Durham took Norfolk starter Denyi Reyes for a ride Thursday afternoon. Reyes allowed seven runs on six hits, two walks and a home run. Ofelky Peralta allowed three more runs in two innings. Peralta coughed up three hits and walked three more batters. Isaac Mattson allowed one run in the eighth and Blaine Knight worked the only clean inning for Norfolk.
The Tides trailed by 10 before scoring three in the fourth inning. Brett Cumberland led the charge offensively with a 3-4 effort. Cumberland drove in five of Norfolk’s six runs with two home runs and a double.