Anthony Servideo provided Norfolk an early lead with a two-run homer in the third, but Charlotte ended the game on a 5-1 run. Recent minor-league signing Adrian Houser tossed three scoreless innings before running into trouble in the fourth. Houser allowed five earned runs over the next three frames with four of Charlotte’s five runs coming on a pair of home runs.
J.D. Davis drove in the Tides’ other run with a single in the eighth inning. Samuel Basallo finished 2-for-4 with a pair of singles, and Jud Fabian recorded a hit in four trips.
Luis González, Nick Vespi, and Corbin Martin each posted a scoreless inning for the Tides.