DURHAM BULLS MEDIA RELATIONS DEPARTMENT GAME INFORMATION DURHAM BULLS ATHLETIC PARK -- 409 BLACKWELL ST, DURHAM, NC 27701 -- [email protected] -- 919.687.6574 GAME #51, HOME GAME #27, FRIDAY, JULY 1ST — DURHAM BULLS ATHLETIC PARK — DURHAM, NC — 6:35 PM EDT DURHAM BULLS (33-17) AT GWINNETT STRIPERS (23-27) RHP CHRIS ELLIS (2-1, 3.27) VS. RHP TOUKI TOUSSAINT (0-0, 0.00) TODAY'S GAme TOKYO BOUND ’21 BY THE NUMBERS Durham looks to grab a 3-1 series advantage this evening in game USA Baseball announced today that RHP Joe Ryan & RHP Place in Southeast Div 1st 4 of their series with Gwinnett. RHP Chris Ellis (2-1, 3.27) Shane Baz have been named to the U.S. Olympic Team roster Games Ahead (Division) +1.5 is expected to toe the rubber for the Bulls, while RHP Touki for the 2020 Tokyo Olympics later this month. Team USA will Current Streak +1 Toussaint (0-0, 0.00) is anticipated to start for the Stripers as also play a tune up game at the DBAP versus the Collegiate Home 16-10 part of a Major League Rehab Assignment. National Team on Monday, July 19 at 6:35pm. The U.S. Olympic Road 17-7 Team begins the Olympic Games baseball tournament on Friday, vs. RHP (starter) 22-10 LAST Time OUT July 30 versus Israel. Team USA is joined by the Dominican vs. LHP (starter) 11-7 The Bulls defeated the Stripers 6-1 last night in grab a 2-1 series Republic, Israel, Japan, Korea & Mexico in the 6-team field. vs. Charlotte 9-3 lead. Durham starter (5.0 IP, 3 H, 0 R, 1 BB, 12 Dietrich Enns vs. Gwinnett 2-1 K) earned the win while recording a career-high 12 strikeouts, ENNS-ANE IN THE MembRANE also the highest single-game total by a Bulls pitcher since 2017. vs. Jacksonville 10-8 LHP Dietrich Enns set a single-game career-high with his 12 vs. Memphis 5-1 Relievers Louis Head (2.0 IP, H, 2 K) & Phoenix Sanders (1.0 punchouts last night. Those 12 strikeouts were also the most vs. Norfolk 7-4 IP) combined for 3.0 shutout frames as well. Gwinnett starter recorded by a Bulls hurler since LHP Ryan Yarbrough’s Day 1-3 Kyle Wright (6.0 IP, 3 H, 4 R, 4 ER, 6 BB, 5 K) suffered the 13 punchouts on 7/21/17 versus Lehigh Valley. RHP Jake defeat. Durham LF Brett Sullivan crushed a 3-run home run to Faria also recorded 13 strikeouts that year on 5/10/17 versus Night (5:05+) 32-14 extend his hit streak to 6, while DH Deivy Grullon also went Columbus. Extra Innings 1-2 deep in the victory. Shutouts 7-2 STRONG STARteRS One-Run Games 10-8 BULLS VS. STRIPERS Over their last 6 games, Bulls starting pitchers have combined Three or fewer 4-9 Durham & Gwinnett meet for the 1st time in 2021 at Durham for a 3-0 record & 0.92 ERA (3 ER/29.1 IP) with 53 strikeouts Four or more 29-8 Bulls Athletic Park. The 2 teams last faced off at the end of the compared to 10 walks, along with a 0.82 WHIP. Those hurlers Scoring First 22-7 2019 regular season between 8/30-9/2, resulting in a 2-2 series have yielded 1 earned run or less in each of those 6 contests, Opponent Scores First 11-10 split. Overall the Bulls recorded a 14-13 mark versus Gwinnett in including 3 shutout outings. The last time a Durham starter Leading after 6 26-2 the 2019 season series, including an 8-7 clip at home. INF Kevin suffered a defeat was on 6/23 at Jacksonville when RHP Joe Trailing after 6 5-12 Padlo is the other Durham player on the active roster to have Ryan (5.0 IP, 2 H, 2 R, 2 ER, 0 BB, 5 K) suffered the defeat. faced the Stripers last season with the Bulls, batting .200 (5-25) Tied after 6 2-3 Overall this year Bulls starters are 14-7 with a 3.52 ERA, along Series Openers 6-3 with 1 homer & 4 RBI in 7 games, while RHP Phoenix Sanders with a .205 batting average against & 1.13 WHIP. is the only pitcher, appearing in 1 game versus Gwinnett, firing Series Finales 3-5 a scoreless inning. Rubber Matches 1-0 KEEP YOUR PITCH HAND STRONG Doubleheader Games 1-1 Durham pitchers enter play today leading all Triple-A clubs in FIRST PLACE BULLS Sweep/Swept/Split 0/0/1 strikeouts (534) & WHIP (1.12). Fellow Rays affiliate Low-A 5-Game Series 1/0/0 The Bulls have been alone or tied at the top of the divisional Charleston (1.10) is the only full-season MiLB club with a lower standings for 32 of 59 days this season. Durham’s 33 victories WHIP than the Bulls, while High-A Bowling Green is tied with 6-Game Series 6/1/1 are also tied for the 2nd-most among all Triple-A squads, trailing Durham for 2nd-most in that company. RHP Joe Ryan enters Sweep/Swept 0/0 only Scranton/Wilkes-Barre (34-14). The Bulls also have more play today leading all Triple-A pitchers in batting average against Monday 0-0 wins than 4 MLB teams, including Texas (32-49), Pittsburgh (29- (.181) & WHIP (0.85), in addition to 6th in ERA (3.73) & 8th Tuesday 6-3 51), Baltimore (27-54) & Arizona (23-60) this year. in strikeouts (54). Wednesday 6-2 Thursday 5-5 BULL-ET POINTS SIX FOR SULLY Friday 5-1 ■ OF Nathan Lukes has hit .469 (15-32) when batting with run- Saturday 8-1 ners in scoring position this year. C Brett Sullivan enters play today with a 6-game hit streak, batting .364 (8-22) with 4 runs, 1 double, 2 homers & 6 RBI Sunday 3-5 ■ INF/OF Vidal Brujan’s 14 steals this year rank T-1st among May 17-7 all Triple-A players. dating back to 6/24. That 6-game hit streak is the longest active June 15-10 ■ Vidal & OF Josh Lowe are 2 of just 3 players at the Triple-A hit streak by a Bulls player. Sullivan has raised his batting average level with 9 or more home runs & 9 or more steals. 28 points during his streak from .204 to .232. July 1-0 ■ Bulls pitchers have struck out 10 or more batters in 37 of their August 0-0 50 games this season. THE HITS JUST KEEP ON COmiNG September 0-0 ■ Durham relievers enter play today with a 1.11 WHIP, which OF Nathan Lukes has recorded at least 1 hit in 13 of his 16 ranks tied for the best among Triple-A teams, in addition to a games. During the month of June he hit .362 (21-58), adding 2021 BULLS VS. STRIPERS 2.95 ERA (247.0 IP), tied for the 2nd-lowest mark. 10 runs, 3 doubles, 3 homers & 14 RBI, along with a .991 OPS. Overall 2-1 ■ Durham owns a 4-9 mark when scoring 3 or fewer runs, com- Overall this season, Lukes has recorded a hit in 24 of his 30 DBAP 2-1 pared to a 29-8 clip when scoring 4 or more runs. games in which he has a plate appearance. Coolray Field 0-0 ■ 7 different Bulls pitchers have combined to record Durham’s 2019 Head-to-Head 14-13 11 saves this year. DEEP AND NOT PLAYABLE ■ Durham’s +107 run differential ranks as xth-most among all The Bulls have homered in 40 of their 50 contests this season, BULLS ALL-TIME RECORD MiLB clubs, trailing only High-A Everett (+144), Low-A Del- including 11 of their last 13 tilts. 16 different Durham batters Overall 6,657-6,294 marva (+133) & Low-A Tampa (+130). have hit at least 1 roundtripper in a game this season. Triple-A Level 1,719-1,470 UPCOMING SCHEDULE AND PROBABLE STARTERS DAte OPPONENT DURHAM STARteR OPPONENT STARteR Time Saturday, July 3 Gwinnett RHP Shane Baz (1-0, 1.29) RHP Jose Rodriguez (0-2, 11.81) 6:35 PM Sunday, July 4 Gwinnett TBD TBD 6:05 PM Monday, July 5 OFF Tuesday, July 6 at Norfolk TBD TBD 7:05 PM Tonight’s game will be broadcast on Buzz Sports Radio: 96.5 FM in Durham, 99.3 FM in Raleigh. BULLS STARTING PITCHER - RH CHRIS ELLIS HEIGHT: 6-5 WEIGHT: 205 AGE: 31 ML SERVICE TIME: 0.013 BORN: 5/8/90 in Birmingham, AL RESIDES: Birmingham, AL ACQUIRED: Signed as a Minor League Free Agent, 12/31/20 YEAR TEAM W-L ERA G GS CG SHO IP H R ER HR HB BB K AVG 2019 KANSAS CITY 0-0 0.00 1 0 0 0 1.0 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 .250 Memphis (AAA) 5-5 7.18 40 7 0 0 79.0 98 65 63 13 8 47 82 .299 2020 Did Not Play 2021 Durham 0-1 6.35 8 7 0 0 22.1 26 17 16 5 1 15 22 .286 MiLB Totals (7 Seasons) 45-41 4.85 172 113 3 2 667.2 651 382 360 68 45 304 628 .256 MLB Totals (1 Season) 0-0 0.00 1 0 0 0 1.0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 .250 GS: 6 QS: 0 Team Record: 2-4 Longest Scoreless: 2.1 (6/8) vs.