A common trend this season is that Norfolk’s pitching staff is not any good. Everyone who pitches is not bad every single time they pitch, but the results speak for themselves. The main culprit in this extra-inning affair was Ryan Long, who was making his first appearance for the Tides after being promoted from Bowie.
Long was asked to pitch the rest of the game after starting pitcher Carlos Tavera went five innings with one run allowed. Long allowed three runs while getting the game into extra innings, then once it got into extra frames, he gave up four runs in the tenth for a seven runs (six earned) in 4.