The Clippers host Indianapolis the next two nights in Huntington Park.

On the bright side, the franchise will top 600,000 in attendance for the second consecutive season tonight.

On the not-so-bright side, the Clippers have yet to find a way out of a team slump that has taken them from 10 1/2 games ahead in the IL West Division race to a game and a half behind the Louisville Bats.

Columbus has lost 8 of its past 10 games, including a 2-1 heartbreaker last night to the Bats. David Huff (7-1, 3.98 ERA) is starting tonight against Indy's Dana Eveland (0-2, 10.69).

Eveland is a lefty, which means Columbus second baseman Cord Phelps won't start. Phelps, a switch-hitter, is nursing a wrist injury and can't bat from the right side.

"We've faced a left-handed starter in six of our last seven games," Phelps said. "When does that ever happen?"

Some key hitters are in major slumps. Jared Goedert was 0 for 14 in the swing through Toledo and Louisville. Wes Hodges was 3 for 18. Matt McBride was 1 for 12.

Jose Constanza, meanwhile, continues to sizzle. He was 5 for 8 in the two games against Louisville with two triples and two doubles.

Here are tonight's lineups:

Indianapolis 1. Doug Bernier 1B 2. Akinori Iwamura 3B 3. Alex Presley CF 4. Brandon Moss RF 5. Mitch Jones LF 6. Erik Kratz DH 7. Pedrom Ciriaco SS 8. Jason Jaramillo C 9. Brian Friday 2B P - LH Dana Eveland (0-2, 10.69)

Columbus 1. Jose Constanza CF 2. Drew Sutton 2B 3. Wes Hodges 1B 4. Jordan Brown LF 5. Matt McBride RF 6. Jared Goedert DH 7. Luke Carlin C 8. Josh Rodriguez SS 9. Argenis Reyes 3B P - LH David Huff (7-1, 3.98)