The Tides took a 3-0 lead into the eighth inning. Dean Kremer singlehandedly gave that lead away when he gave up a three-run home run to Jacksonville’s Brian Miller. In a professional career dating back to 2017, that’s the fifth ever home run hit by Miller. That’s... not the guy you want to blow the game to. Alas. In the ninth, Dusten Knight allowed a solo dinger to Summer and Winter Olympic silver medalist Eddy Alvarez. That was the margin of defeat.
Earlier in the game, there was much better pitching. Mike Baumann blanked Jacksonville for five innings, scattering four hits and three walks while striking out five.