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September 12, 2026
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Durham, NC --- Jesse Scholtens worked his longest outing in over three years, while Oliver Dunn had three hits including the tie-breaking double in the sixth as the Durham Bulls edged the Nashville Sounds 2-1 before 8,876 fans at the DBAP on Saturday night.
After a scoreless first four innings, Nashville (35-32) took a 1-0 lead when Scholtens (W, 3-4) allowed a homer to center by Eduardo Garcia. But Durham tied the game in the last of the fifth on a single by Caden Bodine to score Dunn.
Durham nosed ahead 2-1 in the sixth when Dunn doubled home Carson Williams with two outs. Dunn finished 3-4 with a run scored and RBI.
Scholtens pitched 6 2/3 innings, permitting only two hits and one run in his longest start since 2023 when he worked 6 2/3 against the Bulls while pitching for Charlotte.
Owen Wild (S, 3) worked a two-inning save to close out the win which gave the Bulls a 3-games-to-2 lead over the Sounds.
The homestand finale is set for Sunday at 1:05 PM ET with Logan Workman (3-8, 5,81) scheduled to match against Thomas Pannone (5-3, 4.23).
Notes: The Bulls remained mathematically alive in the second half, remaining 3 1/2 games behind Rochester with seven to play. Rochester rallied from 6-0 down to defeat Scranton/Wilkes-Barre 7-6, knocking the RailRiders out of a first place tie... Bodine's RBI-single in the fifth marked his 98th combined RBI of the season... Rays OF Jake Fraley appeared in his first game since last Sunday, playing eight innings in right field on Saturday night... The game marked the final night game of the 2026 season for the Bulls.
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