INTERNATIONAL LEAGUE
NORFOLK TIDES AT DURHAM BULLS
09/04/2109
 
INTERNATIONAL LEAGUE
NORFOLK TIDES AT DURHAM BULLS
GAME ID: 4865 - WEDNESDAY, SEPTEMBER 4TH , 2109 - GAME LOG
  1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
Norfolk Tides (82-55) 0 0 2 0 0 1 0 0 1 4 9 1
Durham Bulls (63-74) 4 0 0 0 3 2 0 0 X 9 8 1
Tides Handed 9-4 Loss
The performance of Ricardo Rubio proved critical in helping Durham beat Norfolk, 9-4. The Bulls designated hitter was 2-3 with a home run and a walk, while scoring 3 times and driving in 2. The winner was Nick Miller, who threw 114 pitches over 6.1 innings. The right-hander was charged with 3 runs on 8 hits. The save was credited to Zack Eilers, his 7th.

The Bulls got a big boost from shortstop Joe Slayback who had a run-scoring walk in the bottom of the first inning off Tides hurler Jonathan Duffy. It was his 16th walk of the season and put Durham on top, 1-0.

"I'm just trying to make good contact," said Rubio, "one at-bat at a time."

Durham now sits at 63-74, while Norfolk falls to 82-55.
NORFOLK BATTING LINESCORE DURHAM BATTING LINESCORE
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
M. Bond CF 5 1 3 1 0 1 1 .227 5 42
A. Melendez RF 4 0 2 1 1 0 1 .273 0 1
E. Miller LF 4 0 0 0 1 0 3 .277 7 37
Z. Lackey 1B 5 0 0 0 0 2 5 .244 5 34
T. Westbrook 2B, SS 3 1 2 1 1 0 0 .362 3 20
D. Morales 3B 4 0 1 0 0 1 3 .247 5 34
B. Wiles DH 4 0 0 0 0 2 2 .258 2 19
F. Martinez SS 1 0 0 0 0 1 1 .250 0 1
   a-R. Hall PR, 2B 2 0 0 0 0 1 1 .167 0 0
J. Velez C 3 2 1 0 1 2 1 .286 0 1
Totals 35 4 9 3 4 10 18      
a - R. Hall pinch ran for F. Martinez in the 4th

BATTING
Triples: M. Bond (5, 9th Inning off T. Holcomb, 1 on, 2 outs)
Home Runs: T. Westbrook (3, 6th Inning off N. Miller, 0 on, 0 outs)
Total Bases: M. Bond 5 , A. Melendez 2 , T. Westbrook 5 , D. Morales , J. Velez
2-out RBI: M. Bond
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: M. Bond , E. Miller , Z. Lackey , D. Morales , F. Martinez
GIDP: R. Hall
Hit by Pitch: F. Martinez
Team LOB: 9

BASERUNNING
SB: M. Bond 2 (27) , R. Hall (2) , J. Velez (2)

FIELDING
Errors: M. Bond (5)
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
N. Alvarado RF 4 1 0 0 1 0 1 .219 4 27
D. Ba LF 4 1 1 0 1 1 2 .235 1 22
R. Rubio DH 3 3 2 2 1 1 1 .295 14 74
R. Gandara 1B 3 1 0 0 1 0 2 .251 4 30
J. Slayback SS 3 2 1 1 1 0 0 .258 11 47
T. Gast 2B 4 0 1 3 0 0 2 .262 2 28
F. Creamer 3B 4 1 2 1 0 1 0 .206 5 30
E. Holmes C 3 0 1 2 1 1 2 .215 5 32
R. McCartan CF 4 0 0 0 0 0 4 .234 12 38
Totals 32 9 8 9 6 4 14      
BATTING
Doubles: T. Gast (24, 1st Inning off B. Blackwood, 3 on, 1 out)
Triples: D. Ba (8, 2nd Inning off B. Blackwood, 0 on, 1 out)
Home Runs: R. Rubio (14, 6th Inning off B. Blackwood, 1 on, 1 out)
Total Bases: D. Ba 3 , R. Rubio 5 , J. Slayback , T. Gast 2 , F. Creamer 2 , E. Holmes
2-out RBI: F. Creamer , E. Holmes
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: D. Ba , R. Gandara , R. McCartan
Team LOB: 5

BASERUNNING
SB: D. Ba (30)

FIELDING
Errors: E. Holmes (4)
Double Plays: 1 (Gast-Slayback-Gandara)
NORFOLK PITCHING LINESCORE DURHAM PITCHING LINESCORE
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
J. Duffy L (0-1) 0.1 1 4 4 3 0 0 20 108.00   
B. Blackwood 5.0 7 5 5 3 2 1 88 2.04   
D. Lunnen 2.2 0 0 0 0 2 0 30 3.95   
PITCHING
Game Score: J. Duffy 22
Batters Faced: J. Duffy 5, B. Blackwood 25, D. Lunnen 8
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: J. Duffy 0-1, B. Blackwood 6-7, D. Lunnen 2-4
Pitches - Strikes: J. Duffy 20-5, B. Blackwood 88-53, D. Lunnen 30-19
Inherited Runners - Scored: B. Blackwood 3-3
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
N. Miller W (4-15) 6.1 8 3 3 1 8 1 114 5.89   
T. Holcomb 2.1 1 1 1 3 2 0 42 4.23   
Z. Eilers SV (7) 0.1 0 0 0 0 0 0 4 3.38   
PITCHING
Game Score: N. Miller 52
Batters Faced: N. Miller 28, T. Holcomb 11, Z. Eilers 1
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: N. Miller 6-4, T. Holcomb 2-3, Z. Eilers 0-1
Pitches - Strikes: N. Miller 114-75, T. Holcomb 42-24, Z. Eilers 4-2
Inherited Runners - Scored: T. Holcomb 1-0 , Z. Eilers 3-0
Hit Batsmen: N. Miller
GAME NOTES
Player of the Game: Ricardo Rubio
Ballpark: Durham Bulls Athletic Park
Weather: Clear skies (75 degrees), wind blowing left to right at 9 mph
Start Time: 7:35 PM CT
Time: 3:27
Attendance: 5983
Special Notes: SS Fernando Martinez was injured being hit by a pitch.
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