Njigba, the brother of Ohio State wide receiver Jaxon Smith-Njigba, singled in Hunter Owen with the winning run in the bottom of the ninth inning. Owen opened the inning with a triple and scored to give Columbus only its second loss in its past 13 games. The Indians took a 2-0 lead in the fourth on a two-run homer by Mason Martin. The Clippers answered with a two-run shot by Gabriel Arias in the sixth. The Clippers' Will Benson, who was 2 for 4, was the only player in the game with multiple hits.
Attendance: 7,262
Next game: Sunday at Indianapolis, 1:35 p.m.
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Next home game: Tuesday vs. Louisville, 6:15 p.m. at Huntington Park
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Holy liftoff, Gabriel Arias! 🤯 pic.twitter.com/D5CDZ39Pb0
— Columbus Clippers (@CLBClippers) April 24, 2022
CANAAN. FOR THE WIN. 🖤💛 pic.twitter.com/a662LrYud8
— Indianapolis Indians (@indyindians) April 24, 2022
No doubt, this one was going out. ✊ pic.twitter.com/EKHexuoWC5
— Indianapolis Indians (@indyindians) April 24, 2022
This article originally appeared on The Columbus Dispatch: Columbus Clippers: Canaan Smith-Njigba lifts Indianapolis to win
