Bulls Take 2 of 3 from Braves; Off to Norfolk

Game 12, April 18, CoolRay Field, Lawrenceville, Georgia

Durham Bulls: 5

Gwinnett Braves: 4

Wrap, Box

Bulls were outhit 13 to 7. Kyle Roller got his first home run. Note that no Bull has more than 1 homer and the team has only 7 in the first 14 games. Mikie Mahtook back hitting at leadoff and has an impressive 3 for 5 and 1 run scored.

Game 13, April 19

Durham Bulls: 2

Gwinnett Braves: 7

Wrap, Box, Gwinnett Daily Post

Bulls didn’t get a hit until the 8th inning. Only 830 fans in the park (1,172 on 12th and 1, 268 on the 14th). Braves not getting local folks excited. Jamie Schultz’s Game Score of 23 the worst of any Bulls pitcher this year. Mikie Mahtook left game in late innings with pulled muscle.

Game 14, April 20

Durham Bulls: 5

Gwinnett Braves: 3

Wrap, Box

Another impressive start by Austin Pruitt. Mike Mahtook misses first game of the year (pulled muscle, no further info). Doubles by Dayron Varona and Richie Shaffer, plus a sac fly by Nick Franklin drove in the runs.

Matchup

After 14 games the Bulls finally play someone other than the Braves or the Knights. The Baltimore Orioles franchise is off to a stunning start at bat, but pitching has been awful, so far. As with the Bulls, all of their games have been against Gwinnett and Charlotte. Games in Harbor Park are often interesting, and fun to watch if you’ve got MiLB-TV.

As of April 21:

	W-L	RS	RA	Diff	BA	Rk	OPS	Rk	ERA	Rk
Durham Bulls	8-6	57	58	-1	.240	9	.678	9	3.64	9
Norfolk Tides	4-9	54	70	-16	.268	4	.712	3	5.10	14

RS=Runs Scored; RA=Runs Allowed; Rk: IL Ranking; Source:http://bit.ly/1NvBdKI