The Tides suffered a loss in their first game of the post-Dan Straily era. In honor of Straily, Keegan Akin didn’t pitch too well. Over four innings, the lefty allowed three runs on three hits, three walks, one strikeout and a home run. Josh Lucas followed up with one run allowed over two innings. And Evan Phillips finished the evening with two scoreless frames.
The offense wasn’t much better. Zach Vincej’s double was Norfolk’s only extra-base hit of the night. DJ Stewart, Ryan Mountcastle and Mason Williams added a single each.