The Tides were ahead comfortably as starting pitcher Chris Lee mostly cruised through five innings and their offense staked them to a 5-1 lead. Things fell apart for Lee as he pitched the sixth, facing four batters and retiring none. All four scored before the inning ended as part of a six-run sixth for the Red Wings.
The Tides answered with a three-run home run off the bat of Chris Dickerson in the bottom of the same inning to retake the lead they had just surrendered. Jimmy Yacabonis, despite allowing three walks, pitched a scoreless 1.