Alvarez Homers Helps Tides over RailRiders
May 13, 2015 - International League (IL1)
Norfolk Tides News Release
Dariel Alvarez hit a go-ahead two-run homer in the bottom of the eighth inning, powering Norfolk to a 3-1 win over the Scranton/Wilkes-Barre RailRiders Wednesday afternoon at Harbor Park.
With the score knotted at 1-1 in the eighth frame, Henry Urrutia worked a one-out walk from Jared Burton (0-1) before Alvarez followed with a long drive over the left-center field wall. It was the team-leading third home run of the season for Alvarez and snapped a stretch of 429 plate appearances by Tides batters without a home run.
The late homer made a winner out of Cesar Cabral (1-0), who earned his first win of the season with 1.1 shutout innings of relief. Cabral has yet to allow a run this season, as the 26-year-old southpaw has struck out 16 over 13.0 innings out of the bullpen.
Oliver Drake worked the ninth inning, striking out two to pick up his seventh save of the season. Drake now owns a 1.15 ERA (2 ER, 15.2 IP) in 14 outings this year.
Making his second start of the season, Norfolk hurler Chris Jones yielded seven hits and three walks over five innings, but did not yield a run as he utilized two double plays en route to stranding eight men on base. He threw 53 of his season-high 85 pitches for strikes as he lowered his season ERA to 2.38.
The win gave Norfolk its third consecutive series victory, as the Tides wrapped up their homestand with a 5-1 record.
The Tides open up a seven-game road trip Thursday night in the first of a four-game set at Indianapolis. Zach Davies (1-1, 2.30) gets the start for Norfolk against right-hander Charlie Morton, who is making a Major League rehab assignment with the Indians.
Notes: Jorge Rondon made his Tides debut after being claimed by Baltimore on Sunday, allowing one run over 1.2 innings of work...Christian Walker went 0-for-4, snapping his hitting streak at eight games...Jayson Nix made two exceptional defensive plays, robbing Rob Segedin of a base hit in the second inning with a diving catch before starting a nifty double play in the fourth inning on a ground ball on a ball hit by Nick Noonan...The Tides turned three double plays in the contest.
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