Senzel with multi-homer game in Bats loss
LOUISVILLE, Ky. - The Durham offense proved too strong for the Louisville Bats (26-42) as they fell 13-3 in the final game of the series on Thursday night at Louisville Slugger Field. This was the final meeting for the two teams and in ten match-ups this season, the Bats went
LOUISVILLE, Ky. - The Durham offense proved too strong for the Louisville Bats (26-42) as they fell 13-3 in the final game of the series on Thursday night at Louisville Slugger Field. This was the final meeting for the two teams and in ten match-ups this season, the Bats went 4-6 against the Bulls.
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The Durham offense opened the game with two back-to-back doubles when a subsequent fielder's choice, followed by a fielding error gave them a 2-0 lead. The offensive threats continued into the second when
The runs started to accumulate for the Bulls in the third. A home run to center field beckoned a Louisville pitching change as
It was in the sixth that the Bats "Senzation" made his mark. With his fifth home run of the season,
Both teams were kept silent in the fourth and fifth innings but it wasn't quiet for long. Ji-Man Choi came back to the plate for Durham to score his second homer of the night, a two-run shot to left field to make it 13-1.
Despite a 13-1 deficit, the last run of the night was a blinder. Nick Senzel smacked a two-run homer in the bottom of the eighth to provide a silver lining at the end of the game. Tonight marks his first multi-homer game of the season and he is now on a 12-game hit streak.
The Bats remain at home for the weekend to take on the Norfolk Tides in a three-game series. Left-handed starter,