A pitching duel stayed locked at 1-1 until the top of the ninth, when Jake Cave's sacrifice fly to center scored Oliver Dunn and gave the Bulls the go-ahead run. Durham held the edge in hit total with seven to Chicago's four, but a late rally proved the difference in a 3-1 final. The teams reconvene Friday.
The Bulls broke through late with Cave's ninth-inning sac fly to center, plating Dunn and sending Sabol to third to take a 3-1 lead.
Stripers pitcher JR Ritchie was sharp through 5.2 innings, allowing no earned runs while striking out seven, but the late uprising solved him.
The loss drops the Stripers to 61-61 while the Bulls improved to 56-66, with Davidson providing a pair of hits and an RBI for the winners.
The Bulls are losers of 3 straight, 5-5 over their last 10. The Stripers are winners of 3 straight, 5-5 over their last 10.
The Bulls are up next home vs Tides (Aug 27-29). The Stripers are up next at Bats (Aug 27-29).
Ranked by win probability added: how far each player's plays moved this game's odds, not how their box-score line reads. A single with the bases loaded in the ninth outranks a home run in a blowout, because that is what actually decided it.
Runs by inning across the top, then every batter and pitcher underneath. The pills switch clubs; the totals column is each side’s own line, not a comparison.
| Inning | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | R | H | E |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| DURDurham Bulls | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 0 |
| GWNLawrenceville Stripers | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 7 | 0 |
| Player | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | K |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Carson Williams SS | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Tre' Morgan 1B | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Jack Suwinski RF | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Tatem Levins C | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Oliver Dunn 2B | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Blake Sabol DH | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Logan Davidson 3B | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 |
| Jake Cave LF | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| Homer Bush Jr. CF | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 |
| Alexander Alberto P | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Alex Cook P | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Ty Johnson P | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Chris Clark P | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Kodi Whitley P | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Player | IP | H | R | ER | BB | K |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Alexander Alberto | 2.0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| Alex Cook | 1.0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Ty Johnson | 2.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Chris Clark | 3.0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 4 |
| Kodi Whitley | 1.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
Every plate appearance as it happened, newest first, with the scoring plays called out. Baseball Savant gamefeed.
| Inn | Play | Win probability | Swing |
|---|---|---|---|
| B9 | DUR 100.0 | 9.7 | |
| B9 | DUR 90.3 | 4.7 | |
| B9 | DUR 95.4 | 6.6 | |
| B9 | DUR 88.8 | 6.5 | |
| B9 | DUR 95.3 | 4.8 | |
| T9 | DUR 90.5 | 2.0 | |
| T9 | DUR 92.5 | 1.1 | |
| T9 | DUR 93.6 | 4.9 |
Win probability after each plate appearance, with the side in front named. Swing is how far that plate appearance moved it. Plays that scored a run are set in bold. Baseball Savant gamefeed.
The full ladder, with both clubs marked.