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Bulls blast Bats 8-1, force deciding game [Sports]

The Durham Bulls bombed the Louisville Bats 8-1 Saturday night in the Governors’ Cup semifinals to even their International League playoff series at 2-all and force a decisive fifth game Sunday at 5:05 p.m. at Durham Bulls Athletic Park. A win would keep the Bats alive in the IL playoffs, while a loss would end their remarkable season.

By Josh Cook

The Durham Bulls blasted the Louisville Bats on Saturday night to force a decisive fifth game in their playoff series.

Durham bombed Louisville starter Ben Jukich for an 8-1 win in the Governors’ Cup semifinals at Durham Bulls Athletic Park to even the best-of-five series at 2-all and force a win-or-go-home game at 5:05 p.m. Sunday.

Frazier’s homer lifts Louisville to 2-1 win, and series lead [Sports]

Todd Frazier’s one-out, two-run home run in the top of the seventh inning propelled the Louisville Bats to a 2-1 win over host Durham in the Governors’ Cup semifinals at Durham Bulls Athletic Park. Louisville leads the best-of-five series 2-1 and can clinch a spot in the Governors’ Cup championship series with a victory at 7:05 p.m. Saturday or 5:05 p.m. Sunday.

By Josh Cook

Todd Frazier’s two-run home run propelled the Louisville Bats within one game of the Governors’ Cup Championship series.

Frazier’s one-out blast in the top of the seventh inning gave the Bats a 2-1 win over the host Durham Bulls on Friday night at Durham Bulls Athletic Park to give Louisville a 2-1 lead in the best-of-five International League semifinals.

Bulls beat Bats 6-2 to even series [Sports]

The Durham Bulls evened the Governors’ Cup playoff series Thursday night by beating the Louisville Bats 6-2 at Louisville Slugger Field. Five Durham pitchers limited Louisville to four hits, while the Bulls scored five runs in the first five innings to tie the best-of-five series at 1-all. The series concludes in Durham over the weekend.

By Josh Cook

Five Durham pitchers limited Louisville to four hits as the Bulls evened their playoff series with the Bats on Thursday night.

Sparked by that pitching, and some early offense, Durham denied Louisville a 2-0 lead in the Governors’ Cup playoffs by beating the Bats 6-2 at Louisville Slugger Field to knot the series at 1-all.  

Bats beat Bulls 8-4 for 1-0 series lead [Sports]

The Louisville Bats took a 1-0 lead in the first round of their Governors’ Cup playoff series against Durham on Wednesday night with an 8-4 win over the Bulls at Louisville Slugger Field. They got a strong start from Chad Reineke and 10 timely hits to take the first game in the best-of-five International League playoff series. The second game of the series is at 6:05 p.m. Thursday night at Slugger Field.

By Josh Cook

The Louisville Bats rode the right arm of Chad Reineke and 10 timely hits to a 1-0 lead over Durham in the Governors’ Cup playoffs.

Reineke pitched seven solid innings, while getting plenty of help from the Bats’ bats, as Louisville beat the Bulls 8-4 Wednesday night at Louisville Slugger Field. The best-of-five International League playoff series continues Thursday night.

Top 10 moments of Bats' 2010 regular season [Sports]

The Louisville Bats capped off an incredible, and improbable, 2010 regular season Monday. Here is a look back at the Top 10 moments of the 2010 season so far, as the Bats prepare for their best-of-five playoff series that begins at 6:05 p.m. Wednesday night against the Durham Bulls at Louisville Slugger Field.

By Josh Cook

The Louisville Bats capped off an incredible, and improbable, 2010 regular season Monday.

Here is a look back at the Top 10 moments of the 2010 season so far, as the Bats prepare for their best-of-five playoff series that begins at 6:05 p.m. Wednesday night against the Durham Bulls at Louisville Slugger Field.

TOP 10 MOMENTS OF BATS' 2010 REGULAR SEASON

Bats win game and division, again [Sports]

The Louisville Bats won a game, beating the Indianapolis Indians 6-3 at Louisville Slugger Field, and also won their third straight International League West title Monday afternoon thanks to Toledo’s 5-2 win over Columbus on the final day of the IL regular season. Louisville scored five runs in the first three innings and got a solid start from Ben Jukich, left, who took a no-hitter into the sixth inning. The Bats open postseason play Wednesday against Durham at 6:05 p.m. at Louisville Slugger Field.

By Josh Cook

The Louisville Bats won a game, and a division, Monday afternoon.

The Bats beat the Indianapolis Indians 6-3 on Labor Day, the final day of the International League regular season, at Louisville Slugger Field. Louisville’s victory, coupled with Columbus’ 5-2 loss to Toledo, gave the Bats their third straight IL West title.

Bats lose again, but still have a shot at division title [Sports]

The Louisville Bats lost 5-3 to Indianapolis on Sunday night at Louisville Slugger Field, but still have a chance to win their third division title in a row. That's because Toledo clobbered Columbus 9-1 Sunday. The Clippers lead Louisville by a half-game in the International League West heading into Monday - the final day of the regular season. If the Bats beat the Indians (first pitch is set for 1 p.m.) and the Clippers lose at Toledo (first pitch 1 p.m.), Louisville will win its third West title in a row.

By Josh Cook

The Louisville Bats' hopes for a third straight division title will come down to the final game of the regular season.

Louisville lost 5-3 to Indianapolis on Sunday night at Louisville Slugger Field, while Toledo clobbered Columbus 9-1. The Clippers (79-64) lead the Bats (78-64) by a half-game in the International League West heading to Monday - the final day of the regular season.

Bats blow early lead, lose 7-5 to Indians [Sports]

The Louisville Bats built an early 4-1 lead at Indianapolis, but the Indians rallied for a 7-5 win at Victory Field on Thursday night. The loss dropped Louisville 1 1/2 games behind Columbus, which beat Toledo on Thursday, in the International League West with four games to play. The Bats, however, do lead Syracuse by three games in the IL wildcard race.

By Josh Cook

Things started well for the Louisville Bats on Thursday night, but they didn't end that way.

The Bats blew an early 4-1 lead as host Indianapolis rallied for a 7-5 win at Victory Field.

The loss dropped Louisville (77-62) 1 1/2 games behind Columbus (79-61), an 8-0 winner over Toledo, in the International League West with only four games remaining in the regular season.

Jukich, Bats' bats too much for Mud Hens [Sports]

Louisville left-hander Ben Jukich, left, threw seven solid innings, giving up three hits while walking one and striking out seven over seven innings in the Bats' 8-3 win at Toledo on Wednesday night. The victory kept Louisville a half-game behind Columbus in the International League West, but gave them a four game lead over Syracuse in the IL wildcard race with five games to play.

By Josh Cook

Ben Jukich and the Louisville Bats manhandled the Toledo Mud Hens on Wednesday night.

Jukich threw seven solid innings, while the Bats pounded out 11 hits to beat host Toledo 8-3 at Fifth Third Field.

The victory kept Louisville (77-61) a half-game behind Columbus (78-61), which beat Indianapolis 4-1 Wednesday, in the International League West with five games remaining in the regular season.

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