Durham rallies in extras without a hit to beat Norfolk 4-2
Raynel Delgado’s 10th-inning double put Durham in front for good after the Bulls tied it without a hit. Aaron Brooks finished the 4-2 win to open the road trip.
Durham kept the game alive long enough for the swing to come in extra innings, then finally cashed in at the most expensive moment of the night. Raynel Delgado doubled home Brock Jones in the 10th at Harbor Park, Dom Keegan followed with an RBI single, and the Bulls beat Norfolk 4-2 on Tuesday night to move to 22-30 and pull ahead in the season series.
The opener looked like it might slip away early. Durham trailed 2-0 entering the seventh and had not recorded a hit when the inning that changed the game began to unfold. The Bulls still found a way to tie it, a reminder that Triple-A baseball often turns on walks, hit-by-pitches and pressure outs before a clean hit ever shows up on the line score.
Mason Englert set the tone for the bullpen bridge by working six innings on 84 pitches, his longest start in nearly four years and his longest since August 18, 2022. That gave Durham a chance to stay within reach, and Owen Wild supplied another lift in his Triple-A debut after being assigned from Double-A Montgomery, striking out the side in the seventh.
The 10th inning belonged to the players who handled the margin for error with composure. Jones stole third before Delgado lifted the ball into the gap for the go-ahead RBI double, then Keegan added insurance with a single that pushed the cushion to 4-2. Aaron Brooks sealed it by retiring three straight Tides in the 10th, giving Durham a win that was built on patience as much as contact.
Delgado’s finish fit the profile of the player who delivered it. The 26-year-old Havana native, drafted by the Cleveland Indians in the sixth round in 2018, entered the night hitting .218/.286/.276 with 16 stolen bases for Durham in 2026. That mix of speed and bat control mattered in a game that demanded situational execution instead of a single loud swing.
The win also carried weight in a head-to-head race that keeps circling back on itself. Durham and Norfolk are scheduled to meet 24 times this season, and the Bulls now lead the series 4-3 after another comeback against the last-place Tides. At Harbor Park, which opened in 1993 along the Elizabeth River in downtown Norfolk, the Bulls once again proved they can survive a tight game long enough for it to flip.
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