Durham Bulls Game Notes
Published on July 18, 2014 under International League (IL1)
Durham Bulls News Release
Durham Bulls (54-44) @ Gwinnett Braves (44-55); 7:05 p.m.
RHP Nathan Karns (6-5, 5.63) vs. RHP Kanekoa Texeira (1-1, 5.06)
The Bulls play game two of their four-game set on the road against the Gwinnett Braves. Durham is just 11-15 over its last 26 games - highlighted by an eight-game losing skid from 6/16-6/24 - but has won five of its last six, and four in a row for the first time since 5/22-5/26 when it won five straight. The Bulls enter today 10.5 games ahead of second-place Gwinnett - their largest division lead of the season and first double-digit game lead since the final day of 2013, when it closed out the season 10.0 games ahead of second-place Norfolk. Gwinnett - the Atlanta Braves' top affiliate - is just 4-11 in July and 15-30 since June 1st, the worst record in Triple-A Baseball in that span.
With a win tonight, Durham manager Charlie Montoyo with tie the franchise record for wins by a manager at 613, set by Bill Evers who managed the team from 1998-2005.
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