Walker’s three home runs sink Bulls, 12-2
The Durham Bulls gave up four runs in two consecutive innings and suffered a 12-2 loss to the Rochester Red Wings on Saturday at DBAP.
Adam Brett Walker II homered three times for the Red Wings (24-19), but was struck out in his final two at-bats. Rochester leads the series 2-1.
Jaime Schultz (3-2) took the loss for Durham (18-26), going 3 1/3 innings with six hits, six earned runs, four walks and five strikeouts. Schultz gave up two of Walker’s home runs. He moves into the International League lead for strikeouts, with a season total of 57.
Mikie Mahtook had the Bulls’ only multi-hit effort, going 2 for 2 before he was removed in the fourth inning. Luke Maile was 1 for 3 with a run scored, and Jaff Decker scored the Bulls’ other run, going 0 for 3 with a pair of walks and a stolen base.
Adam Kolarek was the only Bulls’ pitcher to not yield a run, going two-thirds of an inning with one walk. The Bulls and Red Wings combined for 28 strikeouts in the game. Jose Berrios (3-0) earned the win for Rochester, with eight strikeouts in 5 innings.
The Bulls will try to finish the series even as they host the Red Wings in the series finale at 5:05 p.m. Sunday at DBAP.
Saturday’s box score
Rochester Red Wings | ab | r | h | bi |
Buxton, CF | 5 | 2 | 2 | 0 |
Beresford, 2B | 5 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
Kepler, RF | 3 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
Field, PH-RF | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 |
Vargas, 1B | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Rosario, LF | 5 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
Britton, 3B | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 |
Walker, DH | 5 | 3 | 3 | 5 |
Murphy, C | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
Tovar, SS | 4 | 2 | 2 | 0 |
Totals | 40 | 12 | 13 | 11 |
Durham Bulls | ab | r | h | bi |
Decker, CF | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
Robertson, SS | 5 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
Mahtook, RF | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
Querecuto, 3B | 3 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
Franklin, 2B | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Varona, LF | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Shaffer, 3B | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
Roller, 1B | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Leonard, DH | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Maile, C | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
Totals | 33 | 2 | 5 | 2 |
Rochester | 120 | 440 | 010 | — | 12 | 13 | 1 |
Durham | 100 | 000 | 100 | — | 2 | 5 | 1 |
E — Berrios; Maile. LOB–Rochester 7, Durham 10. 2B–Britton, Field, Rosario. HR—Walker (3). SB–Buxton (2); Decker (9).
Rochester Red Wings IP | H | R | ER | BB | SO | |
Berrios (W, 3-0) | 5 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 8 |
Wimmers | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3 |
Runzler | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 |
Walden | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
Durham Bulls IP | H | R | ER | BB | SO | |
Schultz | 3 1/3 | 6 | 7 | 6 | 4 | 5 |
Kolarek | 2/3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
Boxberger | 2/3 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 |
Garton | 2 1/3 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
Sappington | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
This story was originally published May 21, 2016 at 11:30 PM with the headline "Walker’s three home runs sink Bulls, 12-2."