Norfolk Tides 10, Charlotte Knights 6 (Gameday box) (Statcast box)
A ballyhooed home opener fell flat in Charlotte on Tuesday, as the Tides jumped to an immediate lead on a Jackson Holliday leadoff homer and held the Knights scoreless through seven.
Really, this game goes down as the Robbie Grossman Triumph, as the outfielder who sat in the discard pile all offseason and only inked five days ago by the White Sox erupted for two homers in his first Knights game — including a grand slam.
The first came in the eighth inning, a Tin Roof, Rusted special:
Welcome to Uptown, Robbie Grossman!