LIVE: Party Animals Can CLINCH PLAYOFFS vs Indianapolis Clowns In Cleveland Guardians MLB Home!
The Party Animals · Published Sep 27, 2026 · Watch on YouTube
Final · September 26, 2026 · Progressive Field · Cleveland, Ohio
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Party Animals defeated Indianapolis Clowns 4-3 in Banana Ball points on September 26, 2026 at Progressive Field.
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The Party Animals · Published Sep 27, 2026 · Watch on YouTube
See who won, how long the game lasted and whether regulation points, Showdown innings or an Equalizer decided the result.
Quickly identify who started for each team and which pitcher received the official win.
| Team | Inning | Phase | Runs | Hits | Point |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Indianapolis Clowns | 1 | regular | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Party Animals | 1 | regular | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| Indianapolis Clowns | 2 | regular | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| Party Animals | 2 | regular | 2 | 2 | 1 |
| Indianapolis Clowns | 3 | regular | 1 | 2 | 1 |
| Party Animals | 3 | regular | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Indianapolis Clowns | 4 | regular | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Party Animals | 4 | regular | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Indianapolis Clowns | 5 | regular | 5 | 3 | 1 |
| Party Animals | 5 | regular | 2 | 1 | 0 |
| Indianapolis Clowns | 6 | regular | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Party Animals | 6 | regular | 1 | 2 | 0 |
| Indianapolis Clowns | 7 | regular | 2 | 1 | 1 |
| Party Animals | 7 | regular | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Indianapolis Clowns | 8 | regular | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Party Animals | 8 | regular | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| Indianapolis Clowns | 9 | regular | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Party Animals | 9 | regular | 1 | 1 | 1 |
Compare the batting order, player roles, at-bats, run production, steals, Ball 4 Sprints and walk-off plays.
| Player | Team | Slot | Position / role | AB | R | H | RBI | K | SB | B4S | WO | AVG | OPS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Joe Gray Jr. #3 | Indianapolis Clowns | 1 | EH | 5 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.304 | 0.899 |
| Jackie Bradley Jr. #19 | Indianapolis Clowns | 2 | CF | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0.364 | 1.012 |
| Bobby Lada #7 | Indianapolis Clowns | 3 | SS | 5 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.302 | 0.873 |
| Joe Lytle #22 | Indianapolis Clowns | 4 | C | 3 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0.353 | 0.974 |
| Dale Francis Jr. #44 | Indianapolis Clowns | 5 | DH | 4 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.367 | 1.009 |
| Correlle Prime #11 | Indianapolis Clowns | 6 | 1B | 3 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.291 | 0.774 |
| Niko Hulsizer #12 | Indianapolis Clowns | 7 | RF | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.309 | 0.997 |
| Brian Dansereau #5 | Indianapolis Clowns | 8 | LF | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0.211 | 0.743 |
| Jalen Vasquez #2 | Indianapolis Clowns | 9 | 2B | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0.273 | 0.877 |
| Kirkland Banks #1 | Indianapolis Clowns | 10 | 3B / 2B | 3 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0.289 | 0.729 |
| Eli Paton #16 | Indianapolis Clowns | 13 | 3B | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0.288 | 0.826 |
| Malachi Mitchell #99 | Indianapolis Clowns | Bench | DR | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Mat Wolf #97 | Indianapolis Clowns | Bench | DF | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| John-Howard Bobo #99 | Party Animals | 1 | LF | 3 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0.25 | 0.854 |
| Andy Cosgrove #5 | Party Animals | 2 | 2B | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0.254 | 0.843 |
| Chase Achuff #11 | Party Animals | 3 | SS | 3 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0.35 | 0.922 |
| Tanner Thomas #4 | Party Animals | 4 | EH | 2 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0.301 | 0.945 |
| T.J. Reeves #3 | Party Animals | 5 | DH | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.295 | 0.854 |
| Jake Skole #98 | Party Animals | 6 | RF | 3 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0.299 | 0.834 |
| Jason Swan #2 | Party Animals | 7 | 1B | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0.333 | 0.85 |
| Mike Ballard #47 | Party Animals | 8 | 3B | 3 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.285 | 0.787 |
| Bronson Balholm #41 | Party Animals | 9 | C | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.264 | 0.739 |
| Reece Hampton #6 | Party Animals | 10 | CF | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.252 | 0.773 |
| Dustin Baber #9 | Party Animals | Bench | DF | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.178 | 0.563 |
| Mark Smith #40 | Party Animals | Bench | DR | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
Review innings pitched, runs allowed, Ball 4 Sprints, strikeouts, fan-catch foul outs, ERA and game pace.
| Pitcher | Team | IP | H | R | ER | B4S | K | ERA | FAN | MPI |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Brett Maddock #8 | Indianapolis Clowns | 1.2 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 5.92 | 0 | 4:38 |
| Andrew Irvine #67 | Indianapolis Clowns | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 13.85 | 0 | 6:06 |
| Vinny Santarsiero #21 | Indianapolis Clowns | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 11.49 | 0 | 6:25 |
| Gage Voorhees #4 | Indianapolis Clowns | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 10.6 | 0 | 5:09 |
| Dayan Reinoso #25 | Indianapolis Clowns | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 6.98 | 0 | 5:33 |
| Clark Gilmore #13 | Indianapolis Clowns | 0.2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 9.82 | 0 | 5:17 |
| Kobe Robinson #24 | Indianapolis Clowns | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 5.81 | 0 | 4:48 |
| Bret Helton #10 | Party Animals | 5 | 8 | 6 | 5 | 3 | 3 | 6.67 | 0 | 5:06 |
| Peter Holden #22 | Party Animals | 2 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 7.17 | 0 | 5:07 |
| Nate Tellier #26 | Party Animals | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 5.34 | 1 | 4:20 |
TPO shows outs completed with trick plays, TPM shows missed trick-play attempts, and E records fielding errors.
| Fielder | Team | Position | TPO | TPM | E |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jackie Bradley Jr. #19 | Indianapolis Clowns | CF | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Bobby Lada #7 | Indianapolis Clowns | SS | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| Brian Dansereau #5 | Indianapolis Clowns | LF | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Jalen Vasquez #2 | Indianapolis Clowns | 2B | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Kirkland Banks #1 | Indianapolis Clowns | 3B, 2B | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Mat Wolf #97 | Indianapolis Clowns | DF | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| John-Howard Bobo #99 | Party Animals | LF | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Chase Achuff #11 | Party Animals | SS | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Jake Skole #98 | Party Animals | RF | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Jason Swan #2 | Party Animals | 1B | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| Dustin Baber #9 | Party Animals | DF | 1 | 0 | 0 |
See the designated fielders, designated runners and Golden Batters assigned in the official game data.
Use this recap to find the home runs, triples, doubles and fastest innings recorded in the official game notes.
Indianapolis Clowns HR: None recorded · Party Animals HR: Skole, J (5, 3rd inning off Maddock, 1 on, 1 out) Bobo, J (2, 6th inning off Voorhees, 0 on, 1 out)
Indianapolis Clowns Fan Outs: Banks, K (1, 8th inning vs Tellier) · Party Animals Fan Outs: None recorded
Indianapolis Clowns Fastest MPI: Irvine - 1:57 (4th inning) · Party Animals Fastest MPI: Tellier - 1:34 (8th inning)
The Party Animals' black-and-pink rival identity meets the revived Indianapolis Clowns and their connection to Negro Leagues baseball history.
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The current Clowns are a new BBCL expansion team that revives the name and showmanship tradition of the historic Indianapolis Clowns. The revival was developed with the Negro Leagues Baseball Museum and began Banana Ball play in February 2026.
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Team schedule and scores · MLB history of the Indianapolis Clowns
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Fans First Entertainment created the Party Animals as a true Banana Ball rival capable of competing with the Savannah Bananas. They debuted on July 21, 2020, first in a traditional baseball game and then in a Banana Ball game decided through Showdown Tiebreakers.
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After this result, Party Animals leads the completed 2026 season series 8-5. This game is meeting 13 of 13 on the current schedule.
Progressive Field is the Cleveland, Ohio stop for this matchup on the 2026 national tour. The synchronized schedule currently lists 2 games at this venue; this matchup is number 2 in that venue sequence.
Home of the Cleveland Guardians.
See the Progressive Field schedule
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Recent and upcoming meetings from the current season series.
Indianapolis Clowns vs Party Animals is listed for September 26, 2026 at 7:08 PM venue local time.
The game is at Progressive Field in Cleveland, Ohio.
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Party Animals defeated Indianapolis Clowns 4-3 in Banana Ball points on September 26, 2026 at Progressive Field.
The synchronized 2026 schedule currently lists 13 meetings between these teams. After this result, Party Animals leads the completed 2026 season series 8-5. This game is meeting 13 of 13 on the current schedule.
Banana Ball awards points by inning, so the point totals shown at the top decide the official result. Runs, hits and trick plays remain part of the box score but do not replace the point score.
Times and watch assignments can change. The individual calendar feed keeps the same event ID when an official update is received.