It was a sleepy day for the Norfolk offense except for one Adley Rutschman, who reached base twice on a single and a walk. With a .300 average to his name in Triple-A thus far, Rutschman’s steady march through the minors continues. Richie Martin (.272/.344/.444) had three hits on Sunday but the Tides couldn’t drive him in. Rylan Bannon doubled and Yusniel Díaz (.960 OPS) reached once with a walk.
It was a weird bullpen game for the Tides, whose Kevin Smith pitched just one scoreless inning, with two strikeouts and two walks. Tim Naughton threw one, as well, taking the loss with a second inning to forget where he allowed two runs on a HBP and a walk.