IL1 Durham Bulls

Bulls Stymied 5-0 by Stripers in Series Finale

Published on August 23, 2018 under International League (IL1)
Durham Bulls News Release


DURHAM, NC - An early deficit was too much too overcome as the Durham Bulls fell 5-0 to the Gwinnett Stripers in front of a season-high 11,516 paid fans on Thursday night at the DBAP.

In front of the seventh-highest attendance in DBAP history, the Stripers (63-65) opened the scoring in the first inning with a solo home run by Austin Riley, his third of the series, to move the visitors in front 1-0. In the third inning, the Stripers tacked on another run on a 5-4-3 double play by Luis Marte to score Sean Kazmar Jr., who was hit by a pitch to open the frame giving Gwinnett a 2-0 lead.

The Stripers scored three runs on four hits in the fourth inning, capped with a two-run home run by Rio Ruiz, extending the visitor's advantage to 5-0, which proved to be the final score.

The Bulls (71-57) managed just three hits and were held scoreless for the 10th time this season.

Touki Toussaint (W, 4-0) tossed 7.0 scoreless innings with eight strikeouts and one walk to earn his fourth victory of the season.

Ryan Weber (L, 8-6) was saddled with the loss after allowing five runs on six hits over 5.0 innings with two strikeouts.

The Bulls and Stripers split the season series 11-11, and Durham now holds a 4.5-game lead over Norfolk in the South Division.

The Bulls hit the road to open a seven-game road trip with the first of four games at the Norfolk Tides on Friday night at Harbor Park. Austin Pruitt (2-0, 3.14) is scheduled to start for the Bulls and the starter for the Tides is to be determined.

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