Durham Bulls Game Notes
Published on August 4, 2015 under International League (IL1)
Durham Bulls News Release
Indianapolis Indians (63-47) vs. Durham Bulls (53-56); 7:05 p.m.
RHP Wilfredo Boscan (7-3, 3.55) vs. LHP Blake Snell (1-1, 2.00)
The Bulls play game two of a four-game set against the Indianapolis Indians in the second series of a season-long 10-game homestand. Durham is 1-3 to kick off the homestand, is 2-6 over its last eight games, is 4-11 over its last 15, and is just 6-13 since the All-Star break. The Bulls have dropped 29 of their last 43 contests to go from a 2.0-game lead in the IL South to an 11.5-game deficit, their largest division deficit of the season. Indianapolis - the Pittsburgh Pirates' top affiliate - saw a five-game winning streak snapped last night, but still enters today with the 2nd-best record in the IL behind Norfolk (64-44).
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