Stripers Tripped Up in 10th by Bulls
DURHAM, NC - The Durham Bulls earned a 2-1 walk-off win in the bottom of the 10th inning over the Gwinnett Stripers Friday night in game two of the four-game series at Durham Bulls Athletic Park.The Bulls began the bottom of the 10th with a man on second (Jeremy Hazelbaker)
DURHAM, NC - The Durham Bulls earned a 2-1 walk-off win in the bottom of the 10th inning over the Gwinnett Stripers Friday night in game two of the four-game series at Durham Bulls Athletic Park.
The Bulls began the bottom of the 10th with a man on second (Jeremy Hazelbaker) as per Minor League Baseball's new extra-inning rules. With
The Stripers had their shot to break a 1-1 tie in the top of the 10th. With
Gibaut (W, 3-1) worked out of the jam, however, striking out
The Stripers took a 1-0 lead in the top of the third as Brantly led off with a double to right off Durham starter
But the Bulls tied the game in the bottom of the fifth, as Johnson delivered a solo home run (1) to right off Stripers' starting pitcher
That was the only run allowed by Wisler, who was sharp over 6.0 innings of six-hit baseball in a no-decision. He walked two and struck out a season-high nine in his second quality start for Gwinnett.
Despite the solid pitching performance, the Stripers' offense went just 2-for-13 with runners in scoring position and matched a season high with 11 left on base. The two clubs combined to strand 19 in the game.
At the plate, Santana was 2-for-3 with two stolen bases and Reed was 2-for-3 with a double and an RBI. Reed has now reached base safely in 13 of 14 games since joining Gwinnett on May 29th, batting .442.
For Durham, Snow tossed 5.0 innings with four hits, one earned run, one walk and eight strikeouts. Relievers
Johnson had the hot bat for the Bulls, going 3-for-4 with the solo homer.
The Gwinnett Stripers (29-36) and Durham Bulls (37-28) will meet in game three of the four-game series Saturday night at 6:35 p.m. at Durham Bulls Athletic Park. Right-hander