IL Norfolk Tides

Bannon Crushes Two More Homers in Tides Win

Published on August 13, 2021 under International League (IL)
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After Memphis scored four runs in the fifth inning to go up 4-2, the Tides answered with five runs unanswered to go up, 7-4, and finish off the Redbirds for good. Rylan Bannon and Adley Rutschman have been playing like superstars in this series.

Rutschman hit in the first run for the Tides with an RBI single in the first to put the Tides up, 1-0, to start the game. Rutschman finished the game 2-for-4 with a run scored, an RBI and one walk.

Bannon has hit five homeruns in the last three days with after hitting another two home run game tonight. He had a solo homer in the second inning while his second home run came into the bottom of the seventh inning, with Tyler Nevin on first. In Bannon's last three games, he's batting .625 (5-for-8) with six runs, five home runs, six RBI, and five walks.

The Redbirds scored four in the fifth inning all on homeruns. After Tides starting pitcher Ofelky Peralta started off the game well, retiring the first eight batters he faced. But he gave up a two-run homer to Kremer Robertson and then a solo homer to Juan Yepez to give the Redbirds a, 4-2, lead.

The Tides respond with a high scoring inning of their own. They had three-run fifth inning, starting with a single with a single by Robert Neustrom and a walk by Rutschman. Tyler Nevin scored both of them on a double to deep to left field and brought them in to tie the game. Pat Valaika followed with an RBI single to score Nevin to put the Tides up, 5-4. This made Peralta the pitcher of record, giving him his eventual second consecutive win

With Bannon's second home run in the seventh, it capped off their comeback with a win over the Redbirds. The Tides have had two comeback wins in the past three days, to go along with a loss in a one-run, 11-inning game. The Tides made a four fun comeback on August 11 in their 7-5 win.

The Tides are now 3-1 in the series heading into Saturday's game on August 14. They will play at Harbor Park at 7 p.m. as they hope to clinch the series win.

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