INTERNATIONAL LEAGUE
DURHAM BULLS AT LEHIGH VALLEY IRONPIGS
09/09/2026
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INTERNATIONAL LEAGUE
DURHAM BULLS AT LEHIGH VALLEY IRONPIGS
GAME ID: 5710 - WEDNESDAY, SEPTEMBER 9TH , 2026 - GAME LOG
  1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
Durham Bulls 5 0 2 1 0 0 0 0 0 8 11 0
Lehigh Valley IronPigs 1 0 1 1 2 1 0 0 0 6 11 0
Road Win Lifts Durham to 1-0 Lead in R1
The Durham Bulls powered past the hometown Lehigh Valley IronPigs, 8-6, in the opener of the Round 1 at Coca-Cola Park. Durham first baseman Jeremy Martin went 4 for 4 with 3 doubles and a walk, while scoring 2 runs for the hosts. The Bulls now lead the series 1-0.

Durham used a clutch at-bat from Artie McGee to capture the win. The first baseman hammered a grand slam home run in the top of the first inning to put the Bulls ahead, 5-0. It was his lone hit in 3 at-bats, but it was a humdinger.

"You can't hate how you win if you win," said Durham skipper R.A. Dickey.

The next game is set to be played tomorrow at Coca-Cola Park in Allentown.
DURHAM BATTING LINESCORE LEHIGH VALLEY BATTING LINESCORE
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
J. Peterson LF 4 1 1 0 0 1 0 .250 0 0
   c-P. Daniels CF, RF 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0
A. Franco SS 4 2 2 0 0 0 0 .500 0 0
   a-A. Johnston CF, LF 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0
L. Burke RF 4 2 2 0 0 0 1 .500 0 0
   b-D. Stevenson SS 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 .000 0 0
J. González CF, RF, CF 4 1 2 0 0 2 3 .500 0 0
I. Gustafson 2B 4 1 2 2 0 0 2 .500 0 2
J. Ortíz DH 4 0 0 1 0 1 6 .000 0 1
A. McGee 1B 3 1 1 4 1 1 0 .333 1 4
   d-B. Hoffman 1B 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0
C. von Mayer C 4 0 1 1 0 0 0 .250 0 1
O. Rodríguez 3B 4 0 0 0 0 0 2 .000 0 0
Totals 38 8 11 8 1 6 14      
a - A. Johnston substituted for A. Franco in the 7th
b - D. Stevenson substituted for L. Burke in the 7th
c - P. Daniels substituted for J. Peterson in the 8th
d - B. Hoffman substituted for A. McGee in the 8th

BATTING
Doubles: A. Franco (1, 4th Inning off P. Vargag, 0 on, 1 out) , I. Gustafson (1, 4th Inning off M. Martínez, 2 on, 2 outs)
Home Runs: A. McGee (1, 1st Inning off D. Blackburn, 3 on, 2 outs)
Total Bases: J. Peterson , A. Franco 3 , L. Burke 2 , J. González 2 , I. Gustafson 3 , A. McGee 4 , C. von Mayer
2-out RBI: I. Gustafson , A. McGee , C. von Mayer
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: J. Ortíz , O. Rodríguez
Team LOB: 4
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
R. López LF 2 1 0 0 2 1 0 .000 0 0
   a-J. Rodríguez PH, LF 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0
J. Martin 1B 4 2 4 1 1 0 0 1.000 0 1
A. Garcia DH 4 0 2 2 1 1 4 .500 0 2
S. MacFadden RF 4 1 1 1 1 1 4 .250 0 1
R. Chase CF 5 0 0 0 0 2 5 .000 0 0
C. Cuthbert 3B 4 1 1 0 0 0 2 .250 0 0
   b-W. Blair PH 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 .000 0 0
C. Sepulveda 2B 5 0 1 1 0 2 2 .200 0 1
J. Smith C 4 0 1 1 0 2 1 .250 0 1
   c-D. Cozens PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 .000 0 0
A. Simmons SS 4 1 1 0 0 1 2 .250 0 0
Totals 38 6 11 6 6 10 21      
a - J. Rodríguez pinch hit for R. López in the 8th
b - W. Blair pinch hit for C. Cuthbert in the 9th
c - D. Cozens pinch hit for J. Smith in the 9th

BATTING
Doubles: J. Martin 3 (3, 1st Inning off B. Johnson, 0 on, 1 out; 6th Inning off R. Crawford, 0 on, 1 out; 8th Inning off R. Crawford, 0 on, 2 outs) , A. Garcia (1, 1st Inning off B. Johnson, 1 on, 1 out) , A. Simmons (1, 4th Inning off B. Johnson, 0 on, 2 outs) , C. Cuthbert (1, 5th Inning off B. Johnson, 1 on, 1 out)
Triples: C. Sepulveda (1, 2nd Inning off B. Johnson, 0 on, 1 out)
Total Bases: J. Martin 7 , A. Garcia 3 , S. MacFadden , C. Cuthbert 2 , C. Sepulveda 3 , J. Smith , A. Simmons 2
2-out RBI: J. Martin , J. Smith
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: A. Garcia , S. MacFadden , R. Chase , C. Cuthbert , A. Simmons
Team LOB: 11
DURHAM PITCHING LINESCORE LEHIGH VALLEY PITCHING LINESCORE
Player IP H R ER BB K HR BF PI ERA   
B. Johnson 4.2 7 5 5 4 5 0 25 97 9.64   
R. Crawford W (1-0) 3.0 4 1 1 1 4 0 14 60 3.00   
B. Herrera H (1) 0.1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 3 0.00   
B. Cline SV (1) 1.0 0 0 0 1 1 0 4 14 0.00   
PITCHING
Game Score: B. Johnson 31
Batters Faced: B. Johnson 25, R. Crawford 14, B. Herrera 1, B. Cline 4
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: B. Johnson 5-4, R. Crawford 3-2, B. Herrera 1-0, B. Cline 0-2
Pitches - Strikes: B. Johnson 97-57, R. Crawford 60-38, B. Herrera 3-3, B. Cline 14-8
Inherited Runners - Scored: R. Crawford 1-1 , B. Herrera 2-0
Player IP H R ER BB K HR BF PI ERA   
D. Blackburn L (0-1) 0.2 5 5 5 0 2 1 7 22 67.50   
P. Vargag 2.2 4 3 3 1 0 0 13 50 10.12   
M. Martínez 5.2 2 0 0 0 4 0 19 76 0.00   
PITCHING
Game Score: D. Blackburn 16
Batters Faced: D. Blackburn 7, P. Vargag 13, M. Martínez 19
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: D. Blackburn 0-0, P. Vargag 4-4, M. Martínez 6-7
Pitches - Strikes: D. Blackburn 22-15, P. Vargag 50-30, M. Martínez 76-51
Inherited Runners - Scored: M. Martínez 1-1
GAME NOTES
Player of the Game: Jeremy Martin
Ballpark: Coca-Cola Park
Weather: Partly Cloudy (67 degrees), wind blowing out to left at 9 mph
Start Time: 1:05 PM ET
Time: 3:58
Attendance: 21042
Special Notes: SP Brit Johnson was injured while pitching. Jeremy Martin sets the IL playoff game record for doubles with 3.
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