INTERNATIONAL LEAGUE
NORFOLK TIDES AT DURHAM BULLS
04/14/2026
 
INTERNATIONAL LEAGUE
NORFOLK TIDES AT DURHAM BULLS
GAME ID: 362 - TUESDAY, APRIL 14TH , 2026 - GAME LOG
  1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
Norfolk Tides (3-3) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 6 6 9 0
Durham Bulls (5-1) 0 0 0 1 0 1 1 4 X 7 7 0
Bulls Handle Norfolk, Snag 7-6 Win
The Durham Bulls picked up a win at Durham Bulls Athletic Park, topping the Norfolk Tides, 7-6. On the mound for Durham was right-hander Eric Cartwright. He played a principal role in the triumph. The winning pitcher was Cartwright, now 1-0. He tossed 6 innings of 4-hit ball, while walking 4 and fanning 7. Brendan Cline earned the save, his 1st, for the Bulls.

Arturo Franco helped out the Durham cause in the bottom of the eighth inning with a run-scoring ground out. For the game, the designated hitter drove in one run.

"Eric is pitching with a lot of determination and a lot of fire," said Durham manager R.A. Dickey.

Norfolk now is 3-3.
NORFOLK BATTING LINESCORE DURHAM BATTING LINESCORE
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
D. Murdock CF 5 1 2 0 0 0 0 .286 0 0
W. Austin 2B 4 0 1 1 0 1 4 .250 2 6
P. Griffin LF 4 1 1 1 1 0 1 .111 0 1
D. Dotson 1B 4 1 1 1 1 1 2 .200 0 2
J. Martínez 3B 3 1 2 3 2 0 1 .350 1 3
W. Clark DH 5 0 1 0 0 2 3 .368 1 8
M. Rosas RF 3 1 1 0 1 1 4 .333 0 0
J. Gillespie SS 4 0 0 0 0 2 6 .400 1 3
J. Madrid C 3 0 0 0 0 1 1 .250 0 2
   a-R. Lilly PH 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 .267 0 1
Totals 35 6 9 6 6 8 22      
a - R. Lilly pinch hit for J. Madrid in the 9th

BATTING
Home Runs: J. Martínez (1, 9th Inning off B. Cline, 2 on, 2 outs)
Total Bases: D. Murdock 2 , W. Austin , P. Griffin , D. Dotson , J. Martínez 5 , W. Clark , M. Rosas
2-out RBI: P. Griffin , D. Dotson , J. Martínez
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: W. Austin , W. Clark , J. Gillespie 2
Sac Fly: W. Austin
Team LOB: 9

FIELDING
Double Plays: 1 (Martínez-Austin-Dotson)
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
E. Vázquez 2B 3 1 0 0 1 1 1 .200 0 2
L. Burke 3B 3 1 2 1 0 0 0 .292 0 3
   a-T. Miller SS 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 .150 0 4
J. Bowen 1B 3 1 0 0 1 0 2 .167 1 2
P. Daniels RF 4 1 2 4 0 0 1 .273 0 8
D. Stevenson SS, 3B 4 0 0 0 0 2 2 .000 0 0
A. Franco DH 4 0 0 1 0 2 0 .111 0 1
I. Gustafson LF 3 1 1 0 1 1 0 .190 0 1
J. Díaz C 3 0 1 1 0 0 1 .417 0 1
A. Johnston CF 3 1 1 0 0 0 1 .300 0 1
Totals 30 7 7 7 4 6 8      
a - T. Miller substituted for L. Burke in the 7th

BATTING
Doubles: A. Johnston (2, 6th Inning off A. Rucker, 0 on, 0 outs) , L. Burke (2, 6th Inning off A. Rucker, 1 on, 1 out)
Triples: J. Díaz (1, 7th Inning off C. Myers, 1 on, 2 outs) , P. Daniels (1, 8th Inning off C. Myers, 3 on, 0 outs)
Total Bases: L. Burke 3 , P. Daniels 4 , I. Gustafson , J. Díaz 3 , A. Johnston 2
2-out RBI: P. Daniels , J. Díaz
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: P. Daniels , A. Johnston
GIDP: J. Díaz
Team LOB: 3

BASERUNNING
SB: E. Vázquez (2) , I. Gustafson (2)

FIELDING
PB: J. Díaz
NORFOLK PITCHING LINESCORE DURHAM PITCHING LINESCORE
Player IP H R ER BB K HR BF PI ERA   
A. Rucker L (0-1) 6.1 5 2 2 0 3 0 23 90 1.42   
C. Myers 0.2 2 5 5 4 1 0 8 39 67.50   
I. Quintana 1.0 0 0 0 0 2 0 3 15 6.75   
PITCHING
Game Score: A. Rucker 58
Batters Faced: A. Rucker 23, C. Myers 8, I. Quintana 3
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: A. Rucker 7-8, C. Myers 1-0, I. Quintana 1-0
Pitches - Strikes: A. Rucker 90-59, C. Myers 39-18, I. Quintana 15-10
Inherited Runners - Scored: I. Quintana 1-1
Player IP H R ER BB K HR BF PI ERA   
E. Cartwright W (1-0) 6.0 4 0 0 4 7 0 26 114 0.77   
B. Johnson H (1) 2.1 1 1 1 1 0 0 9 31 1.69   
C. Freindametz 0.1 3 4 4 1 0 0 5 17 108.00   
B. Cline SV (1) 0.1 1 1 1 0 1 1 2 11 11.57   
PITCHING
Game Score: E. Cartwright 67
Batters Faced: E. Cartwright 26, B. Johnson 9, C. Freindametz 5, B. Cline 2
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: E. Cartwright 6-5, B. Johnson 4-3, C. Freindametz 0-1, B. Cline 0-0
Pitches - Strikes: E. Cartwright 114-66, B. Johnson 31-18, C. Freindametz 17-9, B. Cline 11-7
Inherited Runners - Scored: C. Freindametz 1-1 , B. Cline 2-2
GAME NOTES
Player of the Game: Eric Cartwright
Ballpark: Durham Bulls Athletic Park
Weather: Partly Cloudy (58 degrees), wind blowing in from left at 7 mph
Start Time: 7:05 PM ET
Time: 3:32
Attendance: 6438
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