Motter's grand slam leads Durham over Rochester in 10 innings
Taylor Motter hit a grand slam in the top of the 10th inning to help lead the Durham Bulls to a 9-5 win over the Rochester Red Wings on Monday.
The grand slam by Motter scored Daniel Robertson, Johnny Field and Jake Hager, and came after an RBI single by Hager.
In the bottom of the inning, Rochester scored on a solo home run by Byung Ho Park. However, the rally ended when Neil Wagner struck Darin Mastroianni out to end the game.
Hager doubled twice and singled, scoring three runs.
Ryan Garton (2-0) got the win in relief while Buddy Boshers (1-1) took the loss in the International League game.
In the losing effort, Rochester got contributions throughout its order, as five players picked up at least a pair of hits. Park homered, doubled and singled.
Monday’s box score
Durham Bulls | ab | r | h | bi |
Field, CF | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
Hager, SS | 5 | 3 | 3 | 1 |
Motter, 3B | 6 | 1 | 1 | 4 |
Arencibia, DH | 6 | 1 | 2 | 0 |
Gillaspie, 1B | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
Varona, RF | 5 | 1 | 2 | 1 |
Goebbert, LF | 5 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
Robertson, 2B | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
Conger, C | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Rochester Red Wings | ab | r | h | bi |
Mastroianni, CF | 6 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
Beresford, 1B | 5 | 1 | 2 | 0 |
Polanco, 2B | 5 | 1 | 2 | 3 |
Palka, RF | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Paulino, C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Walker, LF | 5 | 1 | 2 | 1 |
Park, DH | 4 | 1 | 3 | 1 |
Field, 3B | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
Tovar, SS | 5 | 0 | 3 | 0 |
Murphy, C | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
a- Schafer, PH-RF | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
Durham | 301 | 000 | 0005 | — | 9 | 10 | 0 |
Rochester | 010 | 000 | 1021 | — | 5 | 15 | 2 |
E—Palka, Field. DP–Durham 1, Rochester 0. LOB–Durham 10, Rochester 11. 2B–Hager, Gillaspie, Varona, Arencibia, Park, Beresford, Tovar. HR—Motter (6), Walker (18), Polanco (8), Park (2). SB–Tovar (23), Polanco (5). CS—Mastroianni (2).
Durham Bulls IP | H | R | ER | BB | SO | |
Austin Pruitt | 6 | 9 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 4 |
Tyler Sturdevant | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
Ryan Garton W, 2-0 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
Neil Wagner | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
Rochester Red Wings IP | H | R | ER | BB | SO | |
Jason Wheeler | 5 | 5 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 7 |
D.J. Baxendale | 1 2/3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
Ryan O’Rourke | 2/3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
Alex Wimmers | 1 2/3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 4 |
Buddy Boshers L, 1-1 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
This story was originally published July 18, 2016 at 11:30 PM with the headline "Motter's grand slam leads Durham over Rochester in 10 innings."