The Tides led 7-2 before allowing two runs in the sixth, three runs in the seventh, and two more in the eighth inning. A throwing error and a pair of walks hurt Morgan McSweeney in the seventh, and Luis González allowed the go-ahead run on a solo shot in the eighth inning.
Brandon Young started and limited Lehigh Valley to two runs over 5.1 innings. Young surrendered seven hits, struck out six and walked one.
Daniel Johnson got Norfolk on the board with a solo homer in the first, and Anthony Servideo doubled the lead with a single that scored Billy Cook.