With a .219 team average and .691 OPS, it wouldn’t be right to say Norfolk is hitting of late. But when your starter holds the competition to two runs and two hits in six innings, that’ll play some days. Ofelky Peralta earned his first Triple-A win in his second outing with the Tides while walking four and striking out three. David Lebron threw three perfect innings, retiring all nine batters he faced and whiffing four.
The Tides’ offense came on a Mason McCoy solo home run, a J.C. Escarra RBI single on a 2-for-4 day, a Zach Jarrett RBI double, and a wild pitch that allowed Kelvin Gutiérrez to score.