A 7-2 lead for the Tides fell apart Thursday, as the RailRiders scored one in the sixth and then six in the eighth to take the lead for good.
No. 2 prospect Ryan Mountcastle continues to hit, going 3-for-5 with two runs, while Jace Peterson added three hits of his own. Cedric Mullins, Chris Bostick and Mason Williams had two hits apiece — the top five hitters for Norfolk went 12-for-23 — and Mullins tagged a home run, his fifth of the season.
Keegan Akin, the team’s No. 6 prospect, got the start and went 5.