Tribe Falls in Back-and-Forth Contest in Durham

DURHAM, N.C. - The Indianapolis Indians homered twice and scored six times in the fourth inning, but the Durham Bulls used two separate four-run innings to prevail in a wild game on Saturday night, 10-7.

With the Tribe (20-19) trailing 4-1 in the top of the fourth, Jordan Luplow set the tone for the frame by clubbing a home run way beyond the left-field wall. Two outs later, Eric Wood belted his fourth homer of the year in a similar spot as Luplow's. Wyatt Mathisen and Pablo Reyes would later knock in a run apiece, and the inning was capped when Christopher Bostick singled to left to plate two.
Durham (26-14) regained the lead with a big fifth inning. With Jake Bauers and Jason Coats aboard, Justin Williams singled to right field to score Bauers. Jeremy Hazelbaker then homered to right field to erase the Bulls' deficit and give Durham an 8-7 lead, an advantage they would not relinquish.
The Bulls would add three more runs and rolled to the 10-7 win. They were 6-for-14 with runners in scoring position, with seven of the 14 hits going for extra-bases. The Indians tallied five extra-base hits with three doubles in addition to the home runs by Luplow and Wood.
Colin Poche (2-0) received the win in relief for Durham. Tyler Eppler (3-2) started for Indianapolis and took his first loss since April 18.
Indy will finish the road trip on Sunday night, first pitch is set for 5:05 p.m. The Tribe returns to Victory Field on Monday to open a four-game homestand against the Louisville Bats. To purchase tickets for any Indians home game, contact the Victory Field Box Office at 317-269-2282 or [email protected]. For more on the Tribe, visit IndyIndians.com.