Bulls Fall for Third Straight Game Against Tides

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August 27, 2026

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Durham, NC* --- The Norfolk Tides defeated the Durham Bulls for the third straight game 5-4 on Thursday night at the DBAP.

The Tides (19-31) matched their longest winning streak of the season by scoring the final three runs of the game for the second consecutive game. Enrique Bradfield tied the game in the seventh with a single to score Silas Ardoin. Jose Barrero homered in the eighth against Owen Wild (L, 3-1) to put the Tides ahead.

After Norfolk scored an insurance run in the ninth against reliever Evan Reifert, the Bulls (30-23) sliced the deficit to 5-4 on Xavier Isaac's first career Triple-A homer. After a single by Jack Suwinski, Jose Espada (S, 6) fanned Oliver Dunn and pinch-hitter Tre Morgan to close out the Norfolk win.

Logan Workman worked 4 2/3 innings, permitting two runs and fanning seven.

After the Tides took a 2-0 lead in the third, Durham tied the game with a pair in the last of the third. With two outs, Logan Davidson doubled, followed by an RBI-double from Victor Mesa, who then scored on a single by Jake Fraley.

Durham took a 3-2 lead in the sixth on a soft double to left by Caden Bodine to bring home Fraley.

The Bulls fell 3 1/2 games off the second half lead after Indianapolis edged the Columbus Clippers.

Mason Englert (1-6, 5.34) is expected to start Friday night against Trace Bright (1-9, 7.46) at 6:45 PM ET.

Notes: Both of the 22-year-old newcomers to the Bulls contributed offensively. Bodine had two hits, including an RBI-double to left field, his 91st combined RBI of the season. Bodine's infield flare over the mound for a fourth inning single came on the 10th pitch of his at-bat, and was clocked at just 36mph. Xavier Isaac swatted a 404-foot homer to left field in the ninth inning, his 25th combined with the other 24 at Double-A Montgomery... Reliever Alexander Alberto pitched in consecutive games for the first time in 2026. Alberto threw a 6-pitch inning on Wednesday, then faced four batters in the seventh, allowing two hits and a run on 13 pitches.

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