Bulls crush IronPigs to salvage finale
The Durham Bulls salvaged the final game of a three-game set Sunday afternoon, beating the Lehigh Valley IronPigs 10-3 at Coca-Cola Park.
After managing just one run in the first two games of the series, the Durham (29-36) offense got out to a fast start by putting up a four-spot in the first inning behind JP Arencibia’s grand slam. After Lehigh Valley got a run in the second, the Bulls’ offense went back to work in the fourth frame when Johnny Field ripped an RBI double and Daniel Robertson drove in two with a single.
The IronPigs (34-29) closed the gap to 7-3 by scoring two runs in the fifth, but Jake Goebbert cracked a three-run dinger in the ninth inning to extend the Bulls’ lead to 10-3.
Right-hander Austin Pruitt (5-4) picked up the victory for Durham, tossing a season-high 7 1/3 innings and allowing three runs, while Dylan Floro notched the final five outs. James Russell (1-2) took the loss for the ‘Pigs, surrendering seven runs on nine hits across 3 1/3 frames.
Arencibia’s four RBI and two hits paced the Bulls’ offense, which scored double-digit runs for the first time in 2016. Robertson finished 3-for-5 with two RBI, while Jake Hager and Cameron Seitzer each contributed two hits out of the eighth and ninth spots in the order.
Durham’s nine-game road trip continues Monday when they open a three-game set against the Buffalo Bisons at 7:05 p.m. LHP Adam Wilk (1-6, 3.33) will make the start for Durham against LHP Scott Diamond (4-6, 3.16).
Sunday’s box score
Durham Bulls | ab | r | h | bi |
Field. RF | 5 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
Robertson, SS | 5 | 1 | 3 | 2 |
Decker, CF | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
Varona, LF | 5 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
Shaffer, 3B | 4 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
Arencibia, C | 4 | 2 | 2 | 4 |
Goebbert, DH | 5 | 1 | 1 | 3 |
Hager, 2B | 5 | 1 | 2 | 0 |
Seitzer, 1B | 4 | 1 | 2 | 0 |
Totals | 40 | 10 | 12 | 10 |
Lehigh Valley IronPigs | ab | r | h | bi |
Lough, CF | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
Crawford, SS | 4 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
Williams, LF | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Ruf, DH | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Stassi, 1B | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
Hunter, RF | 4 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
Moore, C | 4 | 1 | 2 | 0 |
Sweeney, 2B | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
Alonso, 3B | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
Totals | 33 | 3 | 7 | 3 |
Durham | 400 | 300 | 003 | — | 10 | 12 | 0 |
Team | 010 | 020 | 000 | — | 3 | 7 | 1 |
E — Moore. LOB–Durham 7, Lehigh Valley 6. 2B–Hager, Field, Varona, Moore. HR—Arencibia (3), Goebbert (5), Hunter (5). SF–Sweeney.
Durham Bulls IP | H | R | ER | BB | SO | |
Pruitt (W, 5-4) | 7 1/3 | 6 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 7 |
Floro | 1 2/3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
Lehigh Valley IronPigs IP | H | R | ER | BB | SO | |
Russell (L, 1-2) | 3 1/3 | 9 | 7 | 7 | 3 | 3 |
Gonzalez | 4 2/3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 |
Muijica | 1 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
This story was originally published June 12, 2016 at 11:30 PM with the headline "Bulls crush IronPigs to salvage finale."