Saturday evening the Durham Bulls won a winner-take-all game five against the Scranton/Wilkes-Barre Railriders (New York Yankees AAA affiliate) to win the International League championship.
As winner’s of the Governor’s Cup they take on the Pacific Coast League championship in the single game AAA National Championship. This season it is being held in Columbus, OH and will be begin at 7:05 PM, and National TV coverage can be seen on NBC Sports Network.
The Durham Bulls face off against the Memphis Redbirds (St. Louis Cardinals AAA affiliate) for the second consecutive year. Last year the Bulls won 5-3 after a Kean Wong go-ahead grand slam propelled the Bulls to victory and earning Wong the MVP.