INTERNATIONAL LEAGUE
DURHAM BULLS AT COLUMBUS CLIPPERS
07/02/2115
 
INTERNATIONAL LEAGUE
DURHAM BULLS AT COLUMBUS CLIPPERS
GAME ID: 4451 - TUESDAY, JULY 2ND , 2115 - GAME LOG
  1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
Durham Bulls (39-39) 0 0 2 0 0 1 2 0 0 5 6 0
Columbus Clippers (22-56) 1 2 0 2 0 0 0 1 X 6 9 0
Clippers Top Durham, 6-5
Eric Bussell had a big hand in the 6-5 Columbus triumph over Durham. He rattled off 3 hits in 5 at-bats, scoring 2 times and knocking in 2 runs. Tom Martin snagged the win in relief. He goes to 3-1 on the season. Andy Roessler suffered the loss. The Clippers saw their record improve to 22-56.

Columbus took the lead, 6-5, on Dave Salazar's 4th home run of the season. The solo home run came off Durham pitcher Andy Roessler in the bottom of the eighth.

"Nice to get this one," said Bussell. "Wins have been hard to come by."
DURHAM BATTING LINESCORE COLUMBUS BATTING LINESCORE
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
P. Eteldrum 2B 5 1 2 0 0 2 0 .227 4 16
A. Meraz LF 4 0 1 1 1 2 1 .350 0 2
R. Sassoon 1B 4 1 1 0 1 0 3 .252 8 35
D. Harbold 3B 2 2 1 1 3 0 2 .284 9 41
D. Moore CF 4 0 1 2 0 2 6 .267 0 3
M. Dobson RF 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .304 15 48
   a-C. Newman PH, RF 4 0 0 0 0 0 5 .241 8 26
C. Grindle DH 3 0 0 0 1 1 0 .214 0 0
F. Clayton C 3 0 0 1 0 2 2 .239 4 31
J. Dodge SS 3 1 0 0 1 0 2 .237 7 26
Totals 32 5 6 5 7 9 21      
a - C. Newman pinch hit for M. Dobson in the 2nd

BATTING
Doubles: R. Sassoon (16, 7th Inning off C. Fitch, 0 on, 2 outs)
Triples: D. Moore (1, 7th Inning off C. Fitch, 2 on, 2 outs)
Total Bases: P. Eteldrum 2 , A. Meraz , R. Sassoon 2 , D. Harbold , D. Moore 3
2-out RBI: D. Moore
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: , D. Moore 2 , C. Newman 2 , J. Dodge
Sac Fly: F. Clayton
Hit by Pitch: D. Moore
Team LOB: 9

BASERUNNING
SB: A. Meraz (2)
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
R. Kindell CF 5 1 1 0 0 0 1 .276 5 30
   c-R. Hershberger 3B 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .143 0 0
S. Stevens DH 3 2 1 0 2 0 0 .274 1 11
E. Bussell SS 5 2 3 2 0 0 1 .258 2 6
K. Dillhoff LF, RF 3 0 1 2 1 1 1 .286 2 12
K. McDonald 3B 2 0 1 1 2 1 0 .246 4 17
   a-A. Kaushik 1B 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .135 1 5
P. Thiel RF 3 0 0 0 1 0 3 .200 3 13
   b-J. Fresquez RF, LF 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .235 0 0
M. Reilly 1B, CF 4 0 0 0 0 3 4 .209 2 4
S. Nitta C 4 0 1 0 0 0 1 .222 0 5
D. Salazar 2B 4 1 1 1 0 0 1 .236 4 17
Totals 33 6 9 6 6 5 12      
a - A. Kaushik substituted for K. McDonald in the 9th
b - J. Fresquez substituted for P. Thiel in the 9th
c - R. Hershberger substituted for R. Kindell in the 9th

BATTING
Doubles: K. McDonald (6, 1st Inning off E. Tsukamoto, 2 on, 2 outs) , E. Bussell (5, 2nd Inning off E. Tsukamoto, 2 on, 2 outs) , K. Dillhoff (7, 4th Inning off E. Tsukamoto, 2 on, 2 outs)
Home Runs: D. Salazar (4, 8th Inning off A. Roessler, 0 on, 1 out)
Total Bases: R. Kindell , S. Stevens , E. Bussell 4 , K. Dillhoff 2 , K. McDonald 2 , S. Nitta , D. Salazar 4
2-out RBI: E. Bussell , K. Dillhoff , K. McDonald
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: K. Dillhoff , P. Thiel , M. Reilly , S. Nitta
Team LOB: 9

FIELDING
PB: S. Nitta
DURHAM PITCHING LINESCORE COLUMBUS PITCHING LINESCORE
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
E. Tsukamoto 3.2 7 5 5 4 3 0 87 3.84   
K. Brusky 3.1 1 0 0 1 2 0 51 0.00   
A. Roessler L (0-1) 1.0 1 1 1 1 0 1 17 1.80   
PITCHING
Game Score: E. Tsukamoto 24
Batters Faced: E. Tsukamoto 22, K. Brusky 12, A. Roessler 5
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: E. Tsukamoto 5-3, K. Brusky 3-5, A. Roessler 2-1
Pitches - Strikes: E. Tsukamoto 87-49, K. Brusky 51-28, A. Roessler 17-9
Inherited Runners - Scored: K. Brusky 1-0
WP: E. Tsukamoto
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
P. Fradessa 1.0 0 0 0 2 2 0 25 7.71   
C. Fitch 5.2 5 5 4 4 5 0 110 2.93   
K. Lawson 0.1 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 6.75   
T. Martin W (3-1) 2.0 1 0 0 1 2 0 47 2.62   
PITCHING
Game Score: P. Fradessa 47
Batters Faced: P. Fradessa 5, C. Fitch 27, K. Lawson 1, T. Martin 8
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: P. Fradessa 0-1, C. Fitch 4-8, K. Lawson 1-0, T. Martin 3-1
Pitches - Strikes: P. Fradessa 25-10, C. Fitch 110-63, K. Lawson 3-2, T. Martin 47-31
Inherited Runners - Scored: K. Lawson 1-0
WP: C. Fitch
Hit Batsmen: C. Fitch
GAME NOTES
Player of the Game: Eric Bussell
Ballpark: Huntington Park
Weather: Clear skies (71 degrees), wind blowing out to left at 7 mph
Start Time: 7:35 PM CT
Time: 3:47
Attendance: 3372
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