IL1 Durham Bulls

Middle Innings Doom Bulls

Published on August 1, 2007 under International League (IL1)
Durham Bulls News Release


Durham, NC - Trailing 2-0 after three innings, Columbus exploded for eight runs in the fourth, fifth and sixth innings to hand Durham their second loss in a row, 8-3 on Wednesday night at the Durham Bulls Athletic Park. The Bulls are 59-52, three games behind Richmond for the division lead and a game behind Buffalo and Rochester for the wild card.

Durham took the lead in the third inning on a two-run single by Wes Bankston, one of his three hits on the night. Columbus responded with three runs in the fourth inning highlighted by back-to-back homers from Larry Broadway and Abraham Nunez. They tacked on another run in the fifth inning on Nunez's RBI-single, then put the game away with four runs in the sixth inning highlighted by Michael Restovich's three-run blast.

RHP Hector Carrasco (1-0) picked up his first win in relief of the starter Levale Speigner, pitching two and one-third scoreless innings. RHP Jae Seo took the loss allowing six runs on 10 hits, including two home runs.

The Bulls and Clippers do battle again on Thursday night at 7:00 PM at the Durham Bulls Athletic Park. Tickets are available at www.durhambulls.com or by phone at (919) 956-BULL.

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