Bulls Stifle Stripers With 8-0 Shutout Victory

Forrest Whitley and three relievers combined on a two-hit shutout as the Durham Bulls defeated the Gwinnett Stripers 8-0 at Coolray Field on Friday night.

Whitley (W, 5-3) worked the first six innings as part of Durham's sixth shutout of the season. Eric Orze, Kodi Whitley and Cole Sulser collaborated for the final three innings.

The Bulls (31-28) broke open a close game with six runs in the eighth inning. The Bulls sent 11 batters to the plate with Dom Keegan ripped a two-run double to key the inning. The Bulls collected three doubles in the inning along with three singles, an error and a walk. Hunter Stovall had a double to start the inning, then a single later in the frame, part of a 2-4 game on his 29th birthday.

Whitley fanned six, permitting two hits and one walk to win his fifth game with Durham this season.

Keegan finished 2-4 with three RBI, Hummel had a double and triple, scoring twice, Jamie Westbrook went 2-4, Stovall 2-4 while Kameron Misner reached base three times, scoring twice.

How It Happened: The Bulls bounced back after a doubleheader sweep at the hands of Gwinnett (31-30) on Thursday night. Durham took a 1-0 lead in the fourth after a double from Cooper Hummel was capitalized on a sac fly from Keegan. In the sixth, Kameron Misner scored on Tristan Peters' sac fly.

What's Next: Logan Workman (8-6, 4.01) is slated to start Saturday night at 6:05 PM ET against Lucas Braun who will be making his Triple-A debut.