Lee, Teaford lead Durham to 6-run win
The Durham Bulls won their fifth straight game Sunday evening at the DBAP, defeating the Columbus Clippers 7-1 behind a trio of early home runs.
The Bulls (64-66) jumped out to an early lead, scoring in the first inning on a solo homer by Nick Franklin. In the secondJP Arencibia hit a solo dinger over the Blue Monster, and three batters later Hak-Ju Lee blasted a two-run homer into the right-field seats for a 4-0 lead.
In the eighth frame Lee struck again, this time mashing a two-run double into right-centerfield for a six-run lead.
Lee finished 2-for-4, and tied a career-high by driving in four. Brett finished the evening with a team-high three hits, while Corey Brown chipped in a 2-for-3 night. The Bulls concluded their five-game homestand with a perfect 5-0 record, outscoring their opponents 45-12 over that span.
Left-hander Everett Teaford (5-8) picked up the victory, allowing one run on four hits over 5 1/3 frames. Righty Parker Markel, in his second career Triple-A outing, tossed 2 2/3 perfect frames in relief, and Jhan Mariñez closed the game out with a scoreless ninth. Will Roberts (2-4) suffered the loss for the Clippers, allowing five runs on eight hits over 5 1/3 innings.
The Bulls’ final off day of the season is Monday, before they return to action Tuesday in the first game of a two-game set against the Norfolk Tides at Harbor Park.
Sunday’s box score
Columbus | ab | r | h | bi |
Holt, LF | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
Martinez, CF | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Aguilar, 1B | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
Moore, C | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Walters, 3B | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
Gonzalez, SS | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Choice, RF | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
Ciriaco, DH | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Rohlinger, 2B | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Totals | 29 | 1 | 4 | 1 |
Durham | ab | r | h | bi |
Mahtook, RF | 4 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
Powell, CF | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
Franklin, DH | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
Motter, 3B | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Shaffer, 1B | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
Arencibia, C | 4 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
Brown, LF | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 |
Brett, 2B | 4 | 2 | 3 | 1 |
Lee, SS | 4 | 1 | 2 | 4 |
Totals | 35 | 7 | 13 | 7 |
Columbus | 000 | 010 | 000 | — | 1 | 4 | 1 |
Durham | 130 | 001 | 02X | — | 7 | 13 | 0 |
E — Choice. DP– Durham 2, Columbus 1. LOB– Durham 9, Columbus 5. 2B– Powell. HR—Choice 1 (1), Franklin 1 (10), Arencibia 1 (22), Lee 1 (3).
ColumbusIP | H | R | ER | BB | SO | |
Roberts (L, 2-4) | 51/3 | 8 | 5 | 5 | 3 | 3 |
Colon | 12/3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
Sturdevant | 1 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 0 |
DurhamIP | H | R | ER | BB | SO | |
Teaford (W, 5-8) | 51/3 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 5 |
Markel (H, 1) | 22/3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
Marinez | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
This story was originally published August 23, 2015 at 9:08 PM with the headline "Lee, Teaford lead Durham to 6-run win."