Tuesday, August 25, 2026 · Durham Bulls Athletic Park · Final
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | R | H | E | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| NOR | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 7 | 0 |
| DUR | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 0 |
Stars of the game
| NOR | Metric | DUR |
|---|---|---|
| Offense | ||
| 4.34 30th | Runs scored per game | 4.45 29th |
| Pitching | ||
| 5.42 20th | Runs allowed per game | 5.28 18th |
| Roster | ||
| 26.3 21st | Plate-appearance-weighted batting age | 27.0 17th |
| Results | ||
| .397 30th | Winning percentage | .453 22nd |
| -158 30th | Run differential | -123 27th |
| .399 30th | Pythagorean winning percentage | .422 29th |
| .548 10th | Winning percentage in one-run games | .561 8th |
| .403 30th | Home winning percentage | .427 26th |
| .392 29th | Road winning percentage | .479 14th |
2026 regular-season totals, each with the club's league rank. The greener side holds the edge; descriptive metrics (roster age, WAR concentration) have no better direction and are left uncalled.
Norfolk Tides
| Batting | AB | R | H | HR | RBI | BB | SO | AVG | OPS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 Enrique Bradfield CF | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | .260 | .690 |
| 2 Blaze Alexander 3B | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | .286 | .804 |
| 3 Heston Kjerstad RF | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .289 | .799 |
| 4 Rece Hinds LF | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .263 | .848 |
| 5 Jeremiah Jackson DH | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | .209 | .635 |
| 6 Creed Willems C | 4 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .257 | .770 |
| 7 Ryan Noda 1B | 3 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | .222 | .751 |
| 8 Payton Eeles 2B | 4 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | .276 | .719 |
| 9 Brandon Butterworth SS | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | .215 | .707 |
| Team | 33 | 3 | 7 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 11 | .212 | .611 |
- LOB:
- 12
- 2B:
- Willems
- HR:
- Noda
- GIDP:
- Bradfield
| Pitching | IP | H | R | ER | BB | SO | HR | P-S | ERA | WHIP |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cade Povich W | 5.2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 11 | 0 | 91-59 | 6.28 | 1.43 |
| Yaqui Rivera | 1.1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 29-14 | 3.44 | 1.40 |
| Yaramil Hiraldo | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 14-9 | 1.06 | 0.71 |
| Andrew Magno SV | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 11-8 | 1.73 | 1.42 |
| Team | 9.0 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 16 | 1 | 145-90 | 1.00 | 0.67 |
Durham Bulls
| Batting | AB | R | H | HR | RBI | BB | SO | AVG | OPS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 Nick Madrigal 2B | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | .299 | .774 |
| 2 Jake Fraley RF | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .182 | .626 |
| Jack Suwinski RF | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .281 | .892 |
| 3 Jacob Melton CF | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | .253 | .821 |
| 4 Carson Williams SS | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 | .228 | .707 |
| 5 Caden Bodine C | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .327 | .970 |
| 6 Tatem Levins DH | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .229 | .741 |
| 7 Xavier Isaac 1B | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | .271 | .922 |
| 8 Oliver Dunn 3B | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .238 | .772 |
| 9 Homer Bush LF | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | .234 | .633 |
| Team | 29 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 16 | .138 | .460 |
- LOB:
- 7
- HR:
- Melton
- SB:
- Melton
- CS:
- Melton
- GIDP:
- Dunn
| Pitching | IP | H | R | ER | BB | SO | HR | P-S | ERA | WHIP |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jake Woodford L | 4.0 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 1 | 61-40 | 5.69 | 1.50 |
| Cole Sulser | 1.2 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 32-18 | 2.57 | 1.86 |
| Ty Johnson | 1.1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 19-10 | 3.03 | 0.96 |
| Michael Grove | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 13-8 | 3.53 | 1.33 |
| Steven Wilson | 1.0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 16-10 | 4.66 | 1.40 |
| Team | 9.0 | 7 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 11 | 1 | 141-86 | 3.00 | 1.11 |