Bulls Eliminate Tribe in Comeback Fashion
INDIANAPOLIS - The Durham Bulls scored four unanswered runs to erase a 3-0 deficit en route to a 4-3 win over the Indianapolis Indians on Saturday night at Victory Field. Indianapolis native Justin O'Conner provided the decisive blow with a two-out, two-run single in the eighth inning to lift the
INDIANAPOLIS - The Durham Bulls scored four unanswered runs to erase a 3-0 deficit en route to a 4-3 win over the Indianapolis Indians on Saturday night at Victory Field. Indianapolis native Justin O'Conner provided the decisive blow with a two-out, two-run single in the eighth inning to lift the Bulls into the Governors' Cup Championship Series.
Down 3-0, Durham (3-1) finally broke through against Tribe starter
The Bulls completed their comeback in the eighth, despite recording just one hit in the inning.
Facing Bulls starter
The Tribe grabbed the lead in the fourth after
Indy kept the pressure on Honeywell in its next trip to the plate.
Following O'Conner's go-ahead knock in the eighth, Durham utilized three relievers -
Ortiz opened the ninth with a soft single into center off Castillo and took second on a Stallings sacrifice bunt, but the Bulls' closer retired
Wood (1-0) earned the win for Durham with a scoreless inning in relief. Hutchison took a no-decision for the Tribe after yielding two runs on five hits in 5 2/3 innings.
Durham will face the winner of Scranton/Wilkes-Barre and Lehigh Valley, beginning with Game 1 on Tuesday, Sept. 12 at Durham Bulls Athletic Park.
Indianapolis will open its 2018 campaign against the Columbus Clippers at Victory Field on Friday, April 6. First pitch is set for 7:15 p.m. Single-game tickets for the 2018 season will tentatively go on sale Thursday, March 1.