Norfolk bats were mostly quiet against a slate of six Durham pitchers of whom five have seen big-league action: Luis Patiño, Ryan Sherriff, Brian Moran (BJ Surhoff’s nephew), Louis Head, and Brent Honeywell Jr. Against this outfit, Norfolk scratched out just three hits, a Seth Mejias-Brean double and a pair of singles by J.C. Escarra and Stevie Wilkerson, whose Triple-A OPS of .969 should make us appreciate how good MLB pitching is. Escarrra plated both of Norfolk’s runs with a sac fly and a bases-loaded walk.
On the pitching side, Kevin Smith (1-2, 3.63 ERA) allowed just one run over 3.