5-run 4th powers Bulls past Mud Hens
The Durham Bulls used a five-run fourth inning to power past the Toledo Mud Hens 8-2 in the first game of a three-game set Monday night at the Durham Bulls Athletic Park, snapping a three-game losing streak in the process.
Trailing 2-0 entering the bottom of the fourth, Nick Franklin got things started for Durham (46-58) with a leadoff walk. Taylor Motter followed with a double to put runners on second and third, and JP Arencibia's ground out scored Franklin for the Bulls' first run. After a strikeout and a walk, Hank Conger blasted a three-run homer over the Blue Monster, before Jake Goebbert followed with a homer of his own for back-to-back dingers and a 5-2 lead.
The offense was enough for Jake Faria (2-2), who surrendered two runs on three hits across six innings to earn the win.
The series continues Tuesday night at 7:05, when LHP Justin Marks (4-9, 4.03) takes the mound for Durham against RHP Buck Farmer (2-4, 5.25) for Toledo.
Monday’s box score
Mud Hens | ab | r | h | bi |
Presley cf | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
Machado ss | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
McGehee 3b | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Moya rf | 4 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
Huffman 1b | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
Green dh | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Jones lf | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
Gonzalez c | 3 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
Diaz 2b | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Totals | 29 | 2 | 4 | 2 |
Bulls | ab | r | h | bi |
Hager ss | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
Franklin 2b | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
Motter 3b | 4 | 2 | 2 | 1 |
Arencibia c | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
Gillaspie 1b | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
Varona rf | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
Conger dh | 4 | 1 | 2 | 3 |
Goebbert lf | 4 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
Field cf | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Totals | 31 | 8 | 9 | 8 |
Toledo | 010 | 100 | 000 | — | 2 | 4 | 0 |
Durham | 000 | 501 | 20x | — | 8 | 9 | 0 |
DP–Toldeo 1, Durham 2. LOB–Toldeo 6, Durham 3. 2B–Motter 2. 3B–Presley, Jones. HR—Moya, Conger, Goebbert. SB–Franklin. CS—Hager.
Toledo IP | H | R | ER | BB | SO | |
Riordan L 1-2 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 3 | 2 |
Mantiply | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
Kensing | 1 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 |
Britton | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Durham IP | H | R | ER | BB | SO | |
Faria W 2-2 | 6 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 4 |
Eveland | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
Sturdevant | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
This story was originally published July 25, 2016 at 11:30 PM with the headline "5-run 4th powers Bulls past Mud Hens."