On a night perfect for watching a baseball game, the defenses for the Columbus Clippers and Durham Bulls did just that. 

Sloppy fielding and a shoddy third inning for the Clippers led to an easy 11-5 win for the visiting Durham Bulls.

A relatively small crowd (considering it was the first dime-a-dog night) watched starter Jason Stanford give up a quick five runs in the third and another two followed after Dennis Tankersley replaced him just an out into the inning.

The Clippers fought back in the seventh when Ryan Langerhans hit a three-run homer deep to right field followed immediately by a Kory Casto homer to the same spot.  But it wasn’t enough for the home team to come back as the Clippers’ offense faltered in the eighth, leaving the tying man at the plate before ending the inning.

Thank goodness for ten cent hot dogs.

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Ed. note:  Johnny Estrada was 1 for 4 with a strike out.  He left 3 men on base.

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