The Tides fought back from a 5-0 first-inning deficit to make it interesting, closing within a run on two separate occasions, but couldn’t completely escape the early hole.
Rylan Bannon swatted his 13th home run as part of a 2-for-5 day, while Pat Valaika (three runs) and Robert Neustrom (two runs, two RBI) each had three hits. Neustrom’s three hits were all doubles, while Brett Cumberland had a double and Adley Rutschman went 1-for-4 with a walk.
Seven pitchers tried their luck for the Tides as Norfolk tried to escape a bad start from Kyle Bradish, who was charged with five runs in only two thirds of an inning.