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Bulls 7, Knights 4

The Durham Bulls pounded Charlotte pitching with five hits and four runs in the first inning for an early 4-0 lead to set up a 7-4 win on Saturday.

Chris Volstad (2-3) gave up 8 hits in 5 innings for the loss.

Nick Franklin led the Bulls (16-21) with 3 hits, including an RBI triple during that big first inning.

Dayron Varona drove in two Bulls’ runs with a sixth-inning home run.

The series concludes Sunday at 2:05 p.m. Lefthander Blake Snell (1-3, 3.60 ERA) will start for Durham while Charlotte will send RHP Erik Johnson (2-1, 3.77) to the mound.

Infielder Taylor Motter was called up by the Tampa Bay Rays.

Saturday’s box score

Durham Bulls

ab

r

h

bi

Varona, LF-CF

4

2

1

2

Mahtook, DH

4

0

2

0

Decker, CF

4

1

1

0

Roller, 1B

1

0

0

0

Shaffer, 3B-RF

4

0

0

1

Franklin, 2B

5

2

3

1

Maile, C

4

1

2

0

Robertson, SS

4

0

2

1

Leonard, RF-LF

4

1

2

1

Seitzer, 1B-3B

4

0

0

0

Totals

38

7

13

6

Charlotte Knights

ab

r

h

bi

Anderson, SS

5

1

2

1

Shuck, LF

3

1

1

0

Davidson, 3B

5

0

3

2

Ishikawa. 1B

4

0

0

0

Coats, RF

5

0

2

0

Garcia, CF

5

1

3

1

Fields, DH

4

0

1

0

Rottino, C

5

1

1

0

Parrino, 2B

4

0

1

0

Totals

40

4

14

4

Durham

401

002

000

7

13

0

Charlotte

001

001

020

4

14

0

DP–Durham 1, Charlotte 0. LOB–Durham 8, Charlotte 13. 2B–Davidson 3. 3B–Franklin, Leonard. HR—Varona (3), Anderson (3), Garcia (2). SF–Shaffer. SB–Decker (7). PO—xx

Durham IP

H

R

ER

BB

SO

Marks (W, 1-3)

5

9

2

2

2

7

Garton

2

1

0

0

2

3

Kolarek

 2/3

2

2

2

0

1

Wagner

1 1/3

2

0

0

0

2

Charlotte IP

H

R

ER

BB

SO

Volstad (L, 2-3)

5

8

5

5

2

2

Barnette

2

4

2

2

0

3

Ynoa

2

1

0

0

1

2

WP-Volstad.

T-3:19. A-10,585.

This story was originally published May 14, 2016 at 11:30 PM with the headline "Bulls 7, Knights 4."

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